Ignition controlling device

Claim 2

An ignition controlling device, comprising: a spark plug; a first ignition coil for supplying an ignition current to the spark plug; a second ignition coil for supplying an ignition current to the spark plug; and a controller for controlling the supplies of the currents to the spark plug from the first and second ignition coils; wherein the controller includes a vibrating current compensating means by which a primary current of the first ignition coil and a primary current of the second ignition coil are set to be flowed out of phase by a half of the vibration cycle of each primary current.

Claim 3

An ignition controlling device according to claim 1 wherein the controller includes a sequential mode supply means for supplying ignition currents in series from the first and the second ignition coils to the spark plug.

Claim 4

An ignition controlling device according to claim 2 wherein the supply of the ignition current from the second ignition coil is set to be initiated until the supply of the ignition current is terminated.

Claim 5

An ignition controlling device according to claim 2 wherein the controller further includes a parallel mode supply means for establishing the parallel supplies of the ignition currents from the first and the second ignition coils and a supply mode changing means for selecting either the parallel mode supply means or the sequential mode supply means.

Claim 6

An ignition controlling device according to claim 4 wherein the supply mode changing means is set to select the parallel mode supply means upon issue of an ignition signal and thereafter select the sequential supply mode.

Claim 7

An ignition controlling device according to claim 4 and claim 6 the controller further includes a single mode supply means for supplying successive ignition currents from one of the first ignition coil and the second ignition coil in the multi-ignition manner and the single mode supply means is set to be selected by the supply mode changing means when the other of the first ignition coil and the second ignition coil is detected to malfunction.

Claim 8

An ignition controlling device according to claim 1 wherein the controller is set to control the primary current of each ignition coil based on an integral value signal of the primary current.

Claim 9

An ignition controlling device according to claim 1, wherein the controller further comprises: means for producing an output current value signal, said output current being a sum of said primary currents of said first and second ignition coils; means for producing an output current integration value signal; means for comparing said output current value signal with a first predetermined voltage value and for comparing said output current integration value signal with a second predetermined voltage signal, and for producing respective first and second comparison result signals; and control circuit means, including first and second transistors, for controlling said supplies of the currents to the spark plugs from said first and second ignition coils, respectively, using said first and second comparison result signals.

Claim 10

An ignition controlling device, comprising: a spark plug; a first ignition coil for supplying an ignition current to the spark plug; a second ignition coil for supplying an ignition current to the spark plug; and a controller for controlling the supplies of the currents to the spark plug from the first and second ignition coils; wherein the controller includes parallel control means for controlling a simultaneous flowing of primary currents through said first ignition coil and said second ignition coil; and sequential means for controlling primary currents flowing through said first ignition coil and said second ignition coil such that corresponding secondary currents are out of phase by 180° but have an overlapping portion for a predetermined period of time.

Claim 11

An ignition controlling device, comprising: a spark plug; a first ignition coil for supplying an ignition current to the spark plug; a second ignition coil for supplying an ignition current to the spark plug; and a controller for controlling the supplies of the currents to the spark plug from the first and second ignition coils; wherein the controller includes parallel control means for controlling a simultaneous flowing of primary currents through said first ignition coil and said second ignition coil; and sequential means for controlling primary currents flowing through said first ignition coil and said second ignition coil such that corresponding secondary currents are out of phase by 180° but have an overlapping portion for a predetermined period of time.