US5168859A
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Method and apparatus for judging misfire in internal combustion engine
Assignee: Hitachi Unisia Automotive Ltd
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Filing: 1990-05-29
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Granted: 1992-12-08
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Expires: 2010-05-29
Abstract
Abstract In an internal combustion engine where in a predetermined driving state, the air-fuel ratio is feedback-controlled based on a detection signal of an air-fuel ratio sensor and in other driving state, the air-fuel ratio is feed-forward-controlled, the presence or absence of a misfire is judged from the detection signal of the air-fuel sensor at the time of the feed forward control, and when the presence of a misfire is judged, a warning is given.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanobu Ohsaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 04:15
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M15/00; G01M15/04; G01M15/10; G01M15/102; G01M15/104; F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/14; F02D41/1438; F02D41/1486; F02D41/1488; F02D41/22; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine where in a predetermined driving state, a fuel injection quantity is feedback-corrected so that an air-fuel ratio is controlled to a first target air-fuel ratio, comprising the steps of: feed-forward-correcting the fuel injection quantity in another driving state, so that the air-fuel ratio is controlled to a second target air-fuel ratio; determining the presence or absence of a misfire from the detected actual air-fuel ratio in the other driving state; and issuing a warning when the presence of a misfire is determined.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine where in a predetermined driving state, a fuel injection quantity is feedback-corrected so that an air-fuel ratio is controlled to a first target air-fuel ratio, comprising the steps of: feed-forward-correcting the fuel injection quantity in another driving state, so that the air-fuel ratio is controlled to a second target air-fuel ratio; determining the presence or absence of a misfire from the detected actual air-fuel ratio in the other driving state; and issuing a warning when the presence of a misfire is determined.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined driving state is that of a low-speed/low-load to medium-speed/medium-load driving region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the other driving state covers a high-load driving region and a high-speed driving region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the other driving state is that of driving at a time of start.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the other driving state is that of an idle driving state.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the other driving state is that of driving at a low water temperature.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
169 words
An apparatus for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine comprising: fuel supply quantity-setting means for setting a fuel supply quantity according to an engine driving state; air-fuel ratio-detecting means for detecting an air-fuel ratio from an exhaust component; feedback correction means for performing feedback correction of the fuel supply quantity in a predetermined driving state based on a detection signal of the air-fuel ratio-detecting means so that the air-fuel ratio is controlled to a first target air-fuel ratio; feed forward correction means for performing feed forward correction of the fuel supply quantity in another driving state so that the air-fuel ratio is controlled to a second target air-fuel ratio; driving control means for driving and controlling fuel-supplying means according to the corrected fuel supply quantity; misfire-determining means for determining the presence or absence of a misfire in the engine from the detection signal of the air-fuel ratio-detecting means when the feed forward correction means is operated; and means for actuating a warning when a misfire is determined.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
169 words
An apparatus for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine comprising: fuel supply quantity-setting means for setting a fuel supply quantity according to an engine driving state; air-fuel ratio-detecting means for detecting an air-fuel ratio from an exhaust component; feedback correction means for performing feedback correction of the fuel supply quantity in a predetermined driving state based on a detection signal of the air-fuel ratio-detecting means so that the air-fuel ratio is controlled to a first target air-fuel ratio; feed forward correction means for performing feed forward correction of the fuel supply quantity in another driving state so that the air-fuel ratio is controlled to a second target air-fuel ratio; driving control means for driving and controlling fuel-supplying means according to the corrected fuel supply quantity; misfire-determining means for determining the presence or absence of a misfire in the engine from the detection signal of the air-fuel ratio-detecting means when the feed forward correction means is operated; and means for actuating a warning when a misfire is determined.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, which further comprises means for actuating the feedback correction means in a low-speed/low-load to medium-speed/medium-load driving region.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, which further comprises means for actuating the feed forward correction means in a high-load driving region and a high-speed driving region.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, which further comprises means for actuating the feed forward correction means at the time of start.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, which further comprises means for actuating the feed forward correction means at the time of idle driving state.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus for determining a misfire in an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, which further comprises means for actuating the feed forward correction means at the time of driving at a low water temperature.
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