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Control device for internal combustion engine

Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1986-04-23
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Granted: 1987-12-22
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Expires: 2006-04-23
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Abstract

Abstract The disclosure is directed to a control device for an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle such as an automobile or the like, having a control valve disposed in a by-pass passage for opening and shutting the by-pass passage which communicates the upstream side and the downstream side of an intake passage by by-passing a throttle valve, in which the engine speed in idling operating condition is controlled to a target speed. This control device is characterized in that the ignition timing is rather advanced than ordinary idling ignition timing during a certain period from the instance when the engine has entered into the idling operating condition after having received a signal detecting the idling operating condition of the engine.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shigeki Imazu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 06:01
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02P; F02P5/00; F02P5/04; F02P5/145; F02P5/15; F02P5/1502; F02P5/1508; F02D; F02D31/00; F02D31/001; F02D31/002; F02D31/003; F02D31/005; F02D37/00; F02D37/02; F02D11/00; F02D11/06; F02D11/10; F02D2011/101; F02D2011/102; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
A control device for an internal combustion engine which comprises: an ignition timing setting means for setting an ignition timing of said engine; an idling detecting means for detecting an idling operating condition of said engine; an idling speed control means for controlling the idling engine speed to a target speed by controlling the amount of intake air after having received a signal from said idling detecting means; a deceleration detecting means for detecting whether said engine has decreased into an idle operating speed range; and an ignition timing correcting means for advancing said ignition timing set by said ignition timing setting means relative to ordinary idling ignition timing when said engine has entered into said idling operating condition after detection of deceased speed of said engine by said deceleration detecting means by receiving said signal from said idling detecting means and a signal from said deceleration detecting means, said ignition timing correcting means maintaining the advanced ignition timing during a predetermined time of the idling operating condition of said engine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 171 words
A control device for an internal combustion engine which comprises: an ignition timing setting means for setting an ignition timing of said engine; an idling detecting means for detecting an idling operating condition of said engine; an idling speed control means for controlling the idling engine speed to a target speed by controlling the amount of intake air after having received a signal from said idling detecting means; a deceleration detecting means for detecting whether said engine has decreased into an idle operating speed range; and an ignition timing correcting means for advancing said ignition timing set by said ignition timing setting means relative to ordinary idling ignition timing when said engine has entered into said idling operating condition after detection of deceased speed of said engine by said deceleration detecting means by receiving said signal from said idling detecting means and a signal from said deceleration detecting means, said ignition timing correcting means maintaining the advanced ignition timing during a predetermined time of the idling operating condition of said engine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 80 words
A control device for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ignition timing setting means includes a basic ignition timing setting means corrresponding to the operating condition of said engine and an advancing angle setting means for setting an advancing angle after the idling operating condition of said engine, the ignition timing being determined by adding a value set by said advancing angle setting means to a value set by said basic ignition timing setting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 53 words
A control device for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said idling speed control means includes a control valve disposed in a by-pass passage for opening and shutting said by-pass passage which communicates the upstream side and the downstream side of an intake passage by by-passing a throttle valve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 54 words
A control device for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ignition timing correcting means includes a timer means for counting the lapse of said certain period and a function setting means for setting the amount of advancing angles with respect to said lapse of certain period as a function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
A control device for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amount of advancing angles is decreased after a certain time has elapsed from the beginning of said period.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
A control device for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amount of advancing angle is decreased in proportion to the time elapsed during said period.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 73 words
A control device for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a neutral detecting means for determining whether a transmission of said engine is in a neutral condition, and second detecting means for determining whether said engine is in a predetermined low load or low speed zone and wherein said idling operating condition is determined based on the signals of said neutral detecting means and the second detecting means.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1990-12-21 1991-06-22 1991-12-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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