Patent Publication Number: US-6209528-B1

Title: Fuel supply system for automotive engines

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a fuel supply system for automotive engines that can achieve enhancements in fuel economy and harmful exhaust gas purification. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Engines for automobiles can be classified into a gasoline engine using gasoline, a diesel engine using diesel oil, and so on. The fuel supply system for supplying fuel to such automotive engines is shown, for example, in FIG.  1 . 
     In FIG. 1, reference numeral  30  denotes a four-cylinder engine. The combustion chambers of four cylinders (not shown) of the engine  30  have four branch pipes of an intake manifold (not shown) connected thereto, respectively. 
     To this intake manifold (intake side) an air filter  10  is connected through an air flow sensor  20 , an air hose  40 , and a throttle valve  60 . This throttle value  60  is opened or closed by an accelerator pedal  50 . 
     Also, in the branch pipes of the intake manifold or the combustion chambers of the cylinders of the engine  30 , injection nozzles  31  are provided so that fuel can be injected into the branch pipes or combustion chambers. Moreover, an output signal from the air flow sensor  20  is input to a microcomputer  70 . Based on the output signal from the air flow sensor  20 , the microcomputer  70  increase or decrease a quantity of fuel which is injected from the injection nozzles  31  in correspondence to an increase or decrease in the quantity of air which is drawn in. 
     Therefore, in a fuel supply system such as this, if the engine  30  is operated, then negative intake pressure will be produced within the intake manifold (not shown) through the combustion chambers. With this negative intake pressure, the air in the atmosphere is drawn into the air hose  40  through the air filter  10 . When this occurs, the dust and the like contained in the air are collected with the air filter  10 , and the air being passed through the air filter  10  is purified. This purified air is drawn into the combustion chambers of the cylinders of the engine  30  through the air flow sensor  20 , air hose  40 , throttle valve  60 , and the intake manifold (not shown). On the other hand, fuel is injected from the injection nozzles  31  into the four branch pipes of the intake manifold (not shown) or the combustion chambers. This fuel is mixed with the air which is supplied to the engine  30 . And after this fuel-air mixture has burned within the combustion chambers, it is exhausted into the atmosphere. 
     Also, if the throttle opening angle of the throttle valve  60  is increased or decreased by the operation of stepping on the accelerator pedal  50 , the quantity of air which is drawn in through the air filter  10  will be increased or decreased and therefore the quantity of fuel-air mixture which is produced at the throttle valve  60  will be increased or decreased. At the same time, the quantity of fuel which is injected from the injection nozzles  31  to the four branch pipes of the intake manifold (not shown) is increased or decreased, so that the output of the engine  30  is increased or decreased. 
     To increase the output of the engine suddenly in the above-mentioned fuel supply system, the driver can step on the accelerator pedal  50  considerably to increase the throttle opening angle of the throttle valve  60 . 
     However, in the early stage of this operation of stepping on the accelerator pedal  50 , a phenomenon in which the gases in the engine  30  flow backward occurs. In this case, although the air intake quantity is reduced, the quantity of fuel injected from the fuel injection nozzle  31  is increased, so that the rich fuel-air mixture is drawn into the combustion chambers of the engine  30  and is not completely burned. As a consequence, in the early stage of the operation of stepping on the accelerator pedal  50  deeply, exhaust gases, such as carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon, harmful to the atmospheric environment or human body are exhausted form the engine  30  into the atmosphere and result in the primary causes of environmental pollution. Furthermore, there is a problem in that the engine output efficiency falls and therefore the operational performance of the automobile is reduced. 
     An air oversupplying device, such as a turbocharger or a supercharger, has been proposed as a means for resolving this problem. In the turbocharger, an air compressor is driven with a turbine revolved by exhaust gases so as to supply an above-normal quantity of air to an engine. In the supercharger, an above-normal quantity of air is supplied to an engine by the use of an air compressor coupled to an output shaft of the engine. 
     However, since this type of air oversupplying means is not constructed to be afterward provided in an engine completed as a single product, it is difficult to easily equip a conventional automobile with the air oversupplying means. 
     Further, since the air oversupplying means is operated using the exhaust gas discharged from an engine and the drive force generated by the engine, the engine is always under a load. As a result, it is necessary to set the revolution speed of the engine at a somewhat high value, in order to prevent the engine from stopping during idling. However, in the case where an automobile stops frequently at intersections or in traffic jams, an excessive quantity of fuel corresponding to the increased revolution speed of the engine during idling is consumed. This is undesirable in fuel economy. 
     Further, as mentioned above, since the air oversupplying means is operated using the exhaust has discharged from the engine or the driving force generated thereby, the quantity of air to be supplied to the engine cannot necessarily be precisely controlled according to the revolution speed of the engine. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. Accordingly, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a fuel supply system for automotive engines which is capable of producing a completely combustible mixture of fuel and air so that fuel economy and engine efficiency can be enhanced and also exhaust gases harmful to the atmospheric environment and human body can be purified, by injecting the quantity of fuel which corresponds to the intake air quantity of the engine during the acceleration and low speed of the automobile. 
     It is a second object of the present invention to provide a fuel supply system for automotive engines which can be easily equipped in a conventional automobile. 
     It is a third object of the present invention to provide a fuel supply system for automotive engines which is capable of precisely controlling the quantity of air to be supplied to the engine in accordance with an engine revolution speed. 
     In order to achieve the first and second objects, there is provided a fuel supply system for an automotive engine which comprises an intake passage for drawing the air in the atmosphere and guiding it to an intake side of the engine; an air flow detecting means for detecting a quantity of the air which is drawn into the intake passage; a turbo means for compressing the air drawn into the intake passage and supplying the compressed air to the engine; a throttle valve arranged in the way of the intake passage; fuel injectors for injecting fuel into the air which is supplied to the engine through the throttle valve; a fuel injection control means for increasing or decreasing a quantity of the fuel which is injected from the fuel injectors in accordance with an increase or decrease in the flow rate of the air which is drawn into the intake passage, based on an output signal from the air flow sensor; a drive motor for driving the turbo means; a valve operation detecting means of detecting the operation of the throttle valve when the opening angle thereof is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and also outputting a detection signal; and a motor control means for driving and controlling the drive motor in response to the detection signal from the valve operation detecting means. 
     The motor control means may drive and control the drive motor to maintain a fixed revolution speed while the motor control means is receiving a detection signal from the valve operation detecting means. Further, the valve operation detecting means may be a microswitch for detecting the depressing operation of an accelerator pedal which is in conjunction with the throttle valve. Further, the valve operation detecting means may be an opening angle detecting sensor for detecting the opening angle of the throttle valve. Further, the valve operation detecting means may be a negative pressure detecting sensor for detecting the negative intake pressure of the engine. 
     In order to achieve the third object of the present invention, the valve operation detecting means may be an opening angle detecting sensor for detecting the opening angle of the throttle valve, and the motor control means may increase or decrease the revolution speed of the drive motor in accordance with an increase or decrease in the opening angle of the throttle valve, based on the detection signal from the opening angle detecting sensor when a detection signal from the opening angle detecting sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. 
     Further, in order to achieve the third object of the present invention, the valve operation detecting means may be a negative pressure detecting sensor for detecting the negative intake pressure of the engine, and the motor control means may increase or decrease the revolution speed of the drive motor in accordance with an increase or decrease in the absolute value of the negative intake pressure, based on the detection signal from the negative pressure detecting sensor when a detection signal from the negative pressure detecting sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. 
     Further, in order to achieve the third object of the present invention, the motor control means may increase or decrease the revolution speed of the drive motor in accordance with an increase or decrease in the air intake quantity, based on a detection signal of the air flow detecting means while the valve operation detecting means is detecting the operation of the throttle valve. 
     Further, the turbo means may be an axial flow turbo fan provided with rotary vanes for production of a vortex flow. The rotary vanes of the axial flow turbo fan can be provided so that each vane is set at an angle of 15° to 30° to an axis of the axial flow turbo fan, in order to increase air pressure while producing a vortex flow, and prevent the air from flowing backwards from the engine. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The above and other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a conventional air supply and mixture combustion process used in automobiles; 
     FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a fuel supply system for automobile engines according to the present invention; 
     FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view sowing the air intake passage of the fuel supply system shown in FIG. 2; 
     FIG.  4 ( a ) is a horizontal sectional view showing the engine of FIG. 2; 
     FIG.  4 ( b ) is a side elevation view, partly cut away, showing the engine of FIG.  4 ( a ); 
     FIG.  5 ( a ) is a perspective view of the turbocharger shown in FIGS. 2 and 3; 
     FIG.  5 ( b ) is a development view showing the angles of stationary plates and turbo vanes shown in FIG. 6; 
     FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the turbocharger shown in FIGS. 2 and 3; 
     FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the control circuit of the fuel supply system shown in FIG. 2; 
     FIG.  8 (A) is a flowchart of the control of fuel injection by the microcontroller; 
     FIG.  8 (B) is a flowchart of the control of the turbocharger by the motor control circuit; 
     FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the air supply and mixture combustion process according to the present invention; 
     FIGS.  10 (A) through  10 (E) are explanatory graphs for comparing and analyzing prior art and the present invention by the data measured by experiment; 
     FIG.  11 ( a ) is a sectional plan view showing another modification of the fuel supply system according to the present invention; 
     FIG.  11 ( b ) is a block diagram showing the control circuit of the fuel supply system of FIG.  11 ( a ); 
     FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing an example of a negative pressure sensor; 
     FIG.  13 ( a ) is a sectional plan view showing still another modification of the fuel supply system according to the present invention; and 
     FIG.  13 ( b ) is a block diagram showing the control circuit of the fuel supply system of FIG.  13 ( a ). 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Preferred embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described based on FIGS.  2  through  13 ( b ). 
     Mechanical Construction 
     In FIG. 2, reference numeral  10  is an air filter (air cleaner), reference numeral  20  is an air flow sensor (air-flow detecting means), reference numeral  30  is an engine, reference numerals  31   a  to  31   d  are fuel injectors (fuel injector nozzles), reference numerals  40  ad  41  are air hoses, reference numeral  50  is an accelerator pedal, reference numeral  60  is a throttle valve, reference numeral  70  is a microcontroller as a fuel injection control circuit (fuel injection control means), reference numeral  80  is a microswitch (valve operation detecting means) which is turned on or off by the accelerator pedal  50 , reference numeral  90  is a motor control circuit (motor control means) with a microcomputer, and reference numeral  100  is a motor driven type turbocharger (air supercharging means). 
     The air filter  10 , as shown in FIG. 3, has a filter retainer  11  and a filtering member  12  arranged within the filter retainer  11 . This filter retainer  11  has an air inlet port  11   a  and an air outlet port  11   b . This air output port  11   b  is connected to the upstream air hose  40  through the casing  21  of the air flow sensor  20 . 
     Between the upstream air hose  40  and the downstream air base  41  the turbocharger  100  is interposed. The turbocharger  100  as a motor driven type air compression-supply device, as shown in FIGS. 3,  5 ( a ), and  6 , has a long and narrow, flat casing  101  and a cover body  102  whereby the opened end of the casing  101  is closed. The casing  101  and the cover body  102  are formed with a downstream cylindrical portion  101   a  and an upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  at their longitudinal (axial) ends, respectively. The downstream and upstream cylindrical portions  101   a  and  102   a  protrude from the casing  101  and cover body  102  in opposite directions and are provided coaxially. 
     The downstream cylindrical portion  101   a  is provided integrally with a plurality of rectifying plates (stationary vanes)  103  extending in the radial direction, while the upstream cylindrical portion  102   a is provided integrally with a plurality of rectifying plates (stationary vanes)  104  extending in the radial direction. Furthermore, each rectifying plate  103  extends in the axial direction along the axis O of the downstream cylindrical portion  101   a  and is inclined at an angle α to the axis O of the cylindrical portion  101   a . Likewise, each rectifying plate  104  extends in the axial direction along the axis O of the upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  and is inclined at an angle β to the axis O of the cylindrical portion  102   a . Also, the center portion of the plurality of rectifying plates  103  is provided integrally with a boss portion  105 , and the center portion of the plurality of rectifying plates  104  is provided integrally with a boss portion  106 . 
     Between these cylindrical portions  101   a  and  102   a  an axial flow turbo fan (turbo means)  107  is interposed for air compression. This axial flow turbo fan  107  has a boss portion  107   a  held freely rotably on a support shaft (not shown) held on the boss portions  105  and  106 , a plurality of turbo vanes (rotary vanes)  108  extending form the boss portion  107   a  in the radial direction, and a cylindrical timing gear  109  provided so as to be concentric with the boss portion  107   a  and provided so as to be integral with the turbo vanes  108 . In the turbo vanes  108 , each plate surface extends in the axial direction along the axis O of the timing gear  109  (which is aligned with the axis of the boss portion  107   a ) and is also inclined by an angle β to this axis O. The inclination angles α, γ, and β of the rectifying plates  103  and  104  and turbo vanes  108  are set to 15° through 30° as shown in FIG.  5 ( b ). 
     Also, a drive motor  110  is fixed to the exterior surface of the other end of the casing  101 , and a timing gear  111  is interposed between the longitudinal other end portions of the casing  101  and cover body  102 . This timing gear  111  is connected to the output shaft  110   a  of the drive motor  110 . Moreover, a timing belt  112  is looped between the timing gears  109  and  111 . Therefore, if the drive motor  110  is operated, the rotation of the output shaft  110   a  of the drive motor  110  will be transmitted to the axial flow turbo fan  107  through the timing gear  111  and timing belt  112  and therefore the axial flow turbo fan  107  will be driven to rotate. When this occurs, the axial flow turbo fan  107  compresses the air on the side of the upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  and discharges the compressed air to the side of the downstream cylindrical portion  101   a.    
     Moreover at this time, the air on the side of the upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  flows in a spiral direction by operation of the rectifying plates  104  and is compressed and discharged by the intermediate turbo vanes  108 /. This discharged air flows in a spiral direction (which is the same direction as the spiral flow produced by the rectifying plate  104 ) by operation of the rectifying plates  103  and becomes a vortex flow, thereby preventing a back flow of air. 
     The upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  of such a turbocharger  100  is connected to the upstream air hose  40 , while the downstream cylindrical portion  101   a  is connected to the intake manifold  62  through the downstream air hose  41  and the casing  61  of the throttle valve  60 . This intake manifold  62  has four branch pipes  62   a  to  62   d  ash shown in FIG.  4 . 
     The engine  30  has a cylinder main body  32 , a cylinder head  33 , and a head cover  34 , as shown in FIG.  4 ( b ). And the cylinder main body  32  is provided with four cylinders  32   a  and  32   d  and four portions Pa to Pd arranged within the cylinders  32   a  to  32   d , four combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d , as shown in FIGS.  4 ( a ) and  4 ( b ). Also, the cylinder head  33  is formed with intake ports  35   a to  35   d  and exhaust ports  36   a  to  36   d . The intake ports  35   a  to  35   d  are communicated with the combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d  through intake valves  37   a  to  37   d , respectively. Similarly, the exhaust ports  36   a  to  36   d  are communicated with the combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d  through exhaust valves  38   a  to  38   d , respectively. 
     The branch pipes  62   a  to  62   d  of the above-mentioned intake manifold  62  are connected to the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d  of the engine  30 , respectively. On the other hand, the exhaust ports  38   a to  38   d  are connected to an exhaust manifold  39 . Also, the above-mentioned fuel injectors (fuel injection nozzles)  31   a  to  31   d  are attached to the cylinder head  33  so that they can inject fuel into the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d . Note that the fuel injectors (fuel injection nozzles)  31   a to  31   d  can also be attached to the branch pipes  62   a  to  62   d  of the intake manifold  62 . Also, in the case of diesel engines, fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber. 
     Control Circuit 
     The above-mentioned air flow sensor  20  adopts structure known in the prior art. Also, the microswitch  80  used as a valve operation detecting means is constructed so that it is turned on by the accelerator pedal  50 , when the accelerator pedal  50  is depressed a predetermined quantity or beyond and also the opening angle of the throttle valve  60  has reached a predetermined value or greater. For example, the microswitch  80  is set to being an OFF state, according to the position of the accelerator pedal  50  when the opening angle of the throttle valve  60  is equal to or is slightly greater than the opening angle thereof maintained while idling. 
     For the structure for turning on the microswitch  80 , for example, a cylindrical portion may be provided on the proximal portion of an accelerator lever (not show) integral with the accelerator pedal and supported freely rotatably on the vehicular body through a support shaft. Also, the cylindrical portion may be provided with a cam portion. With this cam portion, the microswitch  80  may be turned on. This cam portion may be constructed so that it continues to turn on the microswitch  80  while the accelerator pedal  50  has been depressed a predetermined quantity or beyond. For another structure for turning on the microswitch  80 , the accelerator pedal  50  may be provided with a cam member which interlocks therewith by a wire, etc., and the cam member may continue to turn on the microswitch  80  while the accelerator pedal  50  has been depressed a predetermined quantity or beyond. 
     The output signal from the air flow sensor  20  and the ON signal (detection signal) from the microswitch  80  are input to a motor control circuit  90  as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7. This motor control circuit  90  inputs the output signal of the air flow sensor  20  to the microcontroller  70 . This motor control circuit  90  also operates the drive motor  110  when the microswitch  80  is turned on and, based on the output signal from the air flow sensor  20 , increases or decreases rotation of the drive motor  110 . Furthermore, the microcontroller  70  increases or decreases the quantity of fuel that is injected from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d , based on the output signal from the air flow sensor  20 . 
     Note that the passage from the air inlet port  11   a  of the above-mentioned air filter  10  to the intake ports  36   a  to  36   d  of the engine  30  constitutes an intake passsage  120  for drawing the outside air into the combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d  of the engine  30 . 
     Operation 
     Now, the operation of the fuel system for automotive engines, constructed as described above, will be described primarily based on a flowchart shown in FIG.  8 . 
     Individual Operations of Fuel Injectors  31   a  to  31   d  and Turbocharger  100   
     The ignition key cylinder (not shown) of the automobile has an OFF position, an accessory (ACC) position at which power to accessory parts is turned on, an ignition (IG) position at which the ignition circuit is turned on, a start position at which the starter is operated and causes the engine to operate, and so on. Since this constitution is known in the prior art, an illustration and detailed description thereof will not be given. 
     (i) Fuel Injection Control by Microcontroller  70   
     Step S 1 : 
     If the ignion key cylinder is operated and moved to the ACC position, the microcontroller  70  (which is the fuel injection control circuit) will be initialized and this step will advance to Step S 2 . 
     Step S 2 : 
     In this step the ignition key cylinder is operated and moved to the start position, thereby operating the starter and the engine  30 . If the engine is operated, negative pressure will be produced in the intake passage  120  through the combustion chambers  33   a  tp  33   d  of the engine  30 . This negative intake pressure causes the air in the atmosphere to be drawn input the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d  of the engine  30  through the intake passage  120 . At this time, the microcontroller  70  makes the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  inject fuel to the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d , thereby producing a mixture of fuel and air at the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d . Note that the are in the atmosphere drawn into the air filter  10  flows to the side of the air flow sensor  20  past the filtering member  12 . When this occurs, the dust contained in the air is collected by the filtering member  12 , and the air being passed through the filtering member  12  is purified. 
     The produced fuel-air mixture is also drawn into the combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d  of the engine  30  and is ignited and burned by spark plugs (not shown). Note that after the fuel-air mixture has burned, it is exhausted into the atmosphere through the exhaust ports  36   a  to  36   d , exhaust manifold  39 , and the exhaust pipe (not shown). In this way, the engine  30  is operated. When this occurs, the air flow sensor  20  measures the flow rate of the air drawn into the intake passage  120  and then outputs as a measurement signal the signal corresponding to the air flow rate. This measurement signal is input to the motor control circuit  90  as the output signal of the air flow sensor  20 . This output signal is also input to the microcontroller (fuel injection control circuit)  70  through the motor control circuit  90 . 
     After the engine  30  has been operated, if the control force is released from the ignition key cylinder it will return from the start position to the IG position and this step will advance to step S 3 . 
     Step S 3 : 
     In this step, if the ignition key cylinder is returned to the IG position, the microcontroller  70  will increase or decrease the quantity of fuel which is injected from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to the intake ports  36   a  to  36   d  on the basis of the output signal from the air flow sensor  20 , and this step will advance to step S 4 . At this time, if the quantity of air, drawn into the intake passage  120  and measured with the air flow sensor  20 , is increased or decreased, the quantity of fuel which is injected from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to the intake ports  36   a  to  36   d  will be increased or decreased. 
     Step S 4 : 
     In this step it is judged whether or not the ignition key cylinder is at the ignition (IG) position. If it is at the IG position, this step will return to step S 3 . On the other hand, if it is not at that position, the fuel injection control will end. 
     (ii) Control of Turbocharger  100  by Motor Control Circuit  90   
     Step S 10 : 
     If the ignition key cylinder is operated and moved to the ACC position, in this step the motorcontrol circuit  90  will be initialized, and this step will advance to step S 11 . 
     Step S 11 : 
     In this step the ignition key cylinder is operated and moved to the start position, thereby operating the starter and the engine  30 . If the engine is operated, negative pressure will be produced in the intake passage  120  through the combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d  of the engine  30 . This negative intake pressure causes the air in the atmosphere to be drawn into the intake ports  35   a  to  35   i d of the engine  30  through the intake passage  120 . When this occurs, the microcontroller  70 , as described above, makes the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  inject fuel into the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d , thereby producing a mixture of fuel and air at the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d . Note that the air in the atmosphere drawn into the air filter  10  flows to the side of the air flow sensor  20  past the filtering member  12 . When this occurs, the dust contained in the air is collected by the filtering member  12 , and the air being passed through the filtering member  12  is purified. 
     The produced fuel-air mixture is also drawn into the combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d  of the engine  30  and is ignited and burned by spark plugs (not shown). Note that after the fuel-air mixture has burned, it is exhausted into the atmopshere through the exhaust ports  36   a to  36   d , exhaust manifold  39 , and the exhaust pipe (not shown). In this way, the engine  30  is operated. 
     When this occurs, the air flow sensor  20  measures the flow rate of the air drawn into the intake passage  120  and then outputs as a measurement signal the signal corresponding to the air flow rate. This measurement signal is input to the motor control circuit  90  as the output signal of the air flow sensor  20 . 
     And after the engine  30  has been operated, if the control force is released from the ignition key cylinder, it will return from the start postion to the IG position and this step will advance to step S 12 . 
     Step S 12 : 
     In this step it is judged whether or not the accelerator pedal  50  has been depressed a predetermined quantity or beyond. That is, it is judged whether or not the accelerator pedal  50  has been depressed a predetermined quantity or beyond and thereby the microswitch  80  has been turned on. In this judgment, if the microswitch  80  has not been turned on, this step will be repeated. If it has been turned on, this step will advance to step S 13 . Note that the microswitch  80  is set to be in an OFF state, according to the position of the accelerator pedal  50  when the opening angle of the throttle valve  60  is equal or is slightly greater than the opening angle thereof maintained while idling. 
     Step S 13 : 
     In this step, since the opening angle of the throttle valve  60  has surpassed the value equal to or slightly greater than the opening angle thereof maintained during idling and thereby the microswitch  80  has been turned on, the drive motor  110  of the turbocharger  100  is operated and controlled by the motor control circuit  90  which is receiving the ON signal, and the output shaft  110   a  of the drive motor  110  is made to rotate. This rotation of the output shaft  110   a  of the drive motor  110  is transmitted to the axial flow turbo fan  107  through the timing gear  111  and the timing belt  112 , whereby the axial turbo fan  107  is driven to rotate. With this, the axial turbo fan  107  compresses the air on the side of the upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  and discharges the compressed air to the side of the downstream cylindrical portion  101   a.    
     When this occurs, the air on the side of the upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  flows in a spiral direction by operation of the rectifying plates  104  and is compressed and discharged by the intermediate turbo vanes  108 . This discharged air flows in a spiral direction (which is the same direction as the spiral flow produced by the rectifying plates  104 ) by operation of the rectifying plates  103 , and becomes a vortex flow as shown by arrow A in FIG.  5 ( a ), thereby preventing a back flow of air. 
     On the other hand, the motor control circuit  90  operates and controls the drive motor  110  on the basis of the output signal from the air flow sensor  20 , thereby increasing or decreasing rotation of the drive motor  110  in accordance with an increase or decrease in the air drawn into the intake passage  120 . Then, this step advances to step S 14 . With this control, rotation of the axial flow fan  107  is increased or decreased, so that the quantity of air, compressed and discharged to the side of the upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  by the axial flow turbo fan  107 , is increased or decreased. 
     The quantity of air increased or decreased by the turbocharger  100  is predetermined to sufficiently exceed the flow of air drawn into the engine  30  only by the negative intake pressure under the condition that the turbocharger  100  is not disposed. The air increased or decreased by the turbocharger  100  is supplied to the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d  through the intake manifold  62 , and is mixed with fuel supplied from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to the engine  30  so as to produce a fuel-air mixture of the proportion of fuel to air required for perfect combustion. At this time, the air supplied by the turbocharger  100  is in a state of a spiral flow, and therefore the fuel which has injected into the spiral air flow is sufficiently agitated and is uniformly mixed with the air. Thus, the fuel-air mixture can be burned more completely. 
     As described above, since the turbocharger  100  does not operate during idling, energy is not consumed wastefully. Additionally, since there is no need to set the engine speed of the engine  100  high during idling, useless fuel is not consumed during idling. Additionally, since a sufficient quantity of air for complete combustions is ensured for fuel supplied from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to the engine  30  except for the period of idling, harmful gas is prevented from being produced when the mixture is burned. 
     Step S 14 : 
     In this step it is judged whether or not the ignition key cylinder is at the ignition (IG) position. If it is at the IG position, this step will return to step S 12 . On the other hand, if it is not at that position, the control of the turbocharger  100  by the motor control circuit  90  will end. 
     Synthetic Description of Air Supply Quantity Control and Fuel Injection Control 
     The above-mentioned air supply quantity control and fuel injection control operation will be synthetically described based on FIG.  9 . 
     If the ignition key cylinder is operated and moved to het ACC position, the microcontroller  70  and the motor control circuit  90  will be initialized in step S 110 . And in this step S 110  if the ignition key cylinder is moved to the start position, fuel will be injected from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d . At the same time, the engine  30  is operated by the starter and step S 110  advances steps S 111  and S 115 . 
     In step S 116  the negative pressure produced in the combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d  of the engine  30  acts on the intake passage  120 , and with this negative intake pressure, the air in the atmosphere is drawn into the combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d  of the engine  30  through the intake passage  120 . When this occurs, dust contained in the air is collected in step S 115  with the air filter  10 . The purified air passes through the air flow sensor  20 , and in step S 116  the air flow sensor  20  operates. This air flow sensor  20  detects the quantity of air drawn in and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the detected quantity of air. And the output signal of the air flow sensor  20  is input to the motor control circuit  90  and is also input to the microcontroller  70  through the motor control circuit  90 . 
     In step S 111 , when the accelerator pedal  50  has not been depressed, this step returns to step S 110 . If the accelerator pedal  50  is depressed, this step will advance to steps S 112  and S 113 . And if the accelerator pedal  50  is depressed a predetermined quantity or beyond, in step S 112  the microswitch  80  will be turned on and this step will advance to step S 114 . 
     Also, in step S 113  the opening angle of the throttle valve  60  is increased or decreased in accordance with the depressed quantity of the accelerator pedal  50 , and this step advances to step S 119 . 
     In step S 114  the microcontroller  70  judges whether the ON signal from the microswitch  80  has been input. And when the microswitch  80  has not been turned on, step S 114  returns to step S 112 . When the microswitch  80  has been turned on, this step advances to step S 117 . 
     In step S 117  the motor control circuit  90  operates the drive motor  110  of the turbocharger  100 , and this step advances to step S 119 . At this time, the air flow sensor  20  detects (measures) the intake quantity of air drawn into the intake passage  120  and outputs a signal corresponding to the air intake quantity. This output signal is input to the motor control circuit  90 . This motor control circuit  90  increases or decreases rotation of the drive motor  110  in accordance with to an increase or decrease in the air intake quantity, based on the input signal from the air flow snesor  20 . 
     The rotation of the output shaft  110   a  of this drive motor  110  is transmitted to the axial flow turbo fan  107  through the timing gear  111  and the timing belt  112 , so that the axial flow turbo fan  107  is driven to rotate. With this, the axial flow turbo fan  107  compresses the air on the side of the upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  and discharges the compressed air to the side of the downstream cylindrical portion  110   a.    
     When this occurs, the air on the side of the upstream cylindrical portion  102   a  flows in a spiral direction by operating of the rectifying plate  104  and is compressed and discharged by the intermediate turbo vanes  108 . This discharged air flows in a spiral direction (which is the same direction as the spiral flow produced by the rectifying plates  104 ) by operation of the rectifying plates  103 , and becomes a vortex flow as shown by arrow  A  in FIG.  5 ( a ), thereby preventing a back flow of air. With this, the pressure due to the vortex flow is produced within the downstream air hose  41  of the axial flow turbo fan  107 . This pressure is increased or decreased in accordance with an increase or decrease in the air intake quantity. 
     In step S 118  the motor control circuit  90  inputs the input signal of the air flow sensor  20  to the microcontroller  70 . Based on the input signal, the microcontroller  70  causes the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to inject fuel into the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d . This fuel injection quantity is increased or decreased in accordance with (i.e., in proportion to) an increase or decrease in the intake quantity of air drawn into the intake passage  120 , and step S 118  advances to step S 119 . 
     In step S 119  the fuel, injected from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to the intake ports  35   a  to  35   d , is mixed with the air drawn into the intake ports  35   a  to 35 d  though the intake passage  120 , thereby producing a mixture of fuel and air. After this fuel-air mixture has been drawn into the combustion chambers  33   a  to  33   d  of the engine  30 , it is ignited and burned by the spark plugs (not shown). After the mixture has burned, it is exhausted into the atmosphere though the exhaust ports  36   a  to  36   d , exhaust manifold  39 , etc. 
     Second Embodiment 
     In the foregoing embodiment, the number of revolutions of the output shaft of the drive motor  110  is controlled by the motor control circuit  90  on the basis of a detection signal of the air flow sensor  20  and in accordance with an increase or decrease in the intake quantity of air drawn into the intake passage  120 . However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, while the accelerator pedal  50  is being depressed from the start of idling at the actuation of the engine and thereby the microswitch  80  is in an ON state, the drive motor  110  may be operated and controlled to have a fixed number of revolutions on the basis of a signal input to the motor control circuit  90  from the microswitch  80 . In other words, except for the time during which the engine  30  is idling, the drive motor  110  may be operated to have a fixed number of revolutions (e.g., 9000 rpm) in spite of the quantity of depression of the accelerator pedal  50 , i.e., in spite of an increase in the opening angle of the throttle valve  60 . 
     In this case, the flow quantity of air drawn into the engine  30  when the throttle valve  60  is fully opened is defined as the maximum intake flow quantity, and the quantity of air supplied to the side of the engine  30  by means of the turbo fan  107  is allowed to always exceed the maximum intake flow quantity when the turbo fan  107  actuated by the drive motor  110  is working. Thereby, it is possible to always supply a sufficient quantity of air into the throttle valve  60  and adjust the quantity of air supplied from the throttle valve  60  to the engine  30  so as to obtain a sufficient quantity of air required for burning the fuel. 
     At this time, preferably, the quantity of fuel to be injected from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  depends on an increase or decrease in the quantity of depression of the accelerator pedal  50  or, alternatively, an increase or decrease in the opening angle of the throttle valve  60 . The detection of the increase or decrease quantity of the opening angle of the throttle valve  60  may be carried out by a potentiometer  131  serving as an opening angle sensor (valve operation detecting means) which is disposed coaxially with the throttle valve  60 , as shown in FIG.  13 . Instead, the detection of the increase or decrease quantity of the depression of the accelerator pedal  50  may be carried out by a variable resistance serving as an opening angle sensor (valve operation detecting means) which is coupled to the accelerator pedal  50 . 
     The same effects as in the first embodiment can be recited in this embodiment. That is, since the turbocharger  100  does not operate during idling, energy is not consumed wastefully. Additionally, since there is no need to set the engine revolution speed of the engine  100  high during idling, useless fuel is not consumed during the idling. Additionally, since a sufficient quantity of air for complete combustion is ensured for fuel supplied from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to the engine  30  except for the period of idling, harmful gas is prevented from being produced when the mixture is burned. 
     First Evaluation Example 
     FIGS.  10 (A) through  10 (E) are graphs showing the average values of the measurement results of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, carbon dioxide, temperature, and other quantities in the case where a vehicle traveled for 6000 km at an angle revolution speed of 1500 rpm and at a drive-motor revolution speed of 9000 rpm. The data of the measurement results of FIGS.  10 (A) through  10 (E) at the engine revolution speed of 1500 rpm are shown in Table 1. In Table 1, the travel distance is the distance that a vehicle can cover at an engine revolution speed of 1500 rpm and at a drive-motor revolution speed of 9000 rpm with a fuel of 1 liter. In this evaluation example, a piston displacement of the engine is omitted. However, this evaluation example shows data about a conventional automobile provided with the identical engine to which the fuel supply system of the present invention is applied and is not applied. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 Fuel (1 liter) 
                 1 
                 1 
               
               
                   
                 Engine revolution 
                 1500 
                 1500 
               
               
                   
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                 Carbon monoxide (CO) 
                 0.458 
                 0.035 
               
               
                   
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                 Hydrocarbon (HC) 
                 113 
                 34 
               
               
                   
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                 Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) 
                 14.8 
                 15.3 
               
               
                   
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                 Temperature (° C.) 
                 16.2 
                 17.3 
               
               
                   
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                 9 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     From Table 1 and FIGS.  10 (A) to  10 (E), it has been found that in the present invention, the percentage of carbon monoxide (CO) and percentage of hydrocarbon (HC) harmful to the atmospheric environment and human body are considerably reduced as compared with those of the prior art. 
     It has also been found that since the travel distance obtained by the present invention is increased as compared with the prior art with the quantity of fuel and the engine revolution speed being the same, the engine combustion efficiency is enhanced as compared with the prior art. 
     Second Evaluation Example 
     In the case where a vehicle with a conventional engine of a piston displacement of 1500 cubic centimeters traveled at an engine revolution speed of 1600 rpm by the use of a conventional fuel supply system, the travel distance was 12 km per liter. In contrast, in the case where the vehicle with the identical engine traveled at an engine revolution speed of 1600 rpm and at a drive-motor revolution speed of 9000 rpm by the use of the fuel supply system of the present invention, the travel distance was 18 km per liter. From this, it has been found that, in the case where the 1500 c.c. engine is run at an engine revolution speed of 1600 rpm, the travel distance in the present invention is 6 km longer than that in the prior art. Therefore, the fuel supply system of the present invention is superior in fuel consumption to the prior art system. 
     Third Embodiment 
     In the aforementioned embodiments of the present invention, it has been illustrated and described that the microswitch  80  is employed as a sensor for detecting the opening angle of the throttle valve  60 . However, the present invention is not to be limited to this microswitch  80 . For instance, as shown in FIG. 11, a negative pressure sensor  130  for detecting the negative intake pressure in the intake manifold  62  may be provided as the opening angle sensor (valve operation detecting means). In this case, the negative pressure sensor  130  detects the negative intake pressure within the intake manifold  62  when the opening angle of the throttle valve  60  has reached a predetermined value or greater, and outputs a detection signal. The detection signal of the negative pressure sensor  130  is input to the motor control circuit  90 . And in the same way as the aforementioned embodiments, the drive motor  110  is operated. 
     FIG. 12 shows the principle of the negative pressure sensor  130 . The negative pressure sensor  130  comprises body cases  140 ,  141  and a diaphragm  142  by which the space defined by the body cases  140 ,  141  is partitioned off into a negative pressure chamber  143  and an atmosphere chamber  144 . 
     The negative pressure sensor  130  further comprises a bearing sleeve  145  formed in the middle of an end wall of the body case  140 , a detection coil  146  disposed in the body case  140  concentrically with the axis of the bearing sleeve  145 , a rod  147  an end  147   a  of which is supported at the center of the diaphragm  142  and the other end  147   b  is supported in the bearing sleeve  145  so as to be axially movable, and an iron core  148  formed integrally with the rod  147  and disposed in the detection coil  146 . The negative pressure chamber  143  communicated with the intake manifold  62  through a communicating hole  141   a  formed in an end wall thereof. 
     A bearing sleeve  150  is formed in the middle of the end wall of the body case  141 . An adjusting screw  151  is fitted in the bearing sleeve  150  so as to be movable forwards and backwards. A spring bearing  152 , which is situated in the negative pressure chamber  143 , is attached to an end of the adjusting screw  151 , and a compression coil spring  153  is interposed between the spring bearing  152  and the diaphragm  142 . The urging force that urges the diaphragm  142  leftwards in FIG. 12 is adjusted by the rightward and leftward movement of the adjusting screw  151 . Reference numeral  154  designates a seal cap detechably attached to an end of the bearing sleeve  150 . 
     Accordingly, when the negative intake pressure of the intake manifold  62  acts on the inside of the negative pressure chamber  143 , the diaphragm  142  is expanded to the negative pressure chamber  143 , and thereby the rod  147  and the iron core  148  are moved to the negative pressure chamber  143  against the spring force of the compression coil spring  153 , and are stopped at an equilibrium position where the equilibrium between the negative intake pressure within the negative pressure chamber  143  and the spring fore of the compression coil spring  153  is established. In addition, the detection signal output from the detection coil  146  varies according to the movement of the iron core  148 . In other words, this detection signal varies according to the negative intake pressure within the negative pressure chamber  143 . 
     Additionally, since the urging force that urges the diaphragm  142  leftwards in FIG. 12 is controlled by the rightward or leftward movement of the adjusting screw  151 , the corresponding relationship between the detection signal output from the detection coil  146  and the negative intake pressure is adjustable. Accordingly, timing for actuating the drive motor  110  is adjustable. 
     As described above, an increase or decrease in the negative intake pressure of the intake manifold  62  is directly detected, and an increase or decrease in the revolution speed of the drive motor  110  is directly controlled based on a detection signal, and thereby a supply of air by the turbo fan  107  is increased or decreased. That is, the turbo fan  107  accurately controls the quantity of air supplied into the engine  30 . In this case, the quantity of air supplied into the engine  30  by means of the axial flow turbo fan  107  can be made larger than the quantity of air drawn into the engine  30  by the negative intake pressure which is caused by running the engine  30 . In this case, it is easy to set the quantity of air to be supplied for perfect combustion of fuel injected from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d.    
     The same effects as in the first and second embodiments can be obtained in this embodiment. That is, since the turbocharger  100  does not operate during idling, energy is not consumed wastefully. Additionally, since there is no need to set the engine revolution speed of the engine  100  high during idling, useless fuel is not consumed during idling. Additionally, since a sufficient quantity of air for complete combustion is ensured for fuel supplied from the fuel injectors  31   a  to  31   d  to the engine  30  except for the period of idling, harmful gas is prevented from being produced when the mixture is burned. 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     Furthermore, as described above, the potentiometer  131  may be provided as an opening angle sensor coaxially with the throttle valve  60 . In this case, the potentiometer  131  detects that the opening angle of the throttle valve  60  has reached a predetermined value or greater, and outputs a detection signal. The detection signal of the potentiometer  131  is input to the motor control circuit  90 . And in the same way as in the first embodiment, the drive motor  110  is operated. Alternatively, the quantity of depression of the accelerator pedal  50  may be detected by a detector provided with a variable resistance. A detection signal of the detector is input to the motor control circuit  90 , and, in the same way as in the aforementioned embodiments, the drive motor  110  is operated. In these cases, the motor control circuit  90  controls the drive motor  110  such that the revolution speed of the drive motor  110  is increased or decreased in accordance with an increase or decrease in the quantity of depression of the accelerator pedal  50 , i.e., an increase or decrease in the opening angle of the throttle valve  60 . 
     Generally, a conventional turbo fan has a construction in which a discharge side fan which is rotated by a discharged air flow from an engine is disposed in a discharge passage whereas an intake side fan which is rotated in accordance with the rotation of the discharge side fan is disposed in an intake passage so as to supply air into the engine by means of the intake side fan in accordance with an increase or decrease in the revolution speed of the engine. However, in this construction, a supply of air into the engine by means of the intake side fan is influenced by the increase or decrease quantity of the discharged air flow. This makes it difficult to accurately and promptly control the supply of air into the engine in accordance with an increase or decrease in the quantity of depression of the accelerator pedal or an increase or decrease in the opening angle of the throttle valve. In other words, the rotation of the intake side fan varies lagging the depressing operation of the accelerator pedal. 
     However, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, an increase or decrease in the negative intake pressure of the intake manifold  62  is directly detected, or, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, an increase or decrease in the quantity of depression of the accelerator pedal  50  or an increase or decrease in the opening angle of the throttle valve  60  is directly detected. Based on these detection signals, an increase or decrease in the revolution speed of the drive motor  110  is directly detected, and thereby the supply of air by means of turbo fan  107  is increased or decreased. Accordingly, it is possible to accurately and promptly control the supply of air into the engine in accordance with an increase or decrease in the quantity of depression of the accelerator pedal or an increase or decrease in the opening angle of het throttle valve. In other words, since air is supplied while accurately corresponding to the depressing operation of the accelerator pedal, a sufficient quantity of air required for complete combustion of fuel can be always promptly supplied. 
     Additionally, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the revolution speed of the drive motor  110  is increased or decreased in direct conjunction with the depression of the accelerator pedal  50  without undergoing the direct influence of the rotational output of the engine  30 , the flow rate of exhaust gas, or the like. In other words, it is excellent in the correspondence to the depressing operation of the accelerator pedal  50 . 
     As described above, the present invention is characterized in that a fuel supply system for an automotive engine comprises: an intake passage for drawing the air in the atmosphere and guiding it to an intake side of the engine; an air flow detecting means for detecting a quantity of the air which is drawn into the intake passage; a turbo means for compressing the air drawn into the intake passage and supplying the compressed air to the engine; a throttle valve arranged in the way of the intake passage; fuel injectors for injecting fuel into the air which is supplied to the engine through the throttle valve; a fuel injection control means for increasing or decreasing a quantity of the fuel which is injected from the fuel injectors in accordance with an increase or decrease in the flow rate of the air which is drawn into the intake passage, based on an output signal from the air flow sensor; a drive motor for driving the turbo means; a valve operation detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the throttle valve when the angle is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and also outputting a detection signal; and a motor control means for driving and controlling the drive motor in response to the detection signal from the valve operation detecting means. Accordingly, it is possible to produce a completely combustible mixture of fuel and air so that fuel economy and engine efficiency can be enhanced and also exhaust gases harmful to the atmospheric environment and human body can be purified, by injecting the quantity of fuel which corresponds to the intake air quantity of the engine during the acceleration and low speed of the automobile. 
     In addition, since the turbocharger does not operate during idling, energy is not consumed wastefully. Additionally, since there is no need to set the engine revolution speed of the engine high during idling, useless fuel is not consumed during the idling. Additionally, since a sufficient quantity of air for complete combustion is ensured for fuel supplied from the fuel injectors to the engine except for the period of idling, harmful gas is prevented from being produced when the mixture is burned. As a result, high output, low fuel consumption, and low environmental pollution can be realized, by increasing the intake air quantity of the engine. Additionally, the operator can operate with a comfortable atmosphere, by reducing engine noise. 
     Furthermore, the present invention can be constructed only by incorporating a motor-drive type turbocharger into a conventional automobile. That is, the fuel supply system of the present invention can be easily incorporated into the convention vehicle. Moreover, the invention prevents air from flowing backwards from the engine, by arranging the motor-driven type turbocharger in the way of the air intake passage. With this, the engine combustion efficiency is increased and an enhancement in the fuel consumption can be achieved. 
     Furthermore, if the motor control means drives and controls the drive motor to maintain a fixed revolution speed while the motor control means is receiving a detection signal from the valve operation detecting means, the drive motor for driving the turbo means can be easily controlled. 
     Furthermore, if the valve operation detecting means is a microswitch for detecting the depressing operation of an accelerator pedal which is in conjunction with the throttle valve, the fuel supply system of the present invention including the valve operation detecting means can be constructed at low cost. 
     Furthermore, if the valve operation detecting means is an opening angle detecting sensor for detecting the opening angle of the throttle valve, there is no need to provide another valve operation detecting means when the invention is applied to an automobile provided with a sensor for detecting the opening angle of the throttle valve. Therefore, the fuel supply system of the present invention can be constructed at low cost. 
     Furthermore, if the valve operation detecting means is a negative pressure detecting sensor for detecting the negative intake pressure of the engine, there is no need to provide another negative pressure detecting means when the invention is applied to an automobile provided with a negative pressure detecting sensor. Therefore, the fuel supply system of the present invention can be constructed at low cost. 
     Furthermore, if the valve operation detecting means is an opening angle detecting sensor for detecting the opening angle of the throttle valve, and the motor control means increases or decreases the revolution speed of the drive motor in accordance with an increase or decrease in the opening angle of the throttle valve, based on a detection signal from the opening angle detecting sensor when the detection signal from the opening angle detecting sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the quantity of air supplied to the engine can be controlled accurately in accordance with the revolution speed of the engine. 
     Furthermore, if the valve operation detecting means is a negative pressure detecting sensor for detecting the negative intake pressure of the engine, and the motor control means increases or decreases the revolution speed of the drive motor in accordance with an increase or decrease in the absolute value of the negative intake pressure, based on a detection signal from the negative pressure detecting sensor when the detection signal from the negative pressure detecting sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the quantity of air supplied to the engine can be controlled accurately in accordance with the revolution speed of the engine. 
     Furthermore, if the motor control means increases or decreases the revolution speed of the drive motor in accordance with an increase or decrease in the air intake quantity, based on a detection signal of the air flow detecting means while the valve operation detecting means is detecting the operation of the throttle valve, the quantity of air supplied to the engine can be controlled accurately in accordance with the revolution speed of the engine. 
     Furthermore, if the turbo means is an axial flow turbo fan provided with rotary vanes for production of a vortex flow, the agitation and mixture of fuel and air to be supplied into the engine are accelerated by the vortical air flow when the fuel is injected to the air, and thereby a uniform fuel-air mixture which is completely combustible is generated. 
     Furthermore, if the rotary vanes of the axial flow turbo fan are provided so that each vane is set at an angle of 15° to 30° to an axis of the axial flow turbo fan, in order to increase air pressure while producing a vortex flow, and prevent the air from flowing backwards from the engine, a vortex flow by which the agitation and mixture of fuel and air to be supplied into the engine are effectively carried out can be produced. 
     While the present invention has been fully described with relation to the preferred embodiments thereof, the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims.