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Valve actuating and control circuit
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1978-03-13
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Granted: 1981-01-13
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Expires: 1998-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A circuit for actuating control elements, for example a fuel shutoff valve in the carburetor of an internal combustion engine or a similar control element. The circuit is responsive to engine speed and to throttle valve position as monitored via the intake manifold vacuum. When the engine idles and the throttle is closed, the fuel control valve is held open to supply normal idling fuel or fuel mixture. However, if the engine speed rises above a threshold speed while the throttle is closed, the control circuit assumes a condition of engine braking and the fuel supply is interrupted. The switching threshold is established as the voltage on a capacitor controlling a transistor, the capacitor being charged continuously and being discharged during the occurrence of voltage spikes taken from the ignition coil of the vehicle.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Maisch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-27 22:31
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M3/00; F02M3/02; F02M3/04; F02M3/045; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/12; F02D41/123; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S123/00; Y10S123/11; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
An apparatus for actuating control elements, especially for actuating a fuel shutoff mechanism in the fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine with spark ignition provided by a spark coil, said fuel shutoff mechanism including a solenoid valve having actuating windings connected in series with a power transistor, said power transistor being controlled by a driver transistor in a primary circuit which also includes switch means responsive to engine speed and switch means responsive to intake manifold pressure and wherein the improvement comprises that said primary circuit further includes: an input transistor whose base electrode is connected to a first capacitor which is also connected to said spark coil to be charged thereby; a second capacitor connected to a power electrode of said input transistor to be discharged therethrough; and a third capacitor, connected in parallel with said second capacitor via a diode and also connected to the base of said driver transistor.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
An apparatus for actuating control elements, especially for actuating a fuel shutoff mechanism in the fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine with spark ignition provided by a spark coil, said fuel shutoff mechanism including a solenoid valve having actuating windings connected in series with a power transistor, said power transistor being controlled by a driver transistor in a primary circuit which also includes switch means responsive to engine speed and switch means responsive to intake manifold pressure and wherein the improvement comprises that said primary circuit further includes: an input transistor whose base electrode is connected to a first capacitor which is also connected to said spark coil to be charged thereby; a second capacitor connected to a power electrode of said input transistor to be discharged therethrough; and a third capacitor, connected in parallel with said second capacitor via a diode and also connected to the base of said driver transistor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
122 words
An apparatus as defined by claim 1, further comprising at least one diode connected between said spark coil and said first capacitor, said first capacitor being charged rapidly via said diode and discharged more slowly while rendering said input transistor conducting, and further comprising adjustable resistor means connected between said second capacitor and a source of electrical power, the magnitude of the capacitance of said first and second capacitor and the associated resistances being such that the charging time of said second capacitor is substantially larger than the discharge time constant of said first capacitor; whereby said driver transistor is rendered conducting by said third capacitor only when the frequency of occurrence of pulses from said spark coil exceeds a predetermined frequency.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus as defined by claim 2, wherein the improvement further comprises a voltage divider connected to the emitter of said driver transistor for supplying an adjustable emitter voltage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus as defined by claim 3, further comprising a second voltage divider connected to the base of said power transistor and also connected to the collector of said driver transistor, said second voltage divider serving to adjust the bias voltage for the base of said power transistor and being further connected with the switching contacts of said switch responsive to induction manifold pressure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
An apparatus as defined by claim 1, further comprising a switching transistor whose base is connected to the collector of said driver transistor and a fourth capacitor so connected to said switching transistor and said solenoid valve that said switching transistor can connect said fourth capacitor in series with the actuation coil of said solenoid valve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
An apparatus as defined by claim 5, wherein said fourth capacitor has one electrode connected through a resistor to a source of positive voltage and a second electrode connected via a diode and the actuation coil of said solenoid valve to the opposite polarity of the supply voltage and to the collector of said power transistor; whereby, when said power transistor conducts and said switching transistor conducts, the actuation coil of said solenoid valve is connected in series with the collector-emitter paths of both said output transistor and said switching transistor and with said fourth capacitor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus as defined by claim 1, wherein the electrode of the actuation coil of said solenoid valve normally receiving postitive actuation voltage is connected via a resistor to the base of said driver transistor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus as defined by claim 1, further comprising a Zener diode connected in series with said first capacitor for suppressing ignition pulses of low voltage which occur at the termination of the ignition spark.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as defined by claim 1, further comprising a transistor (T34) for defining a threshold potential for the emitter of said driver transistor, and a voltage divider (R50, R51) for providing a reference voltage to the base of said transistor (T34).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
78 words
An apparatus as defined by claim 1, further comprising a switching transistor whose base is connected to the collector of said driver transistor and a fourth capacitor so connected to said switching transistor and said solenoid valve that said switching transistor can connect said fourth capacitor in series with the actuation coil of said solenoid valve and wherein the base of said switching transistor is connected via a diode (D41) to the positive voltage supply of said apparatus.
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