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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Hollar, Belleville, MI (US);
Ron Reichenbach, Troy, MI (US);
Ethan D. Sanborn, Saline, MI (US);
Daniel Dusa, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Joseph Lyle Thomas, Kimball, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/3094 (2013.01); F02D 41/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and a system are provided for controlling fuel injection in a vehicle engine. The system specifically relates to an engine fueled with both port and direct fuel injectors. In one example, a method may include delivering a first portion of fuel via port injection during a first injection window, and subsequently delivering a second portion of fuel directly during a second injection window before the engine exits cranking speeds.