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Method and device for controlling fuel injection quantity of electronic control diesel engine
Assignee: Denso Corp
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Filing: 1986-05-29
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Granted: 1987-12-22
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Expires: 2006-05-29
Abstract
Abstract In controlling a fuel injection quantity by an electromagnetic spill valve on-off operated at a target spill angle in accordance with an angle count number and a time count number of an engine rotation, based on the engine rotation angle signal outputted through a predetermined crank angle, the angle count number is set at a predetermined value during idling and time count is constantly started from one and the same point of on-off operate the electromagnetic spill valve. In consequence, the control of the fuel injection quantity does not fluctuate during idling irrespective of various factors of dispersion. On the other hand, during non-idling, the angle count number varying in association with the target spill angle is determined and the time count is started from the end point of the angle count number to control the electromagnetic spill valve. In consequence, an adverse influence suh as an engine stall is not rendered to the normal operating conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaomi Nagase
- 👤 Eiji Takemoto
- 👤 Noritaka Ibuki
- 👤 Takashi Hasegawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:35
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/30; F02D41/38; F02D41/40; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/08; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of controlling a fuel injection quantity in an electronic control diesel engine, wherein said fuel injection quantity is controlled by an electromagnetic spill valve on-off operated at a target spill angle in accordance with an angle count number and a time count number of an engine rotation, based on an engine rotation angle signal outputted through a predetermined crank angle, comprising the steps of: detecting whether idling conditions exist or not; setting said angle count number of said engine rotation angle signal at a predetermined fixed value during detected idling conditions and starting a time count of said time count number from the end point of said predetermined fixed angle count number to on-off operate said electromagnetic spill valve; and determining said angle count number varying in association with said target spill angle during detected non-idling conditions and starting said time count of said time count number from the end point of said angle count number to on-off operate said electromagnetic spill valve.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of controlling a fuel injection quantity in an electronic control diesel engine, wherein said fuel injection quantity is controlled by an electromagnetic spill valve on-off operated at a target spill angle in accordance with an angle count number and a time count number of an engine rotation, based on an engine rotation angle signal outputted through a predetermined crank angle, comprising the steps of: detecting whether idling conditions exist or not; setting said angle count number of said engine rotation angle signal at a predetermined fixed value during detected idling conditions and starting a time count of said time count number from the end point of said predetermined fixed angle count number to on-off operate said electromagnetic spill valve; and determining said angle count number varying in association with said target spill angle during detected non-idling conditions and starting said time count of said time count number from the end point of said angle count number to on-off operate said electromagnetic spill valve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method of controlling a fuel injection quantity as set forth in claim 1, wherein said spill angle is calculated from at least an engine speed, an accelerator opening, engine cooling water temperature and intake-air temperature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method of controlling a fuel injection quantity as set forth in claim 1, wherein said detected idling conditions are made to be stabilized idling conditions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
A method of controlling a fuel injection quantity as set forth in claim 3, wherein said stabilized idling conditions are judged from the detection of conditions including: that it is not during the start or during some period of time after the start, that some period of time has elapsed after an accelerator pedal is fully closed, that a neutral range is adopted or the vehicle speed is zero in a drive range, and that a dash pot is not acting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method of controlling a fuel injection quantity as set forth in claim 1, wherein said detected idling conditions include an idling state and a low rotation non-idling state.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of controlling a fuel injection quantity as set forth in claim 1, wherein said fixing of said angle count number is performed only when said angle count number associated with said target spill angle is at a preset value or more.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method of controlling a fuel injection quantity as set forth in claim 1, wherein, in determining said angle count number varying in association with said target spill angle, a surplus time duration is corrected in consideration of multiple interrupts.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
179 words
A device for controlling a fuel injection quantity in an electronic control diesel engine, wherein said fuel injection quantity is controlled by an electromagnetic spill valve on-off operated at a target spill angle in accordance with an angle count number and a time count number of an engine rotation, based on an engine rotation angle signal outputted through a predetermined crank angle, comprising: means for detecting whether idling conditions exist or not; means for setting said angle count number of said engine rotation angle signal at a predetermined fixed value during detected idling conditions and for starting a time count of said time count number from the end point of said predetermined angle count number to on-off operate said electromagnetic spill valve during said detected idling conditions; and means for determining said angle count number varying in association with said target spill angle during the detected non-idling conditions and for starting said time count of said time count number from the end point of said angle count number to on-off operate said electromagnetic spill valve during detected non-idling conditions.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
179 words
A device for controlling a fuel injection quantity in an electronic control diesel engine, wherein said fuel injection quantity is controlled by an electromagnetic spill valve on-off operated at a target spill angle in accordance with an angle count number and a time count number of an engine rotation, based on an engine rotation angle signal outputted through a predetermined crank angle, comprising: means for detecting whether idling conditions exist or not; means for setting said angle count number of said engine rotation angle signal at a predetermined fixed value during detected idling conditions and for starting a time count of said time count number from the end point of said predetermined angle count number to on-off operate said electromagnetic spill valve during said detected idling conditions; and means for determining said angle count number varying in association with said target spill angle during the detected non-idling conditions and for starting said time count of said time count number from the end point of said angle count number to on-off operate said electromagnetic spill valve during detected non-idling conditions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
123 words
A method of controlling a fuel injection quantity as set forth in claim 1, wherein: during said detected idling conditions, a predetermined integer is fixed as said angle count number, a unit rotational angle is multiplied by the predetermined integer, the value obtained by the multiplication is subtracted from said target spill angle and the value obtained by the subtraction is used to determine said time count number to be time counted; and during said detected non-idling conditions, said target spill angle is divided by said unit rotational angle, the integer value obtained by the division being set as the angle count number and the fractional remainder resulting from the division being used to determine the time count number to the time counted.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
146 words
A device for controlling a fuel injection quantity in an electronic control diesel engine as set forth in claim 8, wherein said fixed predetermined value of the angle count number during detected idling conditions is a fixed integer value and said angle count number during the detected non-idling conditions is the integer value obtained by division of the target spill angle by a unit rotational value, said device further comprising: means for multiplying said fixed integer value by said unit rotational angle, subtracting the value obtained by said multiplication from said target spill angle and for determining said time count number based upon the value obtained from said subtraction, during said detected idling conditions; and means for determining said time count number based upon the fractional remainder obtained by the division of the target spill angle by said unit rotational value, during said detected non-idling conditions.
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