Control apparatus for alcohol engine
May 19, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for utilizing alcohol as fuel for internal combustion engine Controlled fuel injection system Intake air heater Apparatus for and method of precisely upgrading pump fuel in a motor vehicle Fuel control system Dual fuel supply system Injection system with stratified fuel charge Fuel pump control apparatus Fuel injector assembly with an alcohol sensor System for supplying different fuels to otto engines with electronic fuel-injection InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 885640 filed on 05/19/1992US Classes:123/1A, Fuels, lubricants and additives123/497, Electric fuel pump123/510, Fuel flow regulation between the pump and the charge-forming device123/575Diverse fuel supplyExaminersPrimary: Cross, E. RollinsAssistant: Moulis, Thomas N. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesF02B 075/12F02B 013/00 F02B 037/04 Foreign Application Priority Data1989-08-08 JPAbstractA control apparatus for an alcohol engine of a vehicle, the engine having an auxiliary equipment and using a fuel containing alcohol, comprising: an alcohol concentration sensor for outputting a detection signal corresponding to an alcohol concentration of the fuel; alcohol concentration calculating means responsive to said detection signal for calculating said alcohol concentration; determining means responsive to said alcohol concentration for computing an optimum condition to operate the auxiliary equipment; and driving means responsive to said optimum condition for driving the auxiliary equipment.Field of SearchFuels, lubricants and additivesDiverse fuel supply Having specific transducer Electric fuel pump Fuel switched in response to engine starting condition Fuel switched, condition responsive to load Fuel switched in response to engine temperature Fuel flow regulation between the pump and the charge-forming device | |
