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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guenter Driedger, Oberriexingen, DE;
Bruno-Hans Dieners, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
731182 ; 123396 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for monitoring a system for controlling an internal combustion engine, in particular an auto-ignition internal combustion engine. In certain operating states, an adjuster for activating a throttle valve is activated in such a way that the throttle valve closes. A fault is recognized if the air quantity exceeds a threshold value.