Global Patent Index - EP 1336728 B1

EP 1336728 B1 20120321 - Method and device for regulating the air/fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine

Title (en)

Method and device for regulating the air/fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Regelung des Kraftstoff/Luft-Verhältnisses eines Verbrennungsprozesses

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour régler le rapport air-carburant d'un moteur à combustion

Publication

EP 1336728 B1 20120321 (DE)

Application

EP 02020196 A 20020910

Priority

DE 10205817 A 20020213

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1336728A2] In an internal combustion engine (ICE) (10), an airflow sensor (14) signals to an electronic controller (18) to calculate a fuel proportion signal and trigger a fuel apportioning device (16) in an ICE intake pipe (12). Oxygen introduced/emitted in a preset time assumes a preset value so that combustion operates with rich/lean oxygen mixtures until an oxygen-sensitive Nernst sensor is triggered. An Independent claim is also included for a control device for carrying out the method of the present invention.

IPC 8 full level

F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F01N 13/02 (2010.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F01N 13/009 (2014.06 - EP US); F01N 13/0097 (2014.06 - EP US); F02D 41/0295 (2013.01 - EP US); F02D 41/1441 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2430/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2570/16 (2013.01 - EP US); F02D 41/1454 (2013.01 - EP US); F02D 2041/1418 (2013.01 - EP US); F02D 2041/1422 (2013.01 - EP US); F02D 2250/36 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1336728 A2 20030820; EP 1336728 A3 20060405; EP 1336728 B1 20120321; DE 10205817 A1 20030814; US 2003150209 A1 20030814; US 2010212291 A1 20100826; US 8141345 B2 20120327

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02020196 A 20020910; DE 10205817 A 20020213; US 36425503 A 20030211; US 64771709 A 20091228