USRE34257E - Crank angle detecting system for engines - Google Patents

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USRE34257E
USRE34257E US07/338,166 US33816689A USRE34257E US RE34257 E USRE34257 E US RE34257E US 33816689 A US33816689 A US 33816689A US RE34257 E USRE34257 E US RE34257E
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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
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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
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    • F02D41/32—Controlling fuel injection of the low pressure type
    • F02D41/36—Controlling fuel injection of the low pressure type with means for controlling distribution
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P15/00—Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F02P1/00 - F02P13/00 and combined with layout of ignition circuits
    • F02P15/08—Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F02P1/00 - F02P13/00 and combined with layout of ignition circuits having multiple-spark ignition, i.e. ignition occurring simultaneously at different places in one engine cylinder or in two or more separate engine cylinders
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
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    • F02P5/145—Advancing or retarding ignition; Control therefor automatically, as a function of the working conditions of the engine or vehicle or of the atmospheric conditions using electrical means
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    • F02P5/1502—Digital data processing using one central computing unit
    • F02P5/1506—Digital data processing using one central computing unit with particular means during starting
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
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    • F02P7/06—Arrangements of distributors, circuit-makers or -breakers, e.g. of distributor and circuit-breaker combinations or pick-up devices of circuit-makers or -breakers, or pick-up devices adapted to sense particular points of the timing cycle
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  • the present invention relates generally to a crank angle detecting system for an engine, and more particularly to a system for detecting a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder on the basis of crankshaft angular position, particularly when a multi-cylinder engine is started, in order that fuel can be injected into or ignited within each cylinder separately or each group of cylinders simultaneously.
  • crank angle detecting systems have been proposed in place of conventional contact point opening/closing mechanisms arrnaged within a distributor. These detecting systems can electrically detect predetermined piston strokes (e.g. compression stroke) for each cylinder on the basis of crankshaft angular position.
  • the system is incorporated with an ignition system or a fuel injection system for a multi-cylinder engine.
  • ignition system fuel is ignited within each group of cylinders simultaneously in response to each detected predetermined piston stroke.
  • injection system fuel is supplied into each group of cylinders simultaneously in response to each detected predetermined piston stroke.
  • Japan Published Examined Patent Application No. 40-8281 discloses an ignition system for an internal combustion engine including a crank angle detecting system.
  • a rotating disc is rotatably connected to a crankshaft in synchronization with the crankshaft.
  • the disc includes metallic sectors and nonmetallic sectors alternately.
  • An electromagnetic sensor detects change in magnetic flux caused when the disc is rotating in order to detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder on the basis of crankshaft angular position. In response to the detected electromagnetic sensor signal, each group of cylinders are ignited.
  • Japan Published Unexamined Patent Application No. 57-8328 discloses an engine control system including a crank angle detecting system.
  • a rotating disc is also rotatably connected to a crankshaft in synchronization with the crankshaft.
  • the disc includes a plurality of cylinder detecting slits which can detect an upper dead center of each cylinder.
  • a photoelectric sensor detects light passed through or shut off by the slits in order to detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder on the basis of crankshaft angular position.
  • the width of a first slit for detecting a predetermined piston stroke of the first cylinder is formed wider than that of the other slits for detecting predetermined piston strokes of the other cylinders.
  • the other cylinder signals are detected in sequence in order to inject fuel into each group of cylinders.
  • a flip-flop is reset in response to the first cylinder signal, and thereafter outputs a rectangular pulse signal alternately in response to the cylinder signals to activate, in turn, two circuits classified into two cylinder groups.
  • crank angle detecting system for an engine which can reliably detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder or for each group of cylinders separately, immediately after the engine has been started.
  • the crank angle detecting system for an engine comprises, in particular, a disc rotatably connected to a crankshaft and formed with a large number of slits and a small number of slits corresponding to engine cylinder in such a manner that widths of a small number of the slits are formed being different from each other at least between ignition groups to separately discriminate each cylinder or each cylinder group in crank angular position on the basis of crank angle signals obtained by a large number of slits in cooperation with a photoelectric sensor.
  • crank angle detecting system according to the present invention is incorporated with a group-ignition system, for instance, it is possible to ignite each cylinder or each cylinder group separately in response to cylinder signals detected by the crank angle detecting system immediately after the engine has been started.
  • FIG. 1(A) is a diagrammatical plane view showing a rotating disc connected to a crankshaft, which is provided for a prior-art crank angle detecting systems incorporated with an engine control system for supplying fuel into each cylinder group;
  • FIG. 1(B) is a schematic block diagram of the prior-art engine control system provided with the rotating disc shown in FIG. 1(A);
  • FIG. 1(C) is a table indicating one cycle of a four-cylinder engine having an ignition sequence of V 1 -V 3 -V 4 -V 2 , by way of example;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram including a perspective view of a rotating disc of a first embodiment of the crank angle detecting system according to the present invention, which is incorporated with an engine ignition system by way of example;
  • FIG. 3 is a diagrammatical plane view showing a rotating disc connected to a crankshaft, which is the same as the one (the first embodiment) shown in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4(a) is a waveform diagram indicating a series of cylinder signals obtained by the rotation disc shown in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 4(b) is a waveform diagram indicating a series of one-degree crank angle signals obtained by the rotating disc shown in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a control flowchart for discriminating each cylinder or each cylinder group in the control unit (the first embodiment) shown in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 6 is a diagrammatical plane view showing a rotating disc connected to a crankshaft, similarly to FIG. 3, which is a second embodiment of the crank angle detecting system according to the present invention
  • FIG. 7(a) is a waveform diagram indicating a series of cylinder signals obtained by the rotating disc shown in FIG. 6, similarly to FIG. 4(a);
  • FIG. 7(b) is a waveform diagram indicating a series of one-degree crank angle signals obtained by the rotating disc shown in FIG. 6, similarly to FIG. 4(b);
  • FIG. 8 is a control flowchart for discriminating each ylinder in the control unit (the second embodiment) similarly to FIG. 5.
  • Japan Published Unexamined Patent Application No. 57-8328 discloses an engine control system including a crank angle sensing system.
  • an engine is so controlled that fuel is injected into engine cylinders being classified into two cylinder groups.
  • fuel is injected into all the engine cylinders simultaneously.
  • it is necessary to control engine being classified into cylinder groups (two groups in 4-cylinder engine, for instance).
  • FIG. 1(A) shows a disc A disposed in a distributor (not shown) for sensing crank angle signals and cylinder signals.
  • a large number of open slits B arranged along the outer periphery of the disc A detect the crank angular positions.
  • Four slits C 1 to C 4 arranged at 90 degree angular intervals in the disc A detect cylinder signals. In these four slits C 1 to C 4 , only the slit C 1 is formed wider than the other slits C 2 C 3 and C 4 . This is because the slit C 1 detects a basic or specific cylinder signal.
  • two photoelectric sensors are so disposed as to detect light passed through or shut off by the slits B and C 1 to C 4 in such a way that the outer open slits B detect crank angle signals of 0.5 degrees, the widest slit C 1 detects a cylinder signal of 5 degrees, and the three slits C 2 , C 3 and C 4 detect three cylinder signals of 3.5 degrees all in crank angle whenever the disc A rotates through one revolution.
  • the four cylinder signals detect each top dead center of each cylinder in crank angle or distributor angle in the case of a four cylinder engine.
  • fuel is injected into each cylinder being classified into two cylinder groups.
  • the presence or absence of the basic cylinder signal obtained by the widest slit C 1 can be detected by counting the crank angle signals (0.5 SIG) when the basic cylinder signal is being detected.
  • the basic cylinder signal 5 degrees obtained by the widest slit C 1 is discriminated. Thereafter, each cylinder signal (3.5 degrees) is discriminated in sequence.
  • the operation of this system is described in more detail hereinbelow.
  • the cylinder signals (CYL SIG) and the crank angle signals (0.5 SIG) are at a low voltage level when the photoelectric sensor detects light passed through the slits B and C 1 to C 4 , and a first counter is reset in response to a high voltage level signal.
  • the first counter begins to count the crank angle signal (0.5 SIG) applied to the CLK terminal thereof via an inverter and a NOR gate. If the first counter counts nine crank angle (CLK) signals, a first NAND gate outputs a high voltage level signal.
  • the first NAND gate outputs a low voltage level signal; a second NAND gate also outputs a low voltage level signal; the clock signals (0.5 SIG) change to a high level via a NOR gate, so that the first counter stops counting. Thereafter, if the cylinder signal changes to a high voltage level (the slit is not detected), the first counter is reset for standing-by the counting of the succeeding crank angle signals (0.5 SIG).
  • a basic cylinder discriminating signal (B CYL SIG) of a high voltage level is generated.
  • the basic cylinder signal (B CYL) is applied to the reset terminal of a second counter, after having been inversed to reset the second counter. That is to say, the second counter is synchronized with the basic cylinder signal. Since the cylinder signals are sequentially applied to the CLK terminal of the second counter, the second counter outputs a rectangular signal such that the voltage level is high in response to the slit C 2 , but low in response to the slit C 4 . In response to this rectangular signal, either of the first or the fourth transistor is turned on or off alternately.
  • the first transistor Tr 1 is turned on in response to the high level rectangular signal (REC SIG)
  • REC SIG high level rectangular signal
  • FUEL SIG fuel injection signal
  • a third power transistor Tr 3 is kept off, so that two injection coils LA 1 and LA 2 are not energized.
  • the rectangular signal (REC SIG) changes to a low voltage level
  • the second transistor is turned off; since the second transistor Tr 2 is kept turned on; the third transistor Tr 3 is turned on, so that the two injection coils LA 1 and LA 2 are energized simultaneously. Since an inverter is connected between the second counter and the four transistor Tr 4 , the transistors Tr 1 and Tr 4 are turned on or off alternately.
  • FIG. 1(C) shows a table representative of the piston stroke during one cycle of a four-cylinder engine having an ignition sequence of V 1 -V 3 -V 4 -V 2 .
  • the cylinders V 1 and V 4 are classified as group A; the cylinders V 2 and V 3 are classified as group B.
  • the above classification can be applied to the case where the ignition sequence is V 1 -V 2 -V 4 -V 3 .
  • the cylinders V 1 and V 3 are classified as group A; the cylinders V 2 and V 4 are classified as group B.
  • FIG. 2 shows an ignition system for a four-cylinder engine having an ignition sequence of V 1 -V 3 -V 4 -V 2 , by way of example, in which the first embodiment according to the present invention is incorporated with the ignition system.
  • the first cylinder V 1 and the fourth cylinder V 4 are classified as group A; the third cylinder V 3 and the second cylinder V 2 are classified as group B.
  • the system shown in FIG. 2 comprises roughly a rotating disc 1, a photoelectric sensor 7, an airflow meter 8, a control unit 10, an ignition coil unit 20 including two power transistors Tr 3 and Tr 4 and four ignition plugs 21 to 24.
  • the rotating disc 1 is disposed within a distributor (not shown). That is, a disc shaft is rotatably connected to a crankshaft through a cam shaft, so that the rotating disc 1 rotates half revolution in synchronization with the crankshaft whenever the crankshaft rotates one revolution.
  • the rotating disc 1 is formed with a large number of open crank angle detecting slits 2 and four cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6.
  • the open crank angle detecting slits 2 are formed along the outer circumference of the disc 1 at regular angular intervals corresponding to one degree in crank shaft angular position. Since the revolution speed of the disc 1 is half of that of the crankshaft, 720-piece crank angle detecting slits 2 are formed along the outer circumference of the disc 1.
  • the four cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6 are arranged at 90-degree angular intervals in the reverse direction of the rotating disc 1 so as to detect the ignition sequence of the engine cylinders as follows:
  • the widest slit 3 with an angular width of 24° in crankshaft angle detects the first cylinder V 1 ;
  • the medium slit 4 with an angular width of 16° in crankshaft angle detects the third cylinder V 3 ;
  • the narrowest slit 4 with an angular width of 8° in crankshaft angle detects the fourth cylinder V 4 ;
  • the medium slit 6 with an angular width of 16° (the same as the slit 4) in crankshaft angle detects the second cylinder V 2 . Therefore, the slits 3 and 5 corresponding to cylinders V 1 and V 4 are classified as group A; the slits 4 and 6 corresponding to cylinders V 3 and V 2 are classified as group B.
  • the photoelectric sensor 7 is so disposed that the rotating disc 1 is put between a tuning fork portion thereof as depicted in FIG. 2.
  • the sensor 7 includes two pairs of light-emitting element (e.g. light-emitting-diode) and light-receiving element (e.g., phototransistor).
  • the first pair thereof is disposed so as to detect light passed through (e.g. high voltage level) or shut off (e.g. low voltage level) by the crank angle detecting slits 2, that is, one-degree crank angle signals (1° SIG) 2a.
  • the second pair thereof is disposed so as to detect light passed through (e.g. high voltage level) or shut off (e.g. low voltage level) by the cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6, that is, four cylinder signals (CYL SIG) 3a, 4a, 5a and 6a.
  • the control unit 10 includes a crank angle signal shaping circuit 11, a cylinder signal shaping circuit 12, an air quantity detector 13, an engine speed detector 14, a basic fuel quantity calculator 15, an ignition timing determining unit including memory unit 16, a first cylinder (A-group cylinder) detector 17, a B-group cylinder detector 18, an ignition timing controller 19 and an ignition coil controller 25, and two transistors Tr 1 and Tr 2 .
  • the crank angle signal shaping circuit 11 connected to the photoelectric sensor 7 shapes the waveform of the crank angle signals (1° SIG) into that as depicted in FIG. 4(b).
  • the cylinder signal shaping circuit 12 connected to the photoelectric sensor 7 shapes the waveform of the cylinder signals (CYL SIG) into that as depicted in FIG. 4(a).
  • Each cylinder signals rises or changes to a high voltage level at 110 degrees in crank angle before each top dead center of each cylinder and falls or changes to a low level with pulse widths corresponding to each slit angular widths (24°, 16°, 8°, 16°).
  • the air quantity detector 13 connected to the airflow meter 8 detects the quantity of air introduced into the engine and outputs digital signals corresponding thereto.
  • the engine speed detector 14 connected to the crank angle signal shaping circuit 11 detects engine speed N on the basis of the crank angle signal (1° SIG).
  • the ignition timing determining unit 16 reads appropriate ignition timings from a table stored in a memory unit included therein, in accordance with table look-up method, on the basis of the calculated basic quantity of fuel Tp and the detected engine speed N.
  • the ignition timing controller 19 connected to the B-group cylinder detector 18 and the ignition timing determining unit 16 generates a first ignition signal IG A in response to an ignition timing signal IGN T only while the first cylinder signal 3a or the fourth cylinder signal 5a (Group A) is detected, in order to turn on the first transistor Tr 1 .
  • the controller 19 further generates a second ignition signal IG B in response to an ignition timing signa IGN T only while the third cylinder signal 4a or the second cylinder signal 6a (Group B) is detected, in order to turn on the second transistor Tr 2 .
  • the ignition coil controller 25 connected to the B-group cylinder detector 18 generates a first ignition coil current signal I A when the first cylinder signal 3a or the fourth cylinder signal 5a (A-group) is detected or changes to a high voltage level (110 degrees before the top dead center) for a predetermined time period and a second ignition coil current signal I B when the third cylinder signal 4a or the second cylinder signal 6a (B-group) is detected or changes to a high voltage level (110 degrees before the top dead center) for a predetermined time period.
  • the ignition coil unit 20 includes a primary coil 20a and a secondary coil 20b.
  • the middle of the primary coil 20a is connected to a battery B.
  • One end of the primary coil 20a is connected to the collector of a third (power) transistor Tr 3 and the other end of the primary coil 20a is connected to the collector of a fourth (power) transistor Tr 4 .
  • One end of the secondary coil 20b is connected to a first ignition plug 21 via a first diode D 1 and to a second ignition plug 22 via a second diode D 2 in parallel with each other but in the reverse direction; the other end of the secondary coil 20b is connected to a third ignition plug 23 via a third diode D 3 and to a fourth ignition plug 24 via a fourth diode D 4 in parallel with each other but in the reverse direction.
  • the base of the third transistor Tr 3 is connected to the collector of the first transistor Tr 1 and the ignition coil controller 25 to receive the first ignition coil current signal I A and the first ignition signal IG A .
  • the base of the fourth transistor Tr 4 is connected to the collector of the second transistor Tr 2 and the ignition coil controller 25 to receive the second ignition coil current signal I B and the second ignition signal IG B .
  • the crank angle signal shaping circuit 11 outputs a crank angle pulse signal 2a as shown in FIG. 4(b).
  • the cylinder signal shaping circuit 12 In response to the cylinder signals, the cylinder signal shaping circuit 12 outputs four cylinder pulse signal 3a, 4a, 5a, and 6a as shown in FIG. 4(a).
  • the signal 3a is obtained by the widest slit 3 of 24° for detecting the first cylinder V 1 as group A; the signal 4a is obtained by the medium slit 4 of 16° for detecting the third cylinder V 3 as group B; the signal 5a is obtained by the narrowest slit 5 of 8° for detecting the fourth cylinder V 4 as group A; and the signal 6a is obtained by the medium slit 6 of 16° for detecting the second cylinder V 2 as group B.
  • the first cylinder or A-group cylinder detector 17 detects the crankshaft angular position range in which the first cylinder V 1 or the A-group cylinders V 1 and V 4 should be ignited. Further, in response to the same signals, the B-group cylinder detector 18 detects the crankshaft angular position range in which the third cylinder V 3 or the second cylinder V 2 or the B-group cylinders should be ignited. Each cylinder group is discriminated by counting each pulse width of the cylinder signals on the basis of the crank angle signal as described later in more detail. The B-group cylinder detector 18 outputs an A-group cylinder signal CYL A or a B-group cylinder signal CYL B representative of each discriminated crankshaft angular position range within which each cylinder should be ignited.
  • the engine speed detector 14 detects engine speed N and outputs a signal corresponding thereto.
  • the airflow meter 8 detects the quantity Q of intake air introduced into each cylinder and outputs an analog signal corresponding thereto.
  • the air quantity detector 13 outputs a digital signal representative of the quantity Q of the intake air.
  • the ignition determining unit 16 selects an appropriate ignition timing from a table previously stored in a memory unit provided therewithin in accordance with a table look-up method and outputs an ignition timing signal IGN T .
  • the above signal IGN T determines appropriate ignition advance angles under consideration of engine speed and engine load (detected by the airflow meter 8).
  • the ignition timing controller 19 outputs an A-group ignition signal IG A and a B-group ignition signal IG B .
  • each cylinder signals 3a, 4a, 5a, and 6a rises or changes to a high-voltage level 110 degrees (in crank angle) before the top dead center of each cylinder, it is possible to determine each ignition timing on the basis of the leading edge of each cylinder signal. That is, the ignition timing is a delay time from the leading edge of the cylinder signal.
  • the ignition coil controller 25 outputs an A-group coil current signal I A for a predetermined time period.
  • the ignition coil controller 25 outputs a B-group coil current signal I B for a predetermined time period.
  • the ignition coil 20 is energized or deenergized as follows: In response to the A-group coil current signal I A , the third (power) transistor Tr 3 is turned on, so that current is passed through the primary coil 20a of the ignition coil 20 from the battery to the ground via the transistor Tr 3 as shown by the solid line A. While the transistor Tr 3 is kept turned on, if an A-group ignition signal IG A is applied to the base of the transistor Tr 1 , the Tr 1 is turned on to drop the base portion of Tr 3 to zero, that is, to turn off Tr 3 .
  • the instant Tr 3 is turned off, a high voltage is developed across the secondary coil 20b of the ignition coil 20, so that an arc current is passed by way of the diode D 1 , the ignition plug 21, the ignition plug 24, and the diode D 4 , as shown by the solid line A, to activate the A-group ignition plugs 21 and 24 simultaneously.
  • the fourth (power) transistor Tr 4 is turned on, so that current is passed through the primary coil 20a of the ignition coil 20 from the battery to the ground via the transistor Tr 4 as shown by the dashed line B. While the transistor Tr 4 is kept turned on, if a B-group ignition signal IG B is applied to the base of the transistor Tr 2 , the Tr 2 is turned on to drop the base potential of tr 4 to zero, that is, to turn off Tr 4 .
  • the instant Tr 4 is turned off, a high voltage is developed across the secondary coil 20b of the ignition coil 20, so that an arc current is passed by way of the diode D 3 , the ignition plug 23, the ignition plug 22 and the diode D 2 , as shown by the dashed line B, to active the B-group ignition plugs 22 and 23 simultaneously.
  • the operation of the first-cylinder or A-group cylinder detector 17 and the B-group cylinder detector 18 will be described in more detail with reference to a control flowchart shown in FIG. 5.
  • Control first checks whether or not the engine starting switch is turned on or off (in step S 1 ). If off, control program ends without implementing any other operations. If on, control checks whether the cylinder signal 3a, 4a, 5a or 6a is detected or not (in step S 2 ). If not detected, control returns to the step S 1 . If any one of the cylinder signals is detected, control counts the crank angle signal (1° SIG) by 12 pulses the instant the cylinder signal is detected (in step S 3 ). Control checks whether the detected cylinder signal is at a low voltage level or not when the 12 crank angle pulse signals (12 degrees) have been counted (in step S 4 ).
  • the cylinder signal is determined to be the fourth cylinder signal 5a detected through the slit 5 having a width corresponding to 8 degrees in crank angle, because the other three cylinder signals 3a, 4a, and 6a have a pulse width (16°, 24°) wider than 12 degrees in crank angle. Therefore, the fourth cylinder signal or the A-group cylinder signal CYL A is outputted (in step S 5 ).
  • control further counts the crank angle signal (1° SIG) by additional 8 pulses (20 pulses in total) (in step S 6 ) and checks again whether the detected cylinder signal 3a, 4a or 6a is at a low voltage level or not when the 8 crank angle pulse signals have additionally been counted (in step S 7 ). If at a low voltage level, the cylinder signal is determined to be the third signal 4a or the second signal 6a obtained by the slit 4 or 6 having a width corresponding to 16 degrees in crank angle, because the other cylinder signal 3a has a pulse width (24°) wider than 20 degrees (in total) in crank angle.
  • step S 8 the second or third cylinder signal or B-group cylinder signal CYL B is outputted (in step S 8 ). If at a high voltage level (in step S 7 ), the cylinder signal is determined to be the first signal 3a obtained by the slit 3 having a width corresponding to 24 degrees in crank angle. Therefore, the first cylinder signal or A-group cylinder signal CYL A is outputted (in step S 9 ).
  • FIG. 6 shows a rotating disc used for a second embodiment of the crank angle sensing system for an engine according to the present invention.
  • the crankshaft angular positions of four cylinders are not detected being classified into two groups A and B, but detected separately.
  • the rotating disc 1 is formed with a plurality of open crank angle detecting slits 2 and four cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6A.
  • the open crank angle detecting slits 2 are formed along the outer circumference of the disc 1 at regular angular intervals corresponding to one degree in crank angle.
  • the four cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6A are arranged at 90 degree angular intervals in the reverse direction of the rotating disc 1 so as to detect the ignition sequence of the engine as follows:
  • the first widest slit 3 with an angular width of 24 degrees in crank angle detects the first cylinder V 1 ;
  • the second slit 4 with an angular width of 16 degrees in cranks angle detects the third cylinder V 3 ;
  • the third slit 5 with an angular width of 8 degrees in crank angle detects the fourth cylinder V 4 ;
  • the fourth narrowest slit 6A with an angular width of 4 degrees in cranks angle detects the second cylinder V 2 .
  • FIG. 7(a) shows four cylinder signals 3a, 4a, 5a and 6a'.
  • the first cylinder signal 3a is obtained by the first slit 3 (24°);
  • the third cylinder signal 4a is obtained by the second slit 4 (16°);
  • the fourth cylinder signal 5a is obtained by the third slit 5 (8°);
  • the second cylinder signal 6a' is obtained by the fourth slit 6A (4°).
  • control unit 10 shown in FIG. 2 includes a cylinder detector (not shown) in place of the first cylinder or A-group cylinder detector 17 and the B-group cylinder detector 18 in order that each cylinder can be discriminated separately, without classifying the cylinders into two groups.
  • Control first checks whether or not the engine starting switch is turned on or off (in step S 1 ). If off, control program ends without implementing any other operations. If on, control checks whether the cylinder signal 3a, 4a, 5a or 6a' is detected or not (in step S 2 ). If not detected, control returns to the step S 1 . If any one of the cylinder signals is detected, control counts the crank angle pulse signals (1° SIG) by 6 pulses the instant the cylinder signal is detected (in step S 3 ). Control checks whether the detected cylinder signal is at a low voltage level or not when the 6 crank angle pulse signals (6 degrees) have been counted (in step S 4 ).
  • the cylinder signal is determined to be the second cylinder signal 6a' detected through the slit 6A having a width corresponding to 4 degrees in crank angle, because the other three cylinder signals 3a, 4a and 5a have a pulse width (24°, 16°, 8°) wider than 6 degrees. Therefore, the second cylinder signal (CYL 2 ) is outputted (in step S 5 ).
  • step S 4 control further counts the crank angle signals (1° SIG) by additional 6 pulses (12 pulses in total) (in step S 6 ) and checks again whether the detected cylinder signal 3a, 4a or 5a is at a low voltage level or not when the 6 crank angle pulse signals have additionally been counted (in step S 7 ). If at a low voltage level, the cylinder signal is determined to be the fourth signal 5a obtained by the slit 5 having a width corresponding to 8 degrees in crank angle, because the other cylinder signal 3a or 4a has a pulse width (16°, 24°) wider than 12 degrees (in total) in crank angle. Therefore, the fourth cylinder signal CYL 4 is outputted (in step S 8 ).
  • step S 7 control counts the crank angle pulse signals by additional 8 pulses (20 pulses in total) (in step S 9 ) and checks again whether the detected cylinder signal 3a or 4a is at a low voltage level or not when 8 crank angle pulse signals have additionally been counted (in step S 10 ). If at a low voltage level, the cylinder signal is determined to be the third signal 4a obtained by the slit 4 having a width corresponding to 16 degrees in crank angle, because the other cylinder signal 3a has a pulse width (24°) wider than 20 degrees (in total) in crank angle. Therefore, the third cylinder signal CYL 3 is outputted (in step S 11 ).
  • step S 10 If at a high voltage level (in step S 10 ), the cylinder signal is determined to be the first signal 3a obtained by the slit 3 having a width corresponding to 24 degrees in crank angle. Therefore, the first cylinder signal CYL 1 is outputted (in step S 12 ).
  • crank angle detecting system for a multi-cylinder engine since a disc rotatably connected to a crankshaft is formed with a large number of slits to detect one-degree crank angular portion and a small number of slits to detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder in such a way that the widths of a small number of slits are different from each other at least between ignition groups, it is possible to separately discriminate each cylinder in crank angular position on the basis of the crank angle signals.
  • crank angle detecting system according to the present invention is incorporated with a group-ignition system for instance, it is possible to ignite each cylinder or each cylinder group separately in response to cylinder signals detected by the crank angle detecting system immediately after the engine has been started.

Abstract

A crank angle detecting system for a multicylinder engine includes a disc formed with a large number of slits to detect one-degree crank angular positions and a small number of slits to detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder. Since the widths of a small number of slits are different from each other, it is possible to separately discriminate each cylinder in crank angular position on the basis of the crank angle signals obtained by a large number of slits. In the case where the detecting system is incorporated with a group-ignition system, it is possible to detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder immediately after the engine is started, thus preventing the engine from erroneous ignition.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a crank angle detecting system for an engine, and more particularly to a system for detecting a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder on the basis of crankshaft angular position, particularly when a multi-cylinder engine is started, in order that fuel can be injected into or ignited within each cylinder separately or each group of cylinders simultaneously.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Recently, some electrical crank angle detecting systems have been proposed in place of conventional contact point opening/closing mechanisms arrnaged within a distributor. These detecting systems can electrically detect predetermined piston strokes (e.g. compression stroke) for each cylinder on the basis of crankshaft angular position. The system is incorporated with an ignition system or a fuel injection system for a multi-cylinder engine. In a certain ignition system, fuel is ignited within each group of cylinders simultaneously in response to each detected predetermined piston stroke. In a certain injection system, fuel is supplied into each group of cylinders simultaneously in response to each detected predetermined piston stroke.
The reason why the above-mentioned group fuel ignition or injection is necessary is as follows: In the usual fuel injection systems for engines, for instance, fuel is injected into all the cylinders simultaneously. However, in the case where the engine should be controlled more finely in order to purify exhaust gas or economize fuel, fuel should be injected into engine cylinders by classifying engine cylinders into some groups (e.g. two groups in a 4-cylinder engine; two-groups in a 6-cylinder engine; four-groups in an 8-cylinder engine).
For instance, Japan Published Examined Patent Application No. 40-8281 discloses an ignition system for an internal combustion engine including a crank angle detecting system. In this system, a rotating disc is rotatably connected to a crankshaft in synchronization with the crankshaft. The disc includes metallic sectors and nonmetallic sectors alternately. An electromagnetic sensor detects change in magnetic flux caused when the disc is rotating in order to detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder on the basis of crankshaft angular position. In response to the detected electromagnetic sensor signal, each group of cylinders are ignited.
Further, Japan Published Unexamined Patent Application No. 57-8328 discloses an engine control system including a crank angle detecting system. In this system, a rotating disc is also rotatably connected to a crankshaft in synchronization with the crankshaft. The disc includes a plurality of cylinder detecting slits which can detect an upper dead center of each cylinder. A photoelectric sensor detects light passed through or shut off by the slits in order to detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder on the basis of crankshaft angular position. In this system, the width of a first slit for detecting a predetermined piston stroke of the first cylinder is formed wider than that of the other slits for detecting predetermined piston strokes of the other cylinders. On the basis of the first cylinder signal detected by the photoelectric sensor in cooperation with the first slit, the other cylinder signals are detected in sequence in order to inject fuel into each group of cylinders. In more detail, a flip-flop is reset in response to the first cylinder signal, and thereafter outputs a rectangular pulse signal alternately in response to the cylinder signals to activate, in turn, two circuits classified into two cylinder groups. This prior-art engine control system (Japan No. 57-8328) will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings under DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In the prior-art crank angle detecting systems for engines as described above, there exist some drawbacks. The basic problems are: In the first example (Japan No. 40-8281), each cylinder group can be detected separately; however, it is impossible to detect each cylinder separately. That is to say, it is impossible to ignite each cylinder separately.
In the second example (Japan 57-8328), although a widest slit is formed in order to detect a specific (e.g. 1st cylinder) cylinder, the other cylinders are detected only after the specific cylinder has been detected. Therefore, it is impossible to discriminate the cylinder signals before the specific cylinder is detected, particularly when the engine is cranked or started. Therefore, fuel injection or ignition should be determined on some assumption, in the case where fuel is injected into or ignited within each cylinder separately or each group of cylinders simultaneously. When fuel is ignited, in particular, erroneous ignition may occur, resulting in back fire (mixture is ignited in intake stroke) or after fire (mixture included in exhaust gas is ignited in exhaust stroke). The above problems will deteriorate engine starting characteristics or may damage the engine.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
With these problems in mind, therefore, it is the primary object of the present invention to provide a crank angle detecting system for an engine which can reliably detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder or for each group of cylinders separately, immediately after the engine has been started.
To achieve the above-mentioned object, the crank angle detecting system for an engine according to the present invention comprises, in particular, a disc rotatably connected to a crankshaft and formed with a large number of slits and a small number of slits corresponding to engine cylinder in such a manner that widths of a small number of the slits are formed being different from each other at least between ignition groups to separately discriminate each cylinder or each cylinder group in crank angular position on the basis of crank angle signals obtained by a large number of slits in cooperation with a photoelectric sensor.
Further, in the case where the crank angle detecting system according to the present invention is incorporated with a group-ignition system, for instance, it is possible to ignite each cylinder or each cylinder group separately in response to cylinder signals detected by the crank angle detecting system immediately after the engine has been started.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The features and advantages of the crank angle detecting system for an engine according to the present invention over the prior-art system will be more clearly appreciated from the following description of the preferred embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals designate the same or similar elements or sections or waveforms throughout the figures thereof and in which:
FIG. 1(A) is a diagrammatical plane view showing a rotating disc connected to a crankshaft, which is provided for a prior-art crank angle detecting systems incorporated with an engine control system for supplying fuel into each cylinder group;
FIG. 1(B) is a schematic block diagram of the prior-art engine control system provided with the rotating disc shown in FIG. 1(A);
FIG. 1(C) is a table indicating one cycle of a four-cylinder engine having an ignition sequence of V1 -V3 -V4 -V2, by way of example;
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram including a perspective view of a rotating disc of a first embodiment of the crank angle detecting system according to the present invention, which is incorporated with an engine ignition system by way of example;
FIG. 3 is a diagrammatical plane view showing a rotating disc connected to a crankshaft, which is the same as the one (the first embodiment) shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4(a) is a waveform diagram indicating a series of cylinder signals obtained by the rotation disc shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 4(b) is a waveform diagram indicating a series of one-degree crank angle signals obtained by the rotating disc shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a control flowchart for discriminating each cylinder or each cylinder group in the control unit (the first embodiment) shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a diagrammatical plane view showing a rotating disc connected to a crankshaft, similarly to FIG. 3, which is a second embodiment of the crank angle detecting system according to the present invention;
FIG. 7(a) is a waveform diagram indicating a series of cylinder signals obtained by the rotating disc shown in FIG. 6, similarly to FIG. 4(a);
FIG. 7(b) is a waveform diagram indicating a series of one-degree crank angle signals obtained by the rotating disc shown in FIG. 6, similarly to FIG. 4(b); and
FIG. 8 is a control flowchart for discriminating each ylinder in the control unit (the second embodiment) similarly to FIG. 5.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
To facilitate understanding of the present invention, a brief reference will be made to a prior-art crank angular position sensing system with reference to the attached drawings.
Japan Published Unexamined Patent Application No. 57-8328 discloses an engine control system including a crank angle sensing system. In this system, an engine is so controlled that fuel is injected into engine cylinders being classified into two cylinder groups. In usual fuel injection systems for engines, fuel is injected into all the engine cylinders simultaneously. However, in the case where the engine should be controlled more finely from the standpoint of exhaust gas regulation or energy saving, it is necessary to control engine being classified into cylinder groups (two groups in 4-cylinder engine, for instance).
FIG. 1(A) shows a disc A disposed in a distributor (not shown) for sensing crank angle signals and cylinder signals. A large number of open slits B arranged along the outer periphery of the disc A detect the crank angular positions. Four slits C1 to C4 arranged at 90 degree angular intervals in the disc A detect cylinder signals. In these four slits C1 to C4, only the slit C1 is formed wider than the other slits C2 C3 and C4. This is because the slit C1 detects a basic or specific cylinder signal. Further, although not shown, two photoelectric sensors are so disposed as to detect light passed through or shut off by the slits B and C1 to C4 in such a way that the outer open slits B detect crank angle signals of 0.5 degrees, the widest slit C1 detects a cylinder signal of 5 degrees, and the three slits C2, C3 and C4 detect three cylinder signals of 3.5 degrees all in crank angle whenever the disc A rotates through one revolution.
The four cylinder signals detect each top dead center of each cylinder in crank angle or distributor angle in the case of a four cylinder engine. On the basis of the cylinder signals (CYL SIG) detected by the slits C1 to C4 and the crank angle signals (0.5 SIG) detected by the slits B, fuel is injected into each cylinder being classified into two cylinder groups. The presence or absence of the basic cylinder signal obtained by the widest slit C1 can be detected by counting the crank angle signals (0.5 SIG) when the basic cylinder signal is being detected. In this prior-art system, when ten 0.5-degree signals have been counted, the basic cylinder signal (5 degrees) obtained by the widest slit C1 is discriminated. Thereafter, each cylinder signal (3.5 degrees) is discriminated in sequence.
With reference to FIG. 1(B), the operation of this system is described in more detail hereinbelow. Assumption is made that the cylinder signals (CYL SIG) and the crank angle signals (0.5 SIG) are at a low voltage level when the photoelectric sensor detects light passed through the slits B and C1 to C4, and a first counter is reset in response to a high voltage level signal. When the cylinder signal applied to the reset terminal of the first counter changes to a low voltage level (the slit is detected), the first counter begins to count the crank angle signal (0.5 SIG) applied to the CLK terminal thereof via an inverter and a NOR gate. If the first counter counts nine crank angle (CLK) signals, a first NAND gate outputs a high voltage level signal. However, if the first counter counts ten crank angle (CLK) signals, the first NAND gate outputs a low voltage level signal; a second NAND gate also outputs a low voltage level signal; the clock signals (0.5 SIG) change to a high level via a NOR gate, so that the first counter stops counting. Thereafter, if the cylinder signal changes to a high voltage level (the slit is not detected), the first counter is reset for standing-by the counting of the succeeding crank angle signals (0.5 SIG). In summary, when the first counter counts ten crank angle signals, a basic cylinder discriminating signal (B CYL SIG) of a high voltage level is generated.
The operation of cylinder-classified fuel injection will be described hereinbelow. The basic cylinder signal (B CYL) is applied to the reset terminal of a second counter, after having been inversed to reset the second counter. That is to say, the second counter is synchronized with the basic cylinder signal. Since the cylinder signals are sequentially applied to the CLK terminal of the second counter, the second counter outputs a rectangular signal such that the voltage level is high in response to the slit C2, but low in response to the slit C4. In response to this rectangular signal, either of the first or the fourth transistor is turned on or off alternately. For instance, while the first transistor Tr1 is turned on in response to the high level rectangular signal (REC SIG), even if the second transistor Tr2 is turned on in response to a fuel injection signal (FUEL SIG), a third power transistor Tr3 is kept off, so that two injection coils LA1 and LA2 are not energized. However, when the rectangular signal (REC SIG) changes to a low voltage level, the second transistor is turned off; since the second transistor Tr2 is kept turned on; the third transistor Tr3 is turned on, so that the two injection coils LA1 and LA2 are energized simultaneously. Since an inverter is connected between the second counter and the four transistor Tr4, the transistors Tr1 and Tr4 are turned on or off alternately.
With reference to FIG. 1(C), an example of group ignition will be described hereinbelow. FIG. 1(C) shows a table representative of the piston stroke during one cycle of a four-cylinder engine having an ignition sequence of V1 -V3 -V4 -V2. The cylinders V1 and V4 are classified as group A; the cylinders V2 and V3 are classified as group B. The above classification can be applied to the case where the ignition sequence is V1 -V2 -V4 -V3. Further, in the case where the ignition sequence is V1 -V4 -V3 -V2 or V1 -V2 -V3 -V4, the cylinders V1 and V3 are classified as group A; the cylinders V2 and V4 are classified as group B.
When the cylinders V1 and V4 are ignited simultaneously at piston stroke 4 in FIG. 1(C), for instance, although the cylinder V1 is ignited because of the compression stroke, the cylinder V4 is not ignited because of exhaust stroke in which the cylinder V4 is filled up with a mixture which has already been burnt out.
In view of the above description, reference is now made to a first embodiment of the crank angle sensing system for an engine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an ignition system for a four-cylinder engine having an ignition sequence of V1 -V3 -V4 -V2, by way of example, in which the first embodiment according to the present invention is incorporated with the ignition system. The first cylinder V1 and the fourth cylinder V4 are classified as group A; the third cylinder V3 and the second cylinder V2 are classified as group B.
The system shown in FIG. 2 comprises roughly a rotating disc 1, a photoelectric sensor 7, an airflow meter 8, a control unit 10, an ignition coil unit 20 including two power transistors Tr3 and Tr4 and four ignition plugs 21 to 24.
The rotating disc 1 is disposed within a distributor (not shown). That is, a disc shaft is rotatably connected to a crankshaft through a cam shaft, so that the rotating disc 1 rotates half revolution in synchronization with the crankshaft whenever the crankshaft rotates one revolution. As depicted more clearly in FIG. 3, the rotating disc 1 is formed with a large number of open crank angle detecting slits 2 and four cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6. The open crank angle detecting slits 2 are formed along the outer circumference of the disc 1 at regular angular intervals corresponding to one degree in crank shaft angular position. Since the revolution speed of the disc 1 is half of that of the crankshaft, 720-piece crank angle detecting slits 2 are formed along the outer circumference of the disc 1.
The four cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6 are arranged at 90-degree angular intervals in the reverse direction of the rotating disc 1 so as to detect the ignition sequence of the engine cylinders as follows: The widest slit 3 with an angular width of 24° in crankshaft angle detects the first cylinder V1 ; the medium slit 4 with an angular width of 16° in crankshaft angle detects the third cylinder V3 ; the narrowest slit 4 with an angular width of 8° in crankshaft angle detects the fourth cylinder V4 ; the medium slit 6 with an angular width of 16° (the same as the slit 4) in crankshaft angle detects the second cylinder V2. Therefore, the slits 3 and 5 corresponding to cylinders V1 and V4 are classified as group A; the slits 4 and 6 corresponding to cylinders V3 and V2 are classified as group B.
The photoelectric sensor 7 is so disposed that the rotating disc 1 is put between a tuning fork portion thereof as depicted in FIG. 2. The sensor 7 includes two pairs of light-emitting element (e.g. light-emitting-diode) and light-receiving element (e.g., phototransistor). The first pair thereof is disposed so as to detect light passed through (e.g. high voltage level) or shut off (e.g. low voltage level) by the crank angle detecting slits 2, that is, one-degree crank angle signals (1° SIG) 2a. The second pair thereof is disposed so as to detect light passed through (e.g. high voltage level) or shut off (e.g. low voltage level) by the cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6, that is, four cylinder signals (CYL SIG) 3a, 4a, 5a and 6a.
With reference to FIG. 2, the control unit 10 includes a crank angle signal shaping circuit 11, a cylinder signal shaping circuit 12, an air quantity detector 13, an engine speed detector 14, a basic fuel quantity calculator 15, an ignition timing determining unit including memory unit 16, a first cylinder (A-group cylinder) detector 17, a B-group cylinder detector 18, an ignition timing controller 19 and an ignition coil controller 25, and two transistors Tr1 and Tr2.
The crank angle signal shaping circuit 11 connected to the photoelectric sensor 7 shapes the waveform of the crank angle signals (1° SIG) into that as depicted in FIG. 4(b). The cylinder signal shaping circuit 12 connected to the photoelectric sensor 7 shapes the waveform of the cylinder signals (CYL SIG) into that as depicted in FIG. 4(a). Each cylinder signals rises or changes to a high voltage level at 110 degrees in crank angle before each top dead center of each cylinder and falls or changes to a low level with pulse widths corresponding to each slit angular widths (24°, 16°, 8°, 16°).
The air quantity detector 13 connected to the airflow meter 8 detects the quantity of air introduced into the engine and outputs digital signals corresponding thereto. The engine speed detector 14 connected to the crank angle signal shaping circuit 11 detects engine speed N on the basis of the crank angle signal (1° SIG). The basic fuel quantity calculator 15 calculates a basic quantity (Tp=Q/N) of fuel to be supplied into the engine on the basis of the quantity of intake air Q detected by the air quantity detector 13 and the engine speed N detected by the engine speed detector 14. The ignition timing determining unit 16 reads appropriate ignition timings from a table stored in a memory unit included therein, in accordance with table look-up method, on the basis of the calculated basic quantity of fuel Tp and the detected engine speed N.
The ignition timing controller 19 connected to the B-group cylinder detector 18 and the ignition timing determining unit 16 generates a first ignition signal IGA in response to an ignition timing signal IGNT only while the first cylinder signal 3a or the fourth cylinder signal 5a (Group A) is detected, in order to turn on the first transistor Tr1. The controller 19 further generates a second ignition signal IGB in response to an ignition timing signa IGNT only while the third cylinder signal 4a or the second cylinder signal 6a (Group B) is detected, in order to turn on the second transistor Tr2.
The ignition coil controller 25 connected to the B-group cylinder detector 18 generates a first ignition coil current signal IA when the first cylinder signal 3a or the fourth cylinder signal 5a (A-group) is detected or changes to a high voltage level (110 degrees before the top dead center) for a predetermined time period and a second ignition coil current signal IB when the third cylinder signal 4a or the second cylinder signal 6a (B-group) is detected or changes to a high voltage level (110 degrees before the top dead center) for a predetermined time period.
The ignition coil unit 20 includes a primary coil 20a and a secondary coil 20b. The middle of the primary coil 20a is connected to a battery B. One end of the primary coil 20a is connected to the collector of a third (power) transistor Tr3 and the other end of the primary coil 20a is connected to the collector of a fourth (power) transistor Tr4. One end of the secondary coil 20b is connected to a first ignition plug 21 via a first diode D1 and to a second ignition plug 22 via a second diode D2 in parallel with each other but in the reverse direction; the other end of the secondary coil 20b is connected to a third ignition plug 23 via a third diode D3 and to a fourth ignition plug 24 via a fourth diode D4 in parallel with each other but in the reverse direction.
Further, the base of the third transistor Tr3 is connected to the collector of the first transistor Tr1 and the ignition coil controller 25 to receive the first ignition coil current signal IA and the first ignition signal IGA. The base of the fourth transistor Tr4 is connected to the collector of the second transistor Tr2 and the ignition coil controller 25 to receive the second ignition coil current signal IB and the second ignition signal IGB.
The operation of the ignition system including the crank angle sensing system according to the present invention will be described hereinbelow.
When an ignition key switch is turned on, the light-emitting diodes disposed in the photoelectric sensor 7 are activated. Simultaneously, the engine is cranked and the rotating disc 1 rotates in synchronization with the crankshaft. In this embodiment, whenever the crankshaft rotates one revolution (360°), the rotating disc 1 rotates half revolution (180°). The phtoelectric sensor 7 generates a crank angle signal (1° SIG) and four cylinder signals (CYL SIG). In response to the crank angle signals, the crank angle signal shaping circuit 11 outputs a crank angle pulse signal 2a as shown in FIG. 4(b). In response to the cylinder signals, the cylinder signal shaping circuit 12 outputs four cylinder pulse signal 3a, 4a, 5a, and 6a as shown in FIG. 4(a). The signal 3a is obtained by the widest slit 3 of 24° for detecting the first cylinder V1 as group A; the signal 4a is obtained by the medium slit 4 of 16° for detecting the third cylinder V3 as group B; the signal 5a is obtained by the narrowest slit 5 of 8° for detecting the fourth cylinder V4 as group A; and the signal 6a is obtained by the medium slit 6 of 16° for detecting the second cylinder V2 as group B. In response to the crank angle signal and the cylinder signals, the first cylinder or A-group cylinder detector 17 detects the crankshaft angular position range in which the first cylinder V1 or the A-group cylinders V1 and V4 should be ignited. Further, in response to the same signals, the B-group cylinder detector 18 detects the crankshaft angular position range in which the third cylinder V3 or the second cylinder V2 or the B-group cylinders should be ignited. Each cylinder group is discriminated by counting each pulse width of the cylinder signals on the basis of the crank angle signal as described later in more detail. The B-group cylinder detector 18 outputs an A-group cylinder signal CYLA or a B-group cylinder signal CYLB representative of each discriminated crankshaft angular position range within which each cylinder should be ignited.
On the other hand, in response to the crank angle signal (1° SIG), the engine speed detector 14 detects engine speed N and outputs a signal corresponding thereto. The airflow meter 8 detects the quantity Q of intake air introduced into each cylinder and outputs an analog signal corresponding thereto. In response to this analog signal, the air quantity detector 13 outputs a digital signal representative of the quantity Q of the intake air. In response to the engine speed N and the intake air quantity Q, the basic fuel quantity calculator 14 calculates a value Tp=Q/N. In response to this calculated basic fuel quantity Tp=Q/N and the detected engine speed N, the ignition determining unit 16 selects an appropriate ignition timing from a table previously stored in a memory unit provided therewithin in accordance with a table look-up method and outputs an ignition timing signal IGNT. The above signal IGNT determines appropriate ignition advance angles under consideration of engine speed and engine load (detected by the airflow meter 8). In response to the A-group and B-group cylinder signals CYLA and CYLB and the ignition timing signal IGNT, the ignition timing controller 19 outputs an A-group ignition signal IGA and a B-group ignition signal IGB. Since each cylinder signals 3a, 4a, 5a, and 6a rises or changes to a high-voltage level 110 degrees (in crank angle) before the top dead center of each cylinder, it is possible to determine each ignition timing on the basis of the leading edge of each cylinder signal. That is, the ignition timing is a delay time from the leading edge of the cylinder signal.
Further, in response to the leading edge of the cylinder signals 3a and 5a (A-group), the ignition coil controller 25 outputs an A-group coil current signal IA for a predetermined time period. In response to the leading edge of the cylinder signals 4a and 6a (B-group), the ignition coil controller 25 outputs a B-group coil current signal IB for a predetermined time period.
The ignition coil 20 is energized or deenergized as follows: In response to the A-group coil current signal IA, the third (power) transistor Tr3 is turned on, so that current is passed through the primary coil 20a of the ignition coil 20 from the battery to the ground via the transistor Tr3 as shown by the solid line A. While the transistor Tr3 is kept turned on, if an A-group ignition signal IGA is applied to the base of the transistor Tr1, the Tr1 is turned on to drop the base portion of Tr3 to zero, that is, to turn off Tr3. The instant Tr3 is turned off, a high voltage is developed across the secondary coil 20b of the ignition coil 20, so that an arc current is passed by way of the diode D1, the ignition plug 21, the ignition plug 24, and the diode D4, as shown by the solid line A, to activate the A-group ignition plugs 21 and 24 simultaneously.
In contrast with this, in response to the B-group coil current signal IB, the fourth (power) transistor Tr4 is turned on, so that current is passed through the primary coil 20a of the ignition coil 20 from the battery to the ground via the transistor Tr4 as shown by the dashed line B. While the transistor Tr4 is kept turned on, if a B-group ignition signal IGB is applied to the base of the transistor Tr2, the Tr2 is turned on to drop the base potential of tr4 to zero, that is, to turn off Tr4. The instant Tr4 is turned off, a high voltage is developed across the secondary coil 20b of the ignition coil 20, so that an arc current is passed by way of the diode D3, the ignition plug 23, the ignition plug 22 and the diode D2, as shown by the dashed line B, to active the B-group ignition plugs 22 and 23 simultaneously.
The operation of the first-cylinder or A-group cylinder detector 17 and the B-group cylinder detector 18 will be described in more detail with reference to a control flowchart shown in FIG. 5.
Control first checks whether or not the engine starting switch is turned on or off (in step S1). If off, control program ends without implementing any other operations. If on, control checks whether the cylinder signal 3a, 4a, 5a or 6a is detected or not (in step S2). If not detected, control returns to the step S1. If any one of the cylinder signals is detected, control counts the crank angle signal (1° SIG) by 12 pulses the instant the cylinder signal is detected (in step S3). Control checks whether the detected cylinder signal is at a low voltage level or not when the 12 crank angle pulse signals (12 degrees) have been counted (in step S4). If at a low voltage level, the cylinder signal is determined to be the fourth cylinder signal 5a detected through the slit 5 having a width corresponding to 8 degrees in crank angle, because the other three cylinder signals 3a, 4a, and 6a have a pulse width (16°, 24°) wider than 12 degrees in crank angle. Therefore, the fourth cylinder signal or the A-group cylinder signal CYLA is outputted (in step S5). If at a high voltage level (in step S4), control further counts the crank angle signal (1° SIG) by additional 8 pulses (20 pulses in total) (in step S6) and checks again whether the detected cylinder signal 3a, 4a or 6a is at a low voltage level or not when the 8 crank angle pulse signals have additionally been counted (in step S7). If at a low voltage level, the cylinder signal is determined to be the third signal 4a or the second signal 6a obtained by the slit 4 or 6 having a width corresponding to 16 degrees in crank angle, because the other cylinder signal 3a has a pulse width (24°) wider than 20 degrees (in total) in crank angle. Therefore, the second or third cylinder signal or B-group cylinder signal CYLB is outputted (in step S8). If at a high voltage level (in step S7), the cylinder signal is determined to be the first signal 3a obtained by the slit 3 having a width corresponding to 24 degrees in crank angle. Therefore, the first cylinder signal or A-group cylinder signal CYLA is outputted (in step S9).
FIG. 6 shows a rotating disc used for a second embodiment of the crank angle sensing system for an engine according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the crankshaft angular positions of four cylinders are not detected being classified into two groups A and B, but detected separately. The rotating disc 1 is formed with a plurality of open crank angle detecting slits 2 and four cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6A. The open crank angle detecting slits 2 are formed along the outer circumference of the disc 1 at regular angular intervals corresponding to one degree in crank angle.
The four cylinder detecting slits 3, 4, 5 and 6A are arranged at 90 degree angular intervals in the reverse direction of the rotating disc 1 so as to detect the ignition sequence of the engine as follows: The first widest slit 3 with an angular width of 24 degrees in crank angle detects the first cylinder V1 ; the second slit 4 with an angular width of 16 degrees in cranks angle detects the third cylinder V3 ; the third slit 5 with an angular width of 8 degrees in crank angle detects the fourth cylinder V4 ; the fourth narrowest slit 6A with an angular width of 4 degrees in cranks angle detects the second cylinder V2. That is to say, being different from the first embodiment, the narrowest slit 6A is formed in place of the medium slit 6. Further, FIG. 7(a) shows four cylinder signals 3a, 4a, 5a and 6a'. The first cylinder signal 3a is obtained by the first slit 3 (24°); the third cylinder signal 4a is obtained by the second slit 4 (16°); the fourth cylinder signal 5a is obtained by the third slit 5 (8°); the second cylinder signal 6a' is obtained by the fourth slit 6A (4°).
In this second embodiment, the control unit 10 shown in FIG. 2 includes a cylinder detector (not shown) in place of the first cylinder or A-group cylinder detector 17 and the B-group cylinder detector 18 in order that each cylinder can be discriminated separately, without classifying the cylinders into two groups.
The operation of the above-mentioned cylinder detector will be described in detail with reference to a control flowchart shown in FIG. 8.
Control first checks whether or not the engine starting switch is turned on or off (in step S1). If off, control program ends without implementing any other operations. If on, control checks whether the cylinder signal 3a, 4a, 5a or 6a' is detected or not (in step S2). If not detected, control returns to the step S1. If any one of the cylinder signals is detected, control counts the crank angle pulse signals (1° SIG) by 6 pulses the instant the cylinder signal is detected (in step S3). Control checks whether the detected cylinder signal is at a low voltage level or not when the 6 crank angle pulse signals (6 degrees) have been counted (in step S4). If at a low voltage level, the cylinder signal is determined to be the second cylinder signal 6a' detected through the slit 6A having a width corresponding to 4 degrees in crank angle, because the other three cylinder signals 3a, 4a and 5a have a pulse width (24°, 16°, 8°) wider than 6 degrees. Therefore, the second cylinder signal (CYL2) is outputted (in step S5). If at a high voltage level (in step S4), control further counts the crank angle signals (1° SIG) by additional 6 pulses (12 pulses in total) (in step S6) and checks again whether the detected cylinder signal 3a, 4a or 5a is at a low voltage level or not when the 6 crank angle pulse signals have additionally been counted (in step S7). If at a low voltage level, the cylinder signal is determined to be the fourth signal 5a obtained by the slit 5 having a width corresponding to 8 degrees in crank angle, because the other cylinder signal 3a or 4a has a pulse width (16°, 24°) wider than 12 degrees (in total) in crank angle. Therefore, the fourth cylinder signal CYL4 is outputted (in step S8). If at a high voltage level (in step S7), control counts the crank angle pulse signals by additional 8 pulses (20 pulses in total) (in step S9) and checks again whether the detected cylinder signal 3a or 4a is at a low voltage level or not when 8 crank angle pulse signals have additionally been counted (in step S10). If at a low voltage level, the cylinder signal is determined to be the third signal 4a obtained by the slit 4 having a width corresponding to 16 degrees in crank angle, because the other cylinder signal 3a has a pulse width (24°) wider than 20 degrees (in total) in crank angle. Therefore, the third cylinder signal CYL3 is outputted (in step S11). If at a high voltage level (in step S10), the cylinder signal is determined to be the first signal 3a obtained by the slit 3 having a width corresponding to 24 degrees in crank angle. Therefore, the first cylinder signal CYL1 is outputted (in step S12).
As described above, in the crank angle detecting system for a multi-cylinder engine according to the present invention, since a disc rotatably connected to a crankshaft is formed with a large number of slits to detect one-degree crank angular portion and a small number of slits to detect a predetermined piston stroke for each cylinder in such a way that the widths of a small number of slits are different from each other at least between ignition groups, it is possible to separately discriminate each cylinder in crank angular position on the basis of the crank angle signals. Further, in the case where the crank angle detecting system according to the present invention is incorporated with a group-ignition system for instance, it is possible to ignite each cylinder or each cylinder group separately in response to cylinder signals detected by the crank angle detecting system immediately after the engine has been started.

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    What is claimed is: .[.1. A crank angle detecting system for a multicylinder engine having at least three cylinders classified as groups, which comprises:
  1. on said counted crank angle signals..]. .[.2. A crank angle detecting system for a multicylinder engine having at least three cylinders classified as groups, which comprises:
    (a) a disc rotatable with a crankshaft and formed with a first group of slits containing a large number of slits for indicating crankshaft angular positions and a second group of slits containing a small number of slits for indicating each predetermined piston stroke of each engine cylinder, the slits of said second group having at least three widths which are different from each other;
    (b) sensing means for indicating crankshaft angular positions by detecting said slits of said first group of slits and producing crank angle signals corresponding to said detected slits of said first group and for indicating each predetermined piston stroke of each engine cylinder by detecting said slits of said second group of slits and producing cylinder signals corresponding to said detected slits of said second group, each of said cylinder signals having a duration which corresponds to one of said different widths; and
    (c) means (17, 18) for identifying the detected cylinder signals by counting crank angle signals occurring during the duration of each said crank angle signal and classifying the cylinder signals based on the counted number of crank angle signals..]. .[.3. The crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 1, wherein there are four cylinders and the cylinders are classified into two groups and further wherein said disc is formed with a first slit having a narrowest width, two second slits having an intermediate width, and a third slit having a widest width..]. .[.4. The crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 2, wherein there are four cylinders and the cylinders are classified into two groups and further said disc is formed with a first slit having a narrowest width, a second slit having a first intermediate width, a third slit having a second intermediate width wider than that of the first intermediate width,
  2. and a fourth slit having a widest width..]. .Iadd.5. A crank angle detecting system for a multicylinder engine, comprising:
    a) a plurality of engine cylinders in which spark plugs are installed respectively, said cylinders being classified into a plurality of groups and each group being constituted by a pair of cylinders such that while the one of the cylinders is in an explosion stroke, the other is in an exhaust stroke;
    b) indicating means disposed so as to synchronize with a rotation of an engine crankshaft and formed with a large number of slits for detecting crankshaft angular positions and a small number of slits, the large number of slits being provided for indicating crankshaft angular positions and the small number of slits being provided for indicating predetermined stroke angular positions of respective cylinder pistons and wherein respective widths of said small number of slits with respect to the crankshaft angular position are at least different between those belonging to said groups;
    c) sensing means for detecting crankshaft angular positions in cooperation with the large number of slits of the indicating means and outputting a crank angle signal representing each of the crank angular positions and for detecting the predetermined stroke angular positions in cooperation with the small number of slits of the indicating means and outputting the predetermined stroke angular signals having different widths corresponding to those of the small number of slits; and
    d) discriminating means for identifying each cylinder group and outputting cylinder group identification signals on the basis of the crank angle signal and the predetermined stroke angular signals derived form said sensing means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.6. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 5, wherein said indicating means comprises a disc which rotates with a camshaft linked to the engine crankshaft, the disc having the large number of slits along a peripheral surface of the disc and the number of the slits corresponding to the crank angle through which the crankshaft has rotated two rotations and wherein the sensing means outputs the crank angle signal whenever the engine crankshaft has rotated one degree. .Iaddend. .Iadd.7. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 6, wherein the number of the engine cylinders are four, a first cylinder and fourth cylinder are grouped into a first group of the cylinders, and a third cylinder and second cylinder are grouped into a second group of cylinders. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 7, wherein the small number of slits are disposed along a surface of the disc adjacent to the peripheral surface so that the two of the small number of slits are disposed symmetrically with the other two and at positions corresponding to 110 degrees before piston top dead centers in compression strokes of the respective cylinders. .Iaddend. .Iadd.9. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the widths of the small number of slits belong to the first group of cylinders are wider than those belonging to the second group of cylinders. .Iaddend. .Iadd.10. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the width of a first slit of the small number of slits belonging to the first cylinder is substantially 24 degrees in the crank angle, the width of a second slit thereof belonging to the third cylinder being substantially 16 degrees in the crank angle, the width of a third slit thereof belonging to the fourth cylinder being substantially 8 degrees in the crank angle, the width of a fourth slit thereof belonging to the second cylinder being substantially 16 degrees in the crank angle. .Iaddend. .Iadd.11. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the width of a first slit of the small number of slits belonging to the first cylinder is substantially 24 degrees in the crank angle, the width of a second slit thereof belonging to the third cylinder being substantially 16 degrees in the crank angle, the width of a third slit thereof belonging to the fourth cylinder being substantially 8 degrees in the crank angle, the width of a fourth slit thereof belonging to the second cylinder being substantially 4 degrees in the crank angle. .Iaddend. .Iadd.12. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 10, wherein the discriminating means counts the number of the crank angle signals during receipt of the pulse widths of the predetermined stroke angular signals and identifies the first and second cylinder groups and outputs first and second cylinder group identification signals whenever the counted number of the crank angle pulses reaches predetermined angular vanes defining the identifications of the first and second cylinder group. .Iaddend. .Iadd.13. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the discriminating means counts the number of the crank angle signals during receipt of the pulse widths of the predetermined stroke angular signals and identifies the first and second cylinder groups and outputs first and second cylinder group identification signals whenever the counted number of the crank angle pulses reaches each of predetermined angular values defining the identifications of the first, third, fourth, and second cylinders. .Iaddend. .Iadd.14. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 8, wherein said sensing means comprises a pair of photo sensors integrally installed in an electro-optic pick up, each photo sensor having a light emitting diode and photo receiving diode disposed at an opposite position to the light emitting diode, the photo sensors detecting passages of the small and large number of slits provided in the disc therethrough. .Iaddend. .Iadd.15. A crank angle detecting system for a multicylinder engine, comprising:
    a) a plurality of engine cylinders in which spark plugs are installed respectively, said cylinders being classified into a plurality of groups and each group being constituted by a pair of cylinders such that while the one of the cylinders is in an explosion stroke, the other is in an exhaust stroke;
    b) indicating means disposed so as to synchronize with a rotation of an engine crankshaft and formed with a large number of slits for detecting crankshaft angular positions and a small number of slits, the large number of slits being provided for indicating crankshaft angular positions and the small number of slits being provided for indicating predetermined stroke angular positions of respective cylinder pistons and wherein respective widths of said small number of slits with respect to the crankshaft angular position are different from each other to distinguish between piston strokes of at least the groups of cylinders;
    c) sensing means for detecting crankshaft angular positions in cooperation with the large number of slits of the indicating means and outputting a crank angle signal representing each of the crank angular positions and for detecting the predetermined stroke angular positions in cooperation with the small number of slits of the indicating means and outputting the predetermined stroke angular signals having different widths corresponding to those of the small number of slits; and
    d) discriminating means for identifying each cylinder group and outputting cylinder group identification signals on the basis of the crank angle signal and the predetermined stroke angular signals derived from said
  3. sensing means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.16. A crank angle detecting system as set forth in claim 15, which further comprises spark plug igniting means for igniting spark plugs separately according to the respective cylinder groups on the basis of the group identification signals and crank angle signal derived from said discriminating means and from said sensing means. .Iaddend.
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