US5375462A
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Misfire detecting system for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-05-17
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Granted: 1994-12-27
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Expires: 2013-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A misfire detecting system for an internal combustion engine, including an intake pipe internal pressure detecting device for detecting an internal pressure of an intake pipe of the internal combustion engine, and a misfire detection inhibiting device for inhibiting the detection of misfire when the internal pressure of the intake pipe detected by the intake pipe internal pressure detecting device is lower than an intake pipe internal pressure in a no-load condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigetaka Kuroda
- 👤 Kazutomo Sawamura
- 👤 Shukoh Terata
- 👤 Masaki Kanehiro
- 👤 Takuji Ishioka
- 👤 Kenichi Maeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:06
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M15/00; G01M15/04; G01M15/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A misfire detecting system for an internal combustion engine having an intake passage and a crankshaft, comprising: pressure detection means provided at the intake passage for detecting an pressure in the intake passage; rotational speed detection means for detecting a rotational speed of the crankshaft; storage means for storing reference pressure values in the intake passage predetermined according to rotational speeds of the crankshaft when the engine is in no-load state; reading out means for reading out one of the reference pressure values from said storage means in response to the rotational speed detected by the rotational speed detection means; and inhibiting means for inhibiting the detection of misfire when the pressure detected by the pressure detection means is lower than the reference pressure value read out from the storage means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A misfire detecting system for an internal combustion engine having an intake passage and a crankshaft, comprising: pressure detection means provided at the intake passage for detecting an pressure in the intake passage; rotational speed detection means for detecting a rotational speed of the crankshaft; storage means for storing reference pressure values in the intake passage predetermined according to rotational speeds of the crankshaft when the engine is in no-load state; reading out means for reading out one of the reference pressure values from said storage means in response to the rotational speed detected by the rotational speed detection means; and inhibiting means for inhibiting the detection of misfire when the pressure detected by the pressure detection means is lower than the reference pressure value read out from the storage means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A misfire detecting system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, further comprising: correction means for correcting the reference pressure value which is read out from the storage means in response to atmospheric pressure, said inhibiting means inhibiting the detection of misfire when the pressure detected by the pressure detection means is lower than the reference pressure value corrected by said correction means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A misfire detecting system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said inhibiting means is operated while the engine is in cruising state.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A misfire detecting system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein said inhibiting means is operated while the engine is in cruising state.
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