摘要:
A gas sensor diagnostic method includes the steps of counting the reversal number of times that a target air-fuel ratio for an air-fuel mixture to be supplied to an internal combustion engine reverses from a rich side to a lean side or from the lean side to the rich side through a specific air-fuel ratio defined as a boundary of the rich and lean sides; obtaining a detection signal of a gas sensor at constant time intervals during a diagnosis period between a timing when the count for the reversal number is started and a timing when the reversal number reaches a predetermined number; calculating a moderated signal by applying a moderation calculation using a predetermined moderation coefficient to the obtained detection signal; calculating a deviation between the obtained detection signal and the calculated moderated signal; and determining whether the gas sensor is in an abnormal state or not on the basis of the deviation.
摘要:
A gas sensor diagnostic method includes: a fuel supply detecting step of detecting an interruption of a fuel supply to the internal combustion engine, and a restart of the fuel supply after the interruption of the fuel supply; a response time period accumulating step of determining a response time period by accumulating a first time period that the sensor output value reaches from a first threshold value to a second threshold value after the detection of the interruption of the fuel supply, and a second time period that the sensor output value reaches from a third threshold value to a fourth threshold value after the detection of the restart of the fuel supply after the interruption of the fuel supply; and an abnormal state diagnosing section of determining an abnormal state of the gas sensor when the response time period is greater than a predetermined time period.
摘要:
A gas sensor diagnostic method (or apparatus) is arranged to periodically obtain sensor output values of a gas sensor such as an oxygen sensor for an internal combustion engine, and to determine local extreme values from the sensor output values obtained during a period of interruption of fuel supply to the engine. Moreover, the local extreme values are compared with a first predetermined threshold level. When the number of the local extreme values reaches a predetermined first number, a diagnosis is performed to determine whether the gas sensor is in an improper condition or not, in accordance with results of the comparison of the local extreme values with the first threshold level.
摘要:
A spark plug comprising: a cylindrical metallic shell 3; a tubular insulator 5 inserted into said metallic shell 3; a centre electrode 6 positioned inside said insulator, said electrode 6 having its rear end projecting from the rear end of said insulator; a sleeve terminal 7 located between the outer surface of the said electrode and the inner surface of said insulator 5, the terminal 7 being connected at its rear end to said centre electrode 6; a connector 2 having an insulator sleeve 9 fitted inside a metallic sleeve 8; and said connector 2 being securely capped to said metallic shell 3 at the time of assembly with the rear end of said tubular insulator 5 fitting inside said insulator sleeve 9, and with said metallic shell 3 fitting said metallic sleeve 8.
摘要:
A glow plug comprises a cylindrical housing having an inward protrusion extending radially inwardly, a threaded portion for screwing the glow plug in an engine plug hole and a sealing portion in a front side of the male threaded portion for airtightly engaging the housing with a given portion of the plug hole, a sheath having a rear sheath end portion airtightly fixed in the housing, a heater disposed in the sheath, a center electrode disposed in the housing and having a front electrode end portion electronically connected with the heater and mechanically connected with the sheath and an outward protrusion protruding radially outwardly, and a combustion pressure sensor having a pressure-sensitive element arranged between a front surface of the inward protrusion and a rear surface of the outward protrusion to generate an electrical signal in response to variations in stress applied thereto.
摘要:
In a spark plug, a main air gap (A) is formed between a parallel ground electrode (11) and the end face of a central electrode (2), a semi-surface gap (B) is formed between the end face (12C) of a semi-surface ground electrode (12) and the side face (2A) of the central electrode (2) and a semi-surface air gap (C) is formed between the end face (12C) and the side face (1E) of insulator. In addition, difference in a level E between the height of the lower end face (1D) of the insulator (1) and the height of the upper edge (12B) of the end face 12C of the semi-surface ground electrode 12 is E ≤ +0.7 mm, the distance B of the semi-surface gap (B) is longer than the distance A of the main air gap (A) and the distance C of the semi-surface air gap (C) is shorter than the distance A of the main air gap (A).
摘要:
A control system (1) for an internal combustion engine is provided which comprises detecting means for detecting a discharge current (i2) flowing between electrodes (17a, 17b) of a spark plug (17) when a high voltage for ignition is applied to the spark plug, judging means for judging whether or not the spark plug (17) is fouled on the basis of the discharge current (i2), and inhibiting means for inhibiting the progress of spark plug fouling when the spark plug (17) is judged fouled. A method carried out by the control system (1) is also provided.
摘要:
In a spark plug, a main air gap (A) is formed between a parallel ground electrode (11) and the end face of a central electrode (2), a semi-surface gap (B) is formed between the end face (12C) of a semi-surface ground electrode (12) and the side face (2A) of the central electrode (2) and a semi-surface air gap (C) is formed between the end face (12C) and the side face (1E) of insulator. In addition, difference in a level E between the height of the lower end face (1D) of the insulator (1) and the height of the upper edge (12B) of the end face 12C of the semi-surface ground electrode 12 is E ≤ +0.7 mm, the distance B of the semi-surface gap (B) is longer than the distance A of the main air gap (A) and the distance C of the semi-surface air gap (C) is shorter than the distance A of the main air gap (A).
摘要:
In a spark plug, a cylindrical metal shell is provided whose inner wall has a ledge portion on which an insulator rests through its seat portion. The insulator has an axial bore in which a center electrode is placed whose front end has a heat-resistant metal tip. A ground electrode is provided to form a spark gap with the metal tip of the center electrode. The insulator forms an insulator nose which measures less than 15 mm in length. The heat-resistant metal tip measures less than 0.8 mm in diameter. A space between an outer surface of the center electrode and an inner wall of a front open end of the axial bore is defined to be more than 0.1 mm in width.