# US 10,309,336 B2 · Control device for fuel injection valve > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,309,336 B2 - Document ID: US10309336B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/540,310 - Filed: 2016-01-29 - Published: 2018-01-11 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-09 - Assignees: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. - Applicants: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. - Inventors: Osamu Mukaihara; Masahiro Toyohara - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309336B2 ## CPC - F02D 41/40: with means for controlling injection timing or duration - F02D 41/20: Output circuits, e.g. for controlling currents in command coils - F02D 41/22: Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions {(in air/fuel ratio feedback systems F02D41/1495, in electric control linkage F02D11/107, in purge control systems F02M25/0809)} - F02D 41/221: {relating to the failure of actuators or electrically driven elements} - F02D 41/402: {Multiple injections} - F02D 41/38: of the high pressure type - F02D 2041/2013: {by using a boost voltage source} - F02D 2041/2055: {with means for determining actual opening or closing time} - F02D 2041/224: {Diagnosis of the fuel system} - F02D 2200/06: Fuel or fuel supply system parameters - F02D 2200/0602: Fuel pressure - F02D 2200/0614: Actual fuel mass or fuel injection amount - F02D 2200/0618: Actual fuel injection timing or delay, e.g. determined from fuel pressure drop - F02D 2250/04: Fuel pressure pulsation in common rails - Y02T 10/40: Engine management systems - F02D: CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES (vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed B60K31/00; conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function, road vehicle drive control systems for purposes other than the control of a single sub-unit B60W) - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract The present invention determines whether multi-stage injection control is operating normally or abnormally, and carries out a failsafe of multi-stage injection control as necessary. The present invention, which solves the problem described above, has means such as the following. The invention is provided with fuel injection valves provided respectively to each cylinder, an opened/closed valve detection means for detecting either one or both of an open valve state and a closed valve state of the fuel injection valves on the basis of the drive currents or drive voltages of the fuel injection valves, and a detection execution determination means for determining a detection execution time period including the detection start timing and the detection end timing of the open valve state or closed valve state; detection interference such as overlapping detection with another cylinder and overlapping of open valve detection and closed valve detection being preventable, and risks such as erroneous detection being reducible. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control device of a fuel injection valve that controls the fuel injection valve for injecting fuel to an internal combustion engine according to a control command, comprising; a calculation processing device configured to execute program related to control of the fuel injection valve, wherein; the control device is configured to determine whether an operation count of the fuel injection valve is at least equal to a number of times of injection indicated by the control command on the basis of a parameter that indicated an operation state of the fuel injection valve, the calculation processing device is configured to determine the operation count of the fuel injection valve for an operation corresponding to the control command on the basis of the parameter that indicates the operation state of the fuel injection valve, the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured to inject the fuel plural times in one combustion cycle of the internal combustion engine, the control device of the injection valve configured to determine whether the fuel injection valve performs a number of injections that is at least equal to the number of times of injection indicated by the control command on the of the parameter, and the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured such that, in a case where it is determined that the fuel injection valve does not perform an operation corresponding to the control command, the control device implements at least one of forbidding a divided multi-stage injection, notifying an operator of a vehicle, storing a log correcting the fuel injection amount in one combustion cycle, and correcting a fuel injection timing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured to determine whether to implement an injection amount corresponding to the control command. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein the parameter is at least one of an output value of a vibration sensor that detects vibrations of the fuel injection valve, an output value of a distortion sensor that detects a distortion of the fuel injection valve, an output value of a fuel pressure sensor that detects a pressure of the fuel to be supplied to the fuel injection valve, an open valve timing of the fuel injection valve, and a close valve timing of the fuel injection valve. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 1, further comprising: a drive circuit that includes a switching element configure to output a drive voltage to the fuel injection valve, wherein the parameter relates to same information as information that is output from the drive circuit to the fuel injection valve. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 4, Wherein the parameter is a drive current value of the fuel injection valve or a fine change of a drive voltage value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured such that, when the control device performs an injection control plural times in one combustion cycle, at least one of the number of times of a normal operation or the number of times of an abnormal operation is calculated. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 6 the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured to: compare the number of times of injection indicated by the control command to at least one of an operation count for a normal operation or an operation count for an abnormal operation, and wherein the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured such that; in a case where the number of times of injection indicated by the control command is matches the operation count for the normal operation, or in a case where a value obtained by subtracting the operation count for the abnormal operation from a number of times of multi-stage injection indicated by the control command is equal to the number of times of injection indicated by the control command, the control device of the fuel injection valve determines that the injection control is normally performed, and in a case where the number of times of injection indicated by the control command does not match the operation count for the normal operation, or in a case where the value obtained by subtracting the operation count for the abnormal operation from the number of times of injection indicated by the control command does not equal the number of times of injection indicated by the control command, the control device of the fuel injection valve determines that the injection control is abnormally performed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 4, wherein the control device is configured to control turning on and off the switching element to make a drive current become a predetermined current value on the basis of a measurement value of the drive current of the fuel injection valve, and wherein the parameter indicates at least one of an ON operation and an OFF operation of the switching element when a drive time of the fuel injection valve according to the control command is equal to or more than a predetermined time. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 1, further comprising: a high voltage generating circuit configured to boost a battery voltage to generate a high voltage higher than the battery voltage, wherein the parameter is the high voltage, and wherein the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured to determine whether the fuel injection valve injects as many as the number of times indicated by the control command on the basis of whether a drive voltage of the fuel injection valve is equal to or more than a predetermined normality determination value of the high voltage when the high voltage is supplied immediately after driving according to the control command starts. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein the parameter is a pressure of the fuel to be supplied to the fuel injection valve, and wherein the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured to determine whether the fuel injection valve injects as many as the number of times indicated by the control command on the basis of a fuel pressure before a first fuel injection starts in one combustion cycle, a drive period of the fuel injection valve according to the control command, and an estimated fuel pressure dropped from the fuel pressure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein the parameter is at least one of an open valve start timing, an open valve end timing, and a close valve end timing of the fuel injection valve. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 11, wherein the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured such that: in a case where the open valve start timing or the open valve end timing and the close valve end timing fall within a predetermined period, the control device of the fuel injection valve determines that the fuel injection valve performs a normal operation, and in a case where the open valve start timing or the open valve end timing and the close valve end timing are detected beyond the predetermined period, the control device of the fuel injection valve determines that the fuel injection valve performs an operation corresponding to the control command. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The control device of the fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein the calculation processing device is configured to diagnose a drive circuit that includes a switching element for outputting a drive voltage to the fuel injection valve, to distinguish between an abnormal state of the drive circuit and an abnormal state in which the fuel injection valve does not perform an operation corresponding to the control command, and to select a process including at least one of a fail-safe process according to a determination result, a process of correcting the control command, a process of notifying an operator of a vehicle, and a process of storing a log. ### Claim 14 A control device of a fuel injection valve that controls the fuel injection valve for injecting fuel to an internal combustion engine according to a control command, comprising: a calculation processing device configured to execute a program related to the control of the fuel injection valve, wherein the control device is configured to determine whether an operation count of the fuel injection valve is at least equal to a number of times of injection indicated by the control command on the basis of a parameter that indicates an operation state of the fuel injection valve, the calculation processing device is configured to determine the operation count of the fuel injection valve for an operation corresponding to the control command on the basis of the parameter that indicates the operation state of the fuel injection valve, and the calculation processing device is configured to diagnose a drive circuit that includes a switching element for outputting a drive voltage to the fuel injection valve, to distinguish between an abnormal state of the drive circuit and an abnormal state in which the fuel injection valve does not perform an operation corresponding to the control command, and to select a process including at least one of a fail-safe process according to a determination result, a process of correcting the control command, a process of notifying an operator of a vehicle, and a process of storing a log. ### Claim 15 A control device of a fuel injection valve that controls the fuel injection valve for injecting fuel to an internal combustion engine according to a control command, comprising: a calculation processing device configured to execute a program related to the control of the fuel injection valve, wherein the control device is configured to determine whether an operation count of the fuel injection valve is at least equal to a number of times of injection indicated by the control command on the basis of a parameter that indicates an operation state of the fuel injection valve, the calculation processing device is configured to determine the operation count of the fuel injection valve for an operation corresponding to the control command on the basis of the parameter that indicates the operation state of the fuel injection valve, the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured to inject the fuel plural times in one combustion cycle of the internal combustion engine, the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured to determine whether the fuel injection valve performs a number of injections that is at least equal to the number of times of injection indicated by the control command on the basis of the parameter, the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured such that, when the control device performs an injection control plural times in one combustion cycle, at least one of the number of times of a normal operation or the number of times of an abnormal operation is calculated, the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured to compare the number of times of injection indicated by the control command to at least one of an operation count for a normal operation or an operation count for an abnormal operation, and the control device of the fuel injection valve is configured such that: in a case where the number of times of injection indicated by the control command is matches the operation count for the normal operation, or in a case where a value obtained by subtracting the operation count for the abnormal operation from a number of times of multi-stage injection indicated by the control command is equal to the number of times of injection indicated by the control command, the control device of the fuel injection valve determines that the injection control is normally performed, and in a case where the number of times of injection indicated by the control command does not match the operation count for the normal operation, or in a case where the value obtained by subtracting the operation count for the abnormal operation from the number of times of injection indicated by the control command does not equal the number of times of injection indicated by the control command, the control device of the fuel injection valve determines that the injection control is abnormally performed.