Oxygen sensor control system
CA 1105116 A · Owner: Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corporation · Inventors: Keith, Carl D.; Early, Jack; Mooney, John J.
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Abstract of the Disclosure An air-to-fuel ratio control mechanism in an internal combustion engine operates in partial response to the output of a control circuit, which circuit in turn is responsive to the output of an oxygen sensor mounted in the exhaust of the engine. The control circuit biases the control mechanism toward a predetermined desired air-to-fuel ratio, normally at or near stoichiometric. When the sensor output deviates above a first predetermined value or below a second predetermined value for longer than a predetermined time period a comparator circuit, provides a disabling signal which disconnects the control circuit from the air-to-fuel ratio control mechanism. At the …
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- Granted July 14, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 14, 1998.
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