A tachometer system for an internal combustion engine which senses an electromagnetic signal produced by a firing of the engine
CA 2018334 C · Owner: Gibson, Timothy S. · Inventors: Krzywicki, Stanley J.; Orndorff, Joseph D.; Gibson, Timothy S.
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A tachometer system for an internal combustion engine. The tachometer system uses one of two electromagnetic pulse sensing means to detect an electromagnetic signal produced by a firing of the engine. The sensing device may be an antenna or an inductive pickup. One of the signals is chosen and processed. A parameter indicative of pulse timing in the output signal is determined. This parameter is most advantageously a time between different ones of the output signals. The parameter is then converted into a value indicative of revolutions per unit time of the engine. The converting structure is advantageously formed by a personal computer.
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- Filed June 5, 1990 and granted May 11, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 5, 2010.
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