Fuel injection control method of engine and fuel injection control device for same

• US 20090132151A1
• Filed: 10/27/2008
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikki Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nikki Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Seki, Kenji, Yanagisawa, Naoaki
• Application Number:
  US12/289,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20090132151A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/105
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/062 for starting F02D41/061 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 11/0848 with means for detecting successful engine start, e.g. to stop starter actuation
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 2200/063 Battery voltage

Abstract

In a method of permitting an electronic control device 10A that is a fuel injection control device constituting a part of a fuel injection system of an engine 1 to generate a fuel injection signal depending on an engine operation state while determining fuel injection timing by an engine rotation signal, and to output the signal to an injector 5, thereby controlling fuel injection of the engine, the electronic control unit 10A continuously detects a supply voltage thereto, and recognizes starting of rotation of the engine 1 when it is detected that a predetermined fluctuation has occurred in the supply voltage at the time of starting or when it is determined that the supply voltage at the time of starting is below a predetermined reference voltage value, and starts fuel injection even before input of the engine rotation signal.

Claims

1. A method of permitting a fuel injection control device constituting a part of a fuel injection system of an engine to generate a fuel injection signal according to an engine operation state while determining a fuel injection timing by an input engine rotation signal, and to output the fuel injection signal to an injector, thereby controlling fuel injection of the engine,

wherein the fuel injection control device continuously detects a supply voltage thereto, and recognizes starting of a rotation of the engine when it is detected that a predetermined fluctuation has occurred in the supply voltage at a time of starting of the fuel injection control device or when it is determined that the supply voltage at the time of starting of the fuel injection control device is equal to or below a predetermined reference voltage value, and starts a fuel injection even before inputting of the engine rotation signal.

2. The fuel injection control method of an engine according to claim 1,

wherein the predetermined fluctuation of the supply voltage includes a case where a fluctuation has occurred above a predetermined falling voltage difference or rising voltage difference as a determination reference of engine starting from a voltage value at the time of starting of the fuel injection control device, and where a fluctuation has occurred within a predetermined period from starting of the fuel injection control device.

3. The fuel injection control method of an engine according to claim 1,

wherein shifting to fuel injection control at the time of normal starting is carried out by detecting output of the engine rotation signal after starting of a rotation of the engine is recognized and a first fuel injection is performed.

4. The fuel injection control method of an engine according to claim 2,

wherein shifting to fuel injection control at the time of normal starting is carried out by detecting output of the engine rotation signal after starting of a rotation of the engine is recognized and a first fuel injection is performed.

5. A fuel injection control device for carrying out the fuel injection control method of an engine according to claim 1,

wherein storage means is configured to store therein a fuel injection control program for executing said fuel injection control method, and the fuel injection control device is arranged in a fuel injection system of an engine in such a manner that an electric power is supplied from a battery to drive a starter motor of the engine.

6. A fuel injection control device for carrying out the fuel injection control method of an engine according to claim 2,

wherein storage means is configured to store therein a fuel injection control program for executing said fuel injection control method, and the fuel injection control device is arranged in a fuel injection system of an engine in such a manner that an electric power is supplied from a battery to drive a starter motor of the engine.

7. A fuel injection control device for carrying out the fuel injection control method of an engine according to claim 3,

wherein storage means is configured to store therein a fuel injection control program for executing said fuel injection control method, and the fuel injection control device is arranged in a fuel injection system of an engine in such a manner that an electric power is supplied from a battery to drive a starter motor of the engine.

8. A fuel injection control device for carrying out the fuel injection control method of an engine according to claim 4,

wherein storage means is configured to store therein a fuel injection control program for executing said fuel injection control method, and the fuel injection control device is arranged in a fuel injection system of an engine in such a manner that an electric power is supplied from a battery to drive a starter motor of the engine.