IP Library Granted Patent US 7,212,910
Granted Patent B2
US 7,212,910 · App. 11/354,940 · Granted May 1, 2007

Control apparatus of direct injection internal combustion engine

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Patent No.
US 7,212,910
App. No.
11/354,940
Granted
May 1, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine used in an idling stop vehicle or the like, which can reduce residual fuel generated in a combustion chamber in an engine stop time, and prevent deterioration of exhaust performance and deterioration of exhaust gas performance (A/F control precision) at the time of engine restart. The control apparatus includes an automatic stop control device for automatically stopping an internal combustion engine upon satisfaction of a predetermined automatic stop condition, and at least one of a fuel injection control unit which corrects fuel injection and an air-flow amount control unit which corrects an air-flow amount. Upon satisfaction of the predetermined automatic stop condition, at least one of fuel injection correcting control by the fuel injection control unit and air-flow amount correcting control by the air-flow amount control unit is performed.

Claims (32)

1. A control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine, the control apparatus comprising:

an automatic stop control device for automatically stopping an internal combustion engine upon satisfaction of a predetermined automatic stop condition; and

at least one of

a fuel injection control unit for correcting fuel injection, and

an air-flow amount control unit for correcting an air-flow amount,

wherein, upon satisfaction of the predetermined automatic stop condition, at least one of fuel injection correcting control by the fuel injection control unit and air-flow amount correcting control by the air-flow amount control unit is performed.

2. The control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine according to claim 1 ,

wherein, upon satisfaction of the predetermined automatic stop condition, the fuel injection control unit performs a fuel injection correcting control to delay a fuel injection timing for a predetermined time period, and thereafter the fuel injection control unit performs a fuel injection control to complete a fuel injection.

3. The control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine according to claim 1 ,

wherein, upon satisfaction of the predetermined automatic stop condition, the fuel injection control unit performs a fuel injection correcting control to reduce a fuel injection amount for a predetermined time period, and thereafter the fuel injection control unit performs a fuel injection control to complete a fuel injection.

4. The control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine according to claim 3 ,

wherein the fuel injection correcting control for reducing the fuel injection amount for the predetermined time period is performed by increasing pressure in a fuel common rail.

5. The control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine according to claim 3 ,

wherein, during the predetermined time period in which the fuel injection control unit performs the fuel injection correcting control to reduce the fuel injection amount, the air-flow amount control unit performs a control to reduce an intake air-flow amount.

6. The control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine according to claim 1 ,

wherein, upon satisfaction of the predetermined automatic stop condition, the air-flow amount control unit performs a control to advance an intake valve closing timing for a predetermined time period.

7. The control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine according to claim 1 ,

wherein, upon satisfaction of the predetermined automatic stop condition, the air-flow amount control unit performs a control, for a predetermined time period, to stop operation of an air-flow adjusting device which adjusts an air-flow in a cylinder.

8. A control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine, the control apparatus comprising:

an automatic stop control device for automatically stopping an internal combustion engine upon satisfaction of a predetermined automatic stop condition; and

at least one of

an air-flow amount control unit including an intake air-flow amount adjusting device for controlling to reduce an intake air-flow amount,

an engine revolution number control unit for increasing the number of engine revolutions for a predetermined time period at the end of a fuel injection,

a fuel pressure control unit for increasing fuel pressure to perform the fuel injection, and

a fuel injection control unit for correcting the fuel injection to advance a fuel injection timing,

wherein, upon satisfaction of the predetermined automatic stop condition, at least one of a control by the air-flow amount control unit to reduce the intake air-flow amount, a control by the engine revolution number control unit to increase the number of engine revolutions for the predetermined time period at the end of the fuel injection, and a control by the fuel pressure control unit and the fuel injection control unit to increase the fuel pressure for performing the fuel injection and then advance the fuel injection timing, is performed.

9. The control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the air-flow amount control unit includes an electrically controlled throttle valve device provided to an intake passage.

10. The control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the air-flow amount control unit includes an intake valve opening characteristic adjusting device provided to an intake passage.

11. The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the air-flow amount control unit includes an electrically controlled throttle valve device provided to an intake passage.

12. The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the air-flow amount control unit includes an intake valve opening characteristic adjusting device provided to an intake passage.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058481/0935 →
DEMERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058960/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2006
From: AKASAKA, NOBUHIRO
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 017580/0405 →