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Ignition system of the condensor-discharge type for internal combustion engine

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5834815

This patent describes an ignition system of the condensor-discharge type for an internal combustion engine, which consists of: an ignition coil having a primary winding and a secondary winding; an exciter coil arranged in a magneto which is adapted to be rotated in synchronism with the rotation of an internal combustion engine, the exciter coil being adapted to generate output voltages each comprising a first half wave voltage of negative polarity, a second half wave voltage of positive polarity and a third half wave voltage of negative polarity in sequence at predetermined angular intervals when the engine is rotated in the positive direction; an ignition energy accumulating condensor arranged on the primary winding side of the ignition coil to be charged to have one polarity by the second half wave voltage generated from the exciter coil; a discharge control thyristor provided to allow the ignition energy accumulating condensor to be discharged through the primary winding of the ignition coil when it is turned on; a turn-on signal supply circuit for supplying a turn-on signal to the thyristor by means of the half wave voltages of negative polarity at the ignition position of the engine; a signal control condensor connected to be charged to have one polarity by the second half wave voltage generated from the exciter coil; a signal control thyristor provided to substantially short-circuit the output of the exciter coil when it is turned on and adapted to allow the anode-cathode circuit to be biased in the forward direction by the first and third half wave voltages and a discharge circuit for permitting the signal control condensor to be discharged through the gate-cathode circuit of the signal control thyristor.

Assignee:
Kokysan Denki Co., Ltd., Shizuoka
Patent Number(s):
US 4566425
OSTI ID:
5834815
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English