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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroki Ichinose, Fujinomiya, JP;
Yuuichi Katou, Susono, JP;
Masahiro Ozawa, Toshima-ku, JP;
Nao Murase, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 5/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 5/100 ;
Abstract
In an internal combustion engine including a plurality of cylinders, a fuel injection system and method sets an amount of fuel injected into each cylinder sequentially in a first cycle of fuel injection during a normal engine start in which an engine speed increases, such that an amount of fuel to be injected into one of the cylinders where the last injection is to be performed within the first cycle is larger than an amount of fuel to be injected into another one of the cylinders in the first injection within the first cycle.