Reluctor plate controller
OwnerJohn C. Rhoadesinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a reluctor plate controller that detects vacuum and pressures in the engine which are used to create digital motor control signals for controlling a reluctor plate actuator using a digital stepper motor, servo motor or a voice-coil actuator. The system can be programmed to create various desired responses that function to create better efficiency of an internal combustion engine, less pollution and/or greater engine output.
Claims18
A method of controlling positions of a reluctor plate in a distributor for an internal combustion engine comprising:
- detecting pressure or vacuum created by said internal combustion engine;
- generating an electrical sensor signal representative of said pressure or vacuum;
- generating an electrical control signal using a logic device, said electrical control signal generated in response to said electrical sensor signal and used to control a mechanical actuator;
- using said mechanical actuator to control said positions of said reluctor plate in said distributor in response to said control signal.
A system for controlling positions of a reluctor plate in a distributor for an internal combustion engine comprising:
- at least one sensor that detects vacuum or pressure created by said internal combustion engine and generates sensor signals;
- a memory that stores control data;
- a logic device, coupled to said memory, that reads said sensor signals and generates a logic signal based upon said sensor signals and said control data stored in said memory;
- a digital control signal generator that generates a digital control signal in response to said logic signal;
- a mechanical actuator, that is mechanically coupled to said reluctor plate, that moves said reluctor plate in response to said digital control signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.