Operation control system for an internal combustion engine with a throttle valve finely adjustable in valve opening at low load operation of the engine
US4688533A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D2011/102
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An operation control system for an internal combustion engine includes a mechanically connecting device connecting between an accelerator pedal and a throttle valve and operable such that an amount of change in the valve opening of the throttle valve relative to a change in the stepping amount of the accelerator pedal is smaller in a smaller stepping amount region than in a larger stepping amount region. A throttle valve opening sensor is adapted to generate as actual throttle valve opening an output signal directly proportional in valve to a stepping amount of the accelerator pedal. A control unit is responsive to the output signal from the throttle valve opening sensor for controlling an operating amount of the operation control system. The system thus permits fine adjustment of the intake air quantity supplied to the engine in a low load region and can accurately sense the throttle valve opening during operation of the engine in the low load region, to thereby achieve improved driveability of the engine at acceleration, etc.
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