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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1995
Masahiro Ishikawa, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshihiro Matsubara, Nagoya, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
In a device of estimating heat resistivity for a spark plug, an ignition spark control circuit is provided to discontinue ignition spark across electrodes of a spark plug at a predetermined intervals. A counter circuit is provided to count the times of the ignition spark suppressed by the ignition spark control circuit. A self-ignition detection circuit is provided to detect the self-ignition from the spark plug when the ignition spark is suppressed by the ignition spark control circuit. A self-ignition counter circuit is provided to count the numbers of the self-ignition detected by the self-ignition detection circuit. A calculation circuit is provided to calculate occurrences rate of the self-ignition from the spark plug on the basis of the suppressing numbers of the ignition spark counted by the counter circuit and the detecting numbers of the self-ignition counted by self-ignition counter circuit. A self-ignition timing detection circuit is provided to detect a detection timing of the self-ignition detected by the self-ignition detection circuit. A preignition timing anticipating circuit is provide to anticipate an ignition timing when preignition of the internal combustion engine occurs on the basis of the occurrence rate of the self-ignition detected by the calculation circuit and detecting timing of the self-ignition detected by the self-ignition timing detection circuit.