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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hitoshi Motose, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masaki Okazaki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123478 ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
An overheat protecting system and method for an internal combustion engine wherein a preventive action is initiated if the engine temperature exceeds normal temperature but is still below the danger level. The engine is protected by providing additional cooling such as by supplying additional fuel to the engine. The dangerous condition may also be sensed if the engine temperature increases at more than a predetermined rate for more than a predetermined time or if the engine temperature is more than a predetermined amount for more than a predetermined time interval.