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Method for controlling the operation of the fuel injector in a fuel injection type internal combustion engine during a deceleration condition of the engine

Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1981-07-24
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Granted: 1982-12-21
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Expires: 2001-07-24
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Abstract

Abstract An electronic fuel injection control internal combustion engine which is provided with a feedback control system for maintaining a predetermined constant idling speed and a system for controlling the operation of the fuel injector during the deceleration condition of the engine. A value of the rotational speed when the fuel injector is stopped or recovered is increased during the deceleration condition of the engine.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hideo Miyagi
  • 👤 Toshio Suematsu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 21:18
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/12; F02D41/123; F02D41/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 313 words
Method for operating a fuel injector device in a computer controlled fuel injection type internal combustion engine during a fully closed position of throttle valve of the engine in which idling engine speed is controlled so that it is maintained to N F , said method comprising the steps of: (a) storing, in a memory unit of the electrical computer, a value corresponding to a first rotational speed N 1 ; (b) storing, in the memory unit, a value corresponding to a second rotational speed N 2 which is smaller than N 1 and is larger than the idling rotational speed N F ; (c) storing, in the memory unit, a value corresponding to an increase α in the first rotational speed N 1 ; (d) storing, in the memory unit, data corresponding to an increase β in the second rotational speed of the engine N 2 ; (e) detecting whether a predetermined period has lapsed or not from the start of the engine; (f) producing an electrical signal for stopping the operation of the fuel injector device when said period has not lapsed and when the rotational speed of the engine N is larger than N 1 plus α; (g) producing an electrical signal for operating the fuel injector device when said period has not lapsed and when the rotational speed of the engine N is smaller than N 2 plus β; (h) producing the electrical signal for stopping the operation of the fuel injector when the period has lapsed and when the rotational speed of the engine N is larger than N 1 ; (i) producing the electrical signal for operating the fuel injector when the period has lapsed and when the rotational speed of the engine N is smaller than N 2 ; (j) repeating the above mentioned steps during fully closed position of the throttle valve of the engine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 313 words
Method for operating a fuel injector device in a computer controlled fuel injection type internal combustion engine during a fully closed position of throttle valve of the engine in which idling engine speed is controlled so that it is maintained to N F , said method comprising the steps of: (a) storing, in a memory unit of the electrical computer, a value corresponding to a first rotational speed N 1 ; (b) storing, in the memory unit, a value corresponding to a second rotational speed N 2 which is smaller than N 1 and is larger than the idling rotational speed N F ; (c) storing, in the memory unit, a value corresponding to an increase α in the first rotational speed N 1 ; (d) storing, in the memory unit, data corresponding to an increase β in the second rotational speed of the engine N 2 ; (e) detecting whether a predetermined period has lapsed or not from the start of the engine; (f) producing an electrical signal for stopping the operation of the fuel injector device when said period has not lapsed and when the rotational speed of the engine N is larger than N 1 plus α; (g) producing an electrical signal for operating the fuel injector device when said period has not lapsed and when the rotational speed of the engine N is smaller than N 2 plus β; (h) producing the electrical signal for stopping the operation of the fuel injector when the period has lapsed and when the rotational speed of the engine N is larger than N 1 ; (i) producing the electrical signal for operating the fuel injector when the period has lapsed and when the rotational speed of the engine N is smaller than N 2 ; (j) repeating the above mentioned steps during fully closed position of the throttle valve of the engine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the detection of the period in (e) is effected by detecting a time after the starter of the engine is operated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the detection of the period in (e) is effected by detecting a time after the starter of the engine is stopped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the value α in (b) is decreased in accordance with the duration time after the engine is started.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the value in (c) is decreased in accordance with the duration time after the engine is started.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 31 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein Δα is a predetermined positive small value, and a decrease in the value is effected by subtracting Δα×t from α in the previous cycle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 30 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein a decrease in the value is effected by subtracting Δβ×t (Δβ is a predetermined positive small value) from β in the previous cycle.

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