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- Patent Title: Inter-cylinder air/fuel ratio imbalance determination apparatus and inter-cylinder air/fuel ratio imbalance determination method
- Patent Title (中): 气缸间空燃比不平衡确定装置和气缸间空燃比不平衡确定方法
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Application No.: US13194915Application Date: 2011-07-30
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Publication No.: US08589055B2Publication Date: 2013-11-19
- Inventor: Masashi Hakariya , Masahide Okada
- Applicant: Masashi Hakariya , Masahide Okada
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Agency: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
- Priority: JP2010-171576 20100730
- Main IPC: F02D17/00
- IPC: F02D17/00

Abstract:
The invention provides an inter-cylinder air/fuel ratio imbalance determination apparatus and method. The determination apparatus includes a “limiting current type air/fuel ratio sensor”, and acquires a pre-correction index quantity that is greater the greater the degree of non-uniformity of the cylinder-by-cylinder air/fuel ratios, on the basis of a time differential value of the output value of the air/fuel ratio sensor. The determination apparatus obtains as the correction-purpose output value an average value of the output value obtained during a fuel-cut operation. The correction-purpose output value is greater the higher the responsiveness of the air/fuel ratio sensor. The determination apparatus acquires an air/fuel ratio imbalance index value by correcting the pre-correction index quantity so that the pre-correction index quantity is smaller the greater the correction-purpose output value. It is determined that an inter-cylinder air/fuel ratio imbalance state has occurred, when the air/fuel ratio imbalance index value is greater than or equal to an imbalance determination threshold value.
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