# US 4,398,517 A · Air-fuel ratio control system

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- Number: US 4,398,517 A
- Document ID: US4398517A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/280,969
- Filed: 1981-07-07
- Granted: 1983-08-16
- Earliest claimed: 1980-07-16
- Assignees: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha; Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Masaharu Kubota; Toshiro Kurihara
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4398517A

## CPC

- H01H 37/76: Contact member actuated by melting of fusible material, actuated due to burning of combustible material or due to explosion of explosive material
- F02D 41/1487: {Correcting the instantaneous control value}
- F02D 41/1488: {Inhibiting the regulation}
- F02M 7/24: Controlling flow of aerating air
- H01H: ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES (contact cables H01B7/10; electrolytic self-interrupters H01G9/18; emergency protective circuit arrangements H02H; switching by electronic means without contact-making H03K17/00)
- 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)
- F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF

## Abstract

An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine having an emission control system with a three-way catalytic converter for controlling the air-fuel ratio in accordance with the temperature of the engine and acceleration of the engine. A temperature sensor for detecting the engine temperature and an acceleration sensor for detecting the negative pressure in the intake passage corresponding to the acceleration of the engine are provided. An electronic control circuit is provided for controlling the air-fuel ratio to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio in a normal operating condition and for stopping the control operation when the acceleration in the cold engine is detected by the temperature sensor and acceleration sensor.

## Claims

### Claim 1

In an air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine having a carburetor including an intake passage, an electromagnetic valve for correcting the air-fuel ratio of the air-fuel mixture supplied to said carburetor, an O.sub.2 sensor for detecting oxygen concentration of exhaust gases from the engine, a temperature sensor for detecting the engine temperature, an acceleration detecting sensor for being operated corresponding to negative pressure in said intake passage of the engine, and a closed loop control circuit responsive to outputs of all of the sensors for producing a control output signal for driving said electromagnetic valve for correcting the air-fuel ratio, the improvement comprising
a switching circuit means provided in said control circuit for rendering said control circuit non-responsive to the output of said O.sub.2 sensor,
gate means responsive to outputs of said temperature sensor and said acceleration detecting sensor for actuating said switching circuit comprising an AND gate connected to said temperature sensor and said acceleration detecting sensor, and
said gate means being so arranged to actuate said switching circuit means in such a manner that air-fuel ratio correction control with the closed loop control circuit is carried out when engine temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature and stopped when engine temperature is lower than said predetermined temperature and said acceleration detecting sensor is operated.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine in accordance with claim 1 wherein said acceleration detecting sensor is a negative pressure sensor detecting negative pressure in said intake passage.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine in accordance with claim 1 wherein said electromagnetic valve is an on-off type electromagnetic valve for correcting the amount of air induced into said carburetor.