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Exhaust gas purification system
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1977-09-26
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Granted: 1979-05-01
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Expires: 1997-09-26
Abstract
Abstract An exhaust gas purification system for use in an internal combustion engine equipped with a dual exhaust system. The exhaust gas purification system includes a secondary air supplying port of a secondary air supplying passage opened into a selected exhaust pipe belonging to one of first and second exhaust pipe groups, while an exhaust gas deriving port of an exhaust gas recycling passage for recycling the exhaust gases to a downstream of the carburetor throttle valve is provided in another exhaust pipe belonging to the other of the first and second exhaust pipe groups for effective suppression of NO x through accurate control of the amount of exhaust gases to be recycled.
Inventors
- 👤 Hirotaka Tachibana
- 👤 Hayao Matsuoka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:25
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/24; F02; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/13; F02M26/42; F02M26/43
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
255 words
In an internal combustion engine having an exhaust system which includes first and second exhaust pipe groups each formed by collecting, at one junction, exhaust pipes for cylinders whose ignition sequences are not continuous, of the exhaust pipes respectively connected to a plurality of cylinders, a first connecting pipe having its one end connected to said first exhaust pipe group, a second connecting pipe having its one end connected to said second exhaust pipe group, said first and second connecting pipes being collected to communicate with each other at the other ends thereof, and a lead-out pipe having its one end connected to said collected other ends of said first and second connecting pipes and having is other end opened into atmosphere, an exhaust gas purification system for use in said internal combustion engine which comprises a secondary air supplying port formed at one end of a secondary air supplying passage and opened into one exhaust pipe group selected from said first and second exhaust pipe groups, and an exhaust gas recycling passage having at its one end an exhaust gas deriving port opened into the other exhaust pipe group of said first and second exhaust pipe groups so as to recycle part of the exhaust gases from the exhaust system to an intake passage provided therein with a carburetor throttle valve of said internal combustion engine, through an exhaust gas recycling port formed at the other end of said exhaust gas recycling passage and opened into said intake passage of said internal combustion engine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
255 words
In an internal combustion engine having an exhaust system which includes first and second exhaust pipe groups each formed by collecting, at one junction, exhaust pipes for cylinders whose ignition sequences are not continuous, of the exhaust pipes respectively connected to a plurality of cylinders, a first connecting pipe having its one end connected to said first exhaust pipe group, a second connecting pipe having its one end connected to said second exhaust pipe group, said first and second connecting pipes being collected to communicate with each other at the other ends thereof, and a lead-out pipe having its one end connected to said collected other ends of said first and second connecting pipes and having is other end opened into atmosphere, an exhaust gas purification system for use in said internal combustion engine which comprises a secondary air supplying port formed at one end of a secondary air supplying passage and opened into one exhaust pipe group selected from said first and second exhaust pipe groups, and an exhaust gas recycling passage having at its one end an exhaust gas deriving port opened into the other exhaust pipe group of said first and second exhaust pipe groups so as to recycle part of the exhaust gases from the exhaust system to an intake passage provided therein with a carburetor throttle valve of said internal combustion engine, through an exhaust gas recycling port formed at the other end of said exhaust gas recycling passage and opened into said intake passage of said internal combustion engine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An exhaust gas purification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said secondary air supplying passage has its other end opened into atmosphere through check valve means for introducing the secondary air by exhaust pulsation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
An exhaust gas purification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said exhaust gas recycling passage has said exhaust gas deriving port thereof opened into an intermediate portion of one exhaust pipe of said the other exhaust pipe group of said first and second exhaust pipe groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
An exhaust gas purification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said exhaust gas recycling passage has said exhaust gas recycling port thereof opened into said intake passage at a downstream of said carburetor throttle valve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An exhaust gas purification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said exhaust gas recycling passage has said exhaust gas recycling port thereof opened into said intake passage at an upstream of said carburetor throttle valve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
An exhaust gas purification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said secondary air supplying port is opened into one exhaust pipe of the one exhaust pipe group selected from said first and second exhaust pipe groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
An exhaust gas purification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said secondary air supplying port of said secondary air supplying passage is opened into said one junction of the exhaust pipes of the exhaust pipe group selected from said first and second exhaust pipe groups.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
285 words
In an internal combustion engine having an exhaust system which includes first and second exhaust pipe groups each formed by collecting, at one junction, exhaust pipes for cylinders whose ignition sequences are not continuous, at the exhaust pipes respectively connected to a plurality of cylinders, a first connecting pipe having its one end connected to said first exhaust pipe group, a second connecting pipe having its one end connected to said second exhaust pipe group, said first and second connecting pipes being collected to communicate with each other at the other ends thereof, and a lead-out pipe having its one end connected to said collected other ends of said first and second connecting pipes and having its other end opened into atmosphere, an exhaust gas purification system for use in said internal combustion engine which comprises a secondary air supplying passage having at one end thereof a secondary air supplying port opened into an intermediate portion of one of the exhaust pipes which belongs to said second exhaust pipe group and at the other end thereof opened into atmosphere, said secondary air supplying passage being provided with a check valve which is selectively opened by negative pressure and closed by positive pressure of exhaust pulsation developed in said one of the exhaust pipes, and a downstream exhaust gas recycling passage provided with an exhaust gas recycling control valve and having at one end thereof a downstream exhaust gas deriving port opened into an intermediate portion of one of the exhaust pipes which belongs to said first exhaust pipe group and at the other end thereof a downstream exhaust gas recycling port opened into a downstream of a carburetor throttle valve of said internal combustion engine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
285 words
In an internal combustion engine having an exhaust system which includes first and second exhaust pipe groups each formed by collecting, at one junction, exhaust pipes for cylinders whose ignition sequences are not continuous, at the exhaust pipes respectively connected to a plurality of cylinders, a first connecting pipe having its one end connected to said first exhaust pipe group, a second connecting pipe having its one end connected to said second exhaust pipe group, said first and second connecting pipes being collected to communicate with each other at the other ends thereof, and a lead-out pipe having its one end connected to said collected other ends of said first and second connecting pipes and having its other end opened into atmosphere, an exhaust gas purification system for use in said internal combustion engine which comprises a secondary air supplying passage having at one end thereof a secondary air supplying port opened into an intermediate portion of one of the exhaust pipes which belongs to said second exhaust pipe group and at the other end thereof opened into atmosphere, said secondary air supplying passage being provided with a check valve which is selectively opened by negative pressure and closed by positive pressure of exhaust pulsation developed in said one of the exhaust pipes, and a downstream exhaust gas recycling passage provided with an exhaust gas recycling control valve and having at one end thereof a downstream exhaust gas deriving port opened into an intermediate portion of one of the exhaust pipes which belongs to said first exhaust pipe group and at the other end thereof a downstream exhaust gas recycling port opened into a downstream of a carburetor throttle valve of said internal combustion engine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
284 words
In an internal combustion engine having an exhaust system which includes first and second exhaust pipe groups each formed by collecting, at one junction, exhaust pipes for cylinders whose ignition sequences are not continuous, of the exhaust pipes respectively connected to a plurality of cylinders, a first connecting pipe having its one end connected to said first exhaust pipe group, a second connecting pipe having its one end connected to said second exhaust pipe group, said first and second connecting pipes being collected to communicate with each other at the other ends thereof, and a lead-out pipe having its one end connected to said collected other ends of said first and second connecting pipes and having its other end opened into atmosphere, an exhaust gas purification system for use in said internal combustion engine which comprises a secondary air supplying passage having at one end thereof a secondary air supplying port opened into said one junction of the exhaust pipes which belong to said second exhaust pipe group and at the other end thereof opened into atmosphere, said secondary air supplying passage being provided with a check valve which is selectively opened by negative pressure and closed by positive pressure of exhaust pulsation developed in said one junction of the exhaust pipes, and an upstream exhaust gas recycling passage provided with an exhaust gas recycling control valve and having at one end thereof an upstream exhaust gas deriving port opened into an intermediate portion of one of the exhaust pipes which belong to said first exhaust pipe group and at the other end thereof an upstream exhaust gas recycling port opened into an upstream of a carburetor throttle valve of said internal combustion engine.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
284 words
In an internal combustion engine having an exhaust system which includes first and second exhaust pipe groups each formed by collecting, at one junction, exhaust pipes for cylinders whose ignition sequences are not continuous, of the exhaust pipes respectively connected to a plurality of cylinders, a first connecting pipe having its one end connected to said first exhaust pipe group, a second connecting pipe having its one end connected to said second exhaust pipe group, said first and second connecting pipes being collected to communicate with each other at the other ends thereof, and a lead-out pipe having its one end connected to said collected other ends of said first and second connecting pipes and having its other end opened into atmosphere, an exhaust gas purification system for use in said internal combustion engine which comprises a secondary air supplying passage having at one end thereof a secondary air supplying port opened into said one junction of the exhaust pipes which belong to said second exhaust pipe group and at the other end thereof opened into atmosphere, said secondary air supplying passage being provided with a check valve which is selectively opened by negative pressure and closed by positive pressure of exhaust pulsation developed in said one junction of the exhaust pipes, and an upstream exhaust gas recycling passage provided with an exhaust gas recycling control valve and having at one end thereof an upstream exhaust gas deriving port opened into an intermediate portion of one of the exhaust pipes which belong to said first exhaust pipe group and at the other end thereof an upstream exhaust gas recycling port opened into an upstream of a carburetor throttle valve of said internal combustion engine.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-04-30 | 1982-10-30 | 1983-05-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-04-30 | 1986-10-30 | 1987-05-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-04-30 | 1990-10-30 | 1991-05-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |