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Air/fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engine

US4912926A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateMay 4, 1988
Grant dateApr 3, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D41/1479
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air/fuel ratio control system is provided for an internal combustion engine. The system includes first and second oxygen density sensors, an air/fuel ratio control device and a standard-value changing device. The first oxygen density sensor is arranged on an upstream side of a catalytic converter, while the second oxygen density sensor is provided either inside or on a downstream side of the catalytic converter. The air/fuel control device controls the air/fuel ratio of the internal combustion engine on the basis of results of comparison between a detection value from one of the first and second oxygen density sensors and a predetermined standard value. The standard-value changing device changes the standard value on the basis of outputs from the first and second oxygen density sensors.

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