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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997

Filed:

Sep. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:

Naoki Tomisawa, Atsugi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123435 ;
Abstract

Engine output fluctuations are detected based on combustion pressure, and a fuel supply quantity amended so that the output fluctuations approach a permissible limit value. The properties of the fuel being used, can be estimated based on the amendment level, using characteristics that the limit air fuel ratio for stable combustion becomes leaner as the fuel being used is more volatile. Then when the fuel being used is volatile, the target air-fuel ratio in the air-fuel ratio feedback control is made leaner, thereby improving fuel consumption and exhaust gas properties.


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