Electronically self-controlled ignition system for internal combustion engines
US4195603A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 1977 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inductive transducer having an electromagnetic inductive pickup coil in flux linking relationship to a rotary electromagnetic armature provides spaced output pulses to control current flow, and subsequent interruption of current through an ignition coil; to automatically increase the time during which current can flow through the coil, and change ignition timing, an impedance load circuit is connected to the inductive transducer through a control switch, so that the output characteristic of the inductive transducer is changed when the control switch is operated; the control switch may be speed dependent, or automatically speed dependent by the inclusion of a Zener diode which becomes conductive when the output voltage from the transducer rises, for example as speed of the engine, and hence of the transducer increases.
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