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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 25, 2008
Ryo Kondo, Toyota, JP;
Akihiro Katayama, Toyota, JP;
Ryo Kondo, Toyota, JP;
Akihiro Katayama, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
Structured with a rotational fluctuation measuring sectionmeasuring a rotational fluctuation amount DTdi, a misfire judging sectionjudging a misfire by comparing the rotational fluctuation amount with a judging threshold value, a low load judging sectionjudging an internal combustion engine operating under a low load condition, and an ignition angle judging sectionjudging an ignition angle exceeding an ignition delay angle, wherein the misfire judging sectionhas a map Mwith judging threshold values thwith respect to rotational speeds ne of the engine and a map Mwith judging threshold values thwith rotational fluctuation amounts larger than the map M, and judges the misfire based on the maps Mand Mwhen the engine is operating under the low load condition with the ignition angle exceeding the ignition delay angle and, in other cases, based only on the map M