US4753206A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Fuel injection control system for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Denso Corp
•
Filing: 1987-09-22
•
Granted: 1988-06-28
•
Expires: 2007-09-22
Abstract
Abstract In a fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine, a basic fuel amount is determined in accordance with detected values of intake air pressure and rotational speed of the engine. The detected value of the intake air pressure is averaged by a predetermined averaging function to infer temperature of air flowing into a cylinder of the engine. The basic fuel amount is corrected by the inferred temperature, more specifically, by the difference between the detected value of the intake air pressure and the averaged value of the same so that undesired change in air-fuel ratio resulting from comparatively slow change in temperature of air flowing into engine cylinder upon acceleration and deceleration of the engine is compensated for.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidehiko Inoue
- 👤 Shigenori Isomura
- 👤 Toshio Kondo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:02
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/10; F02D41/06; F02D41/068
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine comprising: intake air detecting means for detecting intake air amount flowing through an intake passage of said engine; speed detecting means for detecting a rotational speed of said engine; fuel supplying means for supplying said engine with fuel; and electronic control means for controlling amount of fuel to be supplied by said fuel supplying means in accordance with the detected intake air amount and the detected rotational speed said electronic control means including: first means for determining a basic fuel amount in accordance with the detected intake air amount and the detected rotational speed; second means for averaging the detected intake air amount based on an averaging function predetermined to infer temperature of intake air flowing into a cylinder of said engine; third means for determining a correction value as a function of the averaged intake air amount; and fourth means for correcting the basic fuel amount by the correction value so that said fuel supplying means supplies said engine with fuel by an amount proportional to the corrected fuel amount.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine comprising: intake air detecting means for detecting intake air amount flowing through an intake passage of said engine; speed detecting means for detecting a rotational speed of said engine; fuel supplying means for supplying said engine with fuel; and electronic control means for controlling amount of fuel to be supplied by said fuel supplying means in accordance with the detected intake air amount and the detected rotational speed said electronic control means including: first means for determining a basic fuel amount in accordance with the detected intake air amount and the detected rotational speed; second means for averaging the detected intake air amount based on an averaging function predetermined to infer temperature of intake air flowing into a cylinder of said engine; third means for determining a correction value as a function of the averaged intake air amount; and fourth means for correcting the basic fuel amount by the correction value so that said fuel supplying means supplies said engine with fuel by an amount proportional to the corrected fuel amount.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A fuel injection control system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic control means further includes fifth means for deriving a difference between the detected intake air amount and the averaged intake air amount, and wherein said third means determines the correction value in accordance with the difference.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
A fuel injection control system according to claim 2, wherein said electronic control means further includes sixth means for discriminating acceleration and deceleration of said engine, and wherein said second means changes the predetermined averaging function in response to the discrimination result of said sixth means so that the averaged intake air amount follows the detected intake air amount faster upon deceleration of said engine than upon acceleration of said engine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A fuel injection control system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic control means further includes seventh means for correcting the correction value in accordance with the detected intake air amount and the detected rotational speed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A fuel injection control system according to claim 1, wherein said intake air detecting means includes a pressure detector positioned downstream a throttle valve of said engine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
177 words
A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine comprising: intake air pressure detecting means for detecting intake air pressure in an intake passage of said engine; speed detecting means for detecting a rotational speed of said engine; fuel supplying means for supplying said engine with fuel; and electronic control means for controlling amount of fuel supplied by said fuel supplying means in accordance with the detected intake air pressure and the detected rotational speed, said electronic control means being programmed to; (a) determine a basic amount of fuel in accordance with the detected intake air pressure and the detected rotational speed, (b) average the detected intake air pressure based on an averaging function predetermined to infer temperature of intake air flowing into a cylinder of said engine, (c) determine a correction in relation to the averaged intake air pressure, and (d) correct the determined basic amount of fuel by the determined correction value so that said fuel supplying means supplies said engine with fuel by an amount proportional to the corrected basic amount of fuel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
177 words
A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine comprising: intake air pressure detecting means for detecting intake air pressure in an intake passage of said engine; speed detecting means for detecting a rotational speed of said engine; fuel supplying means for supplying said engine with fuel; and electronic control means for controlling amount of fuel supplied by said fuel supplying means in accordance with the detected intake air pressure and the detected rotational speed, said electronic control means being programmed to; (a) determine a basic amount of fuel in accordance with the detected intake air pressure and the detected rotational speed, (b) average the detected intake air pressure based on an averaging function predetermined to infer temperature of intake air flowing into a cylinder of said engine, (c) determine a correction in relation to the averaged intake air pressure, and (d) correct the determined basic amount of fuel by the determined correction value so that said fuel supplying means supplies said engine with fuel by an amount proportional to the corrected basic amount of fuel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
A fuel injection control system according to claim 6, wherein said electronic control means is further programmed to; (e) derive difference between the detected intake air pressure and the averaged intake air pressure, and wherein said correction value is determined in accordance with the derived pressure difference in such a manner that the correction value is increased as the derived pressure difference is increased.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
72 words
A fuel injection control system according to claim 7, wherein said electronic control means is further programmed to; (f) discriminate acceleration and deceleration of said engine from the polarity of the derived pressure difference, and (g) change the predetermined averaging function in response to the discrimination result so that the averaged intake air pressure follows the detected intake air pressure faster upon deceleration of said engine than upon acceleration of said engine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A fuel injection control system according to claim 8, wherein said electronic control means is further programmed to; (h) decrease the correction value in accordance with increase in the detected intake air pressure and the detected rotational speed.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4651699A
Cited
US4706632A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-06-28 | 1991-12-28 | 1992-06-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-06-28 | 1995-12-28 | 1996-06-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-06-28 | 1999-12-28 | 2000-06-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |