Ignition timing control device and ignition system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9714638-B2
Application number	US-201314353334-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2013
Priority date	Oct 31, 2012
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

The present invention provides an ignition timing control device and an ignition system which are capable of performing ignition timing control that easily suppresses occurrence of knocking for internal combustion engine. An ignition timing control device has a knocking detection device 41 detecting knocking of internal combustion engine; and an ignition timing adjustment device 43 adjusting ignition timing of internal combustion engine according to a knocking signal obtained from knocking detection device 41 and indicating knocking state and an externally-obtained signal concerning the ignition timing of the internal combustion engine. Knocking detection device 41 and ignition timing adjustment device 43 are electrically connected and formed integrally with each other. Ignition timing adjustment device 43 is provided with a first connecting portion 101 inputting the signal concerning the ignition timing and a second connecting portion 103 outputting the signal concerning the ignition timing that undergoes adjustment to a switching element 376.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An ignition timing control device comprising:
a knocking detection device that detects knocking of an internal combustion engine; and
an ignition timing adjustment device that adjusts an ignition timing of the internal combustion engine on the basis of a knocking signal indicating a knocking state which is obtained from the knocking detection device and a signal concerning the ignition timing of the internal combustion engine which is externally obtained, and
the knocking detection device and the ignition timing adjustment device being electrically connected and formed integrally with each other, and
the ignition timing adjustment device being provided with
a first connecting portion which inputs the signal concerning the ignition timing; and
a second connecting portion which is connected to a capacity discharge circuit section for igniting the internal combustion engine, the capacity discharge circuit section having a capacitor and a switching element for use in discharging electric charge stored in the capacitor, and which outputs the signal concerning the ignition timing that undergoes adjustment to the switching element,
wherein the ignition timing control device comprises the knocking detection device and the ignition timing adjustment device as an integral unit that is configured for attachment and detachment through a lead wire to an engine control unit (ECU) of a vehicle that has no function of ignition timing control for suppressing the occurrence of knocking.

2. The ignition timing control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the knocking detection device and the ignition timing adjustment device are formed integrally with each other in an inseparable manner.

3. The ignition timing control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the knocking detection device and the ignition timing adjustment device are fixedly connected so as to be able to be attached to and detached from each other.

4. The ignition timing control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the knocking detection device and the ignition timing adjustment device are formed integrally with each other through a connecting cable.

5. The ignition timing control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the ignition timing adjustment device is installed in the knocking detection device.

6. The ignition timing control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the signal concerning the ignition timing is a reference ignition signal indicating a timing that is a reference of the ignition timing.

7. An ignition system comprising:
an ignition timing control device comprising a first microcomputer;
a control circuit section comprising a second microcomputer that outputs a signal concerning an ignition timing of an internal combustion engine; and
a capacity discharge circuit section for igniting the internal combustion engine, the capacity discharge circuit section having a capacitor and a switching element for use in discharging electric charge stored in the capacitor, the switching element being driven on the basis of the signal concerning the ignition timing that undergoes adjustment by the ignition timing control device, wherein
a first connecting portion that is provided in the ignition timing control device and the control circuit section are connected, and
a second connecting portion that is provided in the ignition timing control device and the switching element of the capacity discharge circuit section are connected,
wherein the first microcomputer is separate from the second microcomputer, and
the ignition timing control device is configured for attachment and detachment to an engine control unit (ECU) of a vehicle that has no function of ignition timing control for suppressing the occurrence of knocking.

8. The ignition system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein:
the ignition timing control device has:
a knocking detection device that detects knocking of the internal combustion engine; and
an ignition timing adjustment device that adjusts an ignition timing of the internal combustion engine on the basis of a knocking signal indicating a knocking state which is obtained from the knocking detection device and a signal concerning the ignition timing of the internal combustion engine which is externally obtained, and
the knocking detection device and the ignition timing adjustment device are electrically connected and formed integrally with each other, and
the ignition timing adjustment device is provided with
the first connecting portion which inputs the signal concerning the ignition timing; and
the second connecting portion which outputs the signal concerning the ignition timing that undergoes adjustment to the switching element.

9. The ignition system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:
the knocking detection device and the ignition timing adjustment device are formed integrally with each other in an inseparable manner.

10. The ignition system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:
the knocking detection device and the ignition timing adjustment device are fixedly connected so as to be able to be attached to and detached from each other.

11. The ignition system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:
the knocking detection device and the ignition timing adjustment device are formed integrally with each other through a connecting cable.

12. The ignition system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:
the ignition timing adjustment device is installed in the knocking detection device.

13. The ignition system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:
the signal concerning the ignition timing is a reference ignition signal indicating a timing that is a reference of the ignition timing.

Assignees

• Ngk Spark Plug Co

Inventors

• Suzuki Isao
• Yazawa Katsunori
• Inagaki Hiroshi

Classifications

• F02P5/152 Primary

  dependent on pinking (detecting or indicating knocks in internal-combustion engines G01L23/22) · CPC title

• Y02T10/40

  Engine management systems · CPC title

• F02P3/0884

  Closing the discharge circuit of the storage capacitor with semiconductor devices · CPC title