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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2012
Applicants:

Hiroshi Ito, Tokyo, JP;

Masami Haishima, Saitama, JP;

Koji Watanabe, Asaka, JP;

Kensuke Yagi, Fujimi, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Ito, Tokyo, JP;

Masami Haishima, Saitama, JP;

Koji Watanabe, Asaka, JP;

Kensuke Yagi, Fujimi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01); G01M 15/11 (2006.01); F02D 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/22 (2013.01); G01M 15/11 (2013.01); F02D 17/02 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1015 (2013.01); Y02T 10/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

In the present fault diagnosis method and the fault diagnosis system for an engine, an external diagnosis device: obtains continuous data on the incidences of misfire by misfiring cylinders from the vehicle's side with regard to the actually occurring misfire or past incidences of misfire; detects a misfire pattern, which is to be classified according to the presence of continuous incidences of misfire, on the basis of the continuous data; and narrows down a fault site in accordance with the misfire pattern.


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