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Method for the detection of misfires in an internal combustion engine

US7359793B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2003
Grant dateApr 15, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D2200/1015
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

According to methods known in prior art, a parameter which depends on the acceleration of the internal combustion engine is determined by means of a monitoring and analyzing system and is compared with a threshold value. According to the inventive method, the spread of said acceleration-dependent parameter is used for adjusting the threshold value to changes in the smoothness of running of the internal combustion engine.

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