Fuel injection system for engine
First Claim
1. An internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders positioned adjacent the other and containing pistons driving a crankshaft, an inlet opening for each cylinder, an induction system for supplying at least an air charge to each of said inlet openings, an exhaust outlet for each cylinder, an exhaust system for receiving the exhaust gases from said exhaust outlets and discharging the exhaust gases to the atmosphere, at least one of said systems having a common portion close to said cylinders so that the condition in one of said cylinders will effect the condition in the other of said cylinders, charge forming means for delivering a fuel charge to each of said cylinders, means for sensing engine conditions for controlling the amount of fuel supplied by said charge forming means to said cylinders, and means responsive to a predetermined condition for both reducing the fuel charge supplied to one of the cylinders and increasing the fuel charge supplied to another cylinder during the same cycle.
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Abstract
A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine is provided wherein fuel supply compensation for low speed, low load or abnormal conditions is variable for a multi-cylinder configuration having one or more cylinders ceased or reduced in operation. Of particular utility in a vertical cylinder bank with compact space for exhaust gas collection and discharge, such as in an outboard motor, said fuel compensation relies upon engine parameters including engine speed and fuel-air ratio to improve engine performance.
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- 1. An internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders positioned adjacent the other and containing pistons driving a crankshaft, an inlet opening for each cylinder, an induction system for supplying at least an air charge to each of said inlet openings, an exhaust outlet for each cylinder, an exhaust system for receiving the exhaust gases from said exhaust outlets and discharging the exhaust gases to the atmosphere, at least one of said systems having a common portion close to said cylinders so that the condition in one of said cylinders will effect the condition in the other of said cylinders, charge forming means for delivering a fuel charge to each of said cylinders, means for sensing engine conditions for controlling the amount of fuel supplied by said charge forming means to said cylinders, and means responsive to a predetermined condition for both reducing the fuel charge supplied to one of the cylinders and increasing the fuel charge supplied to another cylinder during the same cycle.
- 14. A method of operating an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders positioned adjacent each other and containing pistons driving a crankshaft, an inlet opening for each cylinder, an inlet system for supplying at least an air charge to each inlet opening, an exhaust outlet for each cylinder, an exhaust system for receiving the exhaust gases from said exhaust outlets and discharging the exhaust gases to the atmosphere, one of said systems having a common portion disposed in close proximity to the cylinders so that the condition in one of the cylinders will have an effect on the other of the cylinders, charge forming means for delivering a fuel charge to each of said cylinders, said method comprising the steps of monitoring engine condition and controlling the amount of fuel supplied by the charge forming means to the cylinders in response to the engine condition, sensing a predetermined condition and both reducing the fuel charge supplied to one of the cylinders and increasing the fuel charge supplied to another cylinder during the same cycle and when the predetermined condition is sensed.
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