Apparatus for detecting misfire in internal combustion engine
US5275037A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M15/11
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A misfire detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine which detects the occurrence of misfire in the engine on the basis of a rotation signal outputted in accordance with the rotation of the engine at every predetermined rotational angle a crank shaft of said engine. The apparatus successively calculates a time taken for revolution of the engine by a predetermined crank angle on the basis of the rotation signals outputted from the rotational angle sensor and then sets first and second decision values on the basis of the calculated times in connection with two cylinders of the engine which successively take explosion strokes. The second decision value is set at 360 degrees in the engine rotational angle previous to the setting of the first decision value. The apparatus detects the occurrence of misfire on the basis of the first and second decision values. This arrangement can accurately detect the occurrence of misfire irrespective of the difference in average speed between the respective cylinders.
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