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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1997
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for an in-cylinder injection type internal combustion engine includes an electronic control unit and an induction control system for changing the flow of air in the induction system of the engine. The electronic control unit selects one of fuel injection modes including a compression-stroke injection mode and an intake-stroke injection mode in accordance with the engine operating state. When the engine is operated in the compression-stroke injection mode, the electronic control unit controls the induction control system so as to enhance a stratified degree of an intake air flow generated in the combustion chamber of the engine, to thereby stabilize a combustion, especially, in the compression-stroke injection mode, whereby the fuel efficiency and the engine output are improved.