Internal-combustion engines – Engine speed regulator – Open loop condition responsive
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-18
2008-03-18
Kwon, John T. (Department: 3747)
Internal-combustion engines
Engine speed regulator
Open loop condition responsive
C123S350000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11504226
ABSTRACT:
A propulsion system for a watercraft includes an engine. An air intake device delivers air to a combustion chamber. A throttle valve regulates an amount of the air. A control device sets the throttle valve to a desired position. A remote controller provides the control device with the desired position. The engine can include an auxiliary intake device that delivers supplemental air to the combustion chamber. A control valve normally shuts the supplemental air from the combustion chamber. The control device determines whether an abnormal condition occurs in setting the throttle valve to the desired position. The control device determines whether the amount of the air is insufficient. The control device controls the control valve to allow the supplemental air to move to the combustion chamber when the control device determines that the abnormal condition occurs and the amount of the air is insufficient.
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Kanno Isao
Katayama Goichi
Kato Masahiko
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Kwon John T.
Yamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha
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