Knocking suppression apparatus for an internal combustion engine
US4969440A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A knocking suppression apparatus for an internal combustion engine has a noise removal circuit which is disposed between an acceleration sensor, which senses engine knocking, and a phase shifter, which controls the ignition timing of the engine. The noise removal circuit includes a switch which can be opened and closed to prevent signals from being input to the phase shifter, and a window comparator. When the window comparator determines that the output of the acceleration sensor contains high-level noise signals, the noise removal circuit opens the switch for a prescribed period to prevent the high-level noise signals from being input to the phase shifter and influencing the ignition timing.
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