Adaptive charge mixture control system for internal combustion engine

Claim 1

A charge mixture control system for an internal combustion engine having a throttle speed control and a fuel/air charge mixture control including at least one of a first means for comparing engine speed with a predetermined minimum level to derive a control signal therefrom, second means for comparing throttle positions with a preset throttle position to derive a second control signal therefrom, and a third means for comparing engine deceleration rate with a preset engine deceleration rate to derive a third control signal therefrom, override gate means responsive to said control signals to generate an enrichment signal, said fuel/air charge mixture control arranged to receive said enrichment signal and to cause enrichment of the fuel/air charge mixture for the engine from a preset ratio in response thereto, said fuel/air charge mixture control also being supplied with a fixed signal which causes the mixture control to lean the charge at a fixed rate, whereby the fuel/air mix is altered at a rate proportional to the difference between the override gate means output signal and the fixed signal.