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Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2018
Applicant:

Walbro Llc, Tucson, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Martin N. Andersson, Caro, MI (US);

Cyrus M. Healy, Ubly, MI (US);

Dale P. Kus, Cass City, MI (US);

Assignee:

Walbro LLC, Cass City, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 31/00 (2006.01); F02D 37/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/123 (2013.01); F02D 31/003 (2013.01); F02D 41/12 (2013.01); F02D 41/1475 (2013.01); F02D 37/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/08 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2200/101 (2013.01); F02D 2700/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

In at least some implementations, a method of controlling a fuel-to-air ratio of a fuel and air mixture supplied to an engine, includes the steps of determining an engine deceleration event, determining the number of engine revolutions required for the engine speed to decrease from one speed threshold to another speed threshold, comparing the number of engine revolutions determined above against a revolution threshold, and making the fuel and air mixture richer if the number of engine revolutions determined above is greater than the revolution threshold. The method may also include determining if, before the engine stabilized at a stable engine speed (which may be an engine idle speed), the engine speed decreased below the stable engine speed as the engine decelerated to the stable engine speed from a speed above the stable engine speed, and making the fuel and air mixture leaner if the determination is affirmative.


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