Control system for internal combustion engine

• US 5,832,893 A
• Filed: 08/05/1997
• Issued: 11/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Kamura, Hitoshi, Tamura, Hiroki, Hatayama, Kenjiro, Nomura, Toshiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelli, Raymond A.
• Application Number:
  US08/905,951
• Time in Patent Office: 462 Days
• Field of Search: 123/305, 123/447, 123/506, 123/339.12, 123/736, 123/478, 123/257
• US Class Current: 123/305
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/389 for injecting directly into the cylinder
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/08 for idling F02D41/06, F02D41/16 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/123 the fuel injection being cut-off
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/22 Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions in air/fuel ratio feedback systems F02D41/1495, in electric control linkage F02D11/107, in purge control systems F02M25/0809
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/3029 further comprising a homogeneous charge spark-ignited mode
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/3076 with special conditions for selecting a mode of combustion, e.g. for starting, for diagnosing
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/401 Controlling injection timing F02D41/402 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

In an intra-cylinder injection type engine, a first fuel cut-off starting rotational speed, a first return rotational speed and a first target idling speed in a compression stroke injection mode, which is superior in both combustion and responsivity, are set at lower speeds than a second fuel cut-off starting rotational speed, a second return rotational speed, and a second target idling speed in a suction stroke injection mode. During an operation in the compression stroke injection mode, a fuel cut-off mode and an idle running of the engine are practiced at a low engine speed, to improve the fuel economy without causing deterioration of combustion.

Claims

1. A control system for an intra-cylinder injection type internal combustion engine, comprising:

a fuel injection device for supplying a fuel directly into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine;

injection mode selecting means for selecting, according to a state of operation of the internal combustion engine, either a suction stroke injection mode in which a fuel injection is performed mainly in a suction stroke or a compression stroke injection mode in which the fuel injection is performed mainly in a compression stroke;

fuel injection control means for controlling said fuel injection device in accordance with the injection mode selected by said injection mode selecting means; and

idling speed setting means for setting a first target idling speed for said compression stroke injection mode and a second target idling speed for the suction stroke injection mode, said idling speed setting means setting said first target idling speed at a lower speed than said second target idling speed.

2. A control system according to claim 1, wherein, during an idling state of the internal combustion engine, said injection mode selecting means selects said compression stroke injection mode in a normal operating condition of the internal combustion engine and selects said suction stroke injection mode in a specific operating condition of the internal combustion engine.

3. A control system according to claim 2, wherein said specific operating condition is a low temperature condition of the internal combustion engine or a fail safe condition against a trouble of at least one of various sensors or a trouble of a control based on the outputs of various sensors.

4. A control system according to claim 1, wherein said idling speed setting means selectively sets said first target idling speed and said second target idling speed according to the state of operation of a load member which exerts an influence on the output of the internal combustion engine and which is driven by an output shaft of the internal combustion engine.

5. A control system according to claim 1, further comprising:

engine temperature detecting means for detecting temperature of the engine, wherein said idling speed setting means sets respectively said first and second target idling speeds in accordance with the temperature detected by said engine temperature detecting means.

6. A control system according to claim 5, wherein said idling speed setting means sets respectively said first and second target idling speeds at lower speeds on a high engine temperature side than on a low engine temperature side.

7. A control system for an intra-cylinder injection type internal combustion engine, comprising:

a fuel injection device for supplying a fuel directly into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine;

injection mode selecting means for selecting one of a suction stroke injection mode in which a fuel injection is performed mainly in a suction stroke, a compression stroke injection mode in which the fuel injection is performed mainly in a compression stroke, and a fuel cut-off mode for stopping the injection of fuel, according to a state of an operation of the internal combustion engine;

fuel injection control means for controlling said fuel injection device in accordance with said suction stroke injection mode, said compression stroke injection mode, or said fuel cut-off mode, selected by said injection mode selecting means; and

return rotational speed setting means for setting a first return rotational speed for restarting the supply of fuel at the time of return from said fuel cut-off mode to said compression stroke injection mode, and a second return rotational speed for restarting the supply of fuel at the time of return from said fuel cut-off mode to said suction stroke injection mode, said return rotational speed setting means setting said first return rotational speed at a lower speed than said second return rotational speed.

8. A control system according to claim 7, wherein, when selecting an injection mode for restarting the supply of fuel from said fuel cut-off mode, said injection mode selecting means selects said compression stroke injection mode in a normal operating condition of the internal combustion engine and selects said suction stroke injection mode in a specific operating condition of the internal combustion engine.

9. A control system according to claim 8, wherein said specific operating condition is a low temperature condition of the internal combustion engine or a fail safe condition against a trouble of at least one of various sensors or a trouble of a control based on the outputs of various sensors.

10. A control system according to claim 7, wherein said internal combustion engine has a plurality of cylinders, and at the time of restarting the supply of fuel for return to said compression stroke injection mode from said fuel cut-off mode, said return rotational speed setting means sets a return rotational speed for restarting the supply of fuel to a cylinder or cylinders out of said plural cylinders at a rotational speed higher by a predetermined speed than said first return rotational speed.

11. A control system according to claim 7, further comprising:

fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed setting means for setting a first fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed which, on a low rotational speed side of the internal combustion engine, permits change-over from said compression stroke injection mode to said fuel cut-off mode and also for setting a second fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed which, on said lower rotational speed side, permits change-over from said suction stroke injection mode to said fuel cut-off mode, wherein said fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed setting means setting said first fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed at a lower speed than said second fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed.

12. A control system according to claim 7, wherein said return rotational speed setting means selectively sets said first return rotational speed and said second return rotational speed according to the state of operation of a load member which exerts an influence on an output of said internal combustion engine and which is driven by an output shaft of the engine.

13. A control system according to claim 7, further comprising:

temperature detecting means for detecting temperature of the engine, wherein said return rotational speed setting means sets respectively said first and second return rotational speeds in accordance with the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means.

14. A control system according to claim 13, wherein said return rotational speed setting means sets respectively said first and second return rotational speeds at lower speeds on a high temperature side of the engine temperature than on a low temperature side of the engine temperature.

15. A control system for an intra-cylinder injection type internal combustion engine, comprising:

a fuel injection device for supplying a fuel directly into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine;

injection mode selecting means for selecting, according to the state of operation of the internal combustion engine, one of a suction stroke injection mode in which a fuel injection is performed mainly in a suction stroke, a compression stroke injection mode in which the fuel injection is performed mainly in a compression stroke, and a fuel cut-off mode for stopping the injection of fuel;

fuel injection control means for controlling said fuel injection device in accordance with said suction stroke injection mode, said compression stroke injection mode, or said fuel cut-off mode, selected by said injection mode selecting means; and

fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed setting means for setting a first fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed which, on a low rotational speed side of the internal combustion engine, permits change-over from said compression stroke injection mode to said fuel cut-off mode and also for setting a second fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed which, on said low rotational speed side, permits change-over from said suction stroke injection mode to said fuel cut-off mode, said fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed setting means setting said first fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed at a lower speed than said second fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed.

16. A control system according to claim 15, wherein said fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed setting means selectively sets said first fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed and said second fuel cut-off lower-limit rotational speed according to the state of operation of a load member which exerts an influence on an output of said internal combustion engine and which is driven by an output shaft of the engine.