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Diagnosis device for an internal combustion engine exhaust gas recycling device
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1988-01-28
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Granted: 1989-05-02
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Expires: 2008-01-28
Abstract
Abstract A diagnosis device of an exhaust gas recycling device of an internal combustion engine checks operating conditions of the engine and determines whether the engine is operating with performance of exhaust gas recycling based upon the checked conditions by modifying them according to atmospheric pressure.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuhiko Norota
- 👤 Mamoru Yoshioka
- 👤 Hidemi Ohnaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/0025; F02D41/0047; F02D41/005; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/45; F02M26/46; F02M26/47; F02M26/49; F02M26/52; F02M26/55; F02M26/56; F02M26/57; F02D2200/00; F02D2200/70; F02D2200/703; F02M2026/001; F02M2026/004; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A diagnosis device for detecting a malfunction of an exhaust gas recycling device of an internal combustion engine and issuing a warning of said malfunction, said exhaust gas recycling device performing exhaust gas recycling only when certain engine operating conditions aare met, said device comprising: first means for sensing certain engine operating parameters generally corresponding to said certain engine operating conditions and determining whether the engine is operating with performance of the exhaust gas recycling; second means for sensing certain performance parameters indicative of performance of the exhaust gas recycling and determining whether exhaust gas recyling is actually performed; and third means for determining a malfunction of the exhaust gas recyclying device only when said first means determine that the engine is operating with performance of the exhaust gas recycling and said second means determines that the exhaust gas recycling is not actually performed; said first means sensing atmospheric pressure and modifying the determination of whether the engine is operating with performance of exhaust gas recycling in response to atmospheric pressure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A diagnosis device for detecting a malfunction of an exhaust gas recycling device of an internal combustion engine and issuing a warning of said malfunction, said exhaust gas recycling device performing exhaust gas recycling only when certain engine operating conditions aare met, said device comprising: first means for sensing certain engine operating parameters generally corresponding to said certain engine operating conditions and determining whether the engine is operating with performance of the exhaust gas recycling; second means for sensing certain performance parameters indicative of performance of the exhaust gas recycling and determining whether exhaust gas recyling is actually performed; and third means for determining a malfunction of the exhaust gas recyclying device only when said first means determine that the engine is operating with performance of the exhaust gas recycling and said second means determines that the exhaust gas recycling is not actually performed; said first means sensing atmospheric pressure and modifying the determination of whether the engine is operating with performance of exhaust gas recycling in response to atmospheric pressure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein diagnosis is avoided when the atmospheric pressure is not more than a certain value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein said certain engine operating parameters are at least one of intake manifold pressure and intake air flow rate of the engine and the engine revolution rate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein said certain engine operating parameters are the intake manifold pressure of the engine and the engine revolution rate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein said certain engine operating parameter is intake air amount per one stroke of the engine derived from intake air flow rate of the engine and engine revolution rate, and when the intake air amount per one stroke of the engine is within certain values it is determined that exhaust gas recycling is performed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
The diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein said engine operating parameters are intake air flow rate of the internal combustion engine and intake air amount per one stroke of the internal combustion engine calculated from the intake air flow rate and engine revolution rate, and it is determined that exhaust gas recycling is performed when the intake air flow rate is at least a certain value, and the intake air amount per one stroke of the engine is not more than a certain value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein said said first means includes an intake manifold pressure sensor, intake manifold pressure detected by the intake manifold pressure sensor immediately before starting the engine being taken as the atmospheric pressure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein atmospheric pressure is determined from an air/fuel ratio learning high altitude compensation coefficient for air/fuel ratio control of the engine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein said second means determines whether a temperature of an exhaust gas recycling passage is not more than a certain value over a certain time interval, said certain time interval being determined according to atmospheric temperature.
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