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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Achim Przymusinski, Regensburg, DE;
Ralf Böhnig, Neutraubling, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/10 ; F02D 4/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/10 ; F02D 4/104 ;
Abstract
A method for detecting a preinjection picks up and evaluates a vibration signal which occurs when a nozzle needle strikes a needle seat of an injector of a direct-injection internal combustion engine operating with a preinjection and a main injection. A sensor for structure-borne noise is provided on the cylinder outer wall for detecting the vibration signal. Based on the evaluation of the vibration signal a conclusion is made on the presence or absence of the preinjection in a combustion cycle. A device for detecting a preinjection is also provided.