Suction air control apparatus of internal combustion engine
US5727523A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A suction air control apparatus of an internal combustion engine which is subjected to an after-start lean-burn control to be operated at a lean mixture ratio rather than a theoretical mixture ratio is provided. According to the apparatus, a smooth operation of the engine in a transitional state when the after-start lean-burn control is canceled is ensured. The apparatus comprises throttle opening degree control means for driving a throttle valve of a suction system to control a throttle opening degree to a target throttle opening degree set in accordance with an operation state of the engine for regulating amount of the suction air, after-start lean-burn control cancel discrimination means for discriminating cancellation of the after-start lean-burn control of the engine, steep acceleration discrimination means for discriminating whether an acceleration of a vehicle is a steep acceleration higher than a predetermined acceleration or not, and throttle opening degree correction means for correcting the target throttle opening degree to limit increase of the target throttle opening degree when the after-start lean-burn control cancel discrimination means discriminates cancellation of…
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