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Abnormality detecting device for an EGR system
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1989-05-17
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Granted: 1991-05-07
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Expires: 2009-05-17
Abstract
Abstract An abnormality detecting device for an EGR system comprises an EGR valve disposed in an EGR passage to control a flow rate of exhaust gas recirculated therethrough, a first temperature detecting device disposed in the EGR passage to detect the temperature of the same, a second temperature detecting device disposed in the intake air passage of an internal combustion engine, an operational condition detecting device to output parameters of the engine or the EGR valve as signals indicating operational conditions of the engine, an EGR abnormality determining zone discriminating device adapted to discriminate that the operational conditions are in a predetermined EGR abnormality determining zone in the operable area of the engine or the EGR valve in which recirculation of the exhaust gas is controlled by the EGR valve, and an abnormality determining device to determine abnormality in the EGR system on the basis of a quantitative relation between a value of the EGR abnormality determining temperature which is obtained by the calculation of the operational conditions and an output signal of the second temperature detecting device, and a value of the temperature of the EGR passage detected by the first temperature detecting device.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaaki Miyazaki
- 👤 Hajime Kako
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:56
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/52; F02M26/55; F02M26/49
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
An abnormality detecting device for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system which comprises: an EGR valve disposed in an EGR passage to control a flow rate of exhaust gas recirculated therethrough, a first temperature detecting means disposed in said EGR passage to detect the temperature thereof, a second temperature detecting means disposed in an intake air passage of an internal combustion engine, an operational condition detecting means, coupled to said engine and said air intake air passage, to output parameters of said engine as signals indicating operational conditions of said system; an EGR abnormality determining zone discriminating means for discriminating, based upon an input from said operational condition detecting means, that said operational conditions are in a predetermined EGR abnormality determining zone in the operable area of said engine in which recirculation of the exhaust gas is controlled by said EGR valve, and an abnormality determining means for determining abnormality in the EGR system, based on said output from said EGR abnormality determining zone discriminating means and on a quantitative relation between a value of an EGR abnormality determining temperature which is obtained by the calculation of said operational conditions and an output signal of said second temperature detecting means, and a value of the temperature of the EGR passage detected by said first temperature detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
217 words
An abnormality detecting device for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system which comprises: an EGR valve disposed in an EGR passage to control a flow rate of exhaust gas recirculated therethrough, a first temperature detecting means disposed in said EGR passage to detect the temperature thereof, a second temperature detecting means disposed in an intake air passage of an internal combustion engine, an operational condition detecting means, coupled to said engine and said air intake air passage, to output parameters of said engine as signals indicating operational conditions of said system; an EGR abnormality determining zone discriminating means for discriminating, based upon an input from said operational condition detecting means, that said operational conditions are in a predetermined EGR abnormality determining zone in the operable area of said engine in which recirculation of the exhaust gas is controlled by said EGR valve, and an abnormality determining means for determining abnormality in the EGR system, based on said output from said EGR abnormality determining zone discriminating means and on a quantitative relation between a value of an EGR abnormality determining temperature which is obtained by the calculation of said operational conditions and an output signal of said second temperature detecting means, and a value of the temperature of the EGR passage detected by said first temperature detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The abnormality detecting device according to claim 1, wherein said parameters of the engine are an engine revolution number and a pressure in said intake air passage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The abnormality detecting device according to claim 1, wherein said value of said EGR abnormality determining temperature is calculated by the sum of a value of a temperature detected by said second temperature detecting means and a component of said EGR abnormality determining temperature value which is in proportion to the product of the value of pressure in said intake air passage and the value of an engine revolution number.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
The abnormality detecting device according to claim 3, wherein a relation between said component of the EGR abnormality determining temperature value and said product of the value of pressure in said intake air passage and the value of said engine revolution number is stored in a computer in a form of a map.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The abnormality detecting device according to claim 1, wherein a first timer is coupled to said EGR abnormality determining zone discriminating means and delays the operation of said abnormality determining means and delays the operation of said abnormality determining means a predetermined time after the discrimination of said EGR abnormality determining zone discriminating means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The abnormality detecting device according to claim 1, wherein a second timer means is coupled to said abnormality determining means and delays the setting of an EGR abnormality flag a predetermined time after the operation of said abnormality determining means.
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