INDEPENDENT THROTTLE TYPE SECOND AND FOURTH CYLINDER ENGINE UNIT

To improve detection accuracy of inter-cylinder imbalance in an air-to-fuel ratio using a single sensor in an independent throttle type second and fourth cylinder engine unit with the assumption that an amount of air supplied to each cylinder varies.SOLUTION: In an independent throttle type second a...

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Main Authors HIRANO ATSUSHI, KINOSHITA HISATOSHI, KASAHARA TATSUYA, HIDAI ATSUYA, IWAMOTO KAZUTERU
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 01.02.2024
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Summary:To improve detection accuracy of inter-cylinder imbalance in an air-to-fuel ratio using a single sensor in an independent throttle type second and fourth cylinder engine unit with the assumption that an amount of air supplied to each cylinder varies.SOLUTION: In an independent throttle type second and fourth cylinder engine unit 1, a crank shaft 12 is configured so that at least one combustion interval X1 is 240 degrees or more in a crank angle so that mutual interferences between exhaust gases flowing into a catalyst 142 from each of cylinders 11A and 11B corresponding to each combustion constituting the combustion interval X1 are reduced. Using a result of detection by a catalyst front sensor 15 of an oxygen ratio or an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gases whose interferences are reduced flowing into the catalyst 142 from the second and fourth cylinders 11A and 11B respectively in a collection part 141, a control device 16 detects inter-cylinder imbalance in an air-to-fuel ratio in the second and fourth cylinders 11A and 11B.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】各気筒に供給される空気量がばらつくことを前提とした独立スロットル型の2-4気筒エンジンユニットにおいて、単一のセンサを用いた空燃比の気筒間インバランスの検出精度を向上する。【解決手段】独立スロットル型の2-4気筒エンジンユニット1において、クランクシャフト12は、少なくとも一つの燃焼間隔X1がクランク角で240度以上となるように構成されることで、燃焼間隔X1を構成する各燃焼に対応する各気筒11A,11Bから触媒142に流入する排気ガス同士の干渉が低減される。制御装置16は、触媒前センサ15が集合部141において2-4つの気筒11A,11Bそれぞれから触媒142に流入する干渉が低減された排気ガス中の酸素割合又は酸素濃度を検出した検出結果を用いて、2-4つの気筒11A,11Bにおける空燃比の気筒間インバランスを検出するように構成される。【選択図】図1
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20220116209