Abstract: A laminated fuel swirl element is employed, in which a strong swirl force flow is imparted to the fuel at a remote position relative to an injection hole, while on the other hand, at a position near the fuel injection hole, a weak swirl force is imparted to the fuel. A complex solid cone spray can be obtained in this way, which spray has a superior dispersion characteristic obtained by attracting small diameter droplets, which are generated at an outer peripheral portion of the spray, through a spray portion which is generated in the vicinity of a central area of the spray and has a large velocity.

Abstract: Using a control coil having a high response characteristic suited to valve opening and a hold coil suited to a hold to valve open during fuel injection using a small current, during the valve opening time, a high voltage is applied to the control coil suited to the valve opening operation and, during the time the valve is to be held open a low and stabilized voltage is applied to the hold coil. In a fuel injection apparatus, drive manner employed during a valve opening time and a valve hold time is optimized.

Abstract: The invention provides for a fuel injection valve for a direct gasoline injection engine, a direct injection engine and an automobile using the same, which can prevent the deposits produced during combustion of gasoline from accumulating on the surface of the fuel injection valve, or easily remove the deposits therefrom. A reaction-bonded layer of perfluoropolyether compounds having alkoxy silane as its terminal group is provided on the surface of the fuel injection valve of the invention.

Abstract: The invention provides for a fuel injection valve for a direct gasoline injection engine, a direct injection engine and an automobile using the same, which can prevent the deposits produced during combustion of gasoline from accumulating on the surface of the fuel injection valve, or easily remove the deposits therefrom. A reaction-bonded layer of perfluoropolyether compounds having alkoxy silane as its terminal group is provided on the surface of the fuel injection valve of the invention.

Abstract: A laminated fuel swirl element is employed, in which a strong swirl force flow is imparted to the fuel at a remote position relative to an injection hole, while on the other hand, at a position near the fuel injection hole, a weak swirl force is imparted to the fuel. A complex solid cone spray can be obtained in this way, which spray has a superior dispersion characteristic obtained by attracting small diameter droplets, which are generated at an outer peripheral portion of the spray, through a spray portion which is generated in the vicinity of a central area of the spray and has a large velocity.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a swirler and a plate are fitted into the inside diameter portion of a nozzle of a fuel injection valve so as to hold the swirler relative to a seat portion of the nozzle, centering between the seat portion of the nozzle and the inside diameter portion of the swirler by a positioning pin, and the plate is caused to plastic flow locally to connect and fix the nozzle, the swirler and the plate whereby maintaining the coaxial degree after connection of parts without influence of accuracy of an individual part of parts of the nozzle of the fuel injection valve.

Abstract: The invention provides for a fuel injection valve for a direct gasoline injection engine, a direct injection engine and an automobile using the same, which can prevent the deposits produced during combustion of gasoline from accumulating on the surface of the fuel injection valve, or easily remove the deposits therefrom. A reaction-bonded layer of perfluoropolyether compounds having alkoxy silane as its terminal group is provided on the surface of the fuel injection valve of the invention.

Abstract: A laminated structure fuel swirl element is employed, in which a strong swirl force flow is imparted to the fuel at a remote side against an injection hole and on the other hand, at a near side of the fuel injection hole, a weak swirl force is imparted to the fuel. A complex solid cone spray can be obtained, such a spray has a superior a dispersion characteristic by attracting small diameter droplets which are generated at an outer peripheral portion of the spray through a spray which is generated at a vicinity of a central portion of the spray and has a large velocity.

Abstract: In an electromagnetic fuel injection valve for injecting fuel by opening/closing a fuel flowing path, including a valve seat, a valve element for opening/closing the fuel flowing path formed between the valve seat and the valve element, and a drive unit having at least one coil, for driving the valve element. The drive unit includes a first magnetomotive force generating device using the at least one coil and a second magnetomotive force generating device, the first magnetomotive force generating device and the second magnetomotive force generating device being composed so that the first magnetomotive force generating device generates and raises magnetomotive force at a larger rate of change in time in comparison with the second magnetomotive force generating device. A valve opening hold state is held by the second magnetomotive force generating device which uses a smaller current flow in comparison with the first magnetomotive force generating device.

Abstract: A laminated fuel swirl element is employed, in which a strong swirl force flow is imparted to the fuel at a remote position relative to an injection hole, while on the other hand, at a position near the fuel injection hole, a weak swirl force is imparted to the fuel. A complex solid cone spray can be obtained in this way, which spray has a superior dispersion characteristic obtained by attracting small diameter droplets, which are generated at an outer peripheral portion of the spray, through a spray portion which is generated in the vicinity of a central area of the spray and has a large velocity.

Abstract: An electromagnetic fuel injection valve for injecting fuel by opening/closing a fuel flow path, includes a valve seat, a valve element for opening/closing the fuel flow path formed between the valve seat and the valve element, and a drive unit having at least one coil for driving the valve element. The drive unit includes a first magnetomotive force generating device using the at least one coil and a second magnetomotive force generating device, the first magnetomotive force generating device and the second magnetomotive force generating device being composed so that the first magnetomotive force generating device generates and raises its magnetomotive force at a larger rate of change in time in comparison with the second magnetomotive force generating device. A valve open state is held by the second magnetomotive force generating device which uses a smaller current flow in comparison with the first magnetomotive force generating device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control circuit for use in an internal combustion engine having a cranking device and an air pump driven by a starter motor. The control circuit comprises a first circuit for supplying a power to the starter motor and the cranking device, a second circuit for terminating power supply for the cranking device with maintaining power supply for the starter motor, and a control unit for selectively switching between the first and second circuits.

Abstract: An electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprises a valve body, a valve seat which cooperates with the valve body, a fuel injection port disposed downstream of the valve seat, and a dividing device which serves to divide injection fuel injected from the fuel injection port. The dividing device is formed integrally with a member in which the fuel injection port is formed and includes parallel walls substantially parallel to each other with the fuel injection port interposed therebetween and arcuate walls connected to the parallel walls having a diameter larger than that of the fuel injection port. The walls extend from said member in a direction of an axis of the valve. The dividing device has an outer diameter substantially equal to the largest diameter of the valve seat.

Abstract: A control of an idling control valve which is arranged in a bypass air passage bypassing a throttle portion of a suction passage of an internal combustion engine and controlled by electric signals is carried out by setting an upper limit of electric current flowing in a drive circuit for the idling control valve, suppressing the electric current flowing into the drive circuit not to exceed the upper limit when an usual idling is effected, and releasing the electric current from the upper limit to flow electric current of a value larger than the upper limit to the drive circuit for a short time at a certain time of engine operation and/or at regular intervals.

Abstract: In a fuel supply control apparatus for an internal combustion engine having an A/F ratio feed-back control with a learning function, a difference between an A/F ratio detected by an oxygen sensor and the stoichiometric value is obtained and divided into an A/F ratio correction coefficient and an A/F ratio deviation coefficient in accordance with a predetermined gains ratio. The former coefficient is stored in an area of a correction map corresponding to an operational condition of the engine at that time and the latter coefficient is accumulated in an additional storage. Upon determination of an amount of fuel to be supplied, a former coefficient is read out from the map in response to the operational condition and added to the latter coefficient read out from the additional storage to form a correction value, which is used for correcting a preliminary fuel supply amount obtained in accordance with the operational condition to determine a final fuel supply amount.

Abstract: An electronically-controlled fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine including means including a computer for electronically controlling a fuel injection quantity of an engine, means for detecting a rotational speed of the engine and a throttle sensor having lower and higher opening regions for detecting an opening of a throttle valve is further provided with means for storing the ratio between the slopes of output voltage characteristic curves derived from the regions with respect to a throttle opening in a range where the ranges of throttle openings to be detected in the regions overlap, and means for correcting the output voltage generated from one of the regions by use of the ratio in a throttle opening range exceeding said overlapping range.

Abstract: When auxiliary equipment of a car, such as car air conditioner, is required to operate, fuel to be supplied for an engine is at first increased and at a predetermined time thereafter additional air commensurate with the increment of fuel is supplied, and after the engine increases its output power by the above mentioned increase of fuel and air, the auxiliary equipment is actually operated, whereby the number of revolutions of the engine is prevented from decreasing.

Abstract: A fuel injection apparatus is disclosed which includes two intake tubes each having a throttle valve, a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into each of the intake tubes, a hot-wire type air flowmeter for measuring the quantity of intake air sucked into the intake tubes, and a by-pass passage which accommodates the detection portion of the hot-wire type air flowmeter. The by-pass passage has an inlet portion for introducing the static pressure of flow of the intake air sucked into each intake tube, a central portion for passing en bloc the air introduced from each intake tube and an outlet portion for discharging into each intake tube the air passing through the central portion. The detection portion of the hot-wire type air flowmeter is disposed in the central portion of the by-pass passage. Thus, the air flowmeter is able to obtain an output having reduced pulsations.

Abstract: An intake system for an internal combustion engine has a fuel injector disposed in an induction passage upstream of a pivotally mounted throttle plate having an idle position in which the throttle plate has upstream and downstream edge portions slightly spaced from the inner peripheral surface of the induction passage to define therewith narrow gaps for the passage of air and injected fuel particles. A bypass air passage is formed in the peripheral wall of the induction passage and has a downstream end open thereto to produce a jet of air directed toward the central zone of the downstream face of the throttle plate when in the idle position. The air jet is operative to compensate for the difference in pressure between a central space immediately downstream of the throttle plate and peripheral zones adjacent to the narrow gaps whereby whirling-up of air and fuel particles just downstream of the throttle plate and resultant formation of drops of liquid fuel can be prevented.

Abstract: In a fuel injection apparatus for internal combustion engine wherein a hot wire sensor is provided in an air bypass communicating the upstream side of a Venturi portion formed in an air-intake path with the Venturi portion, the amount of air flowing in the air bypass is controlled by an air-scaling valve driven by an electromagnetic device so that the output of the hot wire sensor converges to a set level, fuel is scaled by a fuel-scaling valve driven by the electromagnetic device in accordance with the change of the amount of air supplied to the engine, and the scaled fuel is continuously injected into the air-intake path, the set level is determined to a value which is smaller than a maximum output value of the hot wire sensor occurring when the air-scaling valve is fully opened during idling operation of the engine, thereby ensuring that the output of the hot wire sensor can converge to the set level during the idling operation.