US3742256A - Fuel pump driver circuit - Google Patents

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US3742256A
US3742256A US00189580A US3742256DA US3742256A US 3742256 A US3742256 A US 3742256A US 00189580 A US00189580 A US 00189580A US 3742256D A US3742256D A US 3742256DA US 3742256 A US3742256 A US 3742256A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M37/04—Feeding by means of driven pumps
    • F02M37/08—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M37/04—Feeding by means of driven pumps
    • F02M37/08—Feeding by means of driven pumps electrically driven
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  • a fuel pump driver circuit for an internal combustion engine includes a voltage supply which energizes the fuel pump through an output or switch transistor.
  • the output transistor is turned off to stop the pump by a control transistor, which is controlled by a differential amplifier or switch.
  • the voltage supply is coupled through the ignition switch of the engine to the circuit, and the differential switch is in the on condition and causes the output transistor to conduct to energize the fuel pump.
  • a capacitor is coupled to the differential switch and is charged thereby to actuate the differential switch to the off condition to turn off the current to the fuel pump.
  • the capacitor charges so that the differential switch actuates the control transistor to shunt the bias potential from the control electrode of the output transistor which applies the current to the fuel pump.
  • one such requirement is the cessation of supplying fuel when the engine fails to start within a designated amount of time.
  • Another, requiresthe cessation of fuel supply where the engine ceases to operate for a specified time as a result of a collision or some malfunction of the engine.
  • a fuel pump driver circuit for an internal combustion engine includes a current supply coupled through the ignition switch to an output transistor which is coupled to the fuel pump.
  • the control electrode of the output transistor is coupled through a resistance to the ignition switch and also to the output electrode of a control transistor.
  • the control transistor is controlled by a differential switch which includes first and second transistors, each having two collector electrodes.
  • a reference potential is coupled to the control electrode of the first transistor and this transistor which fully conducts with the differential switch in the off condition.
  • the first collector of this transistor is coupled to the control electrode of the control transistor, and the second collector is connected to the control electrode of the second transistor, which is fully conducting inthe on condition.
  • the control electrode of the second transistor is connected to a storage capacitor and to the output electrode of an input transistor, which input transistor receives a signal when the engine is operating.
  • One collector of the second transistor is also connected to the storage capcitor to charge the same.
  • the voltage supply is coupled to the differential switch causing the same to function in the on condition to supply power to the fuel pump driver circuit.
  • the storage capacitor charges and turns off the second transistor, whereupon the first transistor conducts fully and the control transistor shunts current to reference ground potential to bias off the output transistor, thus removing power from the fuel pump circuit.
  • FIGURE is a schematic diagram of the fuel pump driver circuit of the present invention.
  • thefuel pump driver circuit is energized by a current supply 10 which may be energized by a battery, and which is connected through the ignition switch 12 toterminal 14.
  • Output or load terminals 18 and 20 are provided for connection to the load, i.e., fuel pump 22, with terminal 18 being connected by output transistor 24 to terminal 14, and terminal 20'being connected to the'reference ground potential 21.
  • Resistor 26 is connected'between terminal 314 andbase 28 of output transistor 24. With the circuit 'ing, the differentialswitch is in the off condition and causes the control transistor 32 to conduct to turn off the output transistor 24.
  • Capcitor 40 is connected to the base of transistor 34 of the differential switch, and
  • the pulses at terminal 50 periodically turn on transistor 38 to cause the same to conduct, to reduce the potential at the collector 54, resulting in the discharge of capacitor 40 through transistor 38 to the ground. This causes a reduction in the potential at the base electrode 56 of transistor 34. As a consequence, transistor 34 conducts to drop the emitter potential to reference ground potential, thus shunting the .bias current from the emitter 48 of transistor 36. With the differential switch in the on state, i.e., transistor 34 conducting and transistor 36 conducting, current is applied to the pump 22 through transistor 24. As long as transistor 34 continues to conduct, the coupling of the voltage supply 10 to the load 22 continues.
  • base 56 increases to the value of the reference potential applied to the base terminal 58. With the potential at base 56 equal to the reference potential, the output from collector 60 of transistor 36, which is coupled to base 56, charges the capacitor 40 through resistor 62, thus providing a regeneration voltage across resistor 62 which tends to drive the transistor 34 further off and transistor 36 further on.
  • collector 64 thereof supplies current to base 66 of transistor 32 to turn on the same. This completes the path for cur rent from terminal 14 through resistor 26 to provide a voltage across resistor 26 which turns off transistor 24 to uncouple power from the load.
  • the circuit time delay in uncoupling the voltage supply from the pump 22 can be varied by utilizing different values of bias resistance 68.
  • the particular circuit shown in the diagram has the collector 44 coupled to the reference ground potential to increase the time delay of the circuit.
  • the provision of the two collectors 42 and 44 in transistor 34 is necessary for geometrically matching the transistors 34 and 36 as closely as possible for balancing the differential switch.
  • Transistors of the opposite conductivity type may be substituted for those of the schematic diagram shown in the diagram provided appropriate changes are made to the other circuit elements and the voltage supply.
  • circuit just described could be incorporated in an integrated circuit chip.
  • the chip could be prouncoupling of a power supply to a load in response to an external signal.
  • the fuel pump driver circuit described operates to auto-matically disconnect the supply voltage from the load when no signal is received during a designated period of time, thus preventing the supply of the fuel to create a dangerous condition when the engine is not operating.
  • a driver circuit for a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine which engine produces a signal indicating engine operation, the combination including:
  • circuit means including a load terminal and second means coupling said current supply means to said load terminal for controlling the application of current thereto, and
  • control means coupled to said first means and to said capacitor means and including means for discharging said capacitor means in response to a signal indicating engine operation, said control means including means for charging said capacitor means and being coupled to said second means and operating in response to the voltage, across said capacitor means produced in the absence of a singal indicating engine operation to control said second means to uncouple said load terminal from said supply means.
  • said second means includes a switch transistor having control, common and output electrodes, said common electrode being coupled to said current supply means, said output electrode being coupled to said load terminal, and means coupled between said control means and said control electrode to control said transistor for causing the same to selectively supply current to said load terminal.
  • control means includes a control transistor having control, output and common electrodes, said common electrode being coupled to reference ground potential, and said output electrode being coupled to said second means, and'a differential switch coupled between said first means for receiving signals from the engine and said control electrode of said control transistor, said differential switch having on and off conditions, and being in said off condition to render said control transistor conducting in the absence of a signal from the engine by said signal receiving means.
  • a driver circuit for an electrically operated device associated with apparatus which produces a signal indicating that the apparatus is operating, including in combination:
  • an output transistor having control, common and output electrodes said common electrode being coupled to said current supply means, said output electrode being coupled to said load terminal means;
  • differential switch means including first and second transistors of the same conductivity type, each hav ing control, common and first and second output electrodes, said common electrode of each of said first and second transistors being coupled to said current supply means, means providing a reference potential connected to said control electrode of said first transistor, said first output electrode of said first transistor being coupled to said control electrode of said second transistor;
  • a capacitor coupled between said input electrode of said second transistor and the ground reference potential, means connecting said first output electrode of said second transistor to said capacitor for charging the same, said second output electrode of said second transistor being connected to a reference potential;
  • an input transistor having control and output electrodes, means applying the signal indicating operation of the apparatus to said control electrode, means connecting said output electrodes across said capacitor for discahrging the same in response to the operation signal; said capacitor charging to render said first transistor conducting in the absence of the operation signal to hold said differential switch in the off condition, and render said output transistor nonconducting to disconnect said current supply means from said load terminal means.
  • a driver circuit in accordance with claim 7 including resistance means connected between said first output electrode of said first transistor and-said capacitor means for charging said capacitor means in the absence of the operation signal, said capacitor providing a predetermined time to charge to thereby delay the conduction of said first transistor and the disconnection of said current supply means from said load terminal means.
  • a driver circuit in accordance with claim 7 trode of said first transistor to said control electrode of said output transistor includes a control transistor having control, common and output electrodes, said common electrode being coupledto the reference ground potential, said output electrode being coupled to said control electrode of said output transistor to control the conductivity of said output transistor to control the supply of current to said load terminals, and means connecting said second output electrode of said first transistor to said control electrode of said control transistor.
  • the driver circuit in accordance with claim 9 further including resistance means connecting said control electrode of said output transistor to said current supply means.

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US4071778A (en) * 1975-07-30 1978-01-31 Hitachi, Ltd. Analog operation circuit using a multi-collector lateral transistor
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US4404939A (en) * 1980-08-09 1983-09-20 Kostal Of America Electrical circuit for actuation of the relays of a fuel pump
US4430980A (en) * 1983-05-16 1984-02-14 Chrysler Corporation Fuel pump cut-off circuit
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US4004160A (en) * 1973-09-28 1977-01-18 Robert Bosch G.M.B.H. Switching system to short-circuit a load with minimum residual voltage
US4071778A (en) * 1975-07-30 1978-01-31 Hitachi, Ltd. Analog operation circuit using a multi-collector lateral transistor
US4231345A (en) * 1978-04-12 1980-11-04 Robert Bosch Gmbh Apparatus for controlling an electrical switching element in internal combustion engines
US4404939A (en) * 1980-08-09 1983-09-20 Kostal Of America Electrical circuit for actuation of the relays of a fuel pump
US4430980A (en) * 1983-05-16 1984-02-14 Chrysler Corporation Fuel pump cut-off circuit
US4791905A (en) * 1985-04-02 1988-12-20 Nippondenso Co., Ltd. Control apparatus for a vehicle engine electric fuel pump
US4904162A (en) * 1986-01-17 1990-02-27 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Fuel supplying pump
US5231967A (en) * 1991-01-04 1993-08-03 Outboard Marine Corporation Fuel pump and fuel filter for a marine installation
US5651347A (en) * 1995-05-30 1997-07-29 Nippondenso Co., Ltd. Fuel supply apparatus for internal combustion engine
WO2008065680A3 (en) * 2006-12-01 2008-07-24 Bajaj Auto Ltd Method and control unit for controlling an engine pump
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