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Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engines

CA 2096382 C · Owner: Ogawa, Ken · Inventors: Ogawa, Ken; Ehara, Yasunori

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An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine includes a LAF sensor and an O2 sensor arranged in an exhaust pipe at respective locations upstream and downstream of a catalytic converter. A desired air-fuel ratio coefficient used in calculating an amount of fuel supplied to the engine is calculated based on operating conditions of the engine, and corrected based on output from the O2 sensor. The air-fuel ratio of a mixture supplied to the engine is feedback-controlled to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio based on the corrected desired air-fuel ratio coefficient. When the output from the O2 sensor falls within a predetermined range, the desired air-fuel ratio coefficient is …

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  • Filed May 17, 1993 and granted May 5, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 17, 2013.
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FiledMay 17, 1993
GrantedMay 5, 1998
Term endedMay 17, 2013
Patent numberCA 2096382 C
Classification (IPC)F02D9/00 +1 more

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1994199619982000200220042006200820102012Application filedMay 17, 1993Patent grantedMay 5, 1998Term endedMay 17, 2013

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