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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1980
Karl Seeger, Ditzingen, DE;
Walter Ruf, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Gerhard Sohner, Remshalden, DE;
Werner Jundt, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
To permit use of shaft position transducers which provide needle pulses at predetermined angular positions of the crankshaft of an engine, such as Wiegand-type, and still enable generation of a counted dwell time even under transient conditions, or under low-speed conditions, the output from the Wiegand transducer is connected to a logic circuit which, under normal operating conditions, by use of a counter counts a predetermined time interval after opening of a switch in series with the ignition coil to determine the dwell period or initiation of current flow for a subsequent ignition event by resetting the counter with a reverse polarity subsequent pulse, thereby passing, upon reset, a predetermined count state which, similar to the normal counting of the count state, initiates closing of the switch. Thus, even though the normal counting time has not yet been reached, the reset operation of the counter will trigger closing of the switch and hence sufficient current flow through the ignition coil to store the appropriate electromagnetic energy therein for a reliable spark at the spark plug.