Exhaust gas recirculation control

Claim 2

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means defining a control pressure chamber having a port opening to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage and another port opening to another zone, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber intermediate the pressures in said zones, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 3

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, means defining a control pressure chamber having ports opening to said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 4

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, means defining a control pressure chamber having ports opening to said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 5

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a venturi formed in said recirculation passage and having a restricted zone, means defining a control pressure chamber having a port opening to said restricted zone and having a port opening to a zone of said recirculation passage downstream of said restricted zone, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 6

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a venturi formed in said recirculation passage and having a restricted zone, means defining a control pressure chamber having a port opening to said restricted zone and having a port opening to a zone of said recirculation passage downstream of said restricted zone, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 7

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a small orifice in said recirculation passage forming a pressure zone downstream thereof, a large orifice in said recirculation passage upstream of said small orifice and forming a pressure zone therebetween, means defining a control pressure chamber having ports opening to said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 8

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a small orifice in said recirculation passage forming a pressure zone downstream thereof, a large orifice in said recirculation passage upstream of said small orifice and forming a pressure zone therebetween, means defining a control pressure chamber having ports opening to said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 9

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a control valve in said reciculation passage, and means for operating said valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at one time maintain the pressure in one of said pressure zones equal to a reference pressure and which at other times maintain the pressure in the other of said pressure zones equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 10

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a control valve in said reciculation passage, and means for operating said valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at one time maintain the pressure in one of said pressure zones equal to a reference pressure and which at other times maintain the pressure in the other of said pressure zones equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 11

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means defining a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said chamber to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage during a portion of the duty cycle and to another zone during the remainder of the duty cycle, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 12

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means defining a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said chamber to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage during a portion of the duty cycle and to another zone during the remainder of the duty cycle, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 13

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, means defining a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said chamber to one of said pressure zones during a portion of the duty cycle and to the other of said pressure zones during the remainder of the duty cycle, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 14

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, means defining a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said chamber to one of said pressure zones during a portion of the duty cycle and to the other of said pressure zones during the remainder of the duty cycle, a control valve in said recirculation passage, and means for operating said control valve to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 15

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means defining a control pressure chamber having a port opening to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage and another port opening to another zone, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber intermediate the pressures in said zones, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response to a deviation of said control pressure from a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 16

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means defining a control pressure chamber having a port opening to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage and another port opening to another zone, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber intermediate the pressures in said zones, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response to a deviation of said control pressure from a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 17

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, means defining a control pressure chamber having ports opening to said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response to a deviation of said control pressure from a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 18

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, means defining a control pressure chamber having ports opening to said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said chamber, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response to a deviation of said control pressure from a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 19

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response at one time to a deviation in the pressure in one of said pressure zones from a reference pressure and at other times to a deviation in the pressure in the other of said pressure zones from a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at said one time maintain the pressure in said one pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and at said other times maintain the pressure in said other pressure zone equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 20

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response at one time to a deviation in the pressure in one of said pressure zones from a reference pressure and at other times to a deviation in the pressure in the other of said pressure zones from a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at said one time maintain the pressure in said one pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and at said other times maintain the pressure in said other pressure zone equal to a reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 21

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means defining a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said chamber to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage during a portion of the duty cycle and to another zone during the remainder of the duty cycle, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response to a deviation of the control pressure in said chamber for a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 22

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means defining a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said chamber to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage during a portion of the duty cycle and to another zone during the remainder of the duty cycle, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response to a deviation of the control pressure in said chamber for a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 23

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, means defining a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said chamber to one of said pressure zones during a portion of the duty cycle and to the other of said pressure zones during the remainder of the duty cycle, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response to a deviation of the control pressure in said chamber from a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 24

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, means defining a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said chamber to one of said pressure zones during a portion of the duty cycle and to the other of said pressure zones during the remainder of the duty cycle, a valve for regulating an operating pressure in response to a deviation of the control pressure in said chamber from a reference pressure, and a control valve in said recirculation passage defining an exhaust gas recirculation area in accordance with said operating pressure to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure, whereby exhaust gas recirculation is provided as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 25

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having a port opening to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage and another port opening to another zone, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber intermediate the pressures in said zones, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when said control pressure exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 26

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having a port opening to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage and another port opening to another zone, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber intermediate the pressures in said zones, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when said control pressure exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 27

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having ports opening to said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when said control pressure exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 28

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having ports opening to said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when said control pressure exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 29

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow, a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said air bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, said assembly comprising a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having a port for sensing the pressure in a pressure zone in said recirculation passage and another port for sensing the pressure in another zone, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber intermediate the pressures sensed by said ports, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm for obstructing flow through said bleed when said control pressure exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve may be positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 30

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow, a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said air bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, said assembly comprising a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having a port for sensing the pressure in a pressure zone in said recirculation passage and another port for sensing the pressure in another zone, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber intermediate the pressures sensed by said ports, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm for obstructing flow through said bleed when said control pressure exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve may be positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 31

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow, a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said air bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, said assembly comprising a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having ports for sensing the pressure in said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm for obstructing flow through said bleed when said control pressure exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve may be positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 32

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow, a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said air bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, said assembly comprising a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having ports for sensing the pressure in said zones, a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm for obstructing flow through said bleed when said control pressure exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve may be positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 33

An improvement in an exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow, a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, said improvement comprising means forming a port opening from said control pressure chamber for sensing the pressure in a pressure zone in said recirculation passage and another port opening from said control pressure chamber for sensing the pressure in another zone, and a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber intermediate the pressures sensed by said ports, whereby said control valve may be positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 34

An improvement in an exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow, a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, said improvement comprising means forming a port opening from said control pressure chamber for sensing the pressure in a pressure zone in said recirculation passage and another port opening from said control pressure chamber for sensing the pressure in another zone, and a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber intermediate the pressures sensed by said ports, whereby said control valve may be positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 35

An improvement in an exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow, a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, said improvement comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage and ports opening from said control pressure chamber to said zones, and a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 36

An improvement in an exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow, a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, said improvement comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage and ports opening from said control pressure chamber to said zones, and a valve for modulating at least one of said ports to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said control pressure chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the modulation of said ports.

Claim 37

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having means for at one time sensing the pressure in one of said pressure zones and at other times sensing the pressure in the other of said pressure zones, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure sensed by said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at said one time maintain the pressure in said one pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and at said other times maintain the pressure in said other pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 38

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having means for at one time sensing the pressure in one of said pressure zones and at other times sensing the pressure in the other of said pressure zones, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure sensed by said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at said one time maintain the pressure in said one pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and at said other times maintain the pressure in said other pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 39

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a venturi formed in said recirculation passage and having a restricted zone and an expanded zone, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having means for at one time sensing the pressure in one of said zones and at other times sensing the pressure in the other of said zones, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure sensed by said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at said one time maintain the pressure in said one zone equal to a reference pressure and at said other times maintain the pressure in said other zone equal to a reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 40

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a venturi formed in said recirculation passage and having a restricted zone and an expanded zone, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having means for at one time sensing the pressure in one of said zones and at other times sensing the pressure in the other of said zones, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure sensed by said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at said one time maintain the pressure in said one zone equal to a reference pressure and at said other times maintain the pressure in said other zone equal to a reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 41

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a small orifice in said recirculation passage and forming a pressure zone downstream thereof, a large orifice in said recirculation passage upstream of said small orifice and forming a pressure zone therebetween, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said pressure zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having means for at one time sensing the pressure in one of said pressure zones and at other times sensing the pressure in the other of said pressure zones, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure sensed by said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at said one time maintain the pressure in said one pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and at said other times maintain the pressure in said other pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 42

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a small orifice in said recirculation passage and forming a pressure zone downstream thereof, a large orifice in said recirculation passage upstream of said small orifice and forming a pressure zone therebetween, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said pressure zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber having means for at one time sensing the pressure in one of said pressure zones and at other times sensing the pressure in the other of said pressure zones, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure sensed by said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which at said one time maintain the pressure in said one pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and at said other times maintain the pressure in said other pressure zone equal to a reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being higher at said one time than at said other times.

Claim 43

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said control pressure chamber to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage upstream of said valve during a portion of the duty cycle and to another zone during the remainder of the duty cycle, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 44

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve for connecting said control pressure chamber to a pressure zone in said recirculation passage upstream of said valve during a portion of the duty cycle and to another zone during the remainder of the duty cycle, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressure in said pressure zone necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 45

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said pressure zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve connecting said control pressure chamber to one of said pressure zones during a portion of the duty cycle and to the other of said pressure zones during the remainder of the duty cycle, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 46

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising means forming two pressure zones in said recirculation passage, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said pressure zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve connecting said control pressure chamber to one of said pressure zones during a portion of the duty cycle and to the other of said pressure zones during the remainder of the duty cycle, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 47

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a venturi formed in said recirculation passage and having a restricted zone, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said venturi and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve connecting said control pressure chamber to said restricted zone during a portion of the duty cycle and to the zone of said recirculation passage between said restricted zone and said control valve during the remainder of the duty cycle, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 48

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a venturi formed in said recirculation passage and having a restricted zone, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said venturi and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve connecting said control pressure chamber to said restricted zone during a portion of the duty cycle and to the zone of said recirculation passage between said restricted zone and said control valve during the remainder of the duty cycle, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 49

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a small orifice in said recirculation passage and forming a pressure zone downstream thereof, a large orifice in said recirculation passage upstream of said small orifice and forming a pressure zone therebetween, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said pressure zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve connecting said control pressure chamber to one of said pressure zones during a portion of the duty cycle and to the other of said pressure zones during the remainder of the duty cycle, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.

Claim 50

An exhaust gas recirculation control assembly for an engine having an induction passage for induction air flow and a recirculation passage for exhaust gas recirculation to said induction passage, said assembly comprising a small orifice in said recirculation passage and forming a pressure zone downstream thereof, a large orifice in said recirculation passage upstream of said small orifice and forming a pressure zone therebetween, a diaphragm defining a portion of an operating pressure chamber, said chamber having an aperture for sensing a subatmospheric pressure signal and also having an air bleed and combining the pressures sensed through said aperture and said bleed to form an operating pressure, a control valve in said recirculation passage downstream of said pressure zones and positioned by said diaphragm to define an exhaust gas recirculation area in inverse relation to said operating pressure, a control diaphragm defining a portion of a control pressure chamber, a duty cycle operated valve connecting said control pressure chamber to one of said pressure zones during a portion of the duty cycle and to the other of said pressure zones during the remainder of the duty cycle, and a bleed valve positioned by said control diaphragm to obstruct flow through said bleed when the pressure in said control pressure chamber exceeds a reference pressure, whereby said control valve is positioned to provide exhaust gas recirculation at rates which establish the pressures in said zones necessary to create a control pressure in said chamber equal to said reference pressure and thus provide exhaust gas recirculation as a proportion of induction air flow with said proportion being ruled by the duty cycle.