Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engines
US5941224A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M25/08
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine includes an air-fuel ratio sensor arranged in the exhaust system of the engine, for generating an output indicative of the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gases emitted from the engine. An ECU carries out feedback control of controlling the air-fuel ratio of a mixture supplied to the engine to a predetermined desired air-fuel ratio in response to the output from the air-fuel ratio sensor, by using at least one feedback control gain. A purge control valve purges evaporative fuel generated in the fuel tank to the engine. The at least one feedback control gain is set to a smaller value when the degree of influence of evaporative fuel purged by the purge control valve upon the air-fuel ratio of the mixture is larger, and set to a larger value when the degree of influence of the purged evaporative fuel upon the air-fuel ratio of the mixture is smaller.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.