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Fuel injection control device for two stroke combustion engine
Assignee: Yamaha Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-06-08
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Granted: 1994-07-19
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Expires: 2013-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A fuel injection system for a multiple cylinder engine having plural cylinders communicating with the same exhaust pipe so that exhaust pulses from one cylinder will be reflected back to the exhaust ports of other cylinders of the same bank. In accordance with the invention, the timing and duration of fuel injection to the cylinders is varied so as to compensate for the effects of the reflected exhaust gas pulses so as to provide substantially equal emission control and power from all cylinders.
Inventors
- 👤 Kimihiro Nonaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-10-29 13:03
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/008; F02B; F02B27/00; F02B27/04; F02B61/00; F02B61/04; F02B61/045; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B75/22; F02D41/30; F02D41/32; F02D41/34; F02D41/345; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/025; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1824; F02D2400/00; F02D2400/04; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, exhaust port means for discharging exhaust gases from each of said cylinders, an exhaust pipe having a pair of inlet ends each communicating with a respective one of said exhaust port means and a common outlet end for discharging the exhaust gases to the atmosphere so that exhaust pulses from one of said cylinders may generate an exhaust pulse back to the exhaust port of the other cylinder, a pair of fuel injectors each supplying fuel to a respective one of said cylinders, and means for controlling the operation of said fuel injectors to provide a difference in the fuel injection to each cylinder from the other for compensating for the transmission of exhaust pulses.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, exhaust port means for discharging exhaust gases from each of said cylinders, an exhaust pipe having a pair of inlet ends each communicating with a respective one of said exhaust port means and a common outlet end for discharging the exhaust gases to the atmosphere so that exhaust pulses from one of said cylinders may generate an exhaust pulse back to the exhaust port of the other cylinder, a pair of fuel injectors each supplying fuel to a respective one of said cylinders, and means for controlling the operation of said fuel injectors to provide a difference in the fuel injection to each cylinder from the other for compensating for the transmission of exhaust pulses.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cylinders are positioned vertically one above the other and the exhaust pipe extends in a vertical direction with its discharge end being disposed closer to one of the cylinders than the other of the cylinders.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the beginning of injection for one cylinder is varied in relation to the other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the duration of fuel injection for one cylinder is varied one with respect to the other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 4 wherein the beginning of injection is also varied in relation to one cylinder from the other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 5 wherein the cylinders are positioned vertically one above the other and the exhaust pipe extends in a vertical direction with its discharge end being disposed closer to one of the cylinder than the other of the cylinders.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 1 wherein there are at least three cylinders each having exhaust port means served by a common exhaust pipe.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the fuel injection for two of the cylinders is maintained the same.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 8 wherein the cylinders are positioned vertically one above the other and the exhaust pipe extends in a vertical direction with its discharge end being disposed closer to one of the cylinder than the other of the cylinders.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 8 wherein the beginning of injection for one cylinder is varied in relation to the others.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 8 wherein the duration of fuel injection for one cylinder is varied with respect to the others.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fuel injection system as set forth in claim 11 wherein the beginning of injection is also varied for one cylinder relative to others.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for controlling a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, exhaust port means for delivering exhaust gases from each of the cylinders, an exhaust pipe having a pair of inlet ends each communicating with a respective of the exhaust port means and a common outlet means so that exhaust pulses from one cylinder may generate an exhaust pulse back to the exhaust port of the other cylinder, and a pair of fuel injectors each supplying fuel to a respective cylinder of the engine, said method comprising the steps of controlling the operations of the fuel injection to provide a difference in the fuel injection to one cylinder from the other to compensate for the effect of exhaust gas pulses.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for controlling a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, exhaust port means for delivering exhaust gases from each of the cylinders, an exhaust pipe having a pair of inlet ends each communicating with a respective of the exhaust port means and a common outlet means so that exhaust pulses from one cylinder may generate an exhaust pulse back to the exhaust port of the other cylinder, and a pair of fuel injectors each supplying fuel to a respective cylinder of the engine, said method comprising the steps of controlling the operations of the fuel injection to provide a difference in the fuel injection to one cylinder from the other to compensate for the effect of exhaust gas pulses.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein the cylinders are positioned vertically one above the other and the exhaust pipe extends in a vertical direction with its discharge end being disposed closer to one of the cylinder than the other of the cylinders.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
22 words
A method as set forth in 13 wherein the beginning of injection for one cylinder is varied in relation to the other.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
22 words
A method as set forth in 13 wherein the beginning of injection for one cylinder is varied in relation to the other.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein the duration of fuel injection for one cylinder is varied one with respect to the others.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein the beginning of injection is also varied for one cylinder relative to the others.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as set forth in claim 17 wherein the cylinders are positioned vertically one above the other and the exhaust pipe extends in a vertical direction with its discharge end being disposed closer to one of the cylinder than the other of the cylinders.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein there are at least three cylinders each having exhaust port means served by a common exhaust pipe.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as set forth in claim 19 wherein the fuel injection for two of the cylinders is maintained the same.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as set forth in claim 20 wherein the cylinders are positioned vertically one above the other and the exhaust pipe extends in a vertical direction with its discharge end being disposed closer to one of the cylinder than the other of the cylinders.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as set forth in claim 20 wherein the beginning of injection for one cylinder is varied in relation to the others.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as set forth in claim 20 wherein the duration of fuel injection for each cylinder is varied with respect to the others.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as set forth in claim 23 wherein the beginning of injection is also varied for one cylinder relative to the others.
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