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Electronic fuel feed system
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1978-07-18
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Granted: 1981-04-28
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Expires: 1998-07-18
Abstract
Abstract An electronic fuel feed system wherein pulses generated in synchronism with the revolutions of an engine are multiplied by N, the suction air of the engine is measured by a swirl-type air flow meter, the pulses increased N times as fall within a pulse of the air flow meter are counted, and the quantity of fuel supply is calculated from the inverse number of the count value.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiko Suzuki
- 👤 Sigeyuki Kobori
- 👤 Kanji Kawakami
- 👤 Toru Sugawara
- 👤 Yoshikazu Hoshi
- 👤 Satoshi Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:24
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/18; F02D41/185
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
An electronic fuel feed system comprising: (A) an engine for burning a mixture consisting of fuel and air, (B) a suction pipe for introducing the air into said engine, (C) vortex generating means mounted on said suction pipe, (D) means for detecting the generated vortices, (E) means for generating a signal synchronous with revolutions of said engine, (F) means for multiplying said signal synchronous with the engine revolutions, (G) count means for counting the output pulses of the multiplication means during the vortex period, and (H) control means for controlling a quantity of fuel supply to said engine per combustion cycle on the basis of the output of said count means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
An electronic fuel feed system comprising: (A) an engine for burning a mixture consisting of fuel and air, (B) a suction pipe for introducing the air into said engine, (C) vortex generating means mounted on said suction pipe, (D) means for detecting the generated vortices, (E) means for generating a signal synchronous with revolutions of said engine, (F) means for multiplying said signal synchronous with the engine revolutions, (G) count means for counting the output pulses of the multiplication means during the vortex period, and (H) control means for controlling a quantity of fuel supply to said engine per combustion cycle on the basis of the output of said count means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
158 words
An electronic fuel feed system comprising: (A) an engine for burning a mixture consisting of fuel and air, (B) a suction pipe for introducing the air into said engine, (C) vortex generating means mounted on said suction pipe, (D) vortex detection means for detecting vortices generated by said vortex generating means and for producing pulses synchronous with the generation of said vortices, (E) engine revolution detection means for producing pulses synchronous with revolutions of said engine, (F) multiplication means for detecting the output pulses of said engine revolution detection means and for producing pulses with said output pulses multiplied, (G) count means for counting the output pulses of said multiplication means as appear between the output pulses of said vortex detection means, and (H) control means for obtaining an inverse number of the count value of said count means and for controlling a quantity of fuel supply to said engine on the basis of the inverse number value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
158 words
An electronic fuel feed system comprising: (A) an engine for burning a mixture consisting of fuel and air, (B) a suction pipe for introducing the air into said engine, (C) vortex generating means mounted on said suction pipe, (D) vortex detection means for detecting vortices generated by said vortex generating means and for producing pulses synchronous with the generation of said vortices, (E) engine revolution detection means for producing pulses synchronous with revolutions of said engine, (F) multiplication means for detecting the output pulses of said engine revolution detection means and for producing pulses with said output pulses multiplied, (G) count means for counting the output pulses of said multiplication means as appear between the output pulses of said vortex detection means, and (H) control means for obtaining an inverse number of the count value of said count means and for controlling a quantity of fuel supply to said engine on the basis of the inverse number value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
An electronic fuel feed system according to claim 2, wherein said vortex generating means comprises a pipeline having a circular section, an aperture for introducing the air of said suction pipe in a direction tangential to said pipeline, and throttling means provided on an inner side of said pipeline.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
An electronic fuel feed system according to claim 2, wherein said vortex generating means comprises a pipeline and a vortex generator disposed within said pipeline, and sensors of said vortex detection means are installed on said vortex generator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
142 words
An electronic fuel feed system for controlling a quantity of fuel supply on the basis of a quantity of suction air introduced into engine, comprising: air flow sensor for sensing the suction air introduced into the engine and for producing a pulse train, the repetition period of the pulse train being inversely proportional to the quantity of the introduced suction air; means for generating a frequency signal in synchronism with the engine revolution; means for multiplying the frequency of the signal from said frequency signal generating means by a predetermined rate; means for counting the multiplied frequency signal from said multiplying means during a duration of a pulse of the pulse train from said air flow sensor; and means for controlling the quantity of fuel supply to the engine per combustion cycle on the basis of the output of said counting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
142 words
An electronic fuel feed system for controlling a quantity of fuel supply on the basis of a quantity of suction air introduced into engine, comprising: air flow sensor for sensing the suction air introduced into the engine and for producing a pulse train, the repetition period of the pulse train being inversely proportional to the quantity of the introduced suction air; means for generating a frequency signal in synchronism with the engine revolution; means for multiplying the frequency of the signal from said frequency signal generating means by a predetermined rate; means for counting the multiplied frequency signal from said multiplying means during a duration of a pulse of the pulse train from said air flow sensor; and means for controlling the quantity of fuel supply to the engine per combustion cycle on the basis of the output of said counting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
144 words
An electronic fuel feed system for controlling a quantity of fuel supply on the basis of a quantity of suction air introduced into an engine, comprising: air flow sensor for sensing the suction air introduced into the engine and for producing a pulse train, the repetition period of said pulse train being inversely proportional to the quantity of said introduced suction air; means for generating a frequency signal in synchronism with the revolution of such engine; means for multiplying the frequency of the signal from said frequency signal generating means by a predetermined number; means for counting the multiplied frequency signal from said multiplying means during durations of plural pulses of the pulse train from said air flow sensor; and means for controlling the quantity of fuel supply to the engine per combustion cycle on the basis of the output of said counting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
144 words
An electronic fuel feed system for controlling a quantity of fuel supply on the basis of a quantity of suction air introduced into an engine, comprising: air flow sensor for sensing the suction air introduced into the engine and for producing a pulse train, the repetition period of said pulse train being inversely proportional to the quantity of said introduced suction air; means for generating a frequency signal in synchronism with the revolution of such engine; means for multiplying the frequency of the signal from said frequency signal generating means by a predetermined number; means for counting the multiplied frequency signal from said multiplying means during durations of plural pulses of the pulse train from said air flow sensor; and means for controlling the quantity of fuel supply to the engine per combustion cycle on the basis of the output of said counting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electronic fuel feed system as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein the predetermined number of said multiplying means is greater than one.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-04-27 | 1984-10-27 | 1985-04-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-04-27 | 1988-10-27 | 1989-04-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-04-27 | 1992-10-27 | 1993-04-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |