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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paolo Marceca, Bologna, IT;
Luca Poggio, Spinetta Marengo, IT;
Michele Cagnoni, Piossasco, IT;
Piero Carbonaro, Turin, IT;
Andrea Nepote, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 5/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 5/100 ;
Abstract
A method and device for driving an injector in an internal combustion engine in which a current wave which is variable over time, which comprises an initial section substantially of a pulse type and having a relatively high current intensity, an intermediate section during which the current intensity is rapidly reduced to substantially zero values and a final section having a substantially constant and relatively low current intensity, is caused to circulate through a control circuit of the injector.