US4858580A
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Knocking control system for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1988-05-25
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2008-05-25
Abstract
Abstract A knocking control system for an internal combustion engine comprising knocking detector for detector an occurrence of a knocking, first control element for controlling a combustion in an engine combustion chamber based on signals from the knocking detector, first knocking suppressing device for determining a first control gain to control the first control element and thereby suppressing a knocking, second control element for controlling the combustion in the combustion chamber, second knocking suppressing element for determining a second control gain and for controlling the second control element when the first control gain for the first control element is more than a predetermined value, and gain changing element for changing the first control gain to a smaller value as the second control gain is increased. The control system performs quicker knocking control by the first and second control element.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuya Kamise
- 👤 Shigeru Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:53
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02P; F02P5/00; F02P5/04; F02P5/145; F02P5/15; F02P5/152; F02P5/1528; F02P5/1527; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A knocking control system for an internal combustion engine comprising knocking detecting means for detecting an occurrence of a knocking, first control means for controlling a combustion in an engine combustion chamber based on signals from the knocking detecting means, first knocking suppressing means for determining a first control gain to control the first control means and thereby suppressing a knocking, second control means for controlling the combustion in the combustion chamber, second knocking suppressing means for determining a second control gain and for controlling the second control means when the first control gain for the first control means is more than a predetermined value, and gain changing means for changing the first control gain to a smaller value as the second control gain is increased.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A knocking control system for an internal combustion engine comprising knocking detecting means for detecting an occurrence of a knocking, first control means for controlling a combustion in an engine combustion chamber based on signals from the knocking detecting means, first knocking suppressing means for determining a first control gain to control the first control means and thereby suppressing a knocking, second control means for controlling the combustion in the combustion chamber, second knocking suppressing means for determining a second control gain and for controlling the second control means when the first control gain for the first control means is more than a predetermined value, and gain changing means for changing the first control gain to a smaller value as the second control gain is increased.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A knocking control system in accordance with claim 1 characterized by the first control means being ignition timing control means for retarding the ignition timing so as to eliminate the knocking.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A knocking control system in accordance with claim 2 characterized by the ignition timing control means being adapted to change a retard amount of the ignition timing in accordance with a frequency of occurrence of the knocking.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
a knocking control system in accordance with claim 1 characterized by the second control means being supercharging pressure control means for reducing a supercharged pressure of intake air so as to eliminate the knocking.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A knocking control system in accordance with claim 4 characterized by a decrement of the supercharged pressure of the intake air is constant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
A knocking control means in accordance with claim 1 in which the control gain for the second control means is set in accordance with an octane number of a fuel introduced in the engine and an initial value of a control factor in the second control means being set for a high octane number fuel at an engine starting condition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A knocking control system in accordance with claim 1 in which when the knocking control is switched from the first control means to the second control means, the first control means is reset.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A knocking control system in accordance with claim 1 in which initial values of control factors for the first and second control means are set at predetermined values under which the knocking is likely to occur at an engine starting condition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
A knocking control system in accordance with claim 1 in which when a control factor for the second control means is set at the maximum value, a control factor for the first control means is reset at an initial value which is set at an engine starting condition, and the initial value being the maximum value of the control factor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A knocking control system in accordance with claim 1 further comprising means for detecting no occurrence of the knocking and a control factor for the first control means being reset at the initial value set at an engine starting condition when the knocking occurs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
55 words
A knocking control system in accordance with claim 10 in which the means being adapted to detect no occurrence of the knocking for a first given period, the control gain in the first control means being controlled to the initial value gradually each time a second given priod expires after the first given period terminates.
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