US4448172A
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Fuel injection apparatus
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1982-05-20
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Granted: 1984-05-15
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Expires: 2002-05-20
Abstract
Abstract A fuel injection apparatus in accordance with the invention has a hot wire type sensor disposed in a bypass air passage and adapted to sense the flow rate of air in the bypass air passage. In order to absorb the pulsation of air flowing in the bypass air passage, the bypass air passage opens at its one end to the air cleaner of an intake system disposed in a portion upstream from the hot wire sensor. An orifice is disposed in a portion of the bypass air passage downstream from the hot wire sensor.
Inventors
- 👤 Mineo Kashiwaya
- 👤 Kinsaku Yamada
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Tanabe
- 👤 Yoshishige Oyama
- 👤 Hiroshi Kuroiwa
- 👤 Hisato Tsuruta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:08
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F1/00; G01F1/68; G01F1/684; G01F1/6842; F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/18; F02D41/187; F02M; F02M69/00; F02M69/16; F02M69/18; G01F1/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
In a fuel injection apparatus comprising: an air intake passage connecting an air cleaner housing air filters to an engine to be supplied with an air-fuel mixture gas; a venturi portion provided in said air intake passage; a throttle valve provided within a portion of said air intake passage downstream from said venturi portion; a bypass air passage one end of which opening into said venturi portion; a sensing means provided in said bypass air passage for sensing air flow passing therethrough; an air flow metering means disposed in a portion of said bypass air passage downstream from said sensing means and having an orifice and an air needle valve cooperating with the latter; a fuel injection means disposed within a portion of said air intake passage between said venturi portion and said throttle valve; a fuel passage through which a fuel from a fuel tank is pumped into said fuel injection means; a fuel metering means disposed in said fuel passage and having an orifice and a fuel needle valve cooperating with the latter; an electromagnetic actuator adapted for driving said air flow metering means and said fuel metering means; and electric means for controlling said electromagnetic actuator so as to control said air flow metering means and said fuel metering means; wherein the improvement comprises that the other end of said bypass air passage opens into a portion located upstream from one end of said air intake passage adjacent to said air cleaner.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
245 words
In a fuel injection apparatus comprising: an air intake passage connecting an air cleaner housing air filters to an engine to be supplied with an air-fuel mixture gas; a venturi portion provided in said air intake passage; a throttle valve provided within a portion of said air intake passage downstream from said venturi portion; a bypass air passage one end of which opening into said venturi portion; a sensing means provided in said bypass air passage for sensing air flow passing therethrough; an air flow metering means disposed in a portion of said bypass air passage downstream from said sensing means and having an orifice and an air needle valve cooperating with the latter; a fuel injection means disposed within a portion of said air intake passage between said venturi portion and said throttle valve; a fuel passage through which a fuel from a fuel tank is pumped into said fuel injection means; a fuel metering means disposed in said fuel passage and having an orifice and a fuel needle valve cooperating with the latter; an electromagnetic actuator adapted for driving said air flow metering means and said fuel metering means; and electric means for controlling said electromagnetic actuator so as to control said air flow metering means and said fuel metering means; wherein the improvement comprises that the other end of said bypass air passage opens into a portion located upstream from one end of said air intake passage adjacent to said air cleaner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A fuel injection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said needle valves are aligned with said electromagnetic actuator at each side thereof and wherein said needle valves are driven by means of actuating shafts projecting from each end of said electromagnetic actuator, and said needle valves are separate from said actuating shafts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
A fuel injection apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said fuel needle valve is provided on its outer peripheral surface with annular flanges forming a labyrinth, and said fuel metering means further comprises a spring adapted to engage with said fuel needle valve and to act to negate a force acting on said fuel needle valve to bias the same toward said spring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A fuel injection apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said sensing means includes a hot wire type sensor.
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