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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 21/08 (2006.01); F02B 23/10 (2006.01); F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02B 11/00 (2006.01); F02B 1/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02D 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0057 (2013.01); F02B 11/00 (2013.01); F02B 23/101 (2013.01); F02B 29/0418 (2013.01); F02D 13/0203 (2013.01); F02D 13/0207 (2013.01); F02D 13/0261 (2013.01); F02D 13/0273 (2013.01); F02D 21/08 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/006 (2013.01); F02D 41/0055 (2013.01); F02D 41/3035 (2013.01); F02D 41/3064 (2013.01); F02B 1/12 (2013.01); F02B 29/0437 (2013.01); F02D 37/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/402 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); Y02T 10/125 (2013.01); Y02T 10/146 (2013.01); Y02T 10/18 (2013.01); Y02T 10/42 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controller performs switching between a compression ignition mode in which compression ignition combustion is performed to operate an engine body, and a spark ignition mode in which spark ignition combustion is performed to drive a spark plug to ignite and combust an air-fuel mixture in a cylinder. The controller reduces an EGR ratio to be lower than an EGR ratio set in the compression ignition mode to operate the engine body in a transitional mode in which the compression ignition combustion is performed in switching from the spark ignition mode to the compression ignition mode.