US4245591A
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Ignition timing control system for internal combustion engines
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1979-09-24
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Granted: 1981-01-20
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Expires: 1999-09-24
Abstract
Abstract It is discriminated in an ignition timing control system for an internal combustion engine whether the ignition timing arithmetically calculated on the basis of sensed operating conditions of the engine lies within a predetermined range of ignition timing. When the result of discrimination indicates that the calculated ignition timing lies within the predetermined range, ignition occurs at that instant, while when the result of discrimination indicates that the calculated ignition timing does not lie within the predetermined range, the result of calculation is disregarded, and ignition occurs at a predetermined instant.
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Nishida
- 👤 Tadashi Hattori
- 👤 Hiroaki Yamaguchi
- 👤 Kenji Goto
- 👤 Daisaku Sawada
- 👤 Takashi Shigematu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:43
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02P; F02P5/00; F02P5/04; F02P5/145; F02P5/15; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
An ignition timing control system for internal combustion engines comprising: means for detecting operating conditions of an internal combustion engine; means for calculating an instant of ignition spark supplied to said internal combustion engine; means for establishing an allowable uppermost and lowermost instants of ignition spark; means for discriminating whether the calculated instant of ignition spark is inside or outside the allowable uppermost and lowermost instants of ignition spark; and means for generating an ignition spark at the calculated instant when the discrimination result indicates that the calculated instant is inside the allowable uppermost and lowermost instants and at a predetermined instant when the discrimination result indicates that the calculated instant is outside the allowable uppermost and lowermost instants, said predetermined instant being identical with either one of the allowable uppermost and lowermost instants.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
An ignition timing control system for internal combustion engines comprising: means for detecting operating conditions of an internal combustion engine; means for calculating an instant of ignition spark supplied to said internal combustion engine; means for establishing an allowable uppermost and lowermost instants of ignition spark; means for discriminating whether the calculated instant of ignition spark is inside or outside the allowable uppermost and lowermost instants of ignition spark; and means for generating an ignition spark at the calculated instant when the discrimination result indicates that the calculated instant is inside the allowable uppermost and lowermost instants and at a predetermined instant when the discrimination result indicates that the calculated instant is outside the allowable uppermost and lowermost instants, said predetermined instant being identical with either one of the allowable uppermost and lowermost instants.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
An ignition timing control system according to claim 1, wherein said detecting means includes means for detecting rotational speed of said internal combustion engine, and wherein said establishing means includes means for storing therein the allowable uppermost and lowermost instants in relation to the detected rotational speed.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-01-20 | 1984-07-21 | 1985-01-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-01-20 | 1988-07-21 | 1989-01-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-01-20 | 1992-07-21 | 1993-01-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |