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Fuel injection control system for internal combustion engine when starting

Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1988-03-25
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Granted: 1989-06-13
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Expires: 2008-03-25
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Abstract

Abstract A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine achieves efficient combustion during starting the engine and reduces excess fuel consumption. While the engine has not warmed yet after starting, extra fuel is supplied to the engine by a starting fuel supply means. When the engine rotational speed exceeds a predetermined first speed corresponding to an almost complete combustion state, the fuel injection amount from the starting fuel supply means is gradually decreased. When the engine rotational speed is determined to exceed a predetermined second speed corresponding to a stable combustion state, the extra fuel from the starting fuel supply means is terminated, and the fuel injection amount based on the engine start control is changed over to the amount based on an air-fuel ratio control for post-starting state.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hiroki Matsuoka

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 18:09
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D31/00; F02D31/001; F02D31/007; F02D31/009; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/06; F02D41/062

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 230 words
A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine comprising: starting fuel supply means for supplying an amount of fuel to the engine, the amount being determined exclusively for a starting state of the engine; post-starting fuel supply means for supplying another amount of fuel to the engine, said another amount being determined based on an air-fuel ratio control; first determination means for determining whether a rotational speed of the engine exceeds a first predetermined speed, the first predetermined speed corresponding to a rotational speed of the engine at which complete combustion starts in a combustion chamber of the engine; fuel decreasing means for gradually decreasing the amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine by the starting fuel supply means when the first determination means determines that the rotational speed of the engine exceeds the first predetermined speed; second determination means for determining whether the rotational speed of the engine exceeds a second predetermined speed, the second predetermined speed being greater than the first predetermined speed and corresponding to an engine speed at which stable running of the engine occurs after the starting state; and fuel supply switching means for switching from fuel supply by the starting fuel supplying means to fuel supply by the post-starting fuel supply means when the second determination means determines that the rotational speed of the engine exceeds the second predetermined state.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 230 words
A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine comprising: starting fuel supply means for supplying an amount of fuel to the engine, the amount being determined exclusively for a starting state of the engine; post-starting fuel supply means for supplying another amount of fuel to the engine, said another amount being determined based on an air-fuel ratio control; first determination means for determining whether a rotational speed of the engine exceeds a first predetermined speed, the first predetermined speed corresponding to a rotational speed of the engine at which complete combustion starts in a combustion chamber of the engine; fuel decreasing means for gradually decreasing the amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine by the starting fuel supply means when the first determination means determines that the rotational speed of the engine exceeds the first predetermined speed; second determination means for determining whether the rotational speed of the engine exceeds a second predetermined speed, the second predetermined speed being greater than the first predetermined speed and corresponding to an engine speed at which stable running of the engine occurs after the starting state; and fuel supply switching means for switching from fuel supply by the starting fuel supplying means to fuel supply by the post-starting fuel supply means when the second determination means determines that the rotational speed of the engine exceeds the second predetermined state.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
The fuel injection control system according to claim 1 wherein the first predetermined speed and the second predetermined speed are fixed speeds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
The fuel injection control system according to claim 1 wherein the first predetermined speed and the second predetermined speed are variable speeds depending on a temperature of the coolant of the engine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 40 words
The fuel injection control system according to claim 2 wherein the amount of fuel supplied by the starting fuel supply means before the rotational speed of the engine is determined to exceed the first predetermined speed is a fixed amount.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 44 words
The fuel injection control system according to claim 3 wherein the amount of fuel supplied by the starting fuel supply means before the rotational speed of the engine exceeds the first predetermined speed is a variable amount depending on the temperature of the coolant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 45 words
The fuel injection control system according to claim 5 wherein the fuel decreasing means decreases the amount of fuel supplied by the starting fuel supply means according to time elapsed after the rotational speed of the engine is determined to exceed the first predetermined speed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 38 words
The fuel injection control system according to claim 6 wherein the fuel decreasing means decreases the amount of fuel supplied by the starting fuel supply means further depending on a change in the rotational speed of the engine.

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