F-Term-List

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AA00
TYPE OF ENGINES

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

AA05

AA06

AA07

AA08

AA09

AA10

. Diesel engines e.g. spark assisted diesel engines

. Engines using multiple kinds of fuels including alcohol engines

. Two-cycle engines

. Rotary engines

. Multi-cylinder engines

. Engines equipped with super-chargers

. Lean-burn engines

. Stratified charge engines

. Engines which inject petrol inside a cylinder

. Engines for special machines e.g. for hand-held tools or agricultural equipment

AB00
COMBINATION WITH OTHER TYPES OF CONTROL

AB01

AB02

AB03

AB04

AB05

AB06

AB07

AB08

AB09

. Ignition timing

. Air-fuel ratios or excess air ratios

. Fuel supply timing i.e. fuel-injection timing

. Throttle valve openings or suction air volume

. Opening and closing timing of intake and exhaust valves

. Power supply to glow plugs

. Vortex flows or swirls

. Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)

. Starting apparatus or starters

AC00
OPERATING CONDITION

AC01

AC02

AC03

AC04

AC05

AC06

AC07

AC08

AC09

AC10

. at starting

. during warm-up of engines

. during idling

. on accelerating

. on decelerating

. Load ranges

. . Low-load ranges

. . High-load ranges

. at shifting of gears

. during stopping or stopping operations

BA00
BASIC IGNITION SYSTEM

BA01

BA02

BA03

BA04

BA05

BA06

BA07

BA08

BA09

BA10

. Inductive discharge types

. Capacitance discharge ignition (CDI)

. Plasma ignition types

. Piezoelectric ignition types

. Power source systems including battery systems

. . High-tension magnetos

. . Low-tension magnetos i.e. power generation coils or exciter coils

. Detection systems for ignition timing including mechanical systems

. . Electric pick-ups including electromagnetic systems or optical systems

. . Use of reverse half-waves of power generation coils

BB00
CHARACTERISTICS OF IGNITION TYPES

BB01

BB02

BB03

BB05

BB06

BB07

BB08

BB09

BB10

. Repeated ignition

. . Repeated ignition on the primary side of an ignition coil

. . Repeated ignition on the secondary side of an ignition coil

. Multi-spark ignition i.e. using oscillation circuits

. . Locations for installing multi-spark generating circuits

. . . Power supplies

. . . Ignition signal generating parts

. . . Energy accumulation parts e.g. ignition coils or the like

. . controlling spark durations e.g. the number of ignition attempts

BB11

BB12

BB13

BB14

BB15

BB16

BB18

BB19

BB20

. Multi-point ignition i.e. use of multiple sparking plugs

. . Switching sparking plugs to use

. . Simultaneous ignition

. . . causing one side to misfire

. . . igniting by giving a phase difference

. . . Alternating ignition

. Thinned-out ignition

. . Thinned-out ignition at a sparking plug

. . Thinned-out ignition at multiple sparking plugs or cylinders

CA00
CONTROL FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

CA01

CA02

CA03

CA04

CA05

CA06

CA07

CA08

CA09

. Prevention of sparking plugs from smoking

. Prevention of faulty ignition

. Prevention of unnecessary firing or useless firing

. Continued ignition after an ignition switch is turned off

. enabling reverse rotations (note: outboard motors or the like)

. Prevention of ignition coils from overheating

. Prevention of leakage of electricity

. . Prevention of ignition coil leakage

. . Prevention of distributor leakage

CA11

CA12

CA13

CA14

CA15

. Measures against failure or detection of abnormal conditions

. . Abnormal conditions of signal generating parts e.g. sensors or pick-ups

. . Abnormalities in control parts

. . Output parts e.g. destruction of the main on-off devices

. . Backup

CB00
STOP OR INHIBITION OF IGNITION

CB01

CB02

CB03

CB04

CB06

CB07

CB09

. Location for installing ignition stop circuits

. . Power supply parts e.g. power generation coils or ignition energy accumulation parts

. . Ignition signal generating parts

. having circuits for maintaining ignition stop or inhibition conditions

. preventing start

. . Anti-theft means ( also classified in KD if necessary )

. by manual operation ( also classified in viewpoint KD if necessary )

CB11

CB13

CB14

CB15

CB17

CB18

CB19

CB20

. Automatic operation

. . Stop or inhibition based on the conditions of vehicles

. . . on decelerating or stopping e.g. economical travel

. . . Inverting accidents of vehicles

. . Stop or inhibition based on the engine conditions

. . . at overheated

. . . Decreased lubricating oil

. . . Measures against kicking back when starting

CB21

CB22

CB23

CB24

CB25

CB26

CB27

CB28

CB29

CB30

. . Prevention of over-rotation

. . . Locations for installing circuits detecting over-rotation of engines

. . . . Power supply parts or power generation coils

. . . . Ignition signal generating parts

. . . characterised by resetting-circuits for normal ignition

. . Prevention of reverse rotations

. . . Detection of reverse rotations of engines

. . . . Structural characteristics ( also classified in the viewpoint HA or KC if necessary)

. . . . Power generation coil outputs and ignition signals

. . . . Detection only at ignition signal generating parts

CC00
MEASURES AGAINST NOISE ( THE SUBJECT MATTER FOR NOISE-PREVENTING MEASURES RELATING TO EARTH IS ALSO CLASSIFIED IN KD)

CC01

CC02

CC03

CC04

CC05

CC06

CC07

. Prevention of noise generation

. . Control circuit parts ( also classified in FA if necessary )

. . Ignition coil parts ( also classified in viewpoint KC or FA if necessary )

. . Distributors ( also classified in viewpoint HB if necessary )

. . Ignition cables ( also classified in viewpoint KB or FA if necessary )

. . Sparking plugs ( also classified in viewpoint KA or FA if necessary )

. . Overall configuration or installation or arrangements of shielding means

CC11

CC12

CC13

CC14

CC15

CC16

. Prevention of malfunctions caused by noises

. . Structural characteristics or installation of shielding means

. . Characteristics of circuits ( also classified in viewpoint FA or HA if necessary )

. . . Masking

. . . Filters

. . . Changes of bias or reference values

CD00
DETERMINATION OR DETECTION OF MISFIRE

CD01

CD03

CD04

CD05

CD06

CD07

CD09

. Misfire determining circuits ( also classified in viewpoint DB or FA if necessary )

. Detection by the ignition circuits per se

. . Detection by the ignition waveforms

. . . Detection on the primary side of ignition coils

. . . Detection on the secondary side of ignition coils

. . . Indirect detection e.g. use of pick-ups

. Detection by means other than ignition circuits e.g. by rotation fluctuations

DA00
CONTROL PATTERN

DA01

DA02

DA03

DA04

DA05

DA07

DA08

DA09

DA10

. Increase of the amount i.e. advance angle

. Decrease of the amount i.e. late angle or stop

. Rapid decrease or rapid increase ( also classified in DA01 or DA02 if necessary )

. Progressive decrease or progressive increase ( also classified in DA01 or DA02 if necessary )

. Fixing

. Delay

. Hysteresis

. Dead zones

. Saturation or limitation

DB00
OPERATION PROCESSING

DB01

DB02

DB03

DB04

DB05

DB06

DB07

DB08

. Operations

. . Averages or smoothing processing

. . Proportions

. . Integrals

. . Differentials

. . Logical operations examples: AND OR

. . Comparisons

. . Use of special operation sequences

DB11

DB12

DB13

DB14

DB15

DB16

DB17

DB18

DB19

. Forms of processing

. . Up or down processing including charging or discharging integral C

. . . performing only either up or down processing

. . . characterised by setting of reference values

. . . changing signal gradients

. . Reset processing

. . Parallel processing

. . . Multiple control means i.e. circuits

. . . . switching depending on the operating conditions

DC00
CONTROL SYSTEM

DC01

DC02

DC03

DC04

DC06

DC07

DC08

DC09

. Feedback control

. . Changes in the desired control values

. Duty control

. Fuzzy control

. Microcomputer control i.e. control using microprocessors

. . characterised by map or memory parts

. . . having multiple or multiple types of maps

. . . characterised by interpolating operations

EA00
CONTROL OF IGNITION ENERGY

EA01

EA02

EA03

EA04

. Control of capacitor charge for capacitance discharge type

. . changing according to operating conditions

. . restricting charging voltage

. . changing charging current

EA11

EA12

EA13

EA14

EA15

EA16

EA17

EA18

EA19

EA20

. Control of power delivery to ignition coils for inductive discharge type

. . Detection of power delivery current including accumulated energy

. . . Detection on the primary side of ignition coils

. . . Detection on the secondary side of ignition coils

. . Control of the starting time of power delivery

. . Control of power delivery period

. . Control of power delivery current values

. . characterised by a means of short-circuiting ignition coils

. . . making the main on-off devices unsaturated

. . . intermittently controlling the main on-off devices

EB00
CHARACTERISTICS OF POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT PARTS

EB01

EB02

EB03

EB04

EB05

EB06

EB07

EB08

EB09

EB10

. Relationship with alternators or generators

. having booster circuits (note: CDI)

. . having double voltage circuits

. . Means for generating induction voltage

. . having oscillation circuits

. . . Direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converters

. Power sources for control circuits

. . characterised by extracting parts of power sources

. . characterised by stabilising circuits ( also classified in viewpoint FA if necessary )

. Use of external power sources e.g. auxiliary power sources or auxiliary batteries

EC00
CHARACTERISTICS OF DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT PARTS TO MULTIPLE CYLINDERS

EC01

EC02

EC03

EC04

EC05

EC06

EC07

EC08

EC09

EC10

. by distributors

. Distributorless ignition (DLI)

. . having ignition circuits for each cylinder

. . characterised by distribution of ignition reference signals

. . . characterised by cylinder discrimination

. . characterised by distribution of ignition energy

. . . Simultaneous ignition at multiple cylinders e.g. diode distribution

. . characterised by standardisation of control circuits

. . Safety devices e.g. circuits for preventing faulty power distribution

. . . detecting ignition monitor signals

FA00
CHARACTERISTICS OF CIRCUIT COMPONENTS

FA01

FA02

FA03

FA04

FA05

FA06

FA07

FA08

. Elements characterised by use thereof

. . Installation or formation of capacitors (C)

. . Installation or formation of reactors (L)

. . Installation or formation of resistors (R)

. . Diodes (D)

. . . Zener diodes (ZD)

. . Installation or formation of series gaps

. . Other specific components (FW)

FA11

FA12

FA13

FA14

FA15

FA16

FA17

FA18

FA19

FA20

. Switching elements

. . Field-effect transistors (FET)

. . . Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFET)

. . Transistors (Tr) characterised by use thereof

. . Thyristors (SCR) characterised by use thereof

. . Main on-off devices characterised

. Operational amplifiers

. . Use as comparators

. . Use as integrators

. . Use as nonlinear operation components

FA21

FA22

FA23

FA24

FA25

FA26

FA27

FA28

. Digital components

. . Flip-flops

. . Counters

. . . Components for counting the rotation angle pulses

. . . . Phase-locked loops (PLL)

. . . for counting clock pulses

. . . for changing a counting speed

. . . having frequency dividers

FA31

FA32

FA33

FA34

FA35

FA37

. Other circuit characteristics

. . Constant current circuits i.e. circuits for feeding C charging currents

. . Schmitt trigger circuits e.g. waveform shaping

. . Monostable multi-circuits e.g. timer circuits

. . Bistable multi-circuits e.g. waveform shaping

. . Temperature compensation circuits

GA00
SENSOR OR PARAMETER TO BE CONSIDERED

GA01

GA02

GA03

GA04

GA05

GA06

GA07

GA08

GA09

GA10

. Crank angle or unit angle

. Ignition reference position

. . Multiple reference positions e.g. maximum or minimum advance angle positions

. Piston positions e.g. use of microwaves

. Number of revolutions

. . Fluctuations in the number of revolutions

. Power supply voltage

. Depression at engine manifold or suction air volume

. Throttle valves or accelerator opening

. Start or stop signals

GA11

GA12

GA13

GA14

GA15

GA16

GA17

GA18

GA19

GA20

. Engine temperature e.g. cooling water temperature

. . Exhaust system temperature

. Outdoor air conditions e.g. outdoor air temperature or altitudes

. Knocking

. Combustion light or combustion pressure

. Misfiring

. External loads by auxiliary devices e.g. air-conditioners or the like

. Vehicle speed

. Brakes or clutches

. Transmission operations or transmission speed signals

HA00
CHARACTERISTICS OF IGNITION REFERENCE SIGNAL GENERATING PARTS OR PICK-UPS

HA01

HA02

HA03

HA04

HA05

HA07

HA09

. Installation locations

. . Crankshafts

. . Camshafts

. . Distributors or inside the distributors

. . inside the flywheels

. Characteristics of signal processing circuits ( also classified in D or FA if necessary )

. Characteristics of mounting components ( also classified in HA11 or subsequent places thereof if necessary )

HA11

HA12

HA13

HA14

HA15

HA16

HA17

HA18

. Electromagnetic pick-ups

. . Hall device pick-ups

. . Structures or shapes of magnets or elements

. . . Use of magnets other than permanent magnets e.g. electromagnets

. . Shapes or configurations of magnetic circuits or magnetic poles

. . . Detection of specific points e.g. position of advance angles or the like

. . Shapes or structures of coils

. . Protective structures or covers

HA21

HA22

HA23

HA25

HA26

HA27

. Optical pick-ups

. . Characteristics of rotating plate parts or rotor parts

. . Shapes or structures of light receiving parts or light emitting parts

. Mechanical pick-ups i.e. points

. . Cams or heel parts

. . Point parts

HB00
CHARACTERISTICS OF DISTRIBUTORS

HB01

HB02

HB03

HB04

HB05

HB06

HB07

. mounted to engines

. . mounted to camshafts

. . mounted to crankshafts

. . Shapes or structures of mounting members

. . being specific to engine types

. . . Double overhead camshaft engines (DOHC)

. . . V-type or horizontal opposed engines

HB11

HB12

HB13

HB14

HB15

HB16

HB17

HB18

HB19

HB20

. Structures or shapes

. . Distributor caps

. . . Connecting parts of caps and cables

. . . . characterised by connecting means or methods

. . Distributing rotor bodies

. . Distributor bodies casings or covers

. . Airtight structures

. . . Clamp parts

. . . Securing means other than clamping means

. . . Packing or sealing means

HB21

HB22

HB23

HB25

HB26

HB27

HB28

HB29

. . Ventilating means

. . . having structures for preventing ignition

. . . having drain structures

. . Electrodes

. . . Central electrodes

. . . Peripheral electrodes or side electrodes

. . . Rotor electrodes

. . . . having governor mechanisms e.g. for preventing over-rotation

HB31

HB32

HB33

HB34

HB35

HB36

HB37

HB38

HB39

HB40

. Materials or quality thereof ( free word is assigned)

. . Conductors ( free word is assigned )

. . Semiconductors ( free word is assigned )

. . Non-conductors ( free word is assigned )

. Mounting or arrangements of parts to distributors

. . to the exterior of distributors

. . to the interior of distributors

. . . Arrangements of pick-ups

. . . Arrangements of ignition coils

. . . Arrangements of control circuits

HC00
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF DISTRIBUTORS OR PICK-UPS

HC01

HC02

HC03

HC04

HC05

HC06

HC08

HC09

HC10

. Drive parts

. . Thrust process

. . Measures against backlashes

. Bearing parts

. Coupling parts

. Gear parts

. Lubrication

. . Lubricating oil paths

. . Lubricating materials e.g. solid lubricants

HC11

HC13

HC14

HC15

HC16

HC18

HC19

HC20

. mounting rotors on drive shafts or rotating shafts

. having cooling means

. . mounting heat radiation plates

. . Characteristics of cooling means e.g. semiconductor cooling elements

. . Characteristics of overall configurations or arrangements

. Mechanical advance angle devices e.g. having governor mechanisms

. . Plate parts

. . Plate revolution mechanisms

KA00
SPARKING PLUG

KA01

KA02

KA03

KA04

. Structures of sparking plugs

. . One of electrodes being on the pistons

. . having multiple electrodes

. . having means of heat radiation or cooling

KA11

KA12

KA13

KA14

KA15

KA16

KA17

KA18

. Arrangements or mounting of sparking plugs

. . Association with engine bodies or cylinder heads

. . . Insertion holes of sparking plugs

. . . Protective tube of sparking plugs

. . Association with combustion chambers

. . . Arrangements into semi-combustion chambers

. . . Association with inlets

. . . Association with scavenging

KA21

KA22

KA23

KA24

KA25

KA26

KA27

KA28

. Combination or integration with other devices or elements

. . Fuel injection devices

. . Ignition coils

. . Means for preventing noises

. . Means for detecting misfires

. . Glow plugs or resistance heating elements

. . Series gaps

. . Pressure sensors

KB00
IGNITION CABLE

KB01

KB02

KB03

KB04

KB05

KB07

KB08

KB09

KB10

. Cable structures

. . Cable lamination structures

. Materials or shapes of cables

. . Materials or shapes of leads ( free word is assigned )

. . Materials or shapes of coating ( free word is assigned )

. Installation or maintaining or arrangements of cables

. . Terminals connected

. . . Plug caps

. . Arrangements between cables

KC00
IGNITION COIL OR MAGNETO

KC01

KC02

KC03

KC04

KC05

KC06

KC07

KC08

KC09

KC10

. Ignition coils

. . Shapes or structure of iron cores

. . Configurations of closed magnetic circuits

. . Structures of windings

. . Covers or casings

. . Mould structures

. . mounting other parts to ignition coils

. . . Ignition circuits or control circuits

. . . mounting ignition cables

. . Mounting or arrangements of ignition coils per se

KC11

KC12

KC13

KC14

KC15

KC16

KC17

KC18

KC19

KC20

. Magnetos including power generators or exciter coils

. . Low-tension magnetos

. . High-tension magnetos

. . Structural characteristics (common to low-pressure and high-pressure magnetos)

. . . Internally rotating magnet types

. . . Armatures or internally rotating coils

. . . generating power of multiple cycles at one revolution

. . . Shapes or mounting of magnets or coils

. . . Shapes of magnetic poles or magnetic circuits

. . . . Detection of specific points e.g. advance angle points

KD00
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OTHER PARTS, INCLUDING EARTHING

KD01

KD02

KD03

KD04

KD05

KD06

KD07

KD08

KD09

KD10

. Manual stop switches ( the subject matter for circuit characteristics is covered by viewpoints E)

. . Structures of switches per se

. . Mounting or arrangements of switches

. Ignition units ( the subject matter for circuit characteristics is covered by viewpoint F)

. . Shapes or structures of units or casings

. . Configurations of parts inside units

. . Mounting and arrangements of units

. Earthing points

. . Earthing in circuits

. . Machines per se or earth points to vehicle bodies

KD11

KD12

KD13

KD14

KD15

KD16

KD17

KD18

KD19

KD20

. Ignition switches

. . Structures of switches per se

. . . Codes or code-type switches

. . . Remote control

. . Mounting or arrangements of switches

. Other sensors or the like ( free word is assigned )

. . Combustion pressure sensors

. . Combustion light sensors

. . Structures of sensors per se

. . Installation or arrangements of sensors or the like

LA00
IGNITION MEASUREMENT OR TESTING, OR APPARATUS THEREFOR

LA01

LA02

LA03

LA04

LA05

LA06

LA07

LA08

LA09

LA10

. Measurement or testing

. . Power delivery angles or power delivery period

. . Ignition timing

. . Stamping timing marks

. . Ignition detection or confirmation

. . . Confirmation by visual observations

. . . Indirect detection e.g. using electromagnetic pick-ups

. . . . Use of inductive pick-ups

. . . . Use of capacity pick-ups

. . . . Luminous display

LA11

LA13

LA14

LA15

. . Cylinder discrimination or confirmation of ignition sequences

. . Detection of locations of defective elements in ignition systems

. . . Leakage detection i.e. electric leak

. . . Detection of parameters e.g. R L or C

LA21

LA22

LA23

LA24

LA25

LA26

LA27

LA29

. Measuring or testing equipment

. . Timing lights

. . . Characteristic light-projecting parts e.g. deflected light

. . . Characteristics of light-emitting parts

. . . Characteristics of power supply parts e.g. built-in batteries

. . Timing testers

. . Display of signal waveforms e.g. use of oscilloscopes

. . Simulation using simulated signals

3G019	IGNITION INSTALLATIONS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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