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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Shingo Kawasaki, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123295 ; 123299 ; 123304 ;
Abstract
An engine that selects the combustion mode from a number of combustion modes. The engine includes a fuel supplying device that supplies fuel directly into its cylinders. A detecting device detects the operating condition of the engine. A computing device computes the actual engine load based on the detected operating conditions. An apparatus for controlling combustion controls the fuel supplying device by selecting the combustion mode in accordance with the actual engine load.