US5119784A
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Engine control system for multi-valve engine
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1991-03-26
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2011-03-26
Abstract
Abstract An intake system, for use with an internal combustion engine having a plurality of intake valves for each cylinder, includes a plurality of intake ports, opening into the combustion chamber side of the internal combustion engine at different distances from a spark plug of the cylinder. The intake valves are controlled to keep an intake port located at the shortest distance from the spark plug opened only slightly in an early intake cycle stage while opening the other intake ports at their desired timings. The intake port located at the shortest distance from the spark plug is subsequently opened at a desired timing, thereby aspirating a substantial quantity of air through the closest intake port at a later time than through the other intake ports.
Inventors
- 👤 Noboru Hashimoto
- 👤 Fumihiko Saito
- 👤 Toru Shiraishi
- 👤 Tatsuya Uesugi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:09
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D13/00; F02D13/02; F02D13/0223; F02D13/0226; F02D13/023; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/26; F01L1/265; F02D13/0257; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F1/42; F02F1/4214; F02F1/4221; F02M; F02M69/00; F02M69/04; F02M69/042; F02M69/044; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; F02F2001/244; F02F2001/245; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
An intake system for introducing a fuel mixture into a combustion chamber of a multi-valve internal combustion engine comprising: at least two intake ports for each cylinder of said engine, said intake ports being arranged at different distances from a spark plug in each cylinder of said engine; intake valves for opening and shutting each of said intake ports; and control means for driving said intake valves so as to maintain that intake port at the shortest distance from said spark plug opened only slightly in an early stage of an intake cycle of the cylinder while opening the other of said intake ports at a desired timing, thereby aspirating air through said intake port at the shortest distance from said spark plug at a later time than through the other of said intake ports.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
An intake system for introducing a fuel mixture into a combustion chamber of a multi-valve internal combustion engine comprising: at least two intake ports for each cylinder of said engine, said intake ports being arranged at different distances from a spark plug in each cylinder of said engine; intake valves for opening and shutting each of said intake ports; and control means for driving said intake valves so as to maintain that intake port at the shortest distance from said spark plug opened only slightly in an early stage of an intake cycle of the cylinder while opening the other of said intake ports at a desired timing, thereby aspirating air through said intake port at the shortest distance from said spark plug at a later time than through the other of said intake ports.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
An intake system as recited in claim 1, and further comprising fuel delivery control means for suspending fuel delivery through said intake port at the shortest distance from the spark plug before the internal combustion engine reaches a predetermined temperature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
108 words
An intake system as recited in claim 2, wherein said fuel delivery control means comprises at least two pulse controlled electronic fuel injectors, one for said intake port at the shortest distance from the spark plug and the other for the other of said intake ports, and a pulse controller for gradually decreasing a pulse width of a control pulse for said electronic fuel injectors for the other of said intake ports and gradually increasing a pulse width of a control pulse for said electronic fuel injector for said intake port at the shortest distance from the spark plug until the internal combustion engine reaches said predetermined temperature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
84 words
An intake system as recited in claim 2, wherein said fuel delivery control means comprises shutter means for opening and closing said intake port at the shortest distance from said spark plug and control means for causing said shutter means to close said intake port at the shortest distance from said spark plug before the internal combustion engine reaches a predetermined temperature and to gradually open said intake port at the shortest distance from said spark plug once said predetermined temperature has been reached.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An intake system as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least two intake ports are joined together as an integrated intake port and a fuel injector is disposed in said integrated intake port.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
An intake system as recited in claim 5, wherein said integrated intake port is provided with an internal intake port therein at the shortest distance from said spark plug for separating said intake port from the other of said intake ports.
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