WO2010106640A1 - 内燃機関の制御装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a control device for an internal combustion engine, and more particularly, to a control device having a function of suppressing HC emission at start-up in a port injection type internal combustion engine that injects fuel into an intake port.
- a technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-291686 is known as a technique for suppressing HC emission at the start of a port injection type internal combustion engine.
- the technology described in this publication operates the variable valve timing mechanism so that the closing timing of the exhaust valve is advanced from the intake TDC, opens the intake valve in the vicinity of the intake TDC after the exhaust valve is closed, The intake asynchronous injection is performed in advance.
- By closing the exhaust valve at an earlier timing on the advance side than the intake TDC a part of the combustion gas can be confined in the combustion chamber.
- the intake valve is opened in the vicinity of the intake TDC, whereby fuel vaporization can be promoted by the combustion gas blown back from the combustion chamber to the intake port.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and promotes the vaporization or atomization of the fuel for the first explosion when starting the internal combustion engine, thereby suppressing the emission of HC.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a control device for an internal combustion engine.
- a control device is a control device for an internal combustion engine having a fuel injection valve that injects fuel into an intake port and an exhaust valve that can be stopped in a closed state for each cylinder.
- the control device according to the present invention is characterized by the control contents at the time of starting the actuator, that is, the fuel injection valve and the exhaust valve.
- the means for controlling the exhaust valve is stopped with the exhaust valve of the cylinder closed.
- the exhaust valve may be stopped at the latest by the exhaust stroke before the first explosion at the latest.
- the exhaust valve may be stopped before the start of cranking or after the start of cranking. If there are several cycles before the explosion, the exhaust valve may be stopped immediately before the first explosion.
- the exhaust valve of the cylinder is preferably opened in the exhaust stroke immediately after the first explosion.
- the means for stopping the exhaust valve For example, means such as separating the cam and the exhaust valve, stopping the rotation of the cam by making the cam a motor-driven, and making the exhaust valve itself an electromagnetic drive can be used.
- the means for controlling the fuel injection valve causes the fuel injection valve to inject fuel so that the injection timing comes before or overlaps the opening timing of the intake valve.
- the exhaust stroke is performed with the exhaust valve closed, that is, the cylinder is stopped with the exhaust valve closed with the exhaust stroke. This is the condition for starting.
- the type of fuel injected by the fuel injection valve is not limited, but the present invention is suitable for an internal combustion engine that uses a fuel that is difficult to vaporize at low temperatures, such as heavy gasoline or alcohol fuel.
- the exhaust valve in the exhaust stroke, the exhaust valve is stopped in a closed state, whereby the gas in the combustion chamber is compressed by the piston, and the intake valve is opened when the pressure in the combustion chamber increases. It will be. For this reason, when the intake valve is opened, gas is blown back from the combustion chamber to the intake port due to a pressure difference between the intake port and the combustion chamber even though no combustion gas exists before the first explosion.
- the fuel for the first explosion is injected so that the injection period is before or overlaps the opening timing of the intake valve, so that the fuel is atomized toward the intake valve at the timing when the intake valve opens. Or is accumulated as droplets near the intake valve.
- the fuel in the intake port is blown off and stirred by the gas blown back from the combustion chamber to the intake port, resulting in more vaporized fuel vapor or more atomized atomized fuel. .
- the fuel vaporization or atomization promoting effect of the present invention becomes more prominent especially in fuels containing alcohol as the fuel is less likely to vaporize.
- the exhaust valve of the cylinder before the first explosion may be stopped in a closed state only when a certain condition is satisfied. If the condition is not satisfied, the exhaust valve is operated as usual.
- One of the conditions is a condition when a fuel containing alcohol is used, and the alcohol concentration of the fuel is not less than a predetermined reference concentration. As the alcohol concentration is higher, the fuel is less likely to vaporize. Therefore, if the alcohol concentration is equal to or higher than the reference concentration, the exhaust valve of the cylinder before the first explosion is closed and the cylinder gas is blown back.
- Another condition is a condition that does not depend on the properties of the fuel, and that the water temperature of the internal combustion engine is equal to or lower than a predetermined reference temperature.
- each cylinder before the first explosion is ignited by one or a plurality of cycles after the first explosion fuel is injected in each cylinder before the first explosion. Stop. Further, the exhaust valve of the cylinder is stopped in a closed state until the number of cycles for stopping the ignition elapses by means for controlling the exhaust valve. In other words, the cranking with the exhaust valve closed is performed one or more cycles without igniting even after the fuel for the first explosion is injected.
- the internal combustion engine By causing the internal combustion engine to perform such an operation, the gas compressed in the cylinder is repeatedly blown back to the intake port, and the vaporization or atomization of the fuel for the first explosion is promoted.
- the coordination between the ignition control and the exhaust valve control is not good.
- the exhaust valve may open even though the number of cycles for stopping the ignition has not elapsed.
- the ignition may not be executed even though the number of cycles for stopping the ignition has elapsed.
- the cylinder is ignited at the ignition timing immediately after the exhaust valve is opened by mistake.
- the exhaust valve of the cylinder is continuously stopped in a closed state until ignition is executed.
- the fuel for the initial explosion is divided into the number of times corresponding to the number of cycles for stopping the ignition by means for controlling the fuel injection valve. Then, the fuel is injected into the fuel injection valve of the cylinder so that the injection timing in each injection overlaps the opening timing of the intake valve. That is, fuel injection is performed so that the gas blown back and the injected fuel collide with the repeated return of the gas compressed in the cylinder to the intake port.
- the number of cycles for stopping ignition may be changed according to the alcohol concentration of the fuel. Further, when the alcohol concentration of the fuel is lower than a predetermined reference concentration, ignition may be started from the first cycle of each cylinder. In that case, the exhaust valve is opened from the first cycle of each cylinder by means for controlling the exhaust valve.
- the number of cycles for stopping ignition may be changed according to the water temperature of the internal combustion engine. Further, when the water temperature of the internal combustion engine is higher than a predetermined reference concentration, ignition may be started from the first cycle of each cylinder. In that case, the exhaust valve is opened from the first cycle of each cylinder by means for controlling the exhaust valve.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an internal combustion engine to which a control device as Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the exhaust valve stop mechanism concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a side view of the 1st rocker arm of the exhaust valve stop mechanism shown in FIG. It is a side view of the 2nd rocker arm of the exhaust valve stop mechanism shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state when the exhaust valve stop mechanism shown in FIG. 2 is stopped. It is a figure which shows the starting control performed in Embodiment 1 of this invention with a flowchart.
- Embodiment 1 shows the opening-and-closing timing and fuel injection timing of the intake valve and exhaust valve concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention.
- crank angle diagram shows the content of the starting control performed in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure explaining the determination method of implementation / prohibition of exhaust valve stop control with respect to ethanol concentration and water temperature at the time of starting.
- Embodiment 2 of this invention shows the starting control performed in Embodiment 2 of this invention with a flowchart.
- crank angle diagram shows the content of the starting control performed in Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure explaining the setting of the number of exhaust valve stop cycles with respect to ethanol concentration and water temperature at the time of starting.
- Embodiment 1 FIG.
- Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an internal combustion engine (hereinafter simply referred to as an engine) to which a control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied.
- the engine according to this embodiment is a spark ignition type four-stroke one-cycle engine mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile. Although not shown in the figure, the engine according to the present embodiment is also a four-cylinder engine having four cylinders.
- a piston 8 is arranged for each cylinder in the cylinder block 6 of the engine.
- a space from the upper surface of the piston 8 to the cylinder head 4 forms a combustion chamber 10.
- a spark plug 16 is attached to the top of the combustion chamber 10.
- the cylinder head 4 is formed with an intake port 36 and an exhaust port 40 that communicate with the combustion chamber 10.
- An intake valve 12 for controlling the communication state between the intake port 36 and the combustion chamber 10 is provided at a connection portion between the intake port 36 and the combustion chamber 10.
- Two intake valves 12 are provided for each cylinder.
- the drive system of the intake valve 12 is provided with an intake valve timing variable mechanism 22 that changes the opening / closing timing of the intake valve 12 by changing the phase of the intake camshaft with respect to the crankshaft. Since the structure and operation of such a variable valve timing mechanism (VVT) are widely known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- VVT variable valve timing mechanism
- An intake pipe 30 is connected to the intake port 36.
- a throttle 32 is disposed in the intake pipe 30.
- the intake pipe 30 branches for each cylinder downstream of the throttle 32 and is connected to an intake port 36 of each cylinder.
- a fuel injection valve 34 that injects fuel from the intake port 36 toward the intake valve 12 is attached in the vicinity of the connection portion of the intake pipe 30 with the intake port 36.
- fuel alcohol, such as ethanol, or a mixed fuel of alcohol and gasoline can be used in addition to gasoline.
- An exhaust valve 14 for controlling the communication state between the exhaust port 40 and the combustion chamber 10 is provided at a connection portion between the exhaust port 40 and the combustion chamber 10.
- Two exhaust valves 14 are provided for each cylinder.
- the drive system of the exhaust valve 14 is provided with an exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 that can stop the exhaust valve 14 in a closed state.
- the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 is provided for each cylinder, and the engine according to the present embodiment can stop the exhaust valve 14 for each cylinder. The configuration and operation of the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 will be described in detail later with reference to the drawings.
- the engine according to the present embodiment includes an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 50 as a control device.
- Various devices such as the starter 20 are connected to the output side of the ECU 50 in addition to the above-described intake valve timing variable mechanism 22, exhaust valve stop mechanism 24, fuel injection valve 34, throttle 32, spark plug 16.
- various sensors such as a crank angle sensor 52, a water temperature sensor 54, an alcohol concentration sensor 56, and various switches such as a start switch 58 are connected.
- the crank angle sensor 52 is a sensor that outputs a signal corresponding to the rotation angle of the crankshaft 18.
- the water temperature sensor 54 is a sensor that outputs a signal corresponding to the engine coolant temperature.
- the alcohol concentration sensor 56 is a sensor that outputs a signal corresponding to the concentration of alcohol contained in the fuel.
- the start switch 58 is a switch that receives a start request from the driver to the engine.
- the ECU 50 operates each device in accordance with a predetermined control program based on the outputs of these sensors and switches.
- FIGS. 2 and 5 are cross-sectional views showing the configuration of the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 according to the present embodiment, respectively.
- the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 includes a first rocker arm 341 and a pair of second rocker arms 342 and 343 disposed on both sides thereof. These rocker arms 341, 342 and 343 can swing around a common rocker shaft 344.
- the rocker shaft 344 is supported by the cylinder head via a pair of hydraulic lash adjusters 345.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the first rocker arm 341.
- the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 has a camshaft 346.
- the camshaft 346 is connected to the crankshaft through a timing chain or the like, and rotates at a half speed of the crankshaft.
- the camshaft 346 includes a cam 347.
- the first rocker arm 341 is provided with a roller 348.
- the first rocker arm 341 is biased counterclockwise in FIG. 3 by a torsion coil spring 349.
- the roller 348 is pressed against the cam 347 by this urging force. With such a configuration, the first rocker arm 341 swings as the cam 347 rotates.
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the second rocker arms 342 and 343. As shown in this figure, the movable ends of the second rocker arms 342 and 343 are in contact with the end portions of the valve stems of the two exhaust valves 14, respectively.
- the exhaust valve 14 is biased in the closing direction by a valve spring 350.
- the cam shaft 346 includes a pair of zero lift cams 351 on both sides of the cam 347 described above.
- the zero lift cam 351 is a perfect circle having a radius equal to the base circle of the cam 347.
- Each of the second rocker arms 342 and 343 is provided with a roller 352.
- the outer diameter of the roller 352 is equal to the outer diameter of a roller 348 (shown in FIG. 3) provided on the first rocker arm 341.
- the distance between the center of the rocker shaft 344 and the center of the roller 352 is equal to the distance between the center of the rocker shaft 344 and the center of the roller 348.
- the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 switches between a state where the first rocker arm 341 and the second rocker arms 342 and 343 are separated and a state where the first rocker arm 341 and the second rocker arms 342 and 343 are connected.
- this switching mechanism will be described.
- the first rocker arm 341 has a sleeve 353 disposed concentrically with the roller 348.
- the second rocker arms 342 and 343 have sleeves 354 and 355 installed concentrically with the roller 352, respectively.
- Pins 357, 356, and 358 are inserted into the sleeves 353, 354, and 355, respectively.
- the outer tip of the pin 358 protrudes beyond the side surface of the second rocker arm 343.
- the protruding tip of the pin 358 is in contact with the displacement member 360 of the actuator 359.
- Actuator 359 can displace displacement member 360 in the left-right direction in FIGS. 2 and 5 in accordance with a command from ECU 50.
- FIG. 2 shows a state where the first rocker arm 341 and the second rocker arms 342 and 343 are separated.
- the pin 356 engages only with the sleeve 354 of the second rocker arm 342 and is disengaged from the adjacent sleeve 353.
- the pin 357 is engaged only with the sleeve 353 of the first rocker arm 341 and is disengaged from the adjacent sleeves 354 and 355.
- the pin 358 engages only with the sleeve 355 of the second rocker arm 343 and is disengaged from the adjacent sleeve 353. Therefore, even if the first rocker arm 341 swings due to the rotation of the cam 347 (see FIG.
- the swing is not transmitted to the second rocker arms 342 and 343.
- the rollers 352 of the second rocker arms 342 and 343 are in contact with a zero lift cam 351 (see FIG. 4) having no cam crest. Therefore, even when the camshaft 346 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) rotates, the second rocker arms 342 and 343 do not swing, and the exhaust valve 14 (see FIG. 4) stops in a closed state. Will remain.
- the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 is in a state where the first rocker arm 341 and the second rocker arms 342 and 343 are connected (state shown in FIG. 5) and in a state where they are separated (state shown in FIG. 2). Is a mechanism that can instantaneously switch between a state in which the exhaust valve 14 is operated and a state in which the exhaust valve 14 is closed and stopped.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the content of the start control executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- the engine start control is executed simultaneously with the start switch 58 being turned on and the starter 20 starting cranking of the engine.
- a cylinder that is first subjected to an explosion stroke is determined based on a signal emitted from the crank angle sensor 52.
- the first cylinder is determined as the first explosion stroke cylinder.
- exhaust valve stop control is performed from the first explosion stroke cylinder in the order of ignition.
- the ECU 50 is switched to a state where the first rocker arm 341 and the second rocker arms 342 and 343 are separated (the state shown in FIG. 2) by the operation of the actuator 359.
- This operation is performed before the target cylinder enters the exhaust stroke, that is, before the exhaust valve 14 starts to open.
- the exhaust valve 14 is not opened even in the exhaust stroke, and is stopped in a closed state. Since the ignition order in the four-cylinder engine is the order of the first cylinder, the third cylinder, the fourth cylinder, and the second cylinder, the exhaust valve stop control is also performed for each cylinder in that order.
- intake asynchronous injection of the initial explosion fuel is performed in the order of ignition from the first explosion stroke cylinder, that is, in the order of the first cylinder, the third cylinder, the fourth cylinder, and the second cylinder.
- intake asynchronous injection is fuel injection that is performed before the intake valve 12 is opened.
- the intake-synchronous injection of the initial explosion fuel is performed so that the end timing of the fuel injection period overlaps the opening timing of the intake valve 12.
- the fuel injected from the fuel injection valve 32 scatters toward the intake valve 12 and adheres as droplets to the wall surface of the intake port 36 and the umbrella portion of the intake valve 12 or forms a mist and forms the intake port 36. Floating inside.
- FIG. 7 shows the contents of the processing in steps S102 and S104 described above.
- FIG. 7 shows the opening / closing timings of the intake valve 12 and the exhaust valve 14 and the fuel injection period.
- (A) on the left side shows each timing at the time of exhaust valve stop control
- (B) on the right side shows each timing at the time of normal exhaust valve control.
- the normal exhaust valve control means that exhaust valve stop control is not performed, that is, the exhaust valve 14 is opened and closed in synchronization with the crankshaft 18.
- IVO represents the opening timing of the intake valve 12
- IVC represents the closing timing of the intake valve 12
- EVO represents the opening timing of the exhaust valve 14
- EVC represents the closing timing of the exhaust valve 14.
- the range of the crank angle indicated by the black arc in the drawing is the fuel injection period by the intake asynchronous injection.
- step S106 ignition is performed in the order of ignition from the first explosion stroke cylinder, that is, in order of the first cylinder, the third cylinder, the fourth cylinder, and the second cylinder.
- the ignition timing is set near the compression top dead center.
- step S108 after the ignition is performed, the exhaust valve stop control is released in the order of the first cylinder, the third cylinder, the fourth cylinder, and the second cylinder.
- normal exhaust valve control is automatically performed.
- the first rocker arm 341 and the second rocker arms 342 and 343 are switched to a state (the state shown in FIG. 5) by the operation of the actuator 359 by the ECU 50. This operation is performed after ignition, before the target cylinder enters the exhaust stroke, that is, during the explosion stroke.
- FIG. 8 is a crank angle diagram showing the contents of the start control according to the present embodiment.
- the changes in lift amounts and in-cylinder pressures of the intake valve 12 and the exhaust valve 14 in the first cylinder from the start of cranking, the injection period of the initial explosion fuel, and the ignition timing are plotted on the horizontal axis. Shown in common. Further, regarding the lift amount of the exhaust valve 14 and the in-cylinder pressure, the case where the exhaust valve stop control is not performed, that is, the case where the normal exhaust valve control is performed from the beginning is indicated by a broken line as a comparative example.
- the gas in the combustion chamber 10 is compressed by the piston 8 by stopping the exhaust valve 14 in a closed state in the exhaust stroke.
- the intake valve 12 is opened when the pressure in the combustion chamber 10 (cylinder pressure) increases.
- gas blowback from the combustion chamber 10 to the intake port 36 occurs due to a pressure difference between the intake port 36 and the combustion chamber 10.
- the gas blown back at this time is at a high speed, and at the same time, the gas is heated to a high temperature due to polytropic compression in the cylinder.
- the exhaust valve stop control is not performed, there is no increase in the in-cylinder pressure during the exhaust stroke as shown by the broken line, so that such blowback cannot be caused.
- the fuel for the initial explosion is injected by the intake asynchronous injection, so that at the timing when the intake valve 12 is opened, most of the fuel is near the intake valve 12 in the intake port 36. A part of the fuel is mist-like toward the intake valve 12.
- the gas blows back from the combustion chamber 10 to the intake port 36 as described above.
- the fuel for the initial explosion in the intake port 36 becomes more vaporized fuel vapor or more atomized fuel with atomization. .
- the vaporization or atomization of the fuel for the initial explosion can be promoted. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the discharge of unburned HC at the start, particularly at the cold start.
- unburned HC when heavy gasoline that is difficult to vaporize is used as fuel, or when alcohol or alcohol-mixed gasoline is used, in terms of suppressing unburned HC by promoting vaporization or atomization of fuel, A more remarkable effect can be obtained.
- control device as the second embodiment of the present invention is applied to the engine having the configuration shown in FIG. 1 as in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the engine shown in FIG.
- This embodiment is characterized by engine start control executed by the ECU 50.
- the feature of the start control according to the present embodiment is that the above exhaust valve stop control is performed only when a certain condition is satisfied, and the normal exhaust valve control is performed from the beginning when the condition is not satisfied.
- the conditions are conditions related to the concentration of alcohol (here, ethanol) contained in the fuel and the engine water temperature at the start. Specifically, it is determined according to the determination diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, if the relationship between the ethanol concentration and the starting water temperature is in the exhaust valve stop control region, the exhaust valve stop control is performed as in the first embodiment. However, if the relationship between the ethanol concentration and the starting water temperature is in the prohibited region for the exhaust valve stop control, normal exhaust valve control is performed.
- the exhaust valve stop control is performed if the ethanol concentration is equal to or higher than a reference concentration determined from the water temperature at that time. This is because the higher the ethanol concentration, the harder the fuel is vaporized. If the ethanol concentration is constant, the exhaust valve stop control is performed if the water temperature at the start is equal to or lower than a reference temperature determined from the ethanol concentration at that time. This is because the lower the water temperature, the lower the temperature of the wall surface of the intake port 36, and the more difficult it is to vaporize the fuel. In this embodiment, exhaust valve stop control for promoting fuel vaporization or atomization is performed only in an environment where the fuel is difficult to vaporize. In an environment where the fuel is relatively easy to vaporize, priority is given to startability. Select normal exhaust valve control.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the content of start control executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- processes that are the same as those in the first embodiment are given the same step numbers as those in the first embodiment.
- description of processes common to the first embodiment is omitted or simplified, and processes different from those of the first embodiment are mainly described.
- step S200 in the first step S200, the ethanol concentration of the fuel is acquired by the alcohol concentration sensor 56. Further, the engine water temperature at the start is acquired by the water temperature sensor 54. In addition, the process of step S200 is implemented only for the first time, and is skipped after the next time.
- step S202 the execution / prohibition of the exhaust valve stop control is determined by comparing the ethanol concentration and the starting water temperature acquired in step S200 with reference to the determination diagram shown in FIG. If the exhaust valve stop control is performed as a result of the determination, the process proceeds to step S206 as it is. On the other hand, when the exhaust valve stop control is prohibited, the process proceeds to step S206 through step S204.
- step S204 an exhaust valve operating flag indicating that the exhaust valve stop control is prohibited is set to 1. The initial value of the exhaust valve operation is 0, and when the process proceeds to step S206 as it is, the exhaust valve operation flag is 0.
- next step S206 it is determined whether the exhaust valve operating flag is 0 or not. This determination is performed for each cylinder.
- the processing in steps S100 to S108 is performed for the cylinder as in the first embodiment.
- the exhaust valve operation flag is set to 1 in the last step S210 in order from the cylinder for which the processing of steps S100 to S108 has been completed.
- step S208 normal exhaust valve control is performed, and normal fuel injection timing control and ignition control are performed. That is, when the ethanol concentration is relatively low, or when the water temperature at startup is relatively high, normal engine control is performed from the initial explosion stage.
- Embodiment 3 FIG. Next, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13.
- control device as the third embodiment of the present invention is applied to the engine having the configuration shown in FIG. 1 as in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the engine shown in FIG.
- This embodiment is characterized by engine start control executed by the ECU 50.
- the feature of the start control according to the present embodiment is that after the fuel for the initial explosion is injected, ignition is not performed in that cycle, and the ignition is performed after performing one or more cycles of cranking while the exhaust valve 14 is stopped. Is to implement. The transition from the exhaust valve stop control to the normal exhaust valve control is performed sequentially from the ignited cylinder after the ignition.
- FIG. 11 is a crank angle diagram showing the contents of the start control according to the present embodiment.
- ignition is performed after cranking with the exhaust valve 14 closed for two cycles.
- the gas compressed in the cylinder is repeatedly blown back to the intake port 36, and the vaporization or atomization of the fuel for the initial explosion is further promoted.
- the fuel injected into the intake port 36 is blown off and stirred by the first blow-back from the combustion chamber 10.
- the fuel whose vaporization or atomization is promoted by stirring is sucked into the combustion chamber 10 together with the gas in the intake port 36 in the intake stroke, and when the intake valve 12 is opened next, the combustion chamber together with the high-temperature and high-pressure in-cylinder gas. 10 is blown back to the intake port 36.
- further vaporization or atomization of the fuel in the in-cylinder gas proceeds, and vaporization or atomization of the fuel remaining in the intake port 36 is also promoted.
- the number of cycles for performing cranking while the exhaust valve 14 is stopped may be fixed to a fixed number of cycles.
- the number of stop cycles is changed according to the concentration of alcohol (here, ethanol) contained in the fuel and the engine water temperature at the start. Specifically, the number of stop cycles is determined according to the determination diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 12, if the relationship between the ethanol concentration and the starting water temperature is in the N cycle execution region, the number of stop cycles is N. In that case, cranking with the exhaust valve 14 stopped is performed for N cycles, and blowback from the combustion chamber 10 to the intake port 36 occurs N times. If the relationship between the ethanol concentration and the starting water temperature is in the exhaust valve stop control prohibited region, cranking with the exhaust valve 14 stopped is not performed, and normal exhaust valve control is performed.
- the number of stop cycles when the starting water temperature is constant, the number of stop cycles is increased as the ethanol concentration increases. Further, when the ethanol concentration is constant, the number of stop cycles is increased as the water temperature at the time of start-up decreases. In this way, changing the number of stop cycles according to the ethanol concentration and the water temperature at start-up is advantageous in terms of promoting fuel vaporization or atomization by simply increasing the number of stop cycles. This is because it is disadvantageous in terms of starting. By determining the number of stop cycles in accordance with the judgment diagram shown in FIG. 12, it is possible to achieve a good balance between suppression of HC emission by promoting fuel vaporization or atomization during cold start and engine startability. become.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the contents of start control executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- processes that are the same as those in the second embodiment are denoted by the same step numbers as those in the second embodiment.
- description of processes common to the second embodiment will be omitted or simplified, and processes different from those of the second embodiment will be mainly described.
- step S300 the number of stop cycles is determined by comparing the ethanol concentration and the starting water temperature acquired in step S200 with reference to the determination diagram shown in FIG.
- the process of step S300 is implemented only for the first time, and is skipped after the next time.
- step S206 determines whether or not the exhaust valve actuation flag is 0, processing proceeds to step S100 and processing in steps S100 to S104 is performed.
- step S106 after the intake asynchronous injection is performed in step S104, the process proceeds to step S106 after the processes of steps S302 and S304.
- step S302 it is determined whether or not the number of stop cycles determined in step S300 has elapsed. If the number of stop cycles has not yet elapsed, the process goes through step S304 and then returns to step S300 to make a determination.
- step S304 cranking is continued with the ignition stopped.
- step S302 and step S304 are repeated until the number of stop cycles elapses. Meanwhile, the gas compressed in the cylinder is repeatedly blown back to the intake port 36, and the vaporization or atomization of the fuel injected in step S104 is promoted. Then, when the number of stop cycles has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S106, where ignition is performed. Immediately thereafter, the exhaust valve stop control is released in step S108.
- Embodiment 4 FIG. Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- control device as the fourth embodiment of the present invention is applied to the engine having the configuration shown in FIG. 1 as in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the engine shown in FIG.
- This embodiment is characterized by engine start control executed by the ECU 50.
- the start control according to the present embodiment is characterized in that ignition is performed after one or more cycles of cranking while the exhaust valve 14 is stopped, and the initial explosion is performed in accordance with the number of cycles in which the exhaust valve 14 is stopped.
- the purpose is to divide and inject fuel.
- the fuel injection timing in each divided injection is a timing at which the end timing of the fuel injection period overlaps with the opening timing of the intake valve 12. That is, the fuel injection is performed so that the gas blown back and the injected fuel collide as the gas compressed in the cylinder is repeatedly blown back to the intake port 36.
- the transition from the exhaust valve stop control to the normal exhaust valve control is performed sequentially from the ignited cylinder after the ignition.
- FIG. 14 shows the contents of the start control according to the present embodiment in a crank angle diagram.
- ignition is performed after cranking with the exhaust valve 14 closed for two cycles.
- the fuel is dividedly injected in accordance with the opening timing of the intake valve 12 in each cycle so that the in-cylinder gas generated in each cycle blows back against the fuel injected from the fuel injection valve 34.
- the energy given to the fuel from the high-pressure gas blown back can be increased compared to the case where all the fuel is injected in the first cycle. It becomes possible to further promote vaporization or atomization of the fuel.
- the number of stop cycles in which cranking is performed while the exhaust valve 14 is stopped may be fixed to a fixed number of cycles. However, in the start control according to the present embodiment, the number of stop cycles is determined according to the determination diagram shown in FIG. Then, the fuel for the first explosion is divided according to the determined number of stop cycles. For example, if the number of stop cycles is N, the fuel is also divided into N and injected.
- the fuel injection ratio for each injection with respect to the total fuel injection amount can be made uniform between the injections.
- the fuel injection ratio in the first cycle and the fuel injection ratio in the second cycle are equal.
- the fuel injection ratio in the first cycle may be increased, and the fuel injection ratio may be decreased in later cycles. By doing so, it is possible to achieve both the vaporization promoting effect obtained by directly hitting the fuel against the blowback and the vaporization promoting effect obtained by repeatedly entraining the fuel in the blowback.
- FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the contents of the start control executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- processes that are the same as those in the third embodiment are denoted by the same step numbers as those in the third embodiment.
- description of processes common to the third embodiment is omitted or simplified, and processes different from those of the third embodiment are mainly described.
- step S400 the fuel injection amount for each cycle is calculated in accordance with the number of stop cycles determined in step S300.
- the process of step S400 is implemented only for the first time, and is skipped after the next time.
- step S402 fuel is injected in accordance with the fuel injection amount calculated in step S400 in the order of ignition from the first explosion stroke cylinder.
- the fuel injection timing in each cylinder is set so that the end timing of the fuel injection period overlaps the opening timing of the intake valve 12 of the cylinder.
- step S402 is performed again. This series of processing is repeated until the number of stop cycles elapses. In the meantime, fuel is injected toward the blow-back of the in-cylinder gas generated each time the intake valve 12 is opened, and fuel vaporization or atomization is promoted. Then, when the number of stop cycles has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S106, where ignition is performed. Immediately thereafter, the exhaust valve stop control is released in step S108.
- Embodiment 5 FIG. Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- control device as the fifth embodiment of the present invention is applied to the engine having the configuration shown in FIG. 1 as in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the engine shown in FIG.
- the ECU 50 coordinates the exhaust valve control and the ignition control so that the ignition is performed after one or more cycles of cranking with the exhaust valve 14 stopped are performed.
- the exhaust valve control and the ignition control there is a possibility that a malfunction may occur in the control of the entire engine when an abnormality occurs in one control. For example, if the exhaust valve 14 is opened without stopping due to an abnormality in the exhaust valve control, the ignition is stopped, so that unburned gas is discharged from the combustion chamber 10 to the exhaust port 40 in the next exhaust stroke. End up.
- This embodiment is characterized by engine start control executed by the ECU 50.
- a feature of the start control according to the present embodiment is fail-safe in the case where ignition is performed after one or a plurality of cycles of cranking with the exhaust valve 14 stopped.
- the exhaust valve 14 is opened in a certain cylinder even though the number of cycles for stopping the ignition has not elapsed, the cylinder is ignited at the ignition timing immediately after that. Further, the exhaust valve stop control is immediately stopped, and the exhaust valve stop control is shifted to the normal exhaust valve control.
- FIG. 16 is a crank angle diagram showing the contents of the start control according to the present embodiment.
- This figure shows the case where the exhaust valve 14 has been opened from the first cycle when ignition is to be performed after two cycles of cranking with the exhaust valve 14 closed as shown by the broken line. .
- the control is immediately switched to normal control and ignition is executed at the ignition timing of the first cycle.
- switching to normal control includes switching from exhaust valve stop control to normal exhaust valve control. This is because when the exhaust valve stop control itself is effective, even if the exhaust valve 14 is opened in the first cycle, the exhaust valve 14 may be closed in the second cycle. If the exhaust valve 14 does not open despite the ignition, the internal EGR will increase and adversely affect the next combustion.
- the normal control including the exhaust valve control it is possible to prevent the abnormality of the exhaust valve control from spreading to the malfunction of the entire engine.
- the exhaust valve 14 is stopped can be determined from the operating state of the actuator 359.
- the determination timing may be before the timing in time for executing ignition.
- the exhaust valve 14 stops before the ignition timing every time from the first cycle to the (N-1) cycle. Judge whether or not.
- FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the contents of the start control executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- processes that are the same as those in the third embodiment are given the same step numbers as those in the third embodiment.
- the display in the flowchart is also omitted. In the following, description of processes common to the third embodiment is omitted or simplified, and processes different from those of the third embodiment are mainly described.
- step S500 it is determined for each cylinder whether or not the exhaust valve 14 has actually stopped in the exhaust stroke. If the exhaust valve 14 has definitely stopped, the process proceeds to step S302, and cranking is continued with the ignition stopped until the number of stop cycles elapses.
- step S500 determines whether the exhaust valve 14 has not stopped. If the result of determination in step S500 is that the exhaust valve 14 has not stopped, processing in steps S502 and S504 is performed.
- step S502 the exhaust valve stop control is stopped and the exhaust valve operation flag is set to 1.
- the exhaust valve stop control may be stopped only for the cylinders in which the exhaust valve 14 has not stopped, or may be stopped for all the cylinders uniformly. According to the former, vaporization or atomization of the fuel can be promoted by continuing the cranking in the other cylinders in which the exhaust valve 14 is stopped. According to the latter, the dispersion
- step S504 normal exhaust valve control and normal fuel injection timing control and ignition control are performed in the cylinders for which the exhaust valve stop control is stopped.
- Embodiment 6 FIG. Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- control device as the sixth embodiment of the present invention is applied to the engine having the configuration shown in FIG. 1 as in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the engine shown in FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing the relationship between the water temperature at the start and the required fuel increase.
- the control when the exhaust valve 14 does not stop due to erroneous control, the control immediately shifts to normal control and ignition is performed. In this case, discharge of unburned gas is prevented, but fuel that contributes to combustion is insufficient due to insufficient vaporization or atomization of fuel.
- the exhaust valve stop control has been implemented, the fuel increase indicated by the white circle in FIG. 18 should have been sufficient, but since the control has been changed to the normal control, the fuel increase indicated by the black circle is required, and only the difference therebetween. The fuel supply amount will be insufficient.
- the start control according to the present embodiment is a further improvement of the start control according to the fifth embodiment.
- the exhaust valve 14 opens in a certain cylinder
- additional fuel injection is executed during the intake stroke immediately after that. From this, ignition of the cylinder is executed.
- the amount of fuel to be additionally injected is the difference (indicated by an arrow in FIG. 18) between the starting fuel increase during normal exhaust valve control and the starting fuel increase during exhaust valve stop control. calculate.
- FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the contents of start control executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- processes that are the same as those in the fifth embodiment are denoted by the same step numbers as those in the fifth embodiment.
- description of processes common to the fifth embodiment is omitted or simplified, and processes different from those of the third embodiment are mainly described.
- step S600 is performed following the process in step S502.
- this embodiment has a problem of startability, even when the exhaust valve 14 does not stop in some cylinders, the exhaust valve stop control is uniformly stopped for all the cylinders.
- step S600 additional fuel injection is performed in the cylinder in which the exhaust valve 14 has not stopped. This does not apply to cylinders in which exhaust valve stop control is correctly performed.
- the timing of the additional fuel injection is until the intake valve 12 of the cylinder is closed. That is, the additional fuel injection may be intake synchronous injection. If the execution timing of the process of step S600 is in time for the end timing of the intake asynchronous injection executed in step S104, the injection period of the intake asynchronous injection may be extended by an additional fuel amount. After the process of step S600, the process of step S504 is subsequently performed.
- Embodiment 7 FIG. Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- control device as the seventh embodiment of the present invention is applied to the engine having the configuration shown in FIG. 1 as in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the engine shown in FIG.
- the abnormality of the exhaust valve control has been described in the fifth embodiment, the abnormality may also occur in the ignition control. For example, when ignition is performed after one or a plurality of cycles of cranking with the exhaust valve 14 stopped, there is a case where ignition is not performed due to abnormality in ignition control even though the final cranking is completed. Conceivable. In that case, since the exhaust valve 14 is opened in the next exhaust stroke, the unburned gas is discharged from the engine as it is.
- This embodiment is characterized by engine start control executed by the ECU 50.
- a feature of the start control according to the present embodiment is fail-safe when exhaust valve stop control is performed, more specifically, fail-safe against abnormality in ignition control. If the ignition is not executed in a certain cylinder even though the last cycle for stopping the ignition is completed, the exhaust valve stop control is continued for the cylinder. The exhaust valve stop control is continued until the ignition is executed in the cylinder, during which fuel injection is also stopped.
- FIG. 21 shows the contents of the start control according to this embodiment in a crank angle diagram.
- the exhaust valve stop control is performed only for one cycle, and the exhaust valve 14 is scheduled to be opened in the second cycle, but the ignition is not executed at the ignition timing of the first cycle. Show.
- the exhaust valve stop control is extended and the fuel injection of the next cycle is also stopped.
- the switch from the exhaust valve stop control to the normal exhaust valve control is performed after ignition is definitely executed.
- fuel injection is started after ignition is executed without fail. Whether ignition has been executed can be determined from the current supplied to the spark plug 16. It can also be determined from a change in the signal of the crank angle sensor.
- the start control according to the present embodiment is based on the start control according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the contents of the start control executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- processes that are the same as those in the first embodiment are given the same step numbers as those in the first embodiment.
- the display in the flowchart is also omitted for those processes.
- description of processes common to the first embodiment is omitted or simplified, and processes different from those of the first embodiment are mainly described.
- the characteristics of the start control according to the present embodiment that is, the fail-safe for ignition control abnormality can be combined with any of the start controls of the second to sixth embodiments.
- step S106 after ignition is performed in step S106, the process proceeds to step S108 after the process of step S700.
- step S700 it is determined for each cylinder whether ignition has actually been executed. If ignition has not actually been executed, the process returns to step S700 after step S702 and determination is performed.
- step S702 the exhaust valve 14 is closed and the cranking is continued while the fuel injection is stopped.
- step S700 If the result of determination in step S700 is that ignition has been executed without fail, the routine proceeds to step S108, where the exhaust valve stop control for the cylinder is released. In step S108, the stop of fuel injection is also canceled.
- Embodiment 8 FIG. Next, an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- control device according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention is applied to the engine having the configuration shown in FIG. 1 as in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the engine shown in FIG.
- This embodiment is characterized by engine abnormality diagnosis executed by the ECU 50.
- engine abnormality diagnosis executed by the ECU 50.
- some abnormality may occur in the exhaust valve control and the ignition control. Since the fail-safe function is incorporated in the start control according to the fifth embodiment or the seventh embodiment, it is possible to cope with the abnormality if it is temporary. However, if the abnormality is permanent, some non-temporary measures such as engine maintenance must be taken.
- the abnormality diagnosis according to the present embodiment is performed to detect an abnormality in the exhaust valve control or the ignition control at an early stage, and to prompt the vehicle driver to take appropriate measures such as maintenance.
- FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the contents of exhaust valve control abnormality diagnosis executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- the abnormality diagnosis of the exhaust valve control is executed in parallel with the start control of the fifth or sixth embodiment when the engine is started. Further, the abnormality diagnosis of the exhaust valve control is performed for each cylinder.
- step S802 it is determined whether the exhaust valve NG flag is zero.
- the exhaust valve NG flag is a flag that is set to 1 when the exhaust valve 14 is not stopped despite the exhaust valve stop control being performed. The value of the exhaust valve NG flag is held even after the engine is stopped (after the ignition is turned off), and the value held in the memory is read when the engine is started.
- step S804 it is determined whether or not the exhaust valve 14 has not stopped normally at the current start.
- step S806 If the result of determination in step S804 is that the exhaust valve 14 has not stopped normally this time, processing in step S806 is performed. In step S806, the exhaust valve NG flag is set to 1. This value is retained even after the engine is stopped.
- step S802 it is determined whether or not the exhaust valve 14 has not stopped normally again in the current start. That is, it is determined whether or not the situation where the exhaust valve 14 does not stop normally occurs a plurality of times.
- step S810 a diagnosis result that an abnormality has occurred in the exhaust valve control is given.
- the diagnosis result is reflected in the value of the flag for maintenance, and is informed to the driver through means such as an alarm lamp in the instrument panel. If the result of determination in step S808 is that the exhaust valve 14 has stopped normally this time, the diagnosis is carried over to the next time.
- step S804 If the exhaust valve 14 has not stopped in the past and has also stopped normally this time, that is, if the determination result in step S804 is negative, the process proceeds to step S812. The following determination is made. In step S812, it is determined whether or not the state in which the exhaust valve 14 is normally stopped continues for a certain trip.
- step S812 If the result of the determination in step S812 is that the exhaust valve 14 has stopped for a certain time and has stopped normally, the process in step S814 is performed. In step S814, the diagnosis result that the exhaust valve control is normal is given. The diagnosis result is reflected in the value of the maintenance flag. If the result of determination in step S812 is that the predetermined number of trips has not been reached, the diagnosis is carried over to the next time.
- FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing details of ignition control abnormality diagnosis executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- the ignition control abnormality diagnosis is executed in parallel with the start control of the seventh embodiment when the engine is started. Further, the ignition control abnormality diagnosis is performed for each cylinder.
- step S822 it is determined whether the ignition NG flag is zero.
- the ignition NG flag is a flag that is set to 1 when ignition is not executed even though the ignition stop period has ended. The value of the ignition NG flag is retained even after the engine is stopped, and the value retained in the memory is read when the engine is started.
- step S824 it means that the ignition was normally executed at least until the previous start. In that case, it progresses to step S824 and the next determination is performed. In step S824, it is determined whether ignition has not been normally executed in the current start.
- step S824 If the result of determination in step S824 is that ignition has not been performed normally this time, processing in step S826 is performed.
- step S822 it is determined whether a certain number of cycles has occurred in which ignition is not normally performed.
- step S830 a diagnosis result that an abnormality has occurred in the ignition control is given.
- the diagnosis result is reflected in the value of the flag for maintenance, and is informed to the driver through means such as an alarm lamp in the instrument panel. If the result of determination in step S828 is that the predetermined number of cycles has not been reached, the diagnosis is carried over next time.
- step S824 If ignition has not been executed in the past and ignition has been executed normally this time, that is, if the determination result in step S824 is negative, the process proceeds to step S832, and the next determination is made. Is done. In step S832, it is determined whether or not the state in which ignition is normally performed continues for a fixed trip.
- step S834 If the result of determination in step S832 is that ignition has been executed normally for a fixed trip, processing in step S834 is performed. In step S834, a diagnosis result indicating that the ignition control is normal is given. The diagnosis result is reflected in the value of the maintenance flag. If the result of determination in step S832 is that the predetermined number of trips has not been reached, the diagnosis is carried over to the next time.
- Embodiment 9 FIG. Finally, Embodiment 9 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
- control device according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention is applied to the engine having the configuration shown in FIG. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the engine shown in FIG.
- This embodiment is characterized by engine start control executed by the ECU 50.
- the exhaust valve 14 is sequentially stopped from the first explosion stroke cylinder, and the subsequent control is performed based on the first explosion stroke cylinder.
- the exhaust valve 14 cannot always be stopped in the first explosion stroke cylinder.
- whether or not the exhaust valve 14 has actually been stopped is checked in order from the first explosion stroke cylinder, and the subsequent control is performed with reference to the cylinder that has been able to stop the exhaust valve 14 first.
- FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the contents of the start control executed by the ECU 50 in the present embodiment.
- processes that are the same as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same step numbers as those in the first embodiment.
- description of processes common to the first embodiment is omitted or simplified, and processes different from those of the first embodiment are mainly described.
- the feature of the present embodiment that is, the start control based on the cylinder that can first stop the exhaust valve 14 is combined with any start control of the second to seventh embodiments. be able to.
- step S900 it is determined whether or not the stop of the exhaust valve 14 of the first explosion stroke cylinder is in time for the exhaust stroke of the cylinder.
- the first explosion stroke cylinder is the first cylinder (denoted as # 1 in the figure), and ignition is performed in the order of the third cylinder (# 3), the fourth cylinder (# 4), and the second cylinder (# 2). Shall be.
- step S104 intake asynchronous injection is performed in order from the first cylinder
- ignition in the vicinity of the compression top dead center is performed in order from the first cylinder in step S106
- exhaust valve stop control is performed in order from the first cylinder in step S108. Release is implemented.
- step S900 determines whether the stop of the exhaust valve 14 of the first cylinder is in time. If the result of determination in step S900 is that the stop of the exhaust valve 14 of the first cylinder is not in time, processing in step S902 is performed. In step S902, fuel injection in the first cylinder is prohibited. In the next step S904, it is determined whether or not the stop of the exhaust valve 14 of the third cylinder is in time for the exhaust stroke of the cylinder.
- steps S906 to S910 are sequentially performed. That is, in step S906, intake asynchronous injection is performed in order from the third cylinder, ignition in the vicinity of the compression top dead center is performed in order from the third cylinder in step S908, and exhaust valve stop control is performed in order from the third cylinder in step S910. Release is implemented.
- step S914 If the result of determination in step S904 is that the stop of the exhaust valve 14 of the third cylinder is not in time, processing in step S912 is performed. In step S912, fuel injection in the third cylinder is prohibited. In the next step S914, it is determined whether or not the stop of the exhaust valve 14 of the fourth cylinder is in time for the exhaust stroke of the cylinder.
- steps S916 to S920 are sequentially performed. That is, the intake asynchronous injection is performed in order from the fourth cylinder in step S916, ignition in the vicinity of the compression top dead center is performed in order from the fourth cylinder in step S918, and the exhaust valve stop control is performed in order from the fourth cylinder in step S920. Release is implemented.
- step S922 If the result of determination in step S914 is that the exhaust valve 14 of the fourth cylinder has not stopped in time, processing in step S922 is performed. In step S922, fuel injection in the fourth cylinder is prohibited. In the next step S924, it is determined whether or not the stop of the exhaust valve 14 of the second cylinder is in time for the exhaust stroke of the cylinder.
- step S926 intake asynchronous injection is performed in order from the second cylinder, ignition in the vicinity of the compression top dead center is performed in order from the second cylinder in step S928, and exhaust valve stop control is performed in order from the second cylinder in step S930. Release is implemented.
- step S924 determines whether the stop of the exhaust valve 14 of the second cylinder is in time. If the result of determination in step S924 is that the stop of the exhaust valve 14 of the second cylinder is not in time, processing in step S932 and step S934 is performed. In step S932, exhaust valve stop control is stopped, and in step S934, normal exhaust valve control is performed, and normal fuel injection timing control and ignition control are performed. That is, in any cylinder, when the stop of the exhaust valve 14 is not in time for the first exhaust stroke, priority is given to the startability of the engine and the control is switched to normal control.
- the exhaust valve 14 is stopped by operating the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 after cranking is started.
- the exhaust valve 14 may be stopped before the start of cranking. . That is, the exhaust valve 14 may be stopped by operating the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 when stopping the engine.
- the exhaust valve stop mechanism 24 having the structure shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 is used. Can be stopped. That is, the structure of the exhaust valve stop mechanism is not limited to that shown in FIGS.
- the cam may be motor driven, and the exhaust valve 14 may be stopped by stopping the rotation of the cam.
- the exhaust valve 14 may be electromagnetically driven and the exhaust valve 14 may be stopped by operating a solenoid.
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以下、本発明の実施の形態1について図1乃至図8の各図を参照して説明する。
次に、本発明の実施の形態2について図9及び図10を参照して説明する。
次に、本発明の実施の形態3について図11乃至図13の各図を参照して説明する。
次に、本発明の実施の形態4について図14及び図15を参照して説明する。
次に、本発明の実施の形態5について図16及び図17を参照して説明する。
次に、本発明の実施の形態6について図18及び図19を参照して説明する。
次に、本発明の実施の形態7について図20及び図21を参照して説明する。
次に、本発明の実施の形態8について図22及び図23を参照して説明する。
最後に、本発明の実施の形態9について図24を参照して説明する。
以上、本発明の実施の形態について説明したが、本発明は上述の実施の形態に限定されるものではなく、本発明の趣旨を逸脱しない範囲で種々変形して実施することができる。例えば、次のように変形して実施してもよい。
12 吸気弁
14 排気弁
16 点火プラグ
18 クランク軸
20 スタータ
22 吸気弁タイミング可変機構
24 排気弁停止機構
30 吸気管
32 スロットル
34 燃料噴射弁
36 吸気ポート
40 排気ポート
50 ECU
52 クランク角センサ
54 水温センサ
56 アルコール濃度センサ
58 スタートスイッチ
Claims (12)
- 燃料を吸気ポート内に噴射する燃料噴射弁と、気筒毎に閉じた状態で停止可能な排気弁とを有する内燃機関の制御装置において、
初爆前の気筒が排気行程にある場合、当該気筒の排気弁を閉じた状態で停止させる排気弁制御手段と、
排気行程で排気弁が閉じた状態で停止されている気筒の燃料噴射弁に、噴射時期が吸気弁の開タイミングよりも前になるか或いはそれに重なるように初爆用の燃料を噴射させる燃料噴射弁制御手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。 - 初爆前の各気筒において、初爆用の燃料が噴射されてから1又は複数のサイクル数が経過するまでの間、当該気筒の点火を停止させる点火制御手段
をさらに備え、
前記排気弁制御手段は、前記の点火を停止させるサイクル数が経過するまでの間、当該気筒の排気弁を閉じた状態で停止させる
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲1記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記点火制御手段は、前記の点火を停止させるサイクル数が経過していないにもかかわらず当該気筒の排気弁が開弁したときには、その直後の点火タイミングにおいて当該気筒の点火を実行する
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲2記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記燃料噴射弁制御手段は、前記の点火を停止させるサイクル数に応じた回数に初爆用燃料の噴射を分割し、各噴射における噴射時期が吸気弁の開タイミングに重なるように当該気筒の燃料噴射弁に燃料を噴射させる
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲2又は3記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記燃料噴射弁から噴射される燃料はアルコールを含む燃料である
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲1乃至4の何れか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記排気弁制御手段は、燃料のアルコール濃度が所定の基準濃度以上の場合に、初爆前の気筒の排気弁を閉じた状態で停止させる
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲5記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記燃料噴射弁から噴射される燃料はアルコールを含む燃料であって、
前記点火制御手段は、前記の点火を停止させるサイクル数を燃料のアルコール濃度に応じて変更する
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲2乃至4の何れか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記点火制御手段は、燃料のアルコール濃度が所定の基準濃度より低い場合、各気筒の最初のサイクルから点火を開始し、
前記排気弁制御手段は、燃料のアルコール濃度が所定の基準濃度以下の場合、各気筒の最初のサイクルから排気弁を開弁させる
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲7記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記排気弁制御手段は、内燃機関の水温が所定の基準温度以下の場合に、初爆前の気筒の排気弁を閉じた状態で停止させる
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲1乃至4の何れか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記点火制御手段は、前記の点火を停止させるサイクル数を内燃機関の水温に応じて変更する
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲2乃至4の何れか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記点火制御手段は、内燃機関の水温が所定の基準温度より高い場合、各気筒の最初のサイクルから点火を開始し、
前記排気弁制御手段は、内燃機関の水温が所定の基準温度より高い場合、各気筒の最初のサイクルから当該気筒の排気弁を開弁させる
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲10記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記排気弁制御手段は、初爆の直後の排気行程において当該気筒の排気弁を開弁させる
ことを特徴とする請求の範囲1乃至11の何れか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
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