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US4522177A
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Temperature compensated fuel injection system for internal combustion engines
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1982-10-15
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Granted: 1985-06-11
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Expires: 2002-10-15
Abstract
Abstract An internal combustion engine fuel injection system includes a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the fuel or cooling water in the engine. When the detected temperature is higher than a given value, e.g., 50° C., a pressure regulator for controlling the pressure of fuel supplied to a fuel injection valve is controlled so as to increase the fuel pressure irrespective of the intake pipe negative pressure and thereby increase the quantity of fuel supplied to the engine. In the case of an electronically controlled fuel injection control system, a predetermined correction quantity corresponding to the detected temperature from the temperature sensor is added to the basic fuel injection quantity calculated in accordance with given operating parameters of the engine, thereby increasing the quantity of fuel supplied to the engine.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisasi Kawai
- 👤 Toshikazu Ina
- 👤 Toshihiko Igashira
- 👤 Ken Nomura
- 👤 Masakazu Yoshida
- 👤 Takao Komoda
- 👤 Makio Hamanishi
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CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M69/00; F02M69/30; F02M69/36; F02M69/40; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/06; F02D41/062; F02D41/065; F02D41/08; F02D41/086; F02M3/00; F02M3/08; F02M3/09; F02D2200/00; F02D2200/02; F02D2200/06; F02D2200/0606
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines comprising: sensor means for detecting the temperature of at least one of fuel and cooling water in an engine; means for supplying gasoline fuel to said engine; and fuel delivery control means for increasing the quantity of fuel supplied by said fuel supply means when said temperature detected by said temperature sensor means is higher than 40° C. to compensate for a decrease in fuel supplied caused by fuel vaporization, wherein said fuel supply means comprises fuel injection valve means, and where said fuel delivery control means comprises a pressure regulator including a first diaphragm chamber for receiving negative pressure in an intake pipe of said engine or atmospheric pressure and a second diaphragm chamber separated from said first diaphragm chamber by a diaphragm for receiving fuel in a fuel supply passage, and negative pressure change-over means for selectively introducing said intake pipe negative pressure and said atmospheric pressure into said first diaphragm chamber of said pressure regulator, whereby said intake pipe negative pressure is introduced into said first diaphragm chamber when the fuel temperature detected by said temperature sensor means is lower than said predetermined value and said atmospheric pressure is introduced into said first diaphragm chamber when said fuel temperature is higher than said predetermined value, thereby injecting the fuel under a high pressure when said fuel temperature is high.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
230 words
A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines comprising: sensor means for detecting the temperature of at least one of fuel and cooling water in an engine; means for supplying gasoline fuel to said engine; and fuel delivery control means for increasing the quantity of fuel supplied by said fuel supply means when said temperature detected by said temperature sensor means is higher than 40° C. to compensate for a decrease in fuel supplied caused by fuel vaporization, wherein said fuel supply means comprises fuel injection valve means, and where said fuel delivery control means comprises a pressure regulator including a first diaphragm chamber for receiving negative pressure in an intake pipe of said engine or atmospheric pressure and a second diaphragm chamber separated from said first diaphragm chamber by a diaphragm for receiving fuel in a fuel supply passage, and negative pressure change-over means for selectively introducing said intake pipe negative pressure and said atmospheric pressure into said first diaphragm chamber of said pressure regulator, whereby said intake pipe negative pressure is introduced into said first diaphragm chamber when the fuel temperature detected by said temperature sensor means is lower than said predetermined value and said atmospheric pressure is introduced into said first diaphragm chamber when said fuel temperature is higher than said predetermined value, thereby injecting the fuel under a high pressure when said fuel temperature is high.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
262 words
A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines comprising: sensor means for detecting the temperature of at least one of fuel and cooling water in an engine; means for supplying gasoline fuel to said engine; and fuel delivery control means for increasing the quantity of fuel supplied by said fuel supply means when said temperature detected by said temperature sensor means is higher than 40° C. to compensate for a decrease in fuel supplied caused by fuel vaporization, said fuel delivery control means comprises a control circuit for comparing the temperature detected by said temperature sensor means with a predetermined reference value at the start of said engine and for generating a control signal to increase the quantity of fuel supply for a predetermined period of time from the start of said engine when said detected temperature is higher than said predetermined reference value; and fuel metering means responsive to said control signal to increase the quantity of fuel supplied to said engine over an ordinary preset quantity, wherein said fuel metering means comprises an electromagnetic on-off valve for controlling the opening and closing of an atmospheric pressure side opening of an air bleed in a slow circuit for supplying the fuel in a float chamber to a carburetor downstream of a throttle valve through an idle port, whereby in response to said control signal said air bleed is closed for a predetermined period of time to increase the quantity of fuel supplied and thereafter said air bleed is opened to adjust said fuel supply quantity to said ordinary preset supply quantity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
262 words
A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines comprising: sensor means for detecting the temperature of at least one of fuel and cooling water in an engine; means for supplying gasoline fuel to said engine; and fuel delivery control means for increasing the quantity of fuel supplied by said fuel supply means when said temperature detected by said temperature sensor means is higher than 40° C. to compensate for a decrease in fuel supplied caused by fuel vaporization, said fuel delivery control means comprises a control circuit for comparing the temperature detected by said temperature sensor means with a predetermined reference value at the start of said engine and for generating a control signal to increase the quantity of fuel supply for a predetermined period of time from the start of said engine when said detected temperature is higher than said predetermined reference value; and fuel metering means responsive to said control signal to increase the quantity of fuel supplied to said engine over an ordinary preset quantity, wherein said fuel metering means comprises an electromagnetic on-off valve for controlling the opening and closing of an atmospheric pressure side opening of an air bleed in a slow circuit for supplying the fuel in a float chamber to a carburetor downstream of a throttle valve through an idle port, whereby in response to said control signal said air bleed is closed for a predetermined period of time to increase the quantity of fuel supplied and thereafter said air bleed is opened to adjust said fuel supply quantity to said ordinary preset supply quantity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
190 words
A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines of the type wherein the pressure of fuel forced to a fuel supply passage is regulated by a pressure regulator and injected into an intake pipe of an engine through fuel injection valve means, comprising: A pressure regulator including a first diaphragm chamber for receiving intake pipe negative pressure or atmospheric pressure and a second diaphragm chamber separated from said first diaphragm chamber by a diaphragm for receiving the fuel in a fuel supply passage for regulating a differential pressure between said diaphragm chambers to a predetermined value; temperature sensor means for detecting the temperature of the fuel in said fuel supply passage; negative pressure change-over means for selectively introducing said intake pipe negative pressure and said atmospheric pressure into said first diaphragm chamber, whereby said intake pipe negative pressure is introduced into said first diaphragm chamber when said fuel temperature is lower than a predetermined value, and said atmospheric pressure is introduced into said first diaphragm chamber when said fuel temperature is higher than said predetermined value thereby injecting the fuel under a high pressure when said fuel temperature is high.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
190 words
A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines of the type wherein the pressure of fuel forced to a fuel supply passage is regulated by a pressure regulator and injected into an intake pipe of an engine through fuel injection valve means, comprising: A pressure regulator including a first diaphragm chamber for receiving intake pipe negative pressure or atmospheric pressure and a second diaphragm chamber separated from said first diaphragm chamber by a diaphragm for receiving the fuel in a fuel supply passage for regulating a differential pressure between said diaphragm chambers to a predetermined value; temperature sensor means for detecting the temperature of the fuel in said fuel supply passage; negative pressure change-over means for selectively introducing said intake pipe negative pressure and said atmospheric pressure into said first diaphragm chamber, whereby said intake pipe negative pressure is introduced into said first diaphragm chamber when said fuel temperature is lower than a predetermined value, and said atmospheric pressure is introduced into said first diaphragm chamber when said fuel temperature is higher than said predetermined value thereby injecting the fuel under a high pressure when said fuel temperature is high.
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