US4967715A
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Fuel injection control system for an automotive engine
Assignee: Subaru Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-24
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Granted: 1990-11-06
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Expires: 2009-11-24
Abstract
Abstract A throttle opening degree of a throttle valve at a time when the throttle opening degree is used for determining quantity of fuel injected from an injector is estimated in accordance with coefficients and engine speed. The quantity of air induced in a cylinder of an engine is estimated by using the estimated throttle opening degree and equations based on various coefficients. A basic injection pulse width is calculated based on the estimated air quantity.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Hosaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:32
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/045; F02D41/18; F02D41/182; F02D2200/00; F02D2200/02; F02D2200/04; F02D2200/0402
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A system for controlling fuel injection of an engine for a motor vehicle having an intake passage, a throttle valve provided in the intake passage, and a fuel injector, the system comprising: an engine speed sensor for producing an engine speed signal dependent on speed of the engine; a throttle position sensor for producing a throttle opening degree signal dependent on opening degree of the throttle valve; storing means for storing various coefficients which are arranged in accordance with the engine speed signal and the throttle opening degree signal; estimating means for estimating a throttle opening degree at a time when the estimated throttle opening degree is used for determining quantity of fuel injected from the injector; first calculator means for calculating a quantity of induced air, using coefficients derived from the storing means in accordance with the engine speed signal and the estimated throttle opening degree; and second calculator means for producing a basic injection pulse width signal in accordance with said corrected induced air quantity.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
167 words
A system for controlling fuel injection of an engine for a motor vehicle having an intake passage, a throttle valve provided in the intake passage, and a fuel injector, the system comprising: an engine speed sensor for producing an engine speed signal dependent on speed of the engine; a throttle position sensor for producing a throttle opening degree signal dependent on opening degree of the throttle valve; storing means for storing various coefficients which are arranged in accordance with the engine speed signal and the throttle opening degree signal; estimating means for estimating a throttle opening degree at a time when the estimated throttle opening degree is used for determining quantity of fuel injected from the injector; first calculator means for calculating a quantity of induced air, using coefficients derived from the storing means in accordance with the engine speed signal and the estimated throttle opening degree; and second calculator means for producing a basic injection pulse width signal in accordance with said corrected induced air quantity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein: the estimating means comprises memory means storing coefficients for estimating the throttle opening degree in accordance with engine speed.
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