Abstract:
PURPOSE:To prevent overrichness of an engine during a transition period by controlling an air-fuel ratio of a carburetor to the lean side and feedback- controlling a jet amount of a fuel jet valve by means of an O2 sensor when a specified operation condition of an LPG engine is detected. CONSTITUTION:An air-fuel ratio of a mixture to be supplied to an engine M1 is controlled to be a specified value by means of a fuel mixing means (carburetor) provided in the Venturi M3 of an intake passage M2 and a fuel jet valve M5 provided on the downstream side from the carburator M4. When an operation condition detecting means M6 detects that the condition is in a specified load area, an air-fuel control means M9 controls the air-fuel ratio of the carburetor M4 to the lean side, while a jet amount of a fuel jet valve is feedback- controlled by use of a signal of an O2 sensor M8 such that the air-fuel ratio of the supplied mixture is a theoretical air-fuel ratio.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To reduce fuel consumption and improve an output, by a method wherein a varying compression ratio device is mounted to a mechanical super charge engine, during operation of a supercharger, a compression ratio is re duced over that prevailing during inoperative state, and a compression ratio is changed depending upon the presence of the occurrence of knocking. CONSTITUTION:A mechanical supercharger 3 rotated in linkage with a crank 4 is mounted in a suction passage 2 through a belt 5, and a bypass passage 6, which runs around the supercharger 3 and in which a bypass valve 7 is located, is provided. Meanwhile, a compression ratio varying device 10 is placed in an engine 1 in a manner to face on a combustion chamber 9, and is so constituted as to drive a piston 11 for varying volume with the aid of a servo motor 12. When the compression ratio varying device 10 is controlled by a control computer 13, a servo motor 12 is controlled so that the supercharger 3 is turned ON when an engine load is increased to higher than a given value, and a compressed pressure is reduced in a state in that the bypass valve 7 is closed. Thereafter, a compression ratio is varied depending upon the presence of the occurrence of knocking.
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PURPOSE:To prevent an engine stop, by changing the opening of an idling speed control valve for a speed changer when it is placed in an N range and a D range, in the case of a control device which provides a bypass passage, bypassing a throttle valve and a mechanical supercharger interposed in an intake passage, and arranges the idling speed control valve in said bypass passage. CONSTITUTION:An intake passage 14, providing inside successively a throttle valve 9 and an engine driven mechanical supercharger 10, connects a bypass passage 15 so as to detour around the both valve 9 and supercharger 10. A control device, arranging an idling speed control valve 6 in the bypass passage 15, holds an idling speed to a predetermined value by controlling the valve 16. The above device, providing a deceleration detecting means 23 and a range detecting means 24, inputs a detection signal of these means to a driving control means 25 of the valve 16. And the device controls the valve 16 to be set to the first valve opening position when an engine is in deceleration operation with an automatic speed changer 13 in a neutral range while to be set to the second valve opening position, where the opening is smaller than that in the first valve opening position, with the automatic speed changer in a drive range.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To promote the warm-up of an engine, by changing a set operating condition in which the change-over between the engagement and disengagement of a clutch operating means is effected, so that a low temperature supercharging range is enlarged. CONSTITUTION:An operating condition detecting means 6 detects the amount Q of intake-air and the rotational speed N of an engine. A temperature detecting means 8 detects the temperature of an engine 1, and a set value changing means 9 changes a selected temperature at which a clutch 5 is changed over from its engagement condition to its disengagement condition so that the low temperature supercharging range may be enlarged. Namely, upon low temperature operation, the superchager 3 is started to operate at a low speed in comparison with that upon normal operation.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To switch the valve timing at earlier period when the variation rate is large, by varying the standard value of the parameter in the case when the valve timing is switched, according to the variation rate of the parameter. CONSTITUTION:The parameters such as the number of revolution are detected by an operation condition parameter detecting means C. In a memory means D, the operation condition of an engine, with each set values of the parameters such as load and number of revolution as boundary, is memorized. A timing controlling means E calculates the timing condition to be controlled on the basis of the detected signal, and in that case, a correcting means F corrects the standard value on which the timing is switched from a certain value to another value according to the number of revolution or the magnitude of the variation rate of other parameter. The signal for determining the timing to be set is transmitted to a control means B by a driving means G.
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PURPOSE:To prevent malfunctioning of a means for controlling the valve timing by the rotation of a step motor at the time of starting an engine, by employing such an arrangement that control of the valve timing is started when the engine speed becomes higher than a prescribed value after starting of the engine. CONSTITUTION:An inner sleeve 36 on the side of a cam shaft 18 and an outer sleeve 38 on the side of a timing pulley 28 are respectively formed with slits 40, 42, and roller bearings 44, 46 are moved in the slits 40, 42 by a step motor 50 for controlling the valve timing. When an engine is stopped, initial setting of the valve timing to a fixed timing is effected for the next starting of the engine. When the engine is started and the engine speed becomes higher than a prescribed value, control of the valve timing is started. Therefore, it is enabled to prevent malfunctioning of a valve timing controlling apparatus due to increase of the battery load caused at the time of starting the engine.
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PURPOSE:To prevent deviation of the valve timing due to the force applied from a cam, by fixing a motor by a hold signal after rotation of the motor is completed in an apparatus for controlling the valve timing by the rotation of a step motor. CONSTITUTION:An inner sleeve 36 on the side of a cam shaft 18 and an outer sleeve 38 on the side of a timing pulley 28 are respectively formed with slits 40, 42, and roller bearings 44, 46 are moved in the slits 40, 42 by a step motor 50 for controlling the valve timing. Signals relating to the pressure in an intake pipe, the water temperature, the engine speed, etc. are applied to a control circuit, which controls the valve timing to render the actually measured valve timing equal to an aimed valve timing stored in its memory. When the deviation between the actual value and the aimed value becomes zero, hold signals are supplied to the step motor 50 at prescribed intervals for fixing the motor, whereby it is enabled to prevent deviation of the valve timing even if turning force is applied from a cam.
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PURPOSE:To increase the durability of an apparatus for controlling the valve timing by the rotation of a step motor, by decreasing the speed of a moving member when the valve timing is varied toward its critical position, and thereby moderating the shock caused when the moving member collides onto stoppers. CONSTITUTION:An inner sleeve 36 on the side of a cam shaft 18 and an outer sleeve 38 on the side of a timing pulley 28 are respectively formed with slits 40, 42, and the valve timing is controlled by moving roller bearings 44, 46 in the slits 40, 42 by a step motor 50. Signals relating to the pressure in an intake pipe, the water temperature, the engine speed, etc. are applied to a control circuit, which controls the valve timing to render the actually measured value equal to an aimed value stored in its memory. When a moving member carrying the roller bearings is moving toward the right and left limit positions, the speed of the moving member is decreased by decreasing the pulse feeding speed so as to moderate the shock caused when the moving member collides onto stoppers.
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PURPOSE:To enable more precious multistage control of valve timing, by a method wherein a sensor, which performs actual measurement of one reference value of valve timing, is mounted, and valve timing based on software is corrected each time the sensor is turned ON. CONSTITUTION:When a step motor 50, acting as a driving member for varying valve timing, is run, a nut 52, screwed on a rotary shaft 50' fabricated with an external thread, is moved in a direction A or B, roller bearings 44 and 46, located on a moving body 48 and formed integrally with the nut 52, are moved in the same direction within slits 40 and 42 which intersect each other. This causes outer and inner sleeves 36 and 38 to be relatively rotated, and the phase of a cam shaft 18 to a timing sleeve 28 is varied. In which case, a valve timing based on software is corrected each time a limit switch 90 for actually measuring one reference value of valve timing is turned ON, and according to such corrected timing, a step motor 50 is controlled.
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PURPOSE:To restrain a change-over shock in a means which changes over a valve timing by relatively revolving cam shaft side and crankshaft side sleeves by means of a slider by providing a movement limit detection means of the slider to control a driving motor. CONSTITUTION:When revolution of an output shaft 22 which is driven by a motor 21 is converted into linear motion of driving sleeve 23 by the operation of a screwed part 22A, a slider 17 is reciprocated laterally and this motion is transmitted via a shaft 15 to bearings 15 and 16 which are engaged in slits 13 and 14 on sleeves 6 and 10 formed in mutually crossing shape. Phases of a cam shaft B and a crankshaft which is connected for interlocking with a timing gear C are thereby varied to change a valve timing in two conditions. Position detecting sensors 50 and 52 which detect a limit position of the slider 17 when the valve timing is changed over are provided in an annular guide 25 and the motor 21 is controlled in accordance with outputs of those sensors 50 and 52.