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Actuating system for a direct injection internal combustion engine, especially in a vehicle

US6213087A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2000
Grant dateApr 10, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/40
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An internal combustion engine, in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided with injection valves with which fuel can be directly injected into the combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine either in a first mode during an induction period or in a second mode during a compression period. The internal combustion engine has an electronic control unit, by which the fuel quantities injected into the combustion chambers in the two modes can be open-loop and/or closed-loop controlled in varying ways. The electronic control unit is configured such that the first mode can be operated as the normal mode and the second mode as the exceptional mode. In this manner, further fuel savings are achieved in the operation of the internal combustion engine.

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