US4583507A
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Engine system
Assignee: Delphi Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1983-10-26
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Granted: 1986-04-22
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Expires: 2003-10-26
Abstract
Abstract An engine system of the reciprocating or rotating piston type has a device such as a pressure transducer for providing an indication of when combustion of fuel takes place in the engine. The signal provided by the device over a combustion cycle is stored in a memory and compared with a signal provided in a following cycle to provide a more positive indication of when in the cycle, combustion of fuel starts.
Inventors
- 👤 Godfrey Greeves
- 👤 Paul Lakra
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:28
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/009; F02D35/00; F02D35/02; F02D35/023; F02D35/028; F02P; F02P5/00; F02P5/04; F02P5/145; F02P5/1455; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
An engine system including an engine having a piston, means for feeding fuel to a combustion chamber of the engine, means for varying the timing of ignition of fuel in the combustion chamber and means for sensing the combustion of fuel comprising a device responsive to a condition within the combustion chamber, said condition occurring when combustion of fuel starts in the combustion chamber in use, said device providing an output signal, a memory circuit for storing said output signal and a comparison circuit for comparing the stored output signal over a period of the combustion chamber cylce during which combustion of fuel will occur, obtained from said device with a similar signal produced in another cycle of operation of the combustion chamber, the output of said comparison circuit being utilized as the signal indicative of the commencement of combustion fuel in the combustion chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
An engine system including an engine having a piston, means for feeding fuel to a combustion chamber of the engine, means for varying the timing of ignition of fuel in the combustion chamber and means for sensing the combustion of fuel comprising a device responsive to a condition within the combustion chamber, said condition occurring when combustion of fuel starts in the combustion chamber in use, said device providing an output signal, a memory circuit for storing said output signal and a comparison circuit for comparing the stored output signal over a period of the combustion chamber cylce during which combustion of fuel will occur, obtained from said device with a similar signal produced in another cycle of operation of the combustion chamber, the output of said comparison circuit being utilized as the signal indicative of the commencement of combustion fuel in the combustion chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system according to claim 1 in which said device comprises a pressure transducer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
229 words
An engine system including an engine having a piston, means for feeding fuel to a combustion chamber of the engine, means for varying the timing of ignition of fuel in the combustion chamber and means for sensing the combustion of fuel comprising a device responsive to a condition within the combustion chamber, said condition occurring when combustion of fuel starts in the combustion chamber in use, said device providing an output signal, a memory circuit for storing said output signal and a comparison circuit for comparing the stored output signal over a period of the combustion chamber cycle during which combustion of fuel will occur, obtained from said device with a similar signal produced in another cycle of operation of the combustion chamber, the output of said comparison circuit being utilized as the signal indicative of the commencement of combustion of fuel in the combustion chamber, said system further including a sample and hold circuit which receives the signal from said device, means for effecting operation of said sample and hold circuit at predetermined intervals during said period, an analog/digital converter which converts the signal from said sample and hold circuit into digital form, a random access memory in which the converted signal values produced during said period are stored, in sequence and a microprocessor for comparing the sequence of signal values with a sequence of reference signal values.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
229 words
An engine system including an engine having a piston, means for feeding fuel to a combustion chamber of the engine, means for varying the timing of ignition of fuel in the combustion chamber and means for sensing the combustion of fuel comprising a device responsive to a condition within the combustion chamber, said condition occurring when combustion of fuel starts in the combustion chamber in use, said device providing an output signal, a memory circuit for storing said output signal and a comparison circuit for comparing the stored output signal over a period of the combustion chamber cycle during which combustion of fuel will occur, obtained from said device with a similar signal produced in another cycle of operation of the combustion chamber, the output of said comparison circuit being utilized as the signal indicative of the commencement of combustion of fuel in the combustion chamber, said system further including a sample and hold circuit which receives the signal from said device, means for effecting operation of said sample and hold circuit at predetermined intervals during said period, an analog/digital converter which converts the signal from said sample and hold circuit into digital form, a random access memory in which the converted signal values produced during said period are stored, in sequence and a microprocessor for comparing the sequence of signal values with a sequence of reference signal values.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A system according to claim 3 in which said sequence of reference signal values are a sequence of signal values obtained during a cycle of operation when combustion of fuel is prevented.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system according to claim 3 in which said sequence of reference signal values are a sequence of signal values obtained during a cycle of operation during which the timing of combustion of fuel is deliberately altered.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system according to claim 3 in which said reference signal values are instantaneous signal values obtained during a previous cycle of operation of the engine.
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