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Electronic control type fuel injection system
Assignee: Denso Corp
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Filing: 1982-02-12
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Granted: 1984-10-09
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Expires: 2002-02-12
Abstract
Abstract An electronic control type fuel injection system in which, at the time of engine deceleration the fuel injection is stopped, and when resuming to a normal fuel injection from the fuel injection stopped condition, if the reducing rate of the engine speed is smaller than a preset value, a smaller amount of fuel than the amount of fuel injection during normal operation as if fuel injection had not been stopped is first injected and subsequently the amount of fuel to be injected is gradually increased, while when the reducing rate of the engine speed is larger than the preset value, a larger amount of fuel than the fuel injection amount during normal operation is injected.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsushi Kato
- 👤 Shigenori Isomura
- 👤 Akio Kobayashi
- 👤 Toshio Kondo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:32
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/12; F02D41/123; F02D41/126; F02B; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
An electronic control type fuel injection system comprising: sensor means, including an engine speed sensor, for detecting states of an engine; computer means for reading the detected output signals from said sensor means and computing the amount of fuel to be injected; converter means for converting a signal indicative of the amount of fuel to be injected from the computer means to a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to the time during which fuel is to be injected; and injection valve means which open in accordance with said pulse signal to inject fuel to engine; said computer means stopping fuel injection when the engine speed is reduced and is higher than a predetermined cut speed, and then: (1) when the change in speed of the engine is smaller than a predetermined value, at the time of fuel supply resumption, a pulse signal of a narrower width than a normal pulse width occurring in fuel injection had not been stopped is first applied to the injection valve means, and thereafter the widths of the pulses subsequently applied are gradually increased back to the normal pulse width, and (2) when the change in speed of the engine is larger than said predetermined value, a pulse signal of a wider width than said narrower width is applied to said injection valve means at the time of fuel supply resumption.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
228 words
An electronic control type fuel injection system comprising: sensor means, including an engine speed sensor, for detecting states of an engine; computer means for reading the detected output signals from said sensor means and computing the amount of fuel to be injected; converter means for converting a signal indicative of the amount of fuel to be injected from the computer means to a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to the time during which fuel is to be injected; and injection valve means which open in accordance with said pulse signal to inject fuel to engine; said computer means stopping fuel injection when the engine speed is reduced and is higher than a predetermined cut speed, and then: (1) when the change in speed of the engine is smaller than a predetermined value, at the time of fuel supply resumption, a pulse signal of a narrower width than a normal pulse width occurring in fuel injection had not been stopped is first applied to the injection valve means, and thereafter the widths of the pulses subsequently applied are gradually increased back to the normal pulse width, and (2) when the change in speed of the engine is larger than said predetermined value, a pulse signal of a wider width than said narrower width is applied to said injection valve means at the time of fuel supply resumption.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said computer means operate such that when the change in engine speed is larger than said predetermined value, a pulse signal of a wider width than said normal pulse width is first applied to said injection valve means at the time of fuel supply resumption.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
214 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said computer means operates such that: (1) when an idle switch which is responsive to opening degree of a throttle valve of the engine is on and the engine speed is larger than then predetermined cut speed, fuel injection is stopped, (2) when the idle switch is on, the engine speed is smaller than said fuel supply cut engine speed and a previous fuel supply resumption occurred within a preset period, when: (a) said change in engine speed is smaller than a predetermined speed value, a pulse signal of a narrower width than said normal pulse width is first applied to the injection valve means upon fuel supply resumption, and the widths of pulses applied subsequently are gradually increased, and (b) the change in engine speed is higher than the predetermined speed value, a pulse signal of a wider width than said normal pulse width is applied to the injection valve means at the time of fuel supply resumption, and (3) when the idle switch is on, the engine speed is smaller than said fuel supply cut engine speed, and the fuel supply is presently reduced after a fuel supply resumption, the fuel supply reduction is continued even after the preset period from the fuel supply resumption.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said computer means includes a microcomputer.
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