Patent · US Expired

Transition fuel multiplier

US5003944A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 1990
Grant dateApr 2, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D41/105
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a method of firing fuel injectors for an engine of an automotive vehicle. The method includes the steps of determining whether injection timing for firing fuel injectors has changed from one predetermined state to another predetermined state of a distributor reference signal, firing the injectors for a predetermined time period and delivering a calculated amount of fuel for the one predetermined state if the injection timing has not changed. The method also includes determining whether a need for transition fuel has ended if the injection timing has changed and firing the fuel injectors for another predetermined time period and delivering a calculated amount of transition fuel at another predetermined state if the need for transition fuel has not ended. The method further includes firing the fuel injectors for another predetermined time period and delivering a calculated amount of fuel for the another predetermined state either after completion of the firing of transition fuel or if the need for transition fuel has ended.

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