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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2002
Yasuyoshi Hori, Tokyo, JP;
Shiro Yonezawa, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Furuta, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Hagari, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuhiko Takahashi, Hyogo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cylinder identifying apparatus has a generator which generates a cylinder discrimination signal, a generator which generates a crank angle position signal, and a control unit which obtains the number of detections of the crank angle position signal, the number of detections of the cylinder discrimination signal, the number of detections of the crank angle position signal at the time of detection of the cylinder discrimination signal, etc. The control unit sets a cylinder discrimination period B35° to B75° CA if the present reference crank position is a first-time detection result after startup, sets a cylinder discrimination period B75° to B75° CA if the present reference crank position is a second-time or some other subsequent detection result, obtains the number of detections of the cylinder discrimination signal, and identifies a cylinder on the basis of the number of pulse dropouts and the number of detections of the cylinder discrimination signal.