Abstract: A dual metering valve for a diesel engine pilot fuel injection system. The dual valve includes a pilot fuel metering valve, a main fuel metering valve, and a logic system. The pilot and main valves are of the spool type and each includes a solenoid for axially moving the spool from an unactuated position to an actuated position and a spring which returns the spool to an unactuated position when the solenoid is de-energized. The logic system controls the supply of unmetered fuel to a chamber in each spool and utilizes the position of the spools to provide the logic control. When the main spool is in its unactuated position it ports unmetered fuel to the pilot spool chamber; when the main spool is in its actuated position it blocks the supply of unmetered fuel to the pilot spool chamber. Pilot spool control is the reverse of the main spool control; i.e.

Abstract: A dual metering valve for a diesel engine pilot fuel injection system. The dual valve includes a pilot fuel metering valve, a main fuel metering valve, and a logic system. The pilot and main valves are of the spool type and each includes a solenoid for axially moving the spool from an unactuated position to an actuated position and a spring which returns the spool to an unactuated position when the solenoid is de-energized. The logic system controls the supply of unmetered fuel to a chamber in each spool and utilizes the position of the spools to provide the logic control. When the main spool is in its unactuated position it ports unmetered fuel to the pilot spool chamber; when the main spool is in its actuated position it blocks the supply of unmetered fuel to the pilot spool chamber. Pilot spool control is the reverse of the main spool control; i.e.

Abstract: A fuel pumping apparatus comprises an injection pump including a cam angularly movable to vary the timing of injection of fuel, the cam being operated by a servo-mechanism which is controlled by an electrical torque motor. The supply of electrical energy to the torque motor is controlled by a control circuit which receives signals indicative of the speed of and the load on the engine, and also a signal from a transducer indicative of the actual timing of injection of fuel to the engine and also a signal from a transducer indicating the position of the parts of the engine. The control circuit processes the signals to provide for variation in the timing of injection of fuel in accordance with the speed and the load, and also checks that the actual instant of injection is correct.

Abstract: An ignition system of an internal combustion engine is provided with a hazardous-start inhibiting interlock that prevents the engine from being started unless an associated engine clutch, transmission, brake or similar device is placed in a safe condition for starting. The ignition system has a spark plug, a secondary winding of an ignition transformer connected to the plug to provide a sparking potential and a source of low-tension current pulses supplied to the primary winding of the ignition transformer in timed relationship with the engine cycle. The hazaradous-start inhibiting interlock is connected between the pulse source and the primary winding of the ignition transformer, and at the time of engine starting the interlock blocks the flow of current pulses to the primary winding unless the clutch, transmission or other device is safely positioned so that the vehicle or other mechanisms powered by the engine cannot be set in motion.

Abstract: In a closed loop electronic fuel injection control unit having a basic fuel schedule in response to engine operating conditions, the amount of oxygen in the exhaust gases is detected and compared with a desired value to provide an error signal. The error signal is shaped to form a series of binary pulses of alternating voltages of constant amplitude in correspondence with the plus and minus deviation from the reference voltage which represents the desired oxygen quantity. The binary pulses are amplified by a variable gain amplifier to provide a signal which is used to adjust the basic fuel schedule. The time duration of each binary pulse is measured by a counter to provide an output when a pulse width reaches a predetermined interval. The counter output is coupled to the amplifier to increase the amplifier gain to change the rate of fuel supply.

Abstract: The output of an oxygen concentration detector monitoring the conditions of exhaust gases from an internal-combustion engine is not a linear function of the concentration but varies widely. When feeding this output back to control the air-fuel ratio of the mixture being fed to the engine, the feed back system having the small time constant (small delay time in operation) becomes unstable due to the nonlinear output of the oxygen concentration detector. In order to stabilize the operation of the system the output of the oxygen concentration detector is input to compensating circuit which outputs the voltage being proportioned to the oxygen concentration of the exhaust gas and the output is used as the feedback signal.

Abstract: Fuel injectors or a carburetor is electronically controlled to alternately deliver optimally rich and lean air-fuel mixtures to each combustion chambers.

Abstract: A control device for regulating the amount of collected fuel and purge air which is delivered to the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine in addition to its usual mixture of combustion air and fuel includes a valve element which is connected for operation in accordance with the pressure conditions of the fuel intake pipe and carburetor of the internal combustion engine to provide a flow rate of the collected fuel and purge air which is proportional to the flow rate of the usual fuel and air mixture. The device includes a valve body having a diaphragm dividing the interior and which carries a needle valve on one side which is adapted to seat in a valve seat of a line connected to the engine inlet. This same side of the diaphragm is also connected to a line which is adapted to receive accumulated or collected vapors, for example, from the fuel tank or the crank case.

Abstract: An ignition timing control device for an internal combustion engine includes a body having at least three ports, the first port of which draws vacuum thereinto, the second port of which draws atmospheric air thereinto and the third port of which emits vacuum or air therefrom. A first passageway is provided for establishing communication between the first port and the third port, a second passageway is provided for establishing communication between the second port and the third port, and a third passageway is provided for communicating with the first and second passageways. A first valve, provided within the first passageway, is adapted to be open in response to a low temperature value of the engine and to close at intermediate and high engine temperatures, and a second valve, provided within the second passageway, is adapted to close in response to a low temperature value of the engine and to be open at intermediate and high engine temperatures.

Abstract: This invention relates to an ignition device for an internal combustion engine, in which a primary winding of an ignition coil and a breaker contact are connected in series and the breaker contact is so designed that wanted high voltages are produced only when the breaker contact is opened, whereby the engine is prevented from rotating in a reverse direction.

Abstract: An exhaust temperature monitoring unit including a thermocouple connected in summation with a regulated signal across the differential inputs of an operational amplifier to provide a temperature signal which is independent of the thermocouple ground. The operational amplifier drives a photocoupler at the output which in turn controls three functions. The first function provides an immediate audio alarm when a differential unbalance in the overheated direction is applied to the amplifier, the other two functions turning on a recorder and reducing fuel flow to the engine after a predetermined time delay.

Abstract: An ignition system for an internal combustion engine. The system is a type that employs a continuous-wave oscillator which includes a transformer with a high voltage output winding to supply the sparking circuit via a distributor. And, the transformer has an oscillator control winding for starting and stopping oscillation. There is an electronic switch to control application of a DC bias current to the control winding when the oscillator is not oscillating. And, the improvement concerns using plural crank angle controlled sensors with electronic circuit means to select a desired one of the sensors to provide the crank angle degree ignition timing desired.

Abstract: A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine of a type in which a stratified charge of rich air-fuel mixture and lean air-fuel mixture is supplied into the combustion chamber of each cylinder. The fuel injection system includes an electronic control unit whereby when air flow is decreased fuel is sequentially injected into the respective cylinders in accordance with their firing order, whereas when the air flow is increased the fuel is simultaneously injected into all the cylinders.

Abstract: An electronic ignition control device for an internal combustion engine includes a power amplifier which controls current through an ignition coil and a triggering circuit for the power amplifier. To protect the power amplifier against damage resulting from being connected to a higher voltage source during starting there is a protection circuit which switches off the power amplifier when an over voltage is detected but allows it to switch on for a very short period when a spark is required. The protection circuit uses conventional logic elements, sensing the output of the triggering means, the output of a delay circuit driven by the triggering means, and the output of an over voltage sensing circuit.

Abstract: This invention relates to a two-stroke, spark ignition, internal combustion engine, with two, three, four or six cylinders. Fuel injection is provided by means of combustion gases and no fuel pump is employed. The working spaces of the engine cylinders are interconnected by means of ducts in such a manner that during the working stroke a small amount of high pressure combustion gases enters the working space, after the duct port is uncovered by the piston carrying over on their way a predetermined amount of fuel, thereby effecting the injection.

Abstract: In order to vary the timing of the ignition of an air/fuel mixture in a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine as a function of engine speed, a flip-flop is set by an engine-controlled switch at a predetermined point t.sub.0 in the cycle, in a position preceding by an angle .alpha..sub.0 the upper-dead-center position of an associated piston, to effect a rapid discharge and to start a slow recharge, at constant rate, of a capacitor C.sub.1 forming part of a time/voltage converter. The maximum voltage attained by this capacitor at the end of a cycle, as a measure of cycle length T, is registered in an ancillary capacitor C.sub.3 as another capacitor C.sub.2, forming part of a voltage/time converter, also begins charging at time t.sub.0 at a rate making the charges of capacitors C.sub.2 and C.sub.3 equal on or before the attainment of the UDC position. This equality is detected by a comparator which thereupon, at a time t.sub.0 +t.sub..gamma.

Abstract: An apparatus which comprises a detector for detecting the density of one component (oxygen, for example) of exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine for regulating the ratio of air to fuel based on the detected value of the component in such a manner that the air-fuel ratio can be made approximate to the theoretical air-fuel ratio. The apparatus further comprises a first comparator having a hysteresis range and a second comparator having no hysteresis range for detecting the output of the detector for detecting the density of one component of exhaust gases, in order that variations in the characteristics of the detector or changes in its characteristics with time can be compensated for.

Abstract: A magnetic field, such as produced by a surrounding coil, lowers the breakdown voltage of a gas discharge device in series with a spark plug so that the ignition voltage will preferentially go to that spark plug rather than to others in series with gas discharge devices having no magnetic field. The switching of the field-producing coils of the gas discharge devices in accordance with the firing cycle of an engine may be produced by a transistor switching circuit excited by a simple rotary electric timing device that also times the spark pulses. A gas discharge device for this system is shown having an elongated cup-shaped anode and rodlike cathode, which can also be made to serve as the sealing tube, centered within the anode. Gas discharge devices for this system are shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,951,144 to the same assignee.

Abstract: A spark ignition system for a vehicle has a memory device receiving inputs representing engine parameters and producing an output representing the crankshaft position at which a spark is to be produced. This output is compared with a signal representing the actual crankshaft position starting from a datum position, and a common transducer is used to provide the required engine speed signal and crankshaft position signal.

Abstract: A fuel injection system for a mixture compressing, externally ignited, internal combustion engines employing continuous injection into a suction tube includes a control pressure circuit provided with a throttle. The metering valve is controllably associated with the throttle so that the pressure difference at the metering valve can be changed by changing the pressure difference at the throttle.