US4998519A
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Fuel supply control system for an engine
Assignee: Subaru Corp
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Filing: 1990-06-14
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Granted: 1991-03-12
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Expires: 2010-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A fuel supply control system for an engine has an engine speed sensor for producing an engine speed signal and a sensor for sensing temperature of coolant and for producing a coolant temperature dependent on the temperature signal. A predetermined fuel cutoff engine speed, above which bouncing of intake and exhaust valves of the engine occurs, is set in accordance with the coolant temperature to a value which increases with increase of the temperature. When engine speed exceeds the fuel cutoff engine speed, the fuel supply is cut off.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomoya Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:42
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/12; F02D41/123; F02D41/0002; F02D41/0007; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
In a system for cutting off the fuel supply of an engine having a fuel supply means, said system comprising an actual engine speed detector means for producing an engine speed signal dependent on said actual engine speed, comparing means for comparing said actual engine speed signal and a fuel cutoff engine speed signal and producing a fuel cutoff signal when said actual engine speed signal exceeds said fuel cutoff engine speed signal, and means responsive to said fuel cutoff signal for cutting off the fuel supply by the fuel supply means, the improvement comprising temperature detector means for producing a coolant temperature signal dependent on coolant temperature at the start of the engine, setting means responsive to said coolant temperature signal for setting an initial value of said fuel cutoff engine speed at the start of the engine, said initial value being represented as an increasing function with increase of said coolant temperature, and correction means for correcting said fuel cutoff engine speed to increase said fuel cutoff engine speed from said initial value in response to elapsed time after the start of the engine independent of coolant temperature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
In a system for cutting off the fuel supply of an engine having a fuel supply means, said system comprising an actual engine speed detector means for producing an engine speed signal dependent on said actual engine speed, comparing means for comparing said actual engine speed signal and a fuel cutoff engine speed signal and producing a fuel cutoff signal when said actual engine speed signal exceeds said fuel cutoff engine speed signal, and means responsive to said fuel cutoff signal for cutting off the fuel supply by the fuel supply means, the improvement comprising temperature detector means for producing a coolant temperature signal dependent on coolant temperature at the start of the engine, setting means responsive to said coolant temperature signal for setting an initial value of said fuel cutoff engine speed at the start of the engine, said initial value being represented as an increasing function with increase of said coolant temperature, and correction means for correcting said fuel cutoff engine speed to increase said fuel cutoff engine speed from said initial value in response to elapsed time after the start of the engine independent of coolant temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
The system according to claim 1, further comprising means for setting a maximum value of said fuel cutoff engine speed, and said correction means determines an increasing rate of said fuel cutoff engine speed in response to said coolant temperature at the start of the engine and corrects said fuel cutoff engine speed to increase from said initial value to the maximum value with said increasing rate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said initial value of said fuel cutoff engine speed is constant at coolant temperatures higher than a predetermined temperature.
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