Device for preventing unbalance between respective engine cylinders of a motor vehicle

• US 6,267,101 B1
• Filed: 12/22/1999
• Issued: 07/31/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Young-Gab
• Primary Examiner(s): ARGENBRIGHT, TONY MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US09/469,314
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 123/436, 123/492, 123/352-355, 123/357, 701/110
• US Class Current: 123/436
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0085 Balancing of cylinder outputs, e.g. speed, torque or air-fuel ratio
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/1497 With detection of the mechanical response of the engine

Abstract

A device for preventing unbalance between respective engine cylinders of a motor vehicle adapted to adjustingly control the fuel amount supplied to each cylinder of the engine, and the injection time, according to engine revolution changes to thereby reduce engine noise caused by deviation of engine revolutions. The device includes: a unit for detecting engine speed and fuel amount relative to each cylinder when fuel is supplied to each cylinder of the engine; a unit for respectively adjusting injection pulse width responsive to the engine speed and fuel amount detected by the detecting unit; and a unit for establishing a driving time of injection to each cylinder for the engine speed to be close to a reference speed for the injection pulse widths of the respective cylinders.

Claims

1. A device for preventing unbalance of engine cylinders of a vehicle, the device comprising:

means for detecting engine speed and fuel amount relative to each cylinder when fuel is supplied to each cylinder of the engine;

means for respectively operating an injection pulse start and injection pulse end by way of the engine speed and fuel amount detected by the above detecting means; and

means for establishing a driving time of injection to each cylinder for the engine speed to be close to a predetermined reference speed with the injection pulse start and injection pulse end operated by the above operating means.

2. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein the injection pulse start operating means detects for each cylinder of the engine an engine speed, when fuel is injected to the engine, to initiate the start of an injection pulse for the detected cylinder, and engine speed as a randomly established and determined delay time.

3. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein the injection pulse end operating means comprises:

means for converting a predetermined fuel amount to an angle signal related to a crank angle of the engine;

means for delaying an actuator-OFF time for each cylinder of the engine;

means for comparing the engine speed with a reference speed to calculate a difference of speed therebetween;

means for calculating the fuel amount according to the calculated difference of speed;

means for converting the calculated fuel amount to an angle signal; and

means for obtaining a cylinder balance deviation angle according to the converted angle signal.