IP Library Granted Patent US 10,508,611
Granted Patent B2
US 10,508,611 · App. 15/119,834 · Granted Dec 17, 2019

Control device and control method for internal combustion engine

Inventors: Yoshitatsu Nakamura (Isesaki, JP); Tomoyuki Murakami (Isesaki, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
F02D41/3082F02D41/042F02D41/065F02D41/34F02D2200/0606F02D2250/02Y02T10/44
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Patent No.
US 10,508,611
App. No.
15/119,834
Granted
Dec 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a control device and a control method for an internal combustion engine including a fuel injection valve and an electric fuel pump. In stopping the internal combustion engine, the control device stops driving of the fuel pump and then fuel injection by the fuel injection valve, and increases the total amount of fuel injection by the fuel injection valve after stopping of driving of the fuel pump as the temperature of fuel in stopping the internal combustion engine decreases, thereby reducing a fuel pressure in a stop period. In this manner, fuel leakage from the fuel injection valve in the stop period can be reduced with a simple configuration.

Claims (21)

1. A control device for an internal combustion engine including a fuel injection valve and provided with an electric fuel pump that pumps fuel to the fuel injection valve, the control device comprising:

an injection control unit configured to

stop driving of the fuel pump when an ignition switch is switched from on to off, and then continue the fuel injection by the fuel injection valve for a predetermined duration time;

detect a temperature of the fuel when the ignition switch is switched from on to off; and

change at least one of a number of fuel injections by the fuel injection valve, a fuel injection amount in each injection operation by the fuel injection valve, or a duration time necessary for stopping fuel injection by the fuel injection valve so as to increase a total amount of fuel injected from the fuel injection valve after stopping of driving of the fuel pump when the detected temperature of the fuel is at a first temperature compared to when the detected temperature of the fuel is at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature.

2. The control device for the internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein the injection control unit is configured to increase the number of fuel injections by the fuel injection valve after stopping of driving of the fuel pump when the detected temperature of the fuel is at the first temperature compared to when the detected temperature of the fuel is at the second temperature.

3. The control device for the internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein the injection control unit is configured to increase the fuel injection amount at each injection operation by the fuel injection valve after stopping of driving of the fuel pump when the detected temperature of the fuel is at the first temperature compared to when the detected temperature of the fuel is at the second temperature.

4. The control device for the internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein the injection control unit is configured to increase an injection duration time from when driving of the fuel pump is stopped to when fuel injection by the fuel injection valve is stopped when the detected temperature of the fuel is at the first temperature compared to when the detected temperature of the fuel is at the second temperature.

5. The control device for the internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein the injection control unit is configured to

set a target fuel pressure in a stop period of the internal combustion engine at a larger value when the detected temperature of the fuel is at the first temperature compared to when the detected temperature of the fuel is at the second temperature, and

change, depending on the target fuel pressure, at least one of the number of fuel injections by the fuel injection valve, the fuel injection amount at each injection by the fuel injection valve, or the duration time necessary for stopping fuel injection by the fuel injection valve.

6. The control device for the internal combustion engine according to claim 5 , wherein the injection control unit is configured to

set, depending on the target fuel pressure, a target number of fuel injections by the fuel injection valve and a target duration time necessary for stopping fuel injection by the fuel injection valve, and

stop fuel injection by the fuel injection valve at an earlier one of a timing when the number of fuel injections after stopping of driving of fuel pump reaches the target number or a timing when the duration time after stopping of driving of the fuel pump reaches the target duration time.

7. The control device for the internal combustion engine according to claim 5 , wherein the injection control unit is configured to change at least one of a correlation between the target fuel pressure and the number of fuel injections, a correlation between the target fuel pressure and the fuel injection amount at each injection, or a correlation between the target fuel pressure and the duration time necessary for stopping fuel injection, based on at least a fuel pressure in restarting the internal combustion engine and the target fuel pressure.

8. The control device for the internal combustion engine according to claim 5 , wherein the injection control unit is configured to change a correlation between the temperature of fuel when the ignition switch is switched from on to off and the target fuel pressure based on an exhaust amount of unburnt fuel in restarting the internal combustion engine.

9. A control method for an internal combustion engine including a fuel injection valve and provided with an electric fuel pump that pumps fuel to the fuel injection valve, the method comprising:

stopping driving of the fuel pump when an ignition switch is switched from on to off;

detecting a temperature of fuel when an ignition switch is switched from on to off;

setting, as a target value, at least one of a number of fuel injections by the fuel injection valve, a fuel injection amount at each injection by the fuel injection valve, or a duration time necessary for stopping fuel injection by the fuel injection valve so as to increase a total amount of fuel injected from the fuel injection valve after stopping of driving of the fuel pump when the detected temperature of the fuel is at a first temperature compared to when the detected temperature of the fuel is at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature; and

continuing fuel injection by the fuel injection valve depending on the target value, after stopping of the driving of the fuel pump.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056299/0447 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2016
From: NAKAMURA, YOSHITATSU; MURAKAMI, TOMOYUKI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 039474/0470 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-029409 · Feb 19, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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