Abstract: Fuel injection technology of an internal combustion engine is configured in such a manner that in a case where in inlet pipe interior of the engine is partitioned by a rectifying plate into upper and lower flow paths, a flow velocity at a center of the flow path on an upper side, and at a center of the flow path on a lower side is increased. Consequently, a flow velocity distribution of air in a cylinder diametrical direction of a valve head of an inlet valve becomes a peak value on both sides of the valve head center. Therefore, by impinging most of the injected fuel spray upon both sides of the center of the valve head, vaporization of the fuel spray can be performed with good efficiency.

Abstract: Opening timing of the intake valve of an internal combustion engine is controlled to take a value within a range from 30° to 140° after the top dead center of intake stroke during a period of time before completion of engine warming-up from starting of an engine, and also, effective opening area of the intake valve is made smaller than the effective opening area thereof that occurs after completion of engine warming-up in order to increase the flow velocity of intake air entering through the intake valve, and at the same time, fuel is injected into a combustion chamber during at least one of a first period of time in which the flow velocity of intake air is high immediately after the intake valve is opened and a second period of time previous to the first period of time in which the flow velocity of intake air is high, and during a third period of time starting immediately before ignition timing.

Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus for an engine in which calculation of a manipulated variable of a fuel pump in response to a deviation between a fuel pressure detected by a fuel pressure sensor and a target value is carried out, is configured in a manner such that when the fuel pressure sensor is failed, a change in the fuel pressure is estimated based on a required fuel flow amount of an engine, a discharge amount of the fuel pump and a fuel pressure detected immediately before the fuel pressure sensor is failed, so that deciding of the manipulated variable of the fuel pump is made, based on the estimation value. A method of controlling the fuel supply apparatus to realize the controlling of the fuel pump based on the manipulated variable is also disclosed.

Abstract: Opening timing of the intake valve of an internal combustion engine is controlled to take a value within a range from 30° to 140° after the top dead center of intake stroke during a period of time before completion of engine warming-up from starting of an engine, and also, effective opening area of the intake valve is made smaller than the effective opening area thereof that occurs after completion of engine warming-up in order to increase the flow velocity of intake air entering through the intake valve, and at the same time, fuel is injected into a combustion chamber during at least one of a first period of time in which the flow velocity of intake air is high immediately after the intake valve is opened and a second period of time previous to the first period of time in which the flow velocity of intake air is high, and during a third period of time starting immediately before ignition timing.

Abstract: In a fuel supply apparatus for an engine, which is provided with a relief valve for returning fuel in a fuel pipe into a fuel tank when a fuel pressure exceeds a threshold, and also feedback controls a discharge amount of a fuel pump so that the fuel pressure detected by a pressure sensor approaches a target pressure, when the pressure sensor is failed, a duty of a PWM signal for the fuel pump is fixedly maintained at a predetermined value, and fuel injection pulse width is calculated on the assumption that the fuel pressure is held at the threshold.

Abstract: In a fuel supply apparatus for an engine, which is provided with a relief valve for returning fuel in a fuel pipe into a fuel tank when a fuel pressure exceeds a threshold, and also feedback controls a discharge amount of a fuel pump so that the fuel pressure detected by a pressure sensor approaches a target pressure, when the pressure sensor is failed, a duty of a PWM signal for the fuel pump is fixedly maintained at a predetermined value, and fuel injection pulse width is calculated on the assumption that the fuel pressure is held at the threshold.

Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus for an engine in which calculation of a manipulated variable of a fuel pump in response to a deviation between a fuel pressure detected by a fuel pressure sensor and a target value is carried out, is configured in a manner such that when the fuel pressure sensor is failed, a change in the fuel pressure is estimated based on a required fuel flow amount of an engine, a discharge amount of the fuel pump and a fuel pressure detected immediately before the fuel pressure sensor is failed, so that deciding of the manipulated variable of the fuel pump is made, based on the estimation value. A method of controlling the fuel supply apparatus to realize the controlling of the fuel pump based on the manipulated variable is also disclosed.

Abstract: Fuel injection technology of an internal combustion engine is configured in such a manner that in a case where in inlet pipe interior of the engine is partitioned by a rectifying plate into upper and lower flow paths, a flow velocity at a center of the flow path on an upper side, and at a center of the flow path on a lower side is increased. Consequently, a flow velocity distribution of air in a cylinder diametrical direction of a valve head of an inlet valve becomes a peak value on both sides of the valve head center. Therefore, by impinging most of the injected fuel spray upon both sides of the center of the valve head, vaporization of the fuel spray can be performed with good efficiency.

Abstract: An angle of spray of a fuel injection valve is narrowed when a temperature of an internal combustion engine is low, whereas the angle of spray of the fuel injection valve is widened in a low and intermediate load region where the temperature of the internal combustion engine is high. The angle of spray of the fuel injection valve is narrowed and also a spray condition is controlled so that the fuel spray comes unevenly in contact with an exhaust side portion of a valve head of an intake valve, in a high load region where the temperature of the internal combustion engine is high.

Abstract: In a low rotation region of an engine, valve timing of two intake valves is advanced and also one of two exhaust valves is driven by means of a cam with valve lift lower than that of the other exhaust valve, to thereby set a valve overlap period within which only one of the two exhaust valves is opened.

Abstract: An angle of spray of a fuel injection valve is narrowed when a temperature of an internal combustion engine is low, whereas the angle of spray of the fuel injection valve is widened in a low and intermediate load region where the temperature of the internal combustion engine is high. The angle of spray of the fuel injection valve is narrowed and also a spray condition is controlled so that the fuel spray comes unevenly in contact with an exhaust side portion of a valve head of an intake valve, in a high load region where the temperature of the internal combustion engine is high.

Abstract: In a low rotation region of an engine, valve timing of two intake valves is advanced and also one of two exhaust valves is driven by means of a cam with valve lift lower than that of the other exhaust valve, to thereby set a valve overlap period within which only one of the two exhaust valves is opened.

Abstract: In a negative pressure actuator which is provided with a negative pressure tank storing an intake negative pressure of an engine, and operated by a negative pressure stored in said negative pressure tank as a power source, an operating possible time of the negative pressure actuator is calculated based on an intake negative pressure, the operation of the negative pressure actuator is permitted when it is within the operating possible time, while the operation of the negative pressure actuator is prohibited when it is over the operating possible time.

Abstract: In a negative pressure actuator which is provided with a negative pressure tank storing an intake negative pressure of an engine, and operated by a negative pressure stored in said negative pressure tank as a power source, an operating possible time of the negative pressure actuator is calculated based on an intake negative pressure, the operation of the negative pressure actuator is permitted when it is within the operating possible time, while the operation of the negative pressure actuator is prohibited when it is over the operating possible time.

Abstract: Purge control valves are mounted to purge pipings arranged in parallel for supplying purge gas from a canister to an engine. A flow rate of the purge control valve having a larger flow rate size is controlled in a step mode, and a flow rate equal to or smaller than a variation quantity in said step mode is controlled by the purge control valve having a smaller flow rate size.

Abstract: Purge control valves are mounted to purge pipings arranged in parallel for supplying purge gas from a canister to an engine. A flow rate of the purge control valve having a larger flow rate size is controlled in a step mode, and a flow rate equal to or smaller than a variation quantity in said step mode is controlled by the purge control valve having a smaller flow rate size.

Abstract: When canister purge is started during feedback control of idle rotation speed, a feedback control value for immediately prior to starting purge is stored, and when purge is stopped, the feedback operating amount is changed stepwise up to the stored value.

Abstract: Purge control valves are mounted to purge pipings arranged in parallel for supplying purge gas from a canister to an engine. A flow rate of the purge control valve having a larger flow rate size is controlled in a step mode, and a flow rate equal to or smaller than a variation quantity in said step mode is controlled by the purge control valve having a smaller flow rate size.

Abstract: A purge passage is communicated to the upstream side of a compressor of a turbosupercharger, and on the other hand, a purge control valve and an electrically powered pump are mounted in the middle of said purge passage. Then, either a constant drive current is provided to said electrically powered pump, and the opening of the purge control valve is controlled in correspondence to the requested purged air flow rate, or the purge control valve is controlled to be fully opened, and the drive current of said pump is controlled in correspondence to the requested purged air flow rate.

Abstract: The present invention aims at preventing such a situation that anyone of the divided injection amounts becomes less than a minimum compensation amount for a fuel injection valve, in case of conducting a two-step injection (weakly stratified combustion) in which a part of fuel is injected during intake stroke and the remaining fuel is injected during compression stroke. To this end, at the time of instructing to conduct the two-step injection, a whole injection amount TI is divided into: an injection amount TIH for homogeneous combustion to be injected during intake stroke, and an injection amount TIS for stratified combustion to be injected during compression stroke, based on a division ratio corresponding to a target air-fuel ratio. Further, each of the injection amounts TIH and TIS after division is compared with a minimum compensation amount MIN for the fuel injection valve.