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(11) EP 0 497 237 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.05.1993 Bulletin 1993/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.08.1992 Bulletin 1992/32

(21) Application number: 92101247.2

(22) Date of filing: 27.01.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5F02P 7/067, F02P 3/045, F02P 11/06, F02P 15/00, F02P 17/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB

(30) Priority: 29.01.1991 IT TO910050

(71) Applicant: MAGNETI MARELLI S.p.A.
I-20145 Milano (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Serra, Gabriele
    I-40068 S. Lazzaro Di Savena (IT)
  • Bombarda, Giorgio
    I-40100 Bologna (IT)

(74) Representative: Cerbaro, Elena et al
c/o Studio Torta, Via Viotti 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Internal combustion engine stroke identification system


    (57) A system comprising:
    a first sensor (107) for detecting the teeth (134) and a gap in the same on a pulley (108) fitted to the drive shaft (111);
    a second sensor (112) for detecting interruptions (135 and 136), a first of which differs from the others, on a disk (109) rotating at half the speed of, but in time with, the drive shaft (111);
    first means (156), which, upon startup of the engine, compute and memorise the actual relative angular position of the pulley (108) and the disk (109);
    second means (152) for computing the absolute angular position of the drive shaft (111), for enabling the electronic ignition and injection systems; and
    third means (153) which, in the event of failure of the first sensor (107), and on the basis of the second sensor (112) and the signal processed by the first means (156), compute a presumed angular position of the drive shaft (111) for enabling the electronic ignition and injection systems.







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