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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1995
Hiroshi Ito, Wako, JP;
Seiji Hatcho, Wako, JP;
Tetsuya Kaneko, Wako, JP;
Yoichi Iwata, Wako, JP;
Tetsu Teshirogi, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine having a catalyst arranged in the exhaust system, for purifying exhaust gases emitted from the engine. Upstream and downstream air-fuel ratio sensors arranged in the exhaust system at respective locations upstream and downstream of the catalyst detect the concentration of a specific component present in the exhaust gases. An ECU controls the air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture supplied to the engine, in response to the outputs from the upstream and downstream air-fuel ratio sensors. The ECU detects deterioration of the catalyst caused by sulfur poisoning, based on at least the output from the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor.