US5396869A
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Fuel supply control device of internal-combustion engine
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-07-26
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Granted: 1995-03-14
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Expires: 2013-07-26
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a fuel supply control device which can properly control fuel supply at any time by recovering within a short time in the event of out of phase in the drive of the step motor. In a fuel supply mechanism of an internal-combustion engine having a fuel supply control means for controlling the quantity of intake air or fuel supplied into the engine, a step motor for driving the fuel supply control means, and a control value output means for outputting control values to the step motor, the fuel supply control device comprises a position sensor for detecting the control position of the fuel supply control means, a out of phase detecting means for detecting the out of phase of the step motor from the control values supplied from the control value output means and the control position detected by the position sensor, a out of phase step value computing means for converting, into the number of steps of the step motor, a deviation between the control value and control positions at the time of detection of the out of phase condition of the step motor by the out of phase detecting means, and a control value correcting means for correcting the control values of the step motor by using the number of steps determined by the out of phase step value computing means.
Inventors
- 👤 Norio Suzuki
- 👤 Kazuo Hirabayashi
- 👤 Yosuke Tachibana
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:03
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D11/00; F02D11/06; F02D11/10; F02D35/00; F02D35/0015; F02M; F02M69/00; F02M69/16; F02M69/18; F02M69/24; H; H02; H02P; H02P8/00; H02P8/36; H02P8/38; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; F02D2011/101; F02D2011/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A fuel mixture control device of an internal-combustion engine having a fuel mixture adjusting means for adjusting a mixture of intake air and fuel supplied to said internal-combustion engine, a motor for driving said fuel mixture adjusting means, and a control value output means for outputting a control value to said step motor, comprising: a position sensor for detecting a control position of said fuel mixture adjusting means; an out of phase detecting means for detecting an out of phase condition of said step motor on the basis of a control value from said control value output means and a control position detected by said position sensor; an out of phase step value computing means for converting, into the number of steps of said step motor, a deviation between said control value and said control position at the time of detection of the out of phase condition of said step motor by said out of phase detecting means; and a control value correcting means for correcting said control value of said step motor by the use of the number of steps determined by said out of phase step value computing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A fuel mixture control device of an internal-combustion engine having a fuel mixture adjusting means for adjusting a mixture of intake air and fuel supplied to said internal-combustion engine, a motor for driving said fuel mixture adjusting means, and a control value output means for outputting a control value to said step motor, comprising: a position sensor for detecting a control position of said fuel mixture adjusting means; an out of phase detecting means for detecting an out of phase condition of said step motor on the basis of a control value from said control value output means and a control position detected by said position sensor; an out of phase step value computing means for converting, into the number of steps of said step motor, a deviation between said control value and said control position at the time of detection of the out of phase condition of said step motor by said out of phase detecting means; and a control value correcting means for correcting said control value of said step motor by the use of the number of steps determined by said out of phase step value computing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A fuel mixture control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control value of said step motor is a stored current position (SM) which is so controlled that said control position will correspond to an indicated value (TH O ) of said step motor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
189 words
A fuel mixture control device of an internal-combustion engine having a fuel mixture adjusting means for adjusting a mixture of intake air and fuel supplied to said internal-combustion engine, a step motor for driving said fuel mixture adjusting means, and a control value output means for outputting a control value to said step motor, said device comprising: a position sensor for detecting a control position of said fuel mixture adjusting means; an out of phase detecting means for detecting an out of phase condition of said step motor on the basis of a control value from said control value output means and a control position detected by said position sensor; a full-close out of phase discriminating means for discriminating whether or not a control value determined at the time of detection of the out of phase condition of said step motor by said out of phase detecting means is smaller than a specific position; and a substituting means for substituting said control value with a specific value when said control position has been discriminated to be smaller than a specific position by said full-close out of phase discriminating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
189 words
A fuel mixture control device of an internal-combustion engine having a fuel mixture adjusting means for adjusting a mixture of intake air and fuel supplied to said internal-combustion engine, a step motor for driving said fuel mixture adjusting means, and a control value output means for outputting a control value to said step motor, said device comprising: a position sensor for detecting a control position of said fuel mixture adjusting means; an out of phase detecting means for detecting an out of phase condition of said step motor on the basis of a control value from said control value output means and a control position detected by said position sensor; a full-close out of phase discriminating means for discriminating whether or not a control value determined at the time of detection of the out of phase condition of said step motor by said out of phase detecting means is smaller than a specific position; and a substituting means for substituting said control value with a specific value when said control position has been discriminated to be smaller than a specific position by said full-close out of phase discriminating means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A fuel mixture control device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said control value of said step motor is a stored current position (SM) which is so controlled that a control position will correspond to an indicated valve (TH O ) of said step motor.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2002-03-13 | 2002-09-12 | 2003-03-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2006-03-13 | 2006-09-12 | 2007-03-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |