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| 7418942 | Control apparatus and control method for internal combustion engine A control apparatus retards ignition timing of the engine, and increases an amount of a fuel supplied to the engine based on a retard amount of the ignition timing, by calculating a maximum engine intake air amount at which an exhaust system temperature can be maint... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7395808 | Control system of internal combustion engine There is provided a control system for controlling an internal combustion engine with an exhaust system provided with a catalyst, comprising a fuel cut means for stopping the supply of fuel to the internal combustion engine when the vehicle in which the internal com... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7311080 | Idle speed controller of internal, combustion engine, and internal combustion engine controller and internal combustion engine An idle rotational speed controller of an internal combustion engine includes an intake path for supplying air to a combustion chamber. An auxiliary intake path communicates the intake path on upstream and downstream sides of a throttle valve in the intake path. An ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7156073 | Idle speed control apparatus in throttle body for single cylinder A single idle air control passage (5) open toward a suction air passage (2a) downstream from a throttle valve (4), a starter passage (6) and an air screw passage (7) independently branched from an upstream side passage (5... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140348 | Fuel injection control system A fuel injection valve control to correctingly increase the fuel amount appropriately for realizing a favorable acceleration performance at the time of accelerating after a throttle full closure period is finished. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7064525 | Method for improved battery state of charge A method for improving vehicle battery state-of-charge (SOC) for initial vehicle customer delivery is disclosed. The method is focused on vehicle assembly plant practices and ensuring that battery discharge is minimized or eliminated during the vehicle assembly proc... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6969341 | Engine deceleration control system An engine deceleration control system for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is arranged to prohibit correcting an air quantity supplied to the engine when an elapsed time period from a moment of turning off of an accelerator of the engine is within a first ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6918383 | Fuel control system A cold start fuel control system is disclosed for use with an internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion chambers, a source of fuel and an intake manifold having an inlet and an outlet port connected to each combustion chamber. The system includes a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6585547 | Outboard motor An outboard motor includes an engine, a throttle valve connected to an inlet air silencer, and an intake manifold connected to a downstream portion of the throttle valve. A control valve is provided between a downstream portion of an intake passageway of ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6273060 | Method for improved air-fuel ratio control An engine control method for improving air-fuel ratio control controls airflow when fuel injector limits are reached. The method includes a transient fuel model to calculate a required fuel injection amount based on actual cylinder air charge and feedback... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6119653 | Engine running control apparatus for an outboard motor An engine running control apparatus includes a full-closure state detecting device for outputting a full-closure detection signal when the throttle valve is in the fully closed state, a control device for controlling the open degree of the air control val... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6029624 | Method for preventing powertrain vibration A method for bypassing a controlled quantity of airflow around a throttle body of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle during periods of sudden deceleration of the vehicle. The method makes use of a bypass valve having an input end in communic... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5934247 | Engine deceleration control device Undershoot of rotation speed is prevented by increasing an intake air amount of an engine when it decelerates. Precise control corresponding to differences of a deceleration state is realized by setting an increase amount of intake air to a different valu... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5873345 | Idling speed controller and idling speed control method for internal-combustion engine The idling speed controller for an internal-combustion engine includes a judging device for determining whether the internal-combustion engine is in an idling state and whether a variation in the revolutional speed of the internal-combustion engine is equ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5528500 | Programmable high idle set switch and method of operating same An electronic control for controlling a high idle set value of equipment having an engine is disclosed. The control includes an electronic controller electrically connected to a rocker switch comprising a high idle switch and a low idle switch. An engine ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5497746 | Two-stage valve for feeding air to injectors of an internal combustion engine A piston within the body of the valve is connected to an actuator and is integral with stops. After a first stroke of the piston from its position against the first seat, the first stops entrain second stops integral with a second piston, to entrain this ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5392746 | Electronically controlled fuel injection device with air assistance A fuel injection device comprises electrically controlled fuel injectors, each opening into an air induction passage upstream of a respective intake valve of a combustion chamber. Each injector has an air-fuel mixture chamber. A throttle valve in the indu... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5337715 | Engine deceleration intake air flow reduction and fuel shut-off control In an automotive type engine having an air bypass valve controlling a portion of the air flow to the engine, decelerations are controlled in a manner to minimize or eliminate the conventional large feedback negative torque impulse to the operator usually ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5289807 | Bypass air-flow control apparatus for an internal combustion engine A bypass air flow rate control apparatus has an idle speed control valve for continuously adjusting an air flow rate and an on-off control valve for allowing and shutting off an air flow passing therethrough. When an atmospheric pressure sensor detects th... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5261368 | Apparatus and method for controlling an internal combustion engine An engine control apparatus and method can prevent engine stall in a reliable manner when the engine is changed from a high-speed loaded operation into an idling operation. An air/fuel mixture is supplied to engine cylinders 16 through an intake passage 1... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5216610 | Engine rotation speed control apparatus having auxiliary air controller An engine speed control apparatus having an auxiliary air amount controller is disclosed. The apparatus has an actuator which is attached to an engine intake manifold so as to bypass a throttle valve and controls a flow rate of an auxiliary air and a cont... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5213076 | Apparatus and method for controlling an internal combustion engine An engine control apparatus and method can prevent hunting during engine deceleration in a reliable manner, thereby improving the driving sensation or comfort of the driver of a vehicle. An air/fuel mixture is supplied to engine cylinders through an intak... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5199399 | System and method for controlling idling speed for internal combustion engine linked to belt type electro-continuously variable transmission A system and method for controlling an engine idling speed for an internal combustion engine associated with an electro-continuously variable transmission are disclosed in which when an accelerator pedal is released to carry out an abrupt deceleration of ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5161502 | Method and arrangement for setting an idle air actuator The invention is directed to a method for adjusting the idle air actuator in the intake system of an internal combustion engine during idle or overrun operation, the method comprising the steps of: transferring the idle air actuator into a non-driven posi... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5134978 | Apparatus for controlling the degree of opening of an idling fill level regulator A vehicle has an internal combustion engine, and a throttle flap and an idling fill level regulator communicating with the internal combustion engine. An apparatus for controlling an opening degree of the idling fill level regulator includes a regulating ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5113347 | Internal combustion engine speed controller for controlling a throttle valve bypass with respect to the atmospheric pressure An engine speed control apparatus including an air control valve which controls the cross-sectional area of a bypass passage provided so as to bypass the throttle valve of the engine. The apparatus also includes a control unit which controls a degree of o... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5094206 | Method for controlling a crankcase scavenged two-stroke engine during deceleration fuel cut-off A method is described for increasing engine braking, when a crankcase scavenged two-stroke engine is operated in a deceleration fuel cut-off mode. In response to the detection of operating conditions indicating engine operation in the deceleration fuel cu... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5088460 | Engine brake system for all types of diesel and gasoline engines An engine brake system for use in all types of diesel and gasoline engines, comprising a control means disposed, in the main embodiment of the invention, on the top of the line of valve rocker arms, seated on the supports of the rocker arms, and a dislodg... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5048483 | System and method for controlling engine revolutions for vehicular internal combustion engine A system and method for controlling an engine revolution speed are disclosed in which upon a reduction in coolant temperature, a control signal is supplied to an idling control valve having a duty ratio reducing the duty ratio corresponding to the opening... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5040505 | Intaking rate control device of internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for controlling the air intake rate of an internal combustion engine, which internal combustion engine includes a deceleration control system responsive to actuation of an idle switch during deceleration for bypassing an intake thro... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5040506 | Air intake quantity controller for engine An air intake quantity controller for an engine having a control unit for effecting control such that the quantity of auxiliary air is increased to cope with a decelerating condition that occurs when a throttle valve is changed from an open state to a clo... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4989563 | Auxiliary air amount control system for internal combustion engines at deceleration An auxiliary air amount control system for an internal combustion engine has an auxiliary air passage bypassing a throttle valve arranged within the intake pipe of the engine, and a control valve controlling the amount of auxiliary air supplied to the eng... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4966110 | Intake air flow control apparatus of internal-combustion engine An intake air flow control apparatus for an internal-combustion engine, which includes a valve lift characteristic control means for variable control of the lift characteristics of intake and exhaust valves for the internal-combustion engine and a deceler... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4938199 | Method for controlling the air-fuel ratio in vehicle internal combustion engines A method for controlling the air-fuel ratio in internal combustion engines, in which a low and/or decelerating engine speed is detected according to a change speed of engine operation parameters and the degree of opening of a flow regulating valve is cont... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4884550 | Internal combustion engine An air and fuel mixing, modulating and supply means for a spark ignition internal combustion engine includes an air inlet manifold in effective connection with air and fuel metering means including a throttle. Two separate passages are provided which pass... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4870933 | Fuel control system for an automotive engine A fuel control system for providing a dashpot operation at release of an accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle. A bypass is provided around a throttle valve of an engine and an idle speed control valve is provided in the bypass, for controlling air passing... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4799466 | Deceleration control device of an internal combustion engine A deceleration control device of an engine comprising an intake passage which has a throttle valve therein. A bypass passage is branched from intake passage upstream of the throttle valve and is connected to the intake passage downstream of the throttle v... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4788954 | Method for controlling by-pass air flow on deceleration of internal combustion engine Described herein is a method for controlling the bypass air flow of internal combustion engine, which prevents the air-fuel ratio from becoming over rich temporarily in the initial stage of deceleration of the engine by driving a control valve to open a t... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4785224 | Apparatus for the actuation of a setting element An apparatus for actuation of a setting element has a desired value transmitter and an actual value transmitter for the deflection of the setting element from a rest position. The apparatus includes an electronic controller, particularly for a motor vehic... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4754743 | Mixture control system for internal combustion engines A carburator for internal combustion engines has a main jet for delivering fuel to be entrained with air as it passes through the carburator to the inlet side of the engine. A throttle valve is disposed downstream of the main jet for controlling the flow ... | 07/05/1988 |
