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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masanori Inada, Himeji, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73116 ;
Abstract
A misfire detection device for an internal combustion engine determines the pulse width T.sub.1 and the low level interval T.sub.2 of a rotation signal Sc generated by a rotation signal sensor. The rising and falling edges of the pulses of the rotation signal Sc corresponds to predetermined reference angular positions of respective cylinders. The ratio T.sub.2 /T.sub.1 or T.sub.2 /(T.sub.1 +T.sub.2) is calculated and an occurrence of misfire is detected when the ratio exceeds a predetermined reference level.