Title:
内燃機関用の燃料システム及びそれを制御する方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4410682
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A fuel system for use in an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of fuel injectors, each injector including at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, a heat source arranged along the at least one capillary flow passage, the heat source operable to heat a liquid fuel in the at least one capillary flow passage to a level sufficient to convert at least a portion thereof from the liquid state to a vapor state, and a valve for metering fuel to the internal combustion engine, a controller to control the power supplied to the heat source of each of the plurality of fuel injectors to achieve a predetermined target temperature, a sensor for use in determining engine air flow and a sensor for measuring a value indicative of degree of engine warm-up of the internal combustion engine.
Inventors:
Perizzari, Robert Oh
Baron, John
Linna, Jan-Rogel
Loftus, Peter
Palmer, Peter
Melo, John Paul
Sprague, Stuart Bennett
Baron, John
Linna, Jan-Rogel
Loftus, Peter
Palmer, Peter
Melo, John Paul
Sprague, Stuart Bennett
Application Number:
JP2004550374A
Publication Date:
February 03, 2010
Filing Date:
October 31, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc.
International Classes:
F02M31/125; F02D41/00; F02D41/06; F02D41/20; F02D41/22; F02M29/04; F02M31/135; F02M31/16; F02M31/18; F02M45/08; F02M47/04; F02M51/06; F02M51/08; F02M53/02; F02M53/06; F02M57/00; F02M61/08; F02M61/16; F02M61/18; F02M65/00; F02M69/00; F02N19/04; F02D41/18; F02M25/07; F02M69/04; F02M69/30
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002195110A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shoichi Okuyama
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo