Idle speed control device for an engine
US5513610A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D2011/103
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The idle speed control device according to the present invention controls a two-solenoid rotary type idle speed control valve properly even when one of the solenoids fails. When one of the solenoids fails, the device calculates the amount of bypass air from the amount of inlet air and the degree of opening of the throttle valve, and estimates the degree of opening of the idle speed control valve. If the degree of opening of the bypass valve is larger than that of the neutral valve position, the device sets the duty ratio of the control signal for driving the idle speed control valve at 0%, and if the degree of opening of the idle speed control valve is less than that of the neutral valve position, the device sets the duty ratio of the control signal at 100%. By this control, the two-solenoid rotary type idle speed control valve is maintained at neutral valve position without determining the type of the failure of the solenoids precisely.
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