Supercharger control in automobile engine system
US4589396A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | May 20, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B33/446
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A supercharger control in an automobile engine comprising an intake passage having an air pump for supercharging air to be fed to the engine, a bypass passage bypassing the air pump and having a control valve for opening and closing the bypass passage, an electromagnetic clutch for selectively coupling and decoupling the air pump with and from an output shaft of the engine, and a control device for controlling both the air pump and the control valve in dependence on the degree of requirement for acceleration represented by the load on the engine or the position of an automobile transmission.
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