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Regulating device for a fuel metering system

Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1981-08-21
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Granted: 1984-04-03
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Expires: 2001-08-21
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Abstract

Abstract A lambda regulating device is proposed for a fuel metering system in an internal combustion engine with externally supplied ignition. In addition to the regulation means which is already present, multiplicative and additive corrective variables are formed and are stored in non-transient memories. The regulating device enables an additive regulated shutoff of the additive lambda shift during idling and in the lower partial-load range, and it also enables regulation to a symmetrical distance on the part of the regulating manipulation from the limitation. The additive correction may be selected to be in accordance with rpm. Finally, the reference variables for the corrective value may be selected depending upon the air throughput in the intake tube of the engine. With a view to realization of the invention by means of a computer, individual flow diagrams relating to the mode of operation are given in the drawings.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gunter Felger
  • 👤 Otto Glockler
  • 👤 Helmut Kauff
  • 👤 Uwe Kiencke
  • 👤 Heinrich Knapp
  • 👤 Herbert Stocker

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 10:39
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/14; F02D41/1438; F02D41/1486; F02D41/1487; F02D41/1473; F02D41/1475

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 168 words
A regulating device for a fuel metering system in an internal combustion engine comprising, a signal generator circuit for generating a fuel metering signal, an O 2 sensor coupled with a regulator for exerting a supplementary influence upon said metering signal, said regulator producing a regulating corrective signal, at least one means for smoothing said corrective signal, memory means for storing the output of one of said at least one smoothing means in dependence upon operating parameters of the engine, and subsequent regulator means responsive to said at least one smoothing means receiving said corrective signal, and means for influencing said metering signal additively and multiplicatively in dependence on engine parameters, wherein (a) said means for additively influencing said metering signal is controlled via said subsequent regulator means by one of said at least one smoothing means and by said memory means, and (b) said means for multiplicatively influencing said metering signal is controlled via said subsequent regulator means by one of said at least one smoothing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 168 words
A regulating device for a fuel metering system in an internal combustion engine comprising, a signal generator circuit for generating a fuel metering signal, an O 2 sensor coupled with a regulator for exerting a supplementary influence upon said metering signal, said regulator producing a regulating corrective signal, at least one means for smoothing said corrective signal, memory means for storing the output of one of said at least one smoothing means in dependence upon operating parameters of the engine, and subsequent regulator means responsive to said at least one smoothing means receiving said corrective signal, and means for influencing said metering signal additively and multiplicatively in dependence on engine parameters, wherein (a) said means for additively influencing said metering signal is controlled via said subsequent regulator means by one of said at least one smoothing means and by said memory means, and (b) said means for multiplicatively influencing said metering signal is controlled via said subsequent regulator means by one of said at least one smoothing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
A regulating device as defined by claim 1, wherein the regulating manipulation signal, the central position of the regulating range is regulated by means of exerting multiplicative influence.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 63 words
A regulating device as defined by claim 1, characterized in that in the case of idling and in the lower partial-load range, an additively functioning corrective value is regulated such that the regulating signal has approximately the same value as in the case of high air throughput quantities, so that during a dynamic transition the necessary adaptation of the regulating signal is lessened.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 59 words
A regulating device as defined by claim 3, characterized in that the regulating signal is averaged and the value obtained in the upper load range is stored in said memory means, the difference between the stored value and the instantaneous value is formed and, in the lower load range, this differential value is supplied to said subsequent regulator means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
A regulating device as defined by claim 4, characterized in that the load state above which the averaged value is stored, is variable.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
A regulating device as defined by claim 4, characterized in that one of the output values of the subsequent regulator means is capable of being influenced in accordance with rpm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
A regulating device as defined by claim 4, characterized in that the respective outputs of said subsequent regulator means are capable of being stored in non-volatile memories.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-04-03 1987-10-03 1988-04-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-04-03 1991-10-03 1992-04-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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