The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an in-cylinder injection internal combustion engine which is placed in a selected one of a compression stroke injection mode in which fuel injection is conducted during a compression stroke, and a suction stroke injection mode in which fuel injection is conducted during a suction stroke, depending upon operating conditions of the engine, a fuel control device cut a fuel to be supplied to a combustion chamber of the engine when a certain fuel cut condition set depending upon the operating conditions of the engine is established, and resumes fuel injection in a compression stroke injection mode when a predetermined fuel cut return condition is established. In this fuel control device, when the fully closed state of a throttle valve is detected by an idle switch, or the engine speed is reduced by a large degree, the fuel injection is resumed in an intake stroke injection mode upon return from the fuel cut, so as to prevent undershoot of the engine speed.