Internal combustion engine having a mechanical supercharger
Patent
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OSTI ID:5802660
An internal combustion engine is described including a mechanical supercharger, which is connected to a crankshaft of the engine via a clutch and selectively turned ON or OFF by controlling the clutch. The engine comprises means for detecting a revolutional speed of the engine, means for detecting a load of the engine, means for detecting the ON/OFF condition of the mechanical supercharger, and a control means for changing the mechanical supercharger, and a control means for changing the mechanical supercharger from an OFF to an ON condition only when the engine is running at a speed that is not more than a first predetermined engine revolutional speed and at a load that is not less than a first predetermined engine load, and changing the supercharger from an ON to an OFF condition only when the engine is running at a speed lower than a second predetermined engine revolutional speed and at a load lower than a second predetermined engine load.
- Assignee:
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4708119
- OSTI ID:
- 5802660
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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