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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey S Stueven, Howards Grove, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ; F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123695 ; 123399 ; 123688 ;
Abstract
A system for controlling the air/fuel ratio input to a small engine measures the oxygen level in the engine's exhaust and compares it with a reference level. A stepper motor controls the air/fuel ratio and it is advanced one step each time a clock pulse is produced in a direction determined by the level of exhaust oxygen. A fault detector circuit stops the engine if the sensed oxygen level is outside a preset range for more than a preset time interval.