US4744346A
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Fuel control apparatus in internal combustion engine
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1987-08-24
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Granted: 1988-05-17
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Expires: 2007-08-24
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine. When the running mode the engine is changed into acceleration again from deceleration after acceleration, the fuel becomes too rich if the conventional continuous correcting factor is used. In order to properly reduce the quantity of fuel supply in that case, the number of engine revolutions is counted from a point of initiation of deceleration to a point of initiation of acceleration again to thereby calculate a proper value of the continuous correcting factor corresponding to the count, so that fuel is supplied to the internal combustion engine with a quantity corrected by the thus calculated value of the continuous correcting factor.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyomi Morita
- 👤 Junji Miyake
- 👤 Keiji Hatanaka
- 👤 Kiyotoshi Sakuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:32
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M51/00; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/047; F02D41/10; F02D41/107
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine arranged to increase a quantity of fuel supply uniquely determined on the basis of an engine speed and a quantity of suction air by a predetermined quantity upon detection of acceleration of said internal combustion engine; said apparatus comprising: a detection means for detecting acceleration and deceleration of said internal combustion engine; an engine speed operation means for calculating the number of engine revolutions, said engine speed operation means being arranged to perform the calculation from a point in time when acceleration is detected by said detection means to a point in time when deceleration is detected by said detection means; a calculation means for calculating a continuous acceleration correcting factor representing a quantity to be subtracted from said predetermined quantity in accordance with the value of integration of the number of engine revolutions calculated by said engine speed operation means; and a fuel supply means for supplying fuel to said internal combustion engine in accordance with an output of said calculation means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine arranged to increase a quantity of fuel supply uniquely determined on the basis of an engine speed and a quantity of suction air by a predetermined quantity upon detection of acceleration of said internal combustion engine; said apparatus comprising: a detection means for detecting acceleration and deceleration of said internal combustion engine; an engine speed operation means for calculating the number of engine revolutions, said engine speed operation means being arranged to perform the calculation from a point in time when acceleration is detected by said detection means to a point in time when deceleration is detected by said detection means; a calculation means for calculating a continuous acceleration correcting factor representing a quantity to be subtracted from said predetermined quantity in accordance with the value of integration of the number of engine revolutions calculated by said engine speed operation means; and a fuel supply means for supplying fuel to said internal combustion engine in accordance with an output of said calculation means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, in which said detecting means includes a throttle sensor for detecting the opening of a throttle valve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, in which said detection means includes an air flow rate sensor for detecting an air flow rate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, in which said detection means includes a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure in a combustion chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
A fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, in which said calculating means is arranged to perform the calculation by using a table of said continuous acceleration correcting factor which is represented as a function of said value of integration of the number of engine revolutions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
A fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, in which said calculation means is arranged to perform the calculation by using a map formed of a plurality of tables of said continuous acceleration correcting factor represented as a function of said value of integration of the number of engine revolutions for various values of an engine water temperature.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
173 words
A fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine arranged to increase a quantity of fuel supply uniquely determined on the basis of an engine speed and a quantity of suction air by a predetermined quantity upon detection of acceleration of said internal combustion engine; said apparatus comprising: a throttle sensor for detecting acceleration and deceleration of said internal combustion engine; a counter means for counting the number of engine revolutions, said counter means being arranged to perform the counting from a point in time when acceleration is detected by said throttle sensor to a point in time when deceleration is detected by said throttle sensor; a calculation means for calculating a continuous acceleration correcting factor representing a quantity to be subtracted from said predetermined quantity in accordance with the value of integration of the number of engine revolutions calculated by said counter means; and a fuel supply means including a control unit and an injector for supplying fuel to said internal combustion engine in accordance with an output of said calculation means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
173 words
A fuel control apparatus in an internal combustion engine arranged to increase a quantity of fuel supply uniquely determined on the basis of an engine speed and a quantity of suction air by a predetermined quantity upon detection of acceleration of said internal combustion engine; said apparatus comprising: a throttle sensor for detecting acceleration and deceleration of said internal combustion engine; a counter means for counting the number of engine revolutions, said counter means being arranged to perform the counting from a point in time when acceleration is detected by said throttle sensor to a point in time when deceleration is detected by said throttle sensor; a calculation means for calculating a continuous acceleration correcting factor representing a quantity to be subtracted from said predetermined quantity in accordance with the value of integration of the number of engine revolutions calculated by said counter means; and a fuel supply means including a control unit and an injector for supplying fuel to said internal combustion engine in accordance with an output of said calculation means.
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