Patent · US Expired

Method for operating an internal combustion engine

US6959243B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Matthias Knirsch · Schwieberdingen, DE
Alexander Hinz · Sachsenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2004
Grant date	Oct 25, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 21, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02M25/0809
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating an internal combustion engine such as an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: checking the operability of at least one component by a diagnostic function (D); causing the diagnostic function (D) to transmit data (CB) that the diagnostic function (D) could have found a fault to a central function (CF) in a format uniform for all diagnostic functions (D); and, causing the central function (CF) to process the data (CB).

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