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Fuel supply control system for internal combustion engines
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-04-21
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Granted: 1989-07-04
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Expires: 2008-04-21
Abstract
Abstract A fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine comprises a start detecting device for detecting a starting condition of the engine, and a starting fuel supply device for supplying an amount of fuel required for starting the engine which corresponds to an output generated from a device for detecting an engine temperature, when the start detecting device detects the starting condition of the engine. A timer is associated with the start detecting device for counting time elapsed from the time the start detecting device detects the starting condition of the engine and generating an output corresponding to the elapsed time. A fuel decreasing device is responsive to respective outputs from a throttle opening sensor and the timer, for decreasing the amount of fuel for starting the engine, supplied by the starting fuel supply device.
Inventors
- 👤 Shunzaburo Osaki
- 👤 Eitetsu Akiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:33
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/06; F02D41/061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
In a fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine having an intake passage and a throttle valve arranged across said intake passage, including start detecting means for detecting a starting condition of said engine, engine temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said engine and generating an output indicative of the detected engine temperature, throttle opening detecting means for detecting the opening degree of said throttle valve and generating an output indicative of the detected opening degree, and fuel supply means associated with said start detecting means and said engine temperature detecting means and responsive to said output of said engine temperature detecting means, for supplying said engine with an amount of fuel required for starting said engine, when said start detecting means detects said starting condition of said engine, the improvement comprising: time counting means associated with said start detecting means for counting time elapsed from the time said start detecting means detects said starting condition of said engine and generating an output depending upon whether or not said elapsed time is larger than a predetermined period of time, said predetermined period of time being determined by said output of said throttle opening detecting means, and fuel decreasing means responsive to said output of said time counting means, for decreasing said amount of fuel for starting said engine, to be supplied by said fuel supply means, after said predetermined period of time has elapsed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
In a fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine having an intake passage and a throttle valve arranged across said intake passage, including start detecting means for detecting a starting condition of said engine, engine temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said engine and generating an output indicative of the detected engine temperature, throttle opening detecting means for detecting the opening degree of said throttle valve and generating an output indicative of the detected opening degree, and fuel supply means associated with said start detecting means and said engine temperature detecting means and responsive to said output of said engine temperature detecting means, for supplying said engine with an amount of fuel required for starting said engine, when said start detecting means detects said starting condition of said engine, the improvement comprising: time counting means associated with said start detecting means for counting time elapsed from the time said start detecting means detects said starting condition of said engine and generating an output depending upon whether or not said elapsed time is larger than a predetermined period of time, said predetermined period of time being determined by said output of said throttle opening detecting means, and fuel decreasing means responsive to said output of said time counting means, for decreasing said amount of fuel for starting said engine, to be supplied by said fuel supply means, after said predetermined period of time has elapsed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
A fuel supply control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fuel decreasing means decreases said amount of fuel for starting said engine, when the opening degree of said throttle valve detected by said throttle opening detecting means is smaller than a predetermined value, and at the same time said elapsed time counted by said time counting means is larger than said predetermined time period.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
A fuel supply control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fuel decreasing means decreases said amount of fuel for starting said engine, when the opening degree of said throttle valve detected by said throttle opening detecting means is larger than a predetermined value, and at the same time said elapsed time counted by said time counting means is larger than said predetermined period of time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
A fuel supply control system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said fuel decreasing means decreases said amount of fuel for starting said engine, when the opening degree of said throttle valve detected by said throttle opening detecting means is smaller than said predetermined value, and at the same time said elapsed time counted by said time counting means is larger than a second predetermined period of time which is longer than said first-mentioned predetermined period of time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A fuel supply control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fuel decreasing means inhibits said decreasing of said amount of fuel for starting said engine when the temperature of said engine detected by said engine temperature detecting means is higher than a predetermined value, and allows said decreasing of said amount of fuel for starting said engine when the detected engine temperature is lower than said predetermined value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A fuel supply control system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said amount of fuel for starting said engine is a basic value corresponding to the detected engine temperature, said fuel decreasing means decreasing said amount of fuel for starting said engine by multiplying said basic value by a correction coefficient.
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