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US5050565A
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Fuel control system for engine
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-14
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Granted: 1991-09-24
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Expires: 2010-12-14
Abstract
Abstract An airflow meter detects an amount of intake air flowing through an intake passage of the engine, and a fuel injector injects fuel in an amount which is determined according to the amount of intake air detected by the airflow meter. A controller calculates moving averages of outputs of the airflow meter, and the ratio of the difference between each output of the airflow meter and the moving average to a value derived from the moving average. The controller causes the fuel injector to increase the amount of fuel to be fed to the engine when the ratio is not smaller than a predetermined reference threshold value.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiro Ishihara
- 👤 Tetsushi Hosokai
- 👤 Tetsuro Takaba
- 👤 Hideki Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:55
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/18; F02D41/187; F02D41/04; F02D41/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A fuel control system for an engine comprising an airflow meter which detects an amount of intake air flowing through an intake passage of the engine, a fuel feed means for feeding fuel to the engine in an amount which is determined according to the amount of intake air detected by the airflow meter, a moving average calculating means which calculates moving averages of outputs of the airflow meter, a ratio calculating means which calculates the ratio of the difference between each output of the airflow meter and the moving average to a value derived from the moving average, and a fuel increase means which causes the fuel feed means to increase the amount of fuel to be fed to the engine when the ratio is not smaller than a predetermined reference threshold value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A fuel control system for an engine comprising an airflow meter which detects an amount of intake air flowing through an intake passage of the engine, a fuel feed means for feeding fuel to the engine in an amount which is determined according to the amount of intake air detected by the airflow meter, a moving average calculating means which calculates moving averages of outputs of the airflow meter, a ratio calculating means which calculates the ratio of the difference between each output of the airflow meter and the moving average to a value derived from the moving average, and a fuel increase means which causes the fuel feed means to increase the amount of fuel to be fed to the engine when the ratio is not smaller than a predetermined reference threshold value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A fuel control system as defined in claim 1 in which said value derived from the moving average is a value which increases and decreases substantially in proportion to the moving average.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A fuel control system as defined in claim 2 in which said value derived from the moving average is a value obtained by subtracting the difference between a value corresponding to the amount of intake air during idling and a predetermined offset value from the preceding value of the moving average.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
A fuel control system as defined in claim 3 in which said moving average is calculated according to formula Gd(i)=K.Gd(i-1)+(1-K).Ga wherein Gd(i) represents the moving average, Gd(i-1) represents the preceding value of the moving average or a predetermined constant, Ga represents the output of the airflow meter, and K represents a constant which is larger than 0 and smaller than 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A fuel control system as defined in claim 1 in which said airflow meter is a hot-wire airflow meter.
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