US4772236A
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Exhaust gas purifying device for marine engine
Assignee: Sanofi Aventis France
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Filing: 1987-01-21
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Granted: 1988-09-20
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Expires: 2007-01-21
Abstract
Abstract An outboard motor having an improved catalyst system for treating the exhaust gases regardless of whether they are delivered to the atmosphere through an above the water exhaust gas discharge or a below the water exhaust gas discharge. When the engine is operating at high speeds, the exhaust gases only have surface contact with the catalyzer bed and do not flow through it while under slow speeds the exhaust gases flow through the catalyzer bed.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanori Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:18
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/12; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/24; F01N3/28; F01N2590/00; F01N2590/02; F01N2590/021; F02; F02B; F02B61/00; F02B61/04; F02B61/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
In a marine propulsion system comprising an internal combustion engine having an exhaust port for discharging exhaust gases, an exhaust system for delivering exhaust gases from said exhaust port to the atmosphere comprising an underwater exhaust gas discharge for discharging exhaust gases at a point below the water level, an above the water exhaust gas discharge for discharging exhaust gases to the atmosphere above the water level and conduit means for delivering exhaust gases from said exhaust port to said underwater exhaust gas discharge and to said above the water exhaust gas discharge, the improvement comprising an exhaust gas catalyzer bed disposed in said conduit means for contacting the exhaust gases passing from said exhaust port before entry to the atmosphere through either of said exhaust gas discharges, the exhaust gases passing through the bed before discharge to the atmosphere through one of the exhaust gas discharges and having only surface contact with the bed before discharge to the atmosphere through the other of the exhaust gas discharges.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
In a marine propulsion system comprising an internal combustion engine having an exhaust port for discharging exhaust gases, an exhaust system for delivering exhaust gases from said exhaust port to the atmosphere comprising an underwater exhaust gas discharge for discharging exhaust gases at a point below the water level, an above the water exhaust gas discharge for discharging exhaust gases to the atmosphere above the water level and conduit means for delivering exhaust gases from said exhaust port to said underwater exhaust gas discharge and to said above the water exhaust gas discharge, the improvement comprising an exhaust gas catalyzer bed disposed in said conduit means for contacting the exhaust gases passing from said exhaust port before entry to the atmosphere through either of said exhaust gas discharges, the exhaust gases passing through the bed before discharge to the atmosphere through one of the exhaust gas discharges and having only surface contact with the bed before discharge to the atmosphere through the other of the exhaust gas discharges.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
In a marine propulsion system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the one exhaust gas discharge is the above the water exhaust gas discharge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
In a marine propulsion system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the catalyzer bed is disposed in facing relationship to the exhaust port for impingement of the exhaust gases thereupon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
In a marine propulsion system as set forth in claim 3 wherein the at least one exhaust gas discharge is the above the water exhaust gas discharge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
In a marine propulsion system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the exhaust gas catalyzer bed is disposed in a common portion of the conduit means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
In a marine propulsion system as set forth in claim 5 wherein the catalyzer bed is disposed in facing relationship to the exhaust port for impingement of the exhaust gases thereupon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a catalytic exhaust system for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust port for discharging exhaust gases, an exhaust system for delivering exhaust gases from said exhaust port to the atmosphere through either of a first exhaust gas discharge or a second exhaust gas discharge, said first exhaust gas discharge and said second exhaust gas discharge communicating with the atmosphere independently of each other, the improvement comprising an exhaust gas catalyzer disposed in said exhaust system for contacting the exhaust gases passing from said exhaust pipe to either of said exhaust gas discharges, said bed being in confronting relation to said exhaust prot for impingement of exhaust gases with the catalyst in said bed regardless of which exhaust gas discharges the exhaust gases flow to the atmosphere through.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a catalytic exhaust system for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust port for discharging exhaust gases, an exhaust system for delivering exhaust gases from said exhaust port to the atmosphere through either of a first exhaust gas discharge or a second exhaust gas discharge, said first exhaust gas discharge and said second exhaust gas discharge communicating with the atmosphere independently of each other, the improvement comprising an exhaust gas catalyzer disposed in said exhaust system for contacting the exhaust gases passing from said exhaust pipe to either of said exhaust gas discharges, said bed being in confronting relation to said exhaust prot for impingement of exhaust gases with the catalyst in said bed regardless of which exhaust gas discharges the exhaust gases flow to the atmosphere through.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
In a catalytic exhaust system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the exhaust gas catalyzer comprises a catalyzer bed and the exhaust gases must flow through said bed before discharge to the atmosphere through at least one of the exhaust gas discharges.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
In a catalytic exhaust system as set forth in claim 8 wherein the exhaust gases discharged through the other exhaust gas discharge contact the catalyzer bed only through surface contact therewith.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
In a catalytic exhaust system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the exhaust gas catalyzer comprises a catalyzer bed disposed in a common portion of the conduit means.
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