EP0540878A3 - Method for evaluating ignition pulses - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0540878A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ignition pulses; evaluating; evaluating ignition; pulses; ignition
Prior art date: 1991-11-02
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP19920116797

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German (de)

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EP0540878A2 (en

EP0540878B1 (en

Inventor

Peter Dipl-Ing Etzold

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Robert Bosch GmbH

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Robert Bosch GmbH

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1991-11-02

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1992-10-01

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1994-08-10

1992-10-01 Application filed by Robert Bosch GmbH filed Critical Robert Bosch GmbH

1992-10-01 Priority to EP96109664A priority Critical patent/EP0732499B1/en

1993-05-12 Publication of EP0540878A2 publication Critical patent/EP0540878A2/en

1994-08-10 Publication of EP0540878A3 publication Critical patent/EP0540878A3/en

1999-01-13 Application granted granted Critical

1999-01-13 Publication of EP0540878B1 publication Critical patent/EP0540878B1/en

2012-10-01 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
- F02P17/00—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
- F02P17/02—Checking or adjusting ignition timing
- F02P17/04—Checking or adjusting ignition timing dynamically
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
- F02P17/00—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
- F02P17/02—Checking or adjusting ignition timing

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Ignition Installations For Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)

EP92116797A 1991-11-02 1992-10-01 Method for evaluating ignition pulses Expired - Lifetime EP0540878B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP96109664A EP0732499B1 (en)	1991-11-02	1992-10-01	Method for evaluating ignition pulses

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4136232		1991-11-02
DE4136232A DE4136232A1 (en)	1991-11-02	1991-11-02	METHOD FOR EVALUATING IGNITION PULSES

Related Child Applications (1)

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EP96109664A Division EP0732499B1 (en)	1991-11-02	1992-10-01	Method for evaluating ignition pulses

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0540878A2 EP0540878A2 (en)	1993-05-12
EP0540878A3 true EP0540878A3 (en)	1994-08-10
EP0540878B1 EP0540878B1 (en)	1999-01-13

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EP92116797A Expired - Lifetime EP0540878B1 (en)	1991-11-02	1992-10-01	Method for evaluating ignition pulses
EP96109664A Expired - Lifetime EP0732499B1 (en)	1991-11-02	1992-10-01	Method for evaluating ignition pulses

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EP96109664A Expired - Lifetime EP0732499B1 (en)	1991-11-02	1992-10-01	Method for evaluating ignition pulses

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EP (2)	EP0540878B1 (en)
DE (3)	DE4136232A1 (en)
ES (2)	ES2150619T3 (en)

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DE3925221A1 (en) *	1989-07-29	1991-01-31	Vdo Schindling	Monitoring ignition path in motor vehicle - integrating signal derived from voltage on path and registering fault if set valve is not attained
DE4223713A1 (en) *	1992-07-18	1994-01-20	Bosch Gmbh Robert	Device for acquiring a signal

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DE4011521A1 (en) *	1990-04-10	1991-10-17	Bosch Gmbh Robert	Function monitoring circuit for automobile ignition system - allows fuel injection valves to be switched out upon loss of function signal
WO1991015678A1 (en) *	1990-04-04	1991-10-17	Robert Bosch Gmbh	Device for generating a trigger signal from ignition pulses in an ignition system
WO1992006292A1 (en) *	1990-10-01	1992-04-16	Actron Manufacturing Company	Distributorless ignition adapter for diagnostic oscilloscopes

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1991
- 1991-11-02 DE DE4136232A patent/DE4136232A1/en not_active Ceased
1992
- 1992-10-01 ES ES96109664T patent/ES2150619T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-10-01 DE DE59209617T patent/DE59209617D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-10-01 EP EP92116797A patent/EP0540878B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-10-01 ES ES92116797T patent/ES2128334T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-10-01 DE DE59209853T patent/DE59209853D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-10-01 EP EP96109664A patent/EP0732499B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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DE2234957A1 (en) *	1972-07-15	1974-01-31	Bosch Gmbh Robert	CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR OBTAINING ELECTRIC TRIGGER SIGNALS
US3961240A (en) *	1973-08-31	1976-06-01	Robert Bosch G.M.B.H.	Testing electrical ignition systems of internal combustion engines
JPS55151173A (en) *	1979-05-14	1980-11-25	Automob Antipollut & Saf Res Center	Apparatus for inspecting ignition system of automobile
DE3400786A1 (en) *	1984-01-12	1985-07-18	Robert Bosch Gmbh, 7000 Stuttgart	Ignition measuring device
EP0192052A2 (en) *	1985-02-16	1986-08-27	Horst Hermann	Method of analysing the operation of an internal-combustion engine, and device for carrying out this method
US4788505A (en) *	1987-09-11	1988-11-29	Pacific Northwest Electronics	Advance reference cylinder trigger generator
US4847562A (en) *	1987-09-11	1989-07-11	Pacific Northwest Electronics	Ignition coil primary winding signal processing system
DE3735234A1 (en) *	1987-10-17	1989-04-27	Opel Adam Ag	Ignition system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle
WO1991015678A1 (en) *	1990-04-04	1991-10-17	Robert Bosch Gmbh	Device for generating a trigger signal from ignition pulses in an ignition system
DE4011521A1 (en) *	1990-04-10	1991-10-17	Bosch Gmbh Robert	Function monitoring circuit for automobile ignition system - allows fuel injection valves to be switched out upon loss of function signal
WO1992006292A1 (en) *	1990-10-01	1992-04-16	Actron Manufacturing Company	Distributorless ignition adapter for diagnostic oscilloscopes

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 5, no. 22 (M - 054) 10 February 1981 (1981-02-10) *

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Publication number	Publication date
EP0732499B1 (en)	2000-07-26
EP0732499A2 (en)	1996-09-18
DE59209617D1 (en)	1999-02-25
ES2128334T3 (en)	1999-05-16
EP0540878A2 (en)	1993-05-12
EP0540878B1 (en)	1999-01-13
ES2150619T3 (en)	2000-12-01
DE4136232A1 (en)	1993-05-06
DE59209853D1 (en)	2000-08-31
EP0732499A3 (en)	1997-10-29

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GB9312108D0 (en)	1993-07-28	Ignition apparatus
GB9220710D0 (en)	1992-11-11	Combustion apparatus
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