Ignition device for an ISG-equipped vehicle using LGP as a fuel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10132284-B2
Application number	US-201414440963-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2014
Priority date	Feb 14, 2013
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

An ignition device is provided for an idle stop & go system (ISG)-equipped vehicle using a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a fuel. A separately installed auxiliary LPG switch detects the ON/OFF state of the LPG switch, drives fuel cut-off solenoid valves, and switches on/off together with the LPG switch. The ON/OFF state of the LPG switch can be determined based on an output voltage of the auxiliary LPG switch, and then ISG control can be implemented. After the fuel cut-off solenoid valves are driven, the fuel pipeline pressure remains in the state before the idle stop to improve the engine starting performance upon restarting. Also, in an emergency, the LPG and auxiliary LPG switches are simultaneously switched off, the fuel cut-off solenoid valves are quickly switched off and the fuel pump motor is stopped to quickly cut off the fuel supply and prevent a secondary accident in advance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ignition device for an idle stop & go (ISG) equipped vehicle using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a fuel, wherein the ignition device comprises:
an LPG switch with an ON/OFF state set by an operator of the vehicle to either ON or OFF,
a plurality of fuel cut-off solenoid valves,
a relay providing a first external voltage for the fuel pump motor from the output of the LPG switch,
an auxiliary LPG switch configured to be in the same ON/OFF state as the LPG switch, wherein the auxiliary LPG switch provides a second external voltage from the output of the auxiliary LPG switch to the plurality of fuel cut-off solenoid valves, and
an ECU configured to:
sense the output of the auxiliary LPG switch to determine the ON/OFF state of the LPG switch, and
control the fuel pump motor and the plurality of fuel cut-off solenoid valves based on the determined ON/OFF state of the LPG switch to implement ISG control.

2. The ignition device of claim 1 , wherein an input port of the ECU is connected to an output port of the auxiliary LPG switch to provide a connection for the ECU to receive the second voltage of the auxiliary LPG switch and determine the ON/OFF state of the LPG switch.

3. An idle stop & go (ISG) equipped vehicle using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a fuel, the vehicle including an ignition device comprising:
an LPG switch with an ON/OFF state set by an operator of the vehicle to either ON or OFF,
a plurality of fuel cut-off solenoid valves,
a relay providing a first external voltage for the fuel pump motor from the output of the LPG switch,
an auxiliary LPG switch configured to be in the same ON/OFF state as the LPG switch, wherein the auxiliary LPG switch provides a second external voltage from the output of the auxiliary LPG switch to the plurality of fuel cut-off solenoid valves, and
an ECU configured to:
sense the output of the auxiliary LPG switch to determine the ON/OFF state of the LPG switch, and
control the fuel pump motor and the plurality of fuel cut-off solenoid valves based on the determined ON/OFF state of the LPG switch to implement ISG control.

4. The ISG-equipped vehicle of claim 3 , wherein an input port of the ECU is connected to an output port of the auxiliary LPG switch to provide a connection for the ECU to receive the second voltage of the auxiliary LPG switch and determine the ON/OFF state of the LPG switch.

Assignees

• Continental Automotive Sys Corp
• Continental Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Mihnsung Kim

Classifications

• F02D41/0027 Primary

  the fuel being gaseous (non-electrical control F02D19/02) · CPC title

• F02P9/00

  Electric spark ignition control, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• F02D41/3082

  Control of electrical fuel pumps · CPC title

• F02N11/0803 Primary

  characterised by means for initiating engine start or stop (F02N11/0814 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F02N11/04

  the motors being associated with current generators · CPC title