US5186149A
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System for controlling fuel supply for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-12-19
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Granted: 1993-02-16
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Expires: 2011-12-19
Abstract
Abstract A system for controlling supply of fuel to a hybrid fuel powered engine during starting. The system has a sensor detecting the alcohol concentration of the fuel, a device for calculating an alcohol correction factor from the detected alcohol concentration, a device for correcting a basic amount of fuel supply in accordance with the alcohol correction factor, a device for increasing or decreasing the factor in increments of a magnitude determined on the basis of the engine coolant temperature once per interval determined on the basis of the engine coolant temperature, and a device for reversing the direction of the increments each time the factor reaches an upper limit value or a lower limit value, whereby the factor is swept over a prescribed range until the engine starts.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichi Kitajima
- 👤 Yoshihiko Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:24
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/0025; F02D19/00; F02D19/06; F02D19/0602; F02D19/0607; F02D19/061; F02D19/08; F02D19/082; F02D19/084; F02D19/085; F02D19/087; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/06; F02D2200/00; F02D2200/02; F02D2200/06; F02D2200/0611; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A system for controlling fuel supply for an internal combustion engine provided with a blended fuel of gasoline and alcohol, the system comprising: first means for determining an alcohol correction factor in accordance with an alcohol concentration in the fuel; second means for one of increasing and decreasing the alcohol correction factor by a prescribed amount between an upper limit and a lower limit within a predetermined time period unless the engine is started; and control means for correcting an amount of fuel supply at engine starting at least in response to the determined alcohol correction factor.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
97 words
A system for controlling fuel supply for an internal combustion engine provided with a blended fuel of gasoline and alcohol, the system comprising: first means for determining an alcohol correction factor in accordance with an alcohol concentration in the fuel; second means for one of increasing and decreasing the alcohol correction factor by a prescribed amount between an upper limit and a lower limit within a predetermined time period unless the engine is started; and control means for correcting an amount of fuel supply at engine starting at least in response to the determined alcohol correction factor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said second means includes third means for changing a direction of change of the alcohol correction factor when the correction factor has reached one of the upper limit and the lower limit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the prescribed amount is set to decrease as the engine coolant temperature rises.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined time period is set to decrease as the engine coolant temperature rises.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said first means includes fourth means for detecting said alcohol concentration in the fuel and for determining the alcohol correction factor based on the detected alcohol concentration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said first means further includes fifth means for detecting air/fuel ratio in the engine exhaust gas to estimate alcohol concentration in the fuel, and for determining the alcohol correction factor based on the estimated alcohol concentration.
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