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Knock detecting apparatus for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Soken Inc
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Filing: 1979-11-28
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Granted: 1982-02-23
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Expires: 1999-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A knock detecting apparatus for internal combustion engines, includes at least two vibration detectors having different resonance characteristics and encased in one container. The vibration detectors are comprised by piezoelectric devices (bimorph cells) or magnetic devices having reed members of magnetic material. The vibration detectors are interconnected by a lead wire to combine the outputs thereof and to produce a cumulative output.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroaki Yamaguchi
- 👤 Tadashi Hattori
- 👤 Yoshinori Ootsuka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:01
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L23/00; G01L23/22; G01L23/221; G01L23/222; G01H; G01H1/00; G01P; G01P15/00; G01P15/02; G01P15/08; G01P15/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A knock detecting apparatus for internal combustion engines comprising: a plurality of vibration detectors having different resonance characteristics each so as to detect a knocking vibration in one of a plurality of different frequency bands and generate a vibration output corresponding to said one frequency band, and means for combining the vibration outputs of said vibration detectors to produced a cumulative output.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A knock detecting apparatus for internal combustion engines comprising: a plurality of vibration detectors having different resonance characteristics each so as to detect a knocking vibration in one of a plurality of different frequency bands and generate a vibration output corresponding to said one frequency band, and means for combining the vibration outputs of said vibration detectors to produced a cumulative output.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said vibration detectors are placed in one and the same container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plurality of knocking vibration frequency bands comprise a higher and a lower knocking vibration frequency bands, and wherein said plurality of vibration detectors comprise two vibration detectors each thereof being adapted to detect one or the other of said higher and lower knocking vibration frequency bands.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said vibration detectors comprises a piezoelectric vibration detector, and wherein said piezoelectric vibration detectors are different in length from each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said vibration detectors comprises a reed member of a magnetic material, and magnetic detecting means for detecting a change in magnetic reluctance of a magnetic path caused by vibration of said reed member, and wherein said reed members are different in length from each other.
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