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Fuel supply control system for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Hitachi Unisia Automotive Ltd
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Filing: 1990-04-27
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Granted: 1991-02-19
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Expires: 2010-04-27
Abstract
Abstract In a fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine, a voltage value to be applied to a fuel pump is controlled depending on a monitored alcohol concentration contained in a fuel to allow the fuel pump to supply a controlled amount of the fuel which is determined based on the monitored alcohol concentration contained in the fuel.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaru Kuribara
- 👤 Kazumitsu Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:28
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/30; F02D41/3082; F02D19/00; F02D19/06; F02D19/0602; F02D19/0605; F02D19/08; F02D19/082; F02D19/084; F02D19/085; F02D19/087; F02D41/0025; F02M; F02M37/00; F02M37/04; F02M37/08; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; F02D2200/00; F02D2200/02; F02D2200/06; F02D2200/0611; F02M2037/085; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a fuel tank which stores a fuel therein; a fuel pump associated with said fuel tank to pressurize the fuel and supply same into a fuel line which is connected to fuel feed means at its downstream end, said fuel feed means feeding a controlled amount of the fuel to be combustioned in engine combusted chamber means, said fuel pump adapted to vary its discharge rate depending on a voltage value applied thereto; sensor means for monitoring an alcohol concentration contained in the fuel to produce a signal indicative of the monitored alcohol concentration; first means for deriving said voltage value to be applied to the fuel pump based on a value of said alcohol concentration indicative signal; second means, responsive to said first means, for applying said derived voltage value to the fuel pump to allow the latter to supply a controlled amount of the fuel which corresponds to the value of said alcohol concentration indicative signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a fuel tank which stores a fuel therein; a fuel pump associated with said fuel tank to pressurize the fuel and supply same into a fuel line which is connected to fuel feed means at its downstream end, said fuel feed means feeding a controlled amount of the fuel to be combustioned in engine combusted chamber means, said fuel pump adapted to vary its discharge rate depending on a voltage value applied thereto; sensor means for monitoring an alcohol concentration contained in the fuel to produce a signal indicative of the monitored alcohol concentration; first means for deriving said voltage value to be applied to the fuel pump based on a value of said alcohol concentration indicative signal; second means, responsive to said first means, for applying said derived voltage value to the fuel pump to allow the latter to supply a controlled amount of the fuel which corresponds to the value of said alcohol concentration indicative signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
86 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second means includes third means for deriving an alcohol concentration based on said alcohol concentration indicative signal, fourth means, responsive to said third means, for deriving a required fuel supply rate to be fed to the fuel feed means based on said derived alcohol concentration, and fifth means, responsive to said fourth means, for deriving the voltage value to be applied to the fuel pump based on said derived required fuel supply rate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said third means includes sixth means for deriving the value of said alcohol concentration indicative signal, and seventh means, responsive to said sixth means, for deriving the alcohol concentration based on said value derived by the sixth means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said fuel feed means is a fuel injection valve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said sensor means is disposed in said fuel line.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said fuel pump is provided in said fuel tank.
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