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US4249494A
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Internal combustion engine ignition systems
Assignee: POUR L'EQUIPEMENT DE VEHICULES Ste
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Filing: 1979-11-15
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Granted: 1981-02-10
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Expires: 1999-11-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Serge C. Guipaud
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 12:38
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02P; F02P5/00; F02P5/04; F02P5/145; F02P5/155; F02P17/00; F02P17/02; F02P17/04; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
An electronic device to be associated with a periodic generator of ignition signals for an internal combustion engine, the ignition signal being shifted in each cycle relative to the top dead centre position of the piston on its compression stroke, by a value which varies as a function of the rotation speed of the engine, said device producing a periodic signal of which the beginning and the end are positioned in an essentially constant manner in each cycle, relative to the instant of the top dead centre position, with a predefined margin of error; wherein said electronic device comprises on the one hand at least one first stage means for generating a signal which is shifted by a constant interval relative to the signal which it receives, and on the other hand further stage means for generating a signal which is shifted relative to the signal which it receives, by an interval corresponding to a constant angle of rotation of the engine, these two types of stage being arranged in series in order to define at least one of the beginning and the end of the resulting said periodic signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
An electronic device to be associated with a periodic generator of ignition signals for an internal combustion engine, the ignition signal being shifted in each cycle relative to the top dead centre position of the piston on its compression stroke, by a value which varies as a function of the rotation speed of the engine, said device producing a periodic signal of which the beginning and the end are positioned in an essentially constant manner in each cycle, relative to the instant of the top dead centre position, with a predefined margin of error; wherein said electronic device comprises on the one hand at least one first stage means for generating a signal which is shifted by a constant interval relative to the signal which it receives, and on the other hand further stage means for generating a signal which is shifted relative to the signal which it receives, by an interval corresponding to a constant angle of rotation of the engine, these two types of stage being arranged in series in order to define at least one of the beginning and the end of the resulting said periodic signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said first stage means comprises a single said first stage ensuring a shift of a constant interval, the said single first stage receiving the ignition signal and controlling said at least one further stage which ensures a shift corresponding to a constant angle of rotation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said first stage means includes: a monostable multivibrator consisting of a transistor and a capacitance which can discharge through said transistor on receiving the ignition signal, and further includes a comparator for comparing the charging voltage of said capacitance with a constant voltage in order to produce a signal at the moment when the compared said charging voltage and said constant voltage are equal.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
69 words
A device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said second stage means for ensuring a shift corresponding to a constant angle of rotation of the engine includes a sawtooth voltage generator and a peak detector associated therewith and means for chopping the peak voltage obtained by the sawtooth voltage generator and for comparing the chopped voltage with the sawtooth voltage of said sawtooth voltage generator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 4, wherein said sawtooth voltage generator comprises a condenser which can discharge through a transistor on receiving the signal received by said second stage means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
83 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein the angular shift relative to the top dead centre position of the piston on compression stroke, which shift corresponds to the beginning of the signal produced by the device, is substantially zero and said second stage means comprises a single second stage generating a signal which is shifted by a constant interval corresponding to a particular angle of rotation of the engine, said single second stage being arranged in series, downstream of said first stage means.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
42 words
A device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, and including an internal combustion engine associated with the device, and a vibration sensor triggered by the said periodic signal and controlled to operate throughout the duration of the said signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 7, wherein said vibration sensor is adapted to identify a possible knock in the running of an internal combustion engine associated with the device.
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