US3911872A - Fuel supply systems for internal combustion engines - Google Patents

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US3911872A
US3911872A US356128A US35612873A US3911872A US 3911872 A US3911872 A US 3911872A US 356128 A US356128 A US 356128A US 35612873 A US35612873 A US 35612873A US 3911872 A US3911872 A US 3911872A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
    • F02D41/24—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means
    • F02D41/26—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means using computer, e.g. microprocessor
    • F02D41/28—Interface circuits
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
    • F02D41/24—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means
    • F02D41/26—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means using computer, e.g. microprocessor
    • F02D41/28—Interface circuits
    • F02D2041/281—Interface circuits between sensors and control unit
    • F02D2041/283—Interface circuits between sensors and control unit the sensor directly giving at least one digital reading
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D2200/00—Input parameters for engine control
    • F02D2200/02—Input parameters for engine control the parameters being related to the engine
    • F02D2200/04—Engine intake system parameters
    • F02D2200/0404—Throttle position
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S261/00—Gas and liquid contact apparatus
    • Y10S261/74—Valve actuation; electrical

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  • a fuel supply system in accordance with the invention includes a throttle valve for controlling the admission of combustion air to an engine and having an angularly movable spindle, a digital encoder for said throttle valve for producing a digital output corresponding to the angular position of the spindle, and a digital electronic fuel control unit responsive to the output of the digital encoder for controlling the rate at which fuel is supplied to the engine in accordance with the output of the digital encoder.
  • the system shown in FIG. 1 includes a digital electronic fuel control device which controls the supply of fuel, pressurised by a pump 11, to injection nozzles 12 in an air intake manifold 13 of the engine.
  • the digital control device 10 has inputs from a speed sensing device 14 and from a digital encoder 15 associated with a throttle 16 which controls admission of combustion air to the manifold 13 under the control of a pedal 17.
  • the timing of the injections is controlled by a timing device 18.
  • the quantity injected in each cycle is controlled by the device 10.

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
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  • Electrical Control Of Air Or Fuel Supplied To Internal-Combustion Engine (AREA)
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US3983851A (en) * 1974-03-18 1976-10-05 Hitachi, Ltd. Electronic fuel injection apparatus
US4098252A (en) * 1976-03-23 1978-07-04 Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft Method and apparatus for carrying out the method to control a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine
US4116177A (en) * 1977-01-21 1978-09-26 Whatley Jr Norman Pre-volatilizing electronically controlled carburetor
US4143622A (en) * 1975-11-18 1979-03-13 Robert Bosch Gmbh Fuel injection apparatus for internal combustion engines
US4144847A (en) * 1975-12-27 1979-03-20 Nissan Motor Company, Limited Emission control apparatus for internal engines with means for generating step function voltage compensating signals
US4172433A (en) * 1974-12-05 1979-10-30 Robert Bosch Gmbh Process and apparatus for fuel-mixture preparation
US4356803A (en) * 1980-03-07 1982-11-02 Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Method and apparatus for controlling the fuel feeding rate of an internal combustion engine
US4450815A (en) * 1981-05-06 1984-05-29 Hitachi, Ltd. Internal combustion engine control apparatus
US4452202A (en) * 1981-12-24 1984-06-05 Acf Industries, Inc. Vacuum pressure transducer
US5415144A (en) * 1994-01-14 1995-05-16 Robertshaw Controls Company Throttle position validation method and apparatus
WO2003023802A1 (de) * 2001-09-11 2003-03-20 Marquardt Gmbh Elektrischer schalter

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DE3705969A1 (de) * 1987-02-25 1988-09-08 Pierburg Gmbh Dreh- oder schiebeschalter
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US3592178A (en) * 1969-10-15 1971-07-13 Peter Schiff Electronic ignition timing circuit
US3593692A (en) * 1968-05-11 1971-07-20 Bosch Gmbh Robert Electrical fuel injection arrangement for internal combustion engines
US3612008A (en) * 1970-02-16 1971-10-12 Acf Ind Inc Vacuum-responsive voltage generator for a fuel injection system
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US3669081A (en) * 1969-05-23 1972-06-13 Sopromi Soc Proc Modern Inject Electronically controlled injecting arrangements feeding fuel under constant pressure into internal combustion engines
US3689753A (en) * 1969-09-23 1972-09-05 Lucas Industries Ltd Engine control systems
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US3752139A (en) * 1971-11-23 1973-08-14 Gte Sylvania Inc Electronic ignition timing system for internal combustion engines
US3780711A (en) * 1971-12-16 1973-12-25 Acf Ind Inc Electronic fuel injection system

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US3720193A (en) * 1967-11-27 1973-03-13 Sopromi Soc Proc Modern Inject Method and apparatus for coding and reading data governing the duration of energization of fuel injection in an internal combustion engine
US3593692A (en) * 1968-05-11 1971-07-20 Bosch Gmbh Robert Electrical fuel injection arrangement for internal combustion engines
US3616780A (en) * 1968-09-28 1971-11-02 Bosch Gmbh Robert Electrically controlled fuel injection arrangement for internal combustion engines
US3669081A (en) * 1969-05-23 1972-06-13 Sopromi Soc Proc Modern Inject Electronically controlled injecting arrangements feeding fuel under constant pressure into internal combustion engines
US3689753A (en) * 1969-09-23 1972-09-05 Lucas Industries Ltd Engine control systems
US3592178A (en) * 1969-10-15 1971-07-13 Peter Schiff Electronic ignition timing circuit
US3612008A (en) * 1970-02-16 1971-10-12 Acf Ind Inc Vacuum-responsive voltage generator for a fuel injection system
US3752139A (en) * 1971-11-23 1973-08-14 Gte Sylvania Inc Electronic ignition timing system for internal combustion engines
US3780711A (en) * 1971-12-16 1973-12-25 Acf Ind Inc Electronic fuel injection system

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3983851A (en) * 1974-03-18 1976-10-05 Hitachi, Ltd. Electronic fuel injection apparatus
US4172433A (en) * 1974-12-05 1979-10-30 Robert Bosch Gmbh Process and apparatus for fuel-mixture preparation
US4143622A (en) * 1975-11-18 1979-03-13 Robert Bosch Gmbh Fuel injection apparatus for internal combustion engines
US4144847A (en) * 1975-12-27 1979-03-20 Nissan Motor Company, Limited Emission control apparatus for internal engines with means for generating step function voltage compensating signals
US4098252A (en) * 1976-03-23 1978-07-04 Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft Method and apparatus for carrying out the method to control a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine
US4116177A (en) * 1977-01-21 1978-09-26 Whatley Jr Norman Pre-volatilizing electronically controlled carburetor
US4356803A (en) * 1980-03-07 1982-11-02 Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Method and apparatus for controlling the fuel feeding rate of an internal combustion engine
US4450815A (en) * 1981-05-06 1984-05-29 Hitachi, Ltd. Internal combustion engine control apparatus
US4452202A (en) * 1981-12-24 1984-06-05 Acf Industries, Inc. Vacuum pressure transducer
US5415144A (en) * 1994-01-14 1995-05-16 Robertshaw Controls Company Throttle position validation method and apparatus
WO2003023802A1 (de) * 2001-09-11 2003-03-20 Marquardt Gmbh Elektrischer schalter

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JPS5647372B2 (cs) 1981-11-09
GB1435098A (en) 1976-05-12
DE2324115C2 (de) 1983-12-01
JPS4961519A (cs) 1974-06-14
AU470436B2 (en) 1976-03-18
IT985021B (it) 1974-11-30
FR2184745A1 (cs) 1973-12-28

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