Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A fuel management system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and a source of fuel supply, throttle body means mounted on the engine having throat means for delivering fuel to the engine, and means for delivering fuel from the supply to the engine, the engine having an intake valve for each cylinder and a manifold plane interconnecting the throttle body with each cylinder through the intake valve, the system comprising single point injector means disposed contiguous with said throttle body for controlling the injection of fuel into the throat means, means for atomizing the fuel, and means for substantially equalizing the fuel distribution from cylinder-to-cylinder from said single point injector means including means for pulsing said injector means once for each cylinder at a fixed preselected angle of rotation of the engine relative to the opening of the valve corresponding to each cylinder and creating a charge of finely atomized air/fuel, said fixed rotation of the engine being selected to maximize the portion of the air/fuel charge resulting from each injector pulse which is carried to said corresponding cylinder for said opening valve by controlling the time of creation of said air/fuel charge relative to the rotation of the engine and said opening valve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A fuel management system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and a source of fuel supply, throttle body means mounted on the engine having throat means for delivering fuel to the engine, and means for delivering fuel from the supply to the engine, the engine having an intake valve for each cylinder and a manifold plane interconnecting the throttle body with each cylinder through the intake valve, the system comprising single point injector means disposed contiguous with said throttle body for controlling the injection of fuel into the throat means, means for atomizing the fuel, and means for substantially equalizing the fuel distribution from cylinder-to-cylinder from said single point injector means including means for pulsing said injector means once for each cylinder at a fixed preselected angle of rotation of the engine relative to the opening of the valve corresponding to each cylinder and creating a charge of finely atomized air/fuel, said fixed rotation of the engine being selected to maximize the portion of the air/fuel charge resulting from each injector pulse which is carried to said corresponding cylinder for said opening valve by controlling the time of creation of said air/fuel charge relative to the rotation of the engine and said opening valve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said engine includes a plurality of manifold planes and the throttle body includes a throat for each manifold plane, the system further comprising an injector for each manifold plane and means for sequentially pulsing said injectors at said preselected time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said pulsing means pulses said injectors at a preselected angle of rotation of the engine relative to top dead center for the cylinder corresponding to an opening intake valve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 3 further including venturi means to create air flow in said venturi means and a shock wave therein, said shock wave atomizing the fuel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said venturi means is positioned within the throttle body means between said injectors and the throat.