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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997255 | Ignition control apparatus and method for controlling ignition of a four-cylinder engine An engine ignition control apparatus for controlling ignition of a multi-cylinder, 4-cycle engine includes dual ignition coils for controlling ignition timing of the respective cylinders during engine operation. The engine ignition control apparatus includes a strok... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7475682 | Method for determining the phasing of an internal combustion engine Method for determining the timing of an indirect injection internal combustion engine, in which the following steps are performed: use is made of a first sensor (2) including a target (6) connected to the crankshaft a... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7359789 | Control system for an internal combustion engine and a vehicle having the same The invention provides a control system for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The control system includes a sensor controller and an engine controller. The sensor controller includes a first interface configured to be connected to a sensor coupled to the e... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341257 | Integrated sensor-seal module for detecting angular position of a crankshaft A shaft seal/position sensor module assembly includes a carrier body that is mountable on a shaft housing about an opening through which a rotatable shaft extends. A sleeve is mountable on the shaft and carries a multi-pole encoder ring having a radially outwardly f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334555 | Stamped crankshaft seal retainer plate and molded encoder sensor support feature A stamped crankshaft seal retainer plate is provided, including a molded encoder sensor support feature for mounting an encoder sensor of an engine speed sensing system. The use of a stamped crankshaft seal retainer plate reduces the cost of the retainer plate as we... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7191641 | Rotary position sensing assembly for internal combustion engine A rotary position sensing assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a mounting socket rigidly attached to a structural support of a rotating component and a position sensor slidably engaged with the socket. A slidably engageable retainer maintains the sens... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165538 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinder banks A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinder banks are provided, each of the at least two cylinder banks having an air supply with an individual compressor, and a coordination of the compressors is possible in a simp... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152562 | Motorcycle timing adjustment A motorcycle engine's ignition system controls the spark that ignites the fuel in a cylinder. The ignitition system routes high-voltage pulses to individual cylinders of a motorcycle engine in the correct sequence and with precise timing. A timing structure is provi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7058500 | Method and system for determining cylinder position with an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine having a crankshaft rotatable within an engine block of the engine and at least one camshaft driven by the crankshaft. The crankshaft is fixed to a crankshaft wheel having a plurality of crankshaft wheel marks and at least one crankshaf... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7011063 | Method of stopping and restarting an internal combustion engine with indirect injection The speed of rotation and the angular position of the rotating part (2, 3) of the engine (1) are measured continuously, and the fuel injection is cut off at predetermined speed and angular position values of the rotating part (2, 3) in order to ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6854455 | Rotation angle detector, injection system and corresponding operating method A rotation angle detector for detecting the angular position of a shaft, i.e. a camshaft or a camshaft of an internal combustion engine, includes a rotatable detector wheel coupled to the shaft. Markings of a first type are distributed along a periphery of the detec... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6840236 | Engine control device To accurately detect occurrence of erroneous detection of a crank pulse associated with dropout of a crank pulse or occurrence of noise. A cogless section is provided in cogs provided on an outer periphery of a crankshaft for transmitting a crank pulse. Occur... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6827063 | Method and device for establishment of a signal pattern based on crank angle of internal combustion engine For the establishment of a crank-angle based signal pattern with high discrimination representing a relevant working characteristic of an internal combustion engine, the working characteristic is detected with high time discrimination and with the aid of a time-base... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6809513 | Rotary position sensor having waterproof, explosion-protective structure A rotary position sensor includes a cylindrical housing having a partition wall which divides the interior of the housing into a first storing space and a second storing space. The first storing space stores a rotating mechanism and is closed with a first cover in s... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6612296 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An engine control apparatus for preventing erroneous cylinder identification by clearing cylinder identification information upon detection of on/off operation of a starter (50) includes a sensor (32) for generating crank angle pulse signals with dropout ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6460526 | Electronic distributor and method of operating same A method is disclosed for controlling spark distribution for an internal combustion engine. The method incorporates the use of an electronic distributor that is capable of being used with a number of internal combustion engines. The electronic distributor... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6202634 | Process for recognizing the ignition cycle of a certain cylinder during the start of an internal-combustion engine In the case of a process for recognizing the ignition cycle of a defined cylinder during the start of an internal-combustion engine in motor vehicles using a crankshaft angle sensor which interacts with a crankshaft generator gear equipped with teeth and ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6119666 | Device for controlling a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine A device for controlling a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with a rotatable shaft has a transmitter wheel mountable on the rotatable shaft and having a number of uniform spaced angular marks spaced and at least one reference mark which as a sync... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6098604 | Cylinder identifying device for internal combustion engines The present invention relates to a cylinder identifying device to identify the cylinder or cylinders of a running internal combustion engine in a specific stroke, and more particularly to a cylinder identifying device for internal combustion engines suita... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5921211 | Adjustable interlocking ignition rotor device An adjustable interlocking ignition rotor device 10 includes a first member 12 having a plurality of orifices 34 radially positioned around the axis of the first member 12, a second member 14 having a plurality of orifices 56 radially positioned around th... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5815827 | Crank angle signal processing apparatus The present invention relates to a circuit for processing internal combustion engine crank angle sensor signals. The construction is such that an output side circuit of a crank angle sensor outputs a crank angle signal with a high level pulse generated in... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5811967 | EGR valve linear position sensor having variable coupling transformer An valve position sensor apparatus for measuring the linear position of an EGR valve including a valve stem portion is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongated sensor probe extending from a base and a tubular member slideably overlying a varying le... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5675078 | Engine ignition timing device The present invention relates to a device (1) for providing a reference indication of crankshaft positioning for setting and maintaining ignition timing of spark ignition in, for example, automotive piston engines. The device includes a mounting portion (... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5528140 | Rotation angle sensor for internal combustion engine having rotatable detection means A rotation angle sensor has a cylindrical rotating member attached to a cam shaft of an internal combustion engine for rotation therewith, and a pickup. The rotating member has a portion formed on its inner peripheral surface for detection of a crank angl... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5447143 | Device for detecting the position of at least one shaft which has a reference mark A device for detecting the position of a shaft of an internal combustion engine is described, in which a sensor disc which is connected to the shaft and has at least one reference mark is sensed by at least one sensor and the output signals obtained are e... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5329904 | Engine control apparatus for discriminating cylinders An engine control apparatus for discriminating each cylinder of an engine comprises a crank angle rotor (M1) having a configuration representing a crank angle of an engine; a crank angle sensor (M2) operatively associated with the crank angle rotor (M1) t... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5284114 | Apparatus and method for controlling an internal combustion engine An apparatus and method for controlling an internal combustion engine can perform exact timing control for ignition timing, fuel injection timing and the like in an inexpensive manner. A crank angle sensing means 20 generates a crank angle signal θ compr... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5263450 | Control apparatus for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine A control apparatus can electronically control the operation of a multi-cylinder engine in a precise manner. A first signal generator 1 and a second signal generator 2 are provided on a camshaft operatively connected with a crankshaft for generating a cyl... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5233960 | Engine ignition timing adjustment device An engine timing adjustment device is disclosed having a rotating member which rotates integrally with the crankshaft and which has ignition timing indicia on its surface. The device further has a timing pointer wherein the position of this pointer relati... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5186144 | Ignition control system with cylinder identification evaluation Continued improper and erroneous ignition control resulting from misidentification of reference positions of the cylinders of an internal combustion engine can be prevented in an effective manner. A signal generator generates a reference signal SGT repres... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5113839 | Ignition system for an internal combustion engine The ignition system consists of a free-running ignition final stage, a miniature induction coil, a static and/or dynamic determination of the ignition angle, and a power supply. The ignition final stage ensures that the ignition current is an alternating ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5069194 | Control of a charged, piston internal combustion engine having a plurality of exhaust gas turbochargers One of the exhaust gas turbochargers of a plurality of parallel turbochargers is constructed to be disconnectable and connectable by the arrangement of one controllable exhaust gas blocking device in the exhaust gas pipe in front of the exhaust gas turbin... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5060614 | Ignition timing control system for an engine having backup function for failure An ignition timing control system for an engine provides a counter-measure for an abnormal condition of a signal. The ignition timing control system has a first signal generator for generating a first signal at intervals of a predetermined crank angle whi... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5058559 | Apparatus for igniting fuel for internal combustion engine An improved apparatus for igniting fuel for an internal combustion engine wherein a rotor for a signal generator, a signal pickup located opposite to said rotor and a controlling section for the signal pickup are accommodated in a housing for a distributo... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5038743 | Dual schedule ignition system An ignition system for an internal combustion engine, such as an outboard marine engine, which includes an advanced timing schedule, a normal timing schedule, and a circuit for switching between the two schedules or disabling both schedules based upon eng... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4960099 | Distributor for internal combustion engine A distributor for an internal combustion engine has a housing, a shaft inserted in the housing, a head mounted on the shaft, a cap attached to the housing so as to cover the rotor head, a signal detector accommodated in the housing, a connector projecting... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4951628 | Ignition timing control device for an internal combustion engine An ignition timing control device for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is disclosed, which determines the control timings of the ignition system on the basis of a rotational position signal, the leading and trailing edges of the pulses of which... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4924830 | Cylinder discriminating system for an automotive engine A disk is secured to a camshaft of an engine, and a plurality of projections are provided on a periphery of the disk in angular ranges of a crankshaft which are out of angular ranges where the engine stops frequently. Projections in each range are arrange... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4827886 | Crank angle detecting system for an internal combustion engine A pulse generator disk is secured to a crankshaft of an engine. The disk has notches representing a compression top dead center of each cylinder. A first magnetic pickup is provided for producing a first output signal in accordance with the notches. A rot... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4787355 | Crank angle detecting system for an internal combustion engine A pulse generator disk is secured to a crankshaft of an engine. The disk has notches representing a compression top dead center of each cylinder. A first magnetic pickup is provided for producing a first output signal in accordance with the notch. A rotar... | 11/29/1988 |
