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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1986
Tomohiko Kawanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Masahiko Asakura, Tokorozawa, JP;
Noritaka Kushida, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunari Seki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takanori Shiina, Utsunomiya, JP;
Minoru Muroya, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An air intake side secondary air supply system for an internal combustion engine having an air intake side secondary air supply system includes an oxygen concentration sensor, and controls a duty ratio of opening and closing of an open/close valve disposed in the air intake side secondary air supply passage by determining a valve open period within each duty cycle of control operation in accordance with a result of comparison between the level of the output signal of the oxygen concentration sensor and a level corresponding to a target air-fuel ratio. The duty ratio of opening and closing of the open/close valve is maintained within a predetermined duty ratio range so as to improve effectiveness of the control of the secondary air supply as well as to avoid the generation of over lean or over rich mixture.