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Air-fuel ratio adjusting system for internal combustion engines

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6491354
An air-fuel ratio adjusting system is described that controls the amount of additional air supply through the bypass passage of the carburetor to ensure optimum engine operation even in a warming up condition of the engine. The air-fuel ratio adjusting system includes an air-fuel ratio sensor disposed in the exhaust manifold, a warm-up sensor for detecting the temperature of engine cooling water or engine block, and a control unit for providing a control signal to a driving motor for the bypass valve. The bypass valve is controlled so that the air-fuel ratio of the mixture becomes the stoichiometric one and at the same time, during the warming up condition, the maximum opening of the bypass valve is limited to a predetermined degree depending on the temperature of the engine.
Assignee:
Nippon Soken, Inc.
Patent Number(s):
US 4106451
OSTI ID:
6491354
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English