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US4497291A
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Full economizer for vehicles
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1983-11-30
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Granted: 1985-02-05
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Expires: 2003-11-30
Abstract
Abstract A fuel economizer for a vehicle for automatically stopping the engine of the vehicle a predetermined time after detecting that the transmission of the vehicle is in a neutral position, the cooling water temperature of the engine is in a predetermined range and that the clutch pedal of the vehicle is not trodden, and for automatically starting the engine when detecting that the clutch pedal is completely trodden, the R.P.M. of the engine is less than a predetermined value and that the transmission is not in a neutral position.
Inventors
- 👤 Isao Hamano
- 👤 Akira Morishita
- 👤 Yoshifumi Akae
- 👤 Toshinori Tanaka
- 👤 Kiyoshi Yabunaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-26 09:35
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02N; F02N11/00; F02N11/08; F02N11/0814; F02N11/0818; F02N2200/00; F02N2200/02; F02N2200/022; F02N2200/023; F02N2200/08; F02N2200/0802; F02N2200/10; F02N2200/103; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A fuel economizer for vehicles comprising a first clutch switch which detects a tread of a clutch pedal of the automobile, a second clutch switch which detects completion of the tread of the clutch pedal, a neutral switch which detects a neutral position of a transmission, a water temperature sensor which detects that a cooling water temperature of an engine falls within a predetermined range, an engine revolution sensor which detects that a rotational speed of the engine is less than a predetermined value, and a control means for automatically stopping the engine a predetermined time after signal generation of said neutral switch when supplied with respective detection signals of said neutral switch and said water temperature sensor and not supplied with a detection signal of said first clutch switch, and for automatically starting the engine when supplied with respective detection signals of said second clutch switch and said engine revolution sensor and not supplied with the detection signal of said neutral switch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A fuel economizer for vehicles comprising a first clutch switch which detects a tread of a clutch pedal of the automobile, a second clutch switch which detects completion of the tread of the clutch pedal, a neutral switch which detects a neutral position of a transmission, a water temperature sensor which detects that a cooling water temperature of an engine falls within a predetermined range, an engine revolution sensor which detects that a rotational speed of the engine is less than a predetermined value, and a control means for automatically stopping the engine a predetermined time after signal generation of said neutral switch when supplied with respective detection signals of said neutral switch and said water temperature sensor and not supplied with a detection signal of said first clutch switch, and for automatically starting the engine when supplied with respective detection signals of said second clutch switch and said engine revolution sensor and not supplied with the detection signal of said neutral switch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
76 words
A fuel economizer for vehicles as defined in claim 1, wherein said control means comprises a first circuit in which said neutral switch, said water temperature sensor and said first clutch switch are connected in series so as to operate a delay relay for controlling an operation of an ignition circuit, and a second circuit in which said second clutch switch and said engine revolution sensor are connected in series so as to start a starter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A fuel economizer for vehicles as defined in claim 2, wherein said first circuit of said control means comprises a main switch and a governor switch which are closed during running of the vehicle and which are connected in series.
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