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Ignition timing control
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1977-04-08
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Granted: 1978-10-31
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Expires: 1997-04-08
Abstract
Abstract Ignition timing and exhaust gas recirculation vary with exhaust pressure over one range of engine operation, while in a second range of operation ignition timing varies with induction passage pressure and exhaust gas recirculation varies with both induction passage pressure and exhaust pressure.
Inventors
- 👤 William A. Vogelsberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:35
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02P; F02P5/00; F02P5/04; F02P5/05; F02P5/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
An ignition timing control assembly for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust passage and means for effecting ignition, said ignition timing control assembly comprising means forming a pressure region and a motor for adjusting said ignition effecting means to advance the timing of ignition in inverse relation to the pressure in said region, said region having an orifice for sensing a subatmospheric pressure and a bleed for sensing atmospheric pressure, a valve member for varying air flow through said bleed to control the pressure in said region, and means responsive to variations in pressure in said exhaust passage for positioning said valve member whereby said valve member reduces flow through said bleed upon an increase in the exhaust passage pressure to reduce the control pressure and cause said motor to advance the timing of ignition and increases flow through said bleed upon a decrease in the exhaust passage pressure to increase the control pressure and cause said motor to retard the timing of ignition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
An ignition timing control assembly for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust passage and means for effecting ignition, said ignition timing control assembly comprising means forming a pressure region and a motor for adjusting said ignition effecting means to advance the timing of ignition in inverse relation to the pressure in said region, said region having an orifice for sensing a subatmospheric pressure and a bleed for sensing atmospheric pressure, a valve member for varying air flow through said bleed to control the pressure in said region, and means responsive to variations in pressure in said exhaust passage for positioning said valve member whereby said valve member reduces flow through said bleed upon an increase in the exhaust passage pressure to reduce the control pressure and cause said motor to advance the timing of ignition and increases flow through said bleed upon a decrease in the exhaust passage pressure to increase the control pressure and cause said motor to retard the timing of ignition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
236 words
An ignition timing control for an internal combustion engine having means for effecting ignition, an induction passage, an exhaust passage, a recirculation passage extending from said exhaust passage to said induction passage, a recirculation valve member disposed in said recirculation passage for controlling flow therethrough, a pressure responsive transducer member for sensing the pressure in a zone of said recirculation passage upstream of said recirculation valve member, a control pressure region for sensing a subatmospheric pressure created in said induction passage, an air bleed opening into said region, a bleed valve member positioned by said transducer member to control air flow through said air bleed into said region in accordance with the pressure in said zone and thereby create a control pressure in said region which varies inversely with the pressure in said zone, and means responsive to the control pressure in said region for positioning said recirculation valve member to increase flow through said recirculation passage upon a decrease in the control pressure and to decrease flow through said recirculation passage upon an increase in the control pressure and thereby maintain a substantially constant pressure in said zone, said ignition timing control comprising means responsive to the control pressure in said region for adjusting said ignition effecting means to advance the timing of ignition upon a decrease in the control pressure and to retard the timing of ignition upon an increase in the control pressure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
236 words
An ignition timing control for an internal combustion engine having means for effecting ignition, an induction passage, an exhaust passage, a recirculation passage extending from said exhaust passage to said induction passage, a recirculation valve member disposed in said recirculation passage for controlling flow therethrough, a pressure responsive transducer member for sensing the pressure in a zone of said recirculation passage upstream of said recirculation valve member, a control pressure region for sensing a subatmospheric pressure created in said induction passage, an air bleed opening into said region, a bleed valve member positioned by said transducer member to control air flow through said air bleed into said region in accordance with the pressure in said zone and thereby create a control pressure in said region which varies inversely with the pressure in said zone, and means responsive to the control pressure in said region for positioning said recirculation valve member to increase flow through said recirculation passage upon a decrease in the control pressure and to decrease flow through said recirculation passage upon an increase in the control pressure and thereby maintain a substantially constant pressure in said zone, said ignition timing control comprising means responsive to the control pressure in said region for adjusting said ignition effecting means to advance the timing of ignition upon a decrease in the control pressure and to retard the timing of ignition upon an increase in the control pressure.
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