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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Hollar, Belleville, MI (US);
Ethan D. Sanborn, Saline, MI (US);
Daniel Dusa, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Xiaoying Zhang, Dearborn Heights, 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); F02M 69/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/3094 (2013.01); F02D 41/3017 (2013.01); F02M 69/046 (2013.01); F02D 41/009 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for simultaneously operating port fuel injectors and direct fuel injectors of an internal combustion engine are described. In one example, different duration port fuel injection windows are provided to maximize fuel injection amount and improve accuracy of an amount of fuel injected during a cylinder cycle via port and direct fuel injectors.