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US4304207A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine

Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1979-06-05
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Granted: 1981-12-08
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Expires: 1999-06-05
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Abstract

Abstract An exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas recirculation passage for communicating an exhaust port with an intake passage through a recirculation flow control valve. The recirculation system according to the invention comprises a timing valve in the recirculation passage adapted to open at specified moments for extracting exhaust gases containing highly concentrated hydrocarbons. According to the invention, moreover, the exhaust port is concentrically divided into a plurality of ports to extract exhaust gases having high concentrations of hydrocarbons from the outermost divided port adjacent to the inner peripheral walls of the exhaust port to recirculate them into intake mixtures, thereby reducing the concentrations of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases and thus fuel consumption.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hisamoto Aihara
  • 👤 Yasuhiko Nakagawa
  • 👤 Suzuo Suzuki
  • 👤 Yasuo Matsumoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 07:29
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D21/00; F02D21/06; F02D21/08; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/13; F02M26/14; F02M26/15; F02M26/40; F02M26/42; F02M26/44

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
In an exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine including an exhaust gas recirculation passage for communicating an exhaust port with an intake passage through a recirculation flow control valve, a normally closed timing valve provided in said exhaust gas recirculation passage and opening at specified moments for extracting exhaust gases having a high concentration of hydrocarbon flowing in said exhaust port into which an exhaust extraction port of said exhaust gas recirculation passage opens, said system comprising an inner exhaust port cylinder arranged in said exhaust port near the exhaust valve to divide said exhaust port into inner and outer double exhaust ports, said exhaust extraction port of said exhaust gas recirculation passage opening into the outer exhaust port, and a cylindrical shroud fixed to said exhaust valve so as to overlap an inner end of said inner exhaust port cylinder while the exhaust valve is slightly lifted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
In an exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine including an exhaust gas recirculation passage for communicating an exhaust port with an intake passage through a recirculation flow control valve, a normally closed timing valve provided in said exhaust gas recirculation passage and opening at specified moments for extracting exhaust gases having a high concentration of hydrocarbon flowing in said exhaust port into which an exhaust extraction port of said exhaust gas recirculation passage opens, said system comprising an inner exhaust port cylinder arranged in said exhaust port near the exhaust valve to divide said exhaust port into inner and outer double exhaust ports, said exhaust extraction port of said exhaust gas recirculation passage opening into the outer exhaust port, and a cylindrical shroud fixed to said exhaust valve so as to overlap an inner end of said inner exhaust port cylinder while the exhaust valve is slightly lifted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said exhaust extraction port of said exhaust gas recirculation passage opens at a plurality of openings in said exhaust port.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3579981A Cited
US4165721A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-12-07 1985-06-08 1985-12-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-12-07 1989-06-08 1989-12-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-12-07 1993-06-08 1993-12-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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