IP Library Granted Patent US 11,486,325
Granted Patent B2
US 11,486,325 · App. 17/266,039 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Injector control unit

Inventor: Koichi Tsukio (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
F02D41/20F02D41/062F02D41/30F02D2041/2013
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Patent No.
US 11,486,325
App. No.
17/266,039
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an injector control unit capable of preventing unintended fuel injection other than an engine drive period. The injector control unit includes a cutoff mechanism for cutting off current supply to the injector from at least the ignition OFF to the next ignition ON.

Claims (22)

1. An injector control unit comprising:

a driver configured to drive an injector;

a pre-driver configured to transmit a drive command to the driver;

an arithmetic unit configured to transmit a control command to the pre-driver; and,

a cutoff mechanism configured to:

cut off current supply to the injector,

when ignition is ON, start current supply to the injector after the arithmetic unit and the pre-driver are each normally started,

when ignition is OFF, cut off current supply to the injector before operation of the arithmetic unit or the pre-driver is stopped,

the driver includes a first driver connected to a battery voltage and a second driver connected to a boosted voltage, and the cutoff mechanism cuts off both a current from the first driver and a current from the second driver, and

the cutoff mechanism controls cutting off the current from the first driver and the current from the second driver at independent timings.

2. The injector control unit according to claim 1 , wherein the cutoff mechanism cuts off the current supply to the injector from the ignition ON to a predetermined period.

3. The injector control unit according to claim 1 , wherein the cutoff mechanism cuts off the current supply to the injector until before cranking.

4. The injector control unit according to claim 1 , wherein the cutoff mechanism receives a control command directly from the arithmetic unit.

5. An injector control unit comprising:

a driver configured to drive an injector;

a pre-driver configured to transmit a drive command to the driver;

an arithmetic unit configured to transmit a control command to the pre-driver; and

a cutoff mechanism configured to cut off current supply to the injector from at least an ignition OFF to a next ignition ON, wherein

the driver includes a first driver connected to a battery voltage and a second driver connected to a boosted voltage, and the cutoff mechanism cuts off both a current from the first driver and a current from the second driver, and

the cutoff mechanism controls cutting off the current from the first driver and the current from the second driver at independent timings.

6. The injector control unit according to claim 1 , wherein the cutoff mechanism cuts off a current flowing through the injector.

7. The injector control unit according to claim 1 , wherein the cutoff mechanism maintains a current cutoff state when there is no control command from the arithmetic unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058481/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2021
From: TSUKIO, KOICHI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057078/0235 →