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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Andreas Michalske, Leonberg, DE;
Thomas Steinert, Weinstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Michalske, Leonberg, DE;
Thomas Steinert, Weinstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for performing a diagnostic on an exhaust gas analyzer probe disposed in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, and a device for implementing the method are provided. The method performs the evaluation of the exhaust gas analyzer probe after recognition of a special operating phase, e.g., an overrun phase, of the internal combustion engine by setting off a specifiable injection that is torque-neutral or not perceptible for the operator, on the basis of the predicted probe signal pattern and taking into account the delay time of the probe signal.