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(11) EP 3 853 460 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
28.07.2021 Bulletin 2021/30

(21) Application number: 19787076.9

(22) Date of filing: 17.09.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F02D 41/20(2006.01)
F02D 41/00(2006.01)
F02D 19/06(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2019/057818
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/058845 (26.03.2020 Gazette 2020/13)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 17.09.2018 IT 201800008651

(71) Applicant: Westport Fuel Systems Italia S.r.l.
12062 Cherasco (CN) (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • CANE, Marcello
    12062 Cherasco (CN) (IT)
  • BERTONE, Dario
    12062 Cherasco (CN) (IT)
  • RE, Fabrizio
    12062 Cherasco (CN) (IT)

(74) Representative: FRKelly 
27 Clyde Road
Dublin D04 F838
Dublin D04 F838 (IE)

   


(54) ESTIMATION CIRCUIT OF THE INJECTION TIME IN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE AND CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME