US4765301A
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Fuel supply control method for internal combustion engines after starting
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-02-06
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Granted: 1988-08-23
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Expires: 2007-02-06
Abstract
Abstract A method of controlling the quantity of fuel supplied to an internal combustion engine after starting thereof. An initial value of a fuel increment is set in response to a temperature of the engine immediately after the start of the engine, and is subsequently decreased with the lapse of time. A quantity of fuel set by the use of the thus decreased fuel increment is supplied to the engine. The rate of decrease of the fuel increment is set to a value corresponding to a sensed temperature representative of fuel injection valves of the engine. Preferably, the rate of decrease is set to a smaller value when the sensed temperature is equal to or higher than a value corresponding to the boiling point of the fuel, than a value set when the former is lower than the latter.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuzuru Koike
- 👤 Takafumi Nishikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:06
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/06; F02D41/061; F02D41/062; F02D41/064; F02D2200/00; F02D2200/02; F02D2200/06; F02D2200/0606
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of controlling the quantity of fuel being supplied to an internal combustion engine having fuel injection valves after starting thereof, which is adapted to set an initial value of a fuel increment in response to a temperature of said engine immediately after the start of said engine, subsequently decrease said fuel increment from the set initial value thereof with the lapse of time, supply said engine with a quantity of fuel set by the use of the thus decreased fuel increment, the method comprising the steps of: (a) sensing intake air temperature in the vicinity of said fuel injection valves; and (b) setting a rate at which said fuel increment is decreased, to a value corresponding to the sensed intake air temperature.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of controlling the quantity of fuel being supplied to an internal combustion engine having fuel injection valves after starting thereof, which is adapted to set an initial value of a fuel increment in response to a temperature of said engine immediately after the start of said engine, subsequently decrease said fuel increment from the set initial value thereof with the lapse of time, supply said engine with a quantity of fuel set by the use of the thus decreased fuel increment, the method comprising the steps of: (a) sensing intake air temperature in the vicinity of said fuel injection valves; and (b) setting a rate at which said fuel increment is decreased, to a value corresponding to the sensed intake air temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said step (a) comprises sensing said intake air temperature immediately after the start of said engine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the sensed intake air temperature is higher than a predetermined value corresponding to the boiling point of fuel, the rate of decrease of said fuel increment is set to a smaller value than that of which it is set when the sensed temperature is lower than said predetermined value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
144 words
A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the initial value of said fuel increment is set upon generation of a predetermined control signal representative of predetermined crank angles of said engine immediately after cranking of said engine, the set initial value of said fuel increment being subsequently decreased by a predetermined amount each time a first predetermined number of pulses of said control signal are generated when the sensed intake air temperature is lower than said predetermined value corresponding to the boiling point of the fuel, and while the set initial value of said fuel increment being subsequently decreased by said predetermined amount each time a second predetermined number of pulses of said control signal are generated when the sensed intake air temperature is equal to or higher than said predetermined value, said second predetermined number being greater than said first predetermined number.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein when said fuel increment is greater than a predetermined reference value, said predetermined amount is set to a first value, and when said fuel increment is equal to or smaller than said predetermined reference value, said predetermined amount is set to a second value smaller than said first value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said predetermined reference value is set to a value based on the set initial value of said fuel increment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a basic value of the quantity of fuel being supplied to said engine is multiplied by said fuel increment to obtain said set quantity of fuel to be supplied to said engine.
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