Fuel injection control apparatus

Claim 2

A fuel injection control apparatus for controlling fuel injection valves which feed fuel to each cylinder of an engine for use in a vehicle, comprising: a first sensing means for detecting an engine coolant temperature; a second sensing means for detecting a parameter which indicates a driving condition of the engine a first calculation means for calculating an amount of fuel to be injected into each cylinder according to an amount of the parameter detected by said second sensing means; a second calculation means for determining an opening timing of each fuel injection valve according to the amount of the parameter detected by said second sensing means and the amount of the fuel to be injected calculated by said first calculation means; a memorizing means for memorizing at least three zones of engine coolant temperatures; a determining means for determining which of said at least three zones said detected engine coolant temperature falls within; and a third calculation means for determining a compensation value, said compensation value being an amount of compensation that an opening timing of each fuel injection valve is adjusted by, according to the determining means.

Claim 3

The fuel injection control apparatus of claim 1, wherein when said determining means determines that the engine coolant temperature detected by said first sensing means is in a first zone of said at least three zones, said first zone being the lowest temperature zone, and said compensation valve is set at a first predetermined value.

Claim 4

The fuel injection control apparatus of claim 1, wherein when said determining means determines that the engine coolant temperature detected by said first sensing means is in a second zone of said at least three zones, said second zone being a temperature zone higher than said first zone, said compensation value is set at a value determined by the engine coolant temperature.

Claim 5

A fuel injection control apparatus for controlling fuel injection valves which feed fuel to each cylinder of an engine for use in a vehicle, comprising: a first sensing means for detecting an engine coolant temperature; a second sensing means for detecting a parameter which indicates a driving condition of the engine; a first calculation means for calculating an amount of fuel to be injected into each cylinder according to an amount of the parameter detected by said second sensing means; a second calculation means for determining an opening timing of each fuel injection valve according to an amount of the parameter detected by said second sensing means and the amount of fuel to be injected calculated by said first calculation means; a memorizing means for memorizing four zones of engine coolant temperatures; a determining means for determining which of said four zones said detected engine coolant temperature falls within; a third calculation means for determining a compensation value, said compensation value being an amount of compensation that an opening timing of each fuel injection valve is adjusted by, according to the determining means; and a fourth calculation means for determining a compensated opening timing of each of said fuel injection valves according to the opening timing determined by said second calculation means and the compensation value determined by said third calculation means.

Claim 6

A fuel injection control apparatus for controlling fuel injection valves which feed fuel to each cylinder of an engine for use in a vehicle, comprising: a first sensing means for detecting an engine coolant temperature; a second sensing means for detecting a parameter which indicates a driving condition of the engine; a first calculation means for calculating an amount of fuel to be injected into each cylinder according to an amount of the parameter detected by said second sensing means; a second calculation means for determining an opening timing of each fuel injection valve according to an amount of the parameter detected by said second sensing means and the amount of fuel to be injected calculated by said first calculation means; a memorizing means for memorizing four zones of engine coolant temperatures; a determining means for determining which of said four zones said detected engine coolant temperature falls within; a third calculation means for determining a compensation value, said compensation value being an amount of compensation that an opening timing of each fuel injection valve is adjusted by, according to the determining means; and a fourth calculation means for determining a compensated opening timing of each of said fuel injection valves according to the opening timing determined by said second calculation means and the compensation value determined by said third calculation means.

Claim 7

The fuel injection control apparatus of claim 4, wherein when said determining means determines that the engine coolant temperature detected by said first sensing menas is in a first zone of said four zones, said first zone being the lowest temperature zone, said compensated opening timing of each of said fuel injection valves is set at a crank angle which is advanced by a first predetermined value.

Claim 8

The fuel injection control apparatus of claim 4, wherein when said determining means determines that the engine coolant temperature detected by said first sensing means is in a second zone of said four zones, said second zone being defined between a lowest predetermined value of the engine coolant temperature and a second intermediate predetermined value of the engine coolant temperature, said intermediate predetermined value being higher than the lowest predetermined value, said compensated opening timing of each of said fuel injection valves is set at a crank angle which is advanced by an amount determined by the engine coolant temperature.

Claim 9

The fuel injection control apparatus of claim 4, wherein when said determining means determines that the engine coolant temperature detected by the first sensing means is in a third zone of said four zones, said third zone being defined between a third predetermined value of the engine coolant temperature, which is the highest predetermined value, and a second predetermined value of the engine coolant temperature which is lower than the third predetermined value, the compensated opening timing of each of fuel injection valves is not set at an advanced crank angle.

Claim 10

The fuel injection control apparatus of claim 4, wherein when said determining means determines that the engine coolant temperature detected by the first sensing means is in a fourth zone of said four zones, said fourth zone being higher than a third predetermined value of the engine coolant temperature, which is the highest predetermined value, and a throttle opening detected by the second sensing means in less than a predetermined opening, the compensated opening timing of each of said fuel injection valves is not set at an advanced crank angle.

Claim 11

The fuel injection control apparatus of claim 4, wherein when said determining means determines that the engine coolant temperature detected by the first sensing means is in a fourth zone of said four zones, said fourth zone being higher than a third predetermined value of the engine coolant temperature, which is the highest predetermined value, and a throttle opening detected by the second sensing means is greater than or equal to a predetermined opening, the compensated opening timing of each of said fuel injection valves is set at a crank angle which is advanced by a fixed value.