US5301502A
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After-burner system
Assignee: Aisin Corp
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Filing: 1993-08-31
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Granted: 1994-04-12
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Expires: 2013-08-31
Abstract
Abstract An after-burner system comprises an exhaust passage of an engine, a catalyzer to purify Hydrocarbon and located into the exhaust passage, a temperature sensor located in the catalyzer, a spark gap located in the exhaust passage at an upper stream side of the catalyzer, an ignition plug used for an ignition, and a central controller having an igniting controller controlling an ignition at the ignition plug and an after-burner controller controlling an electric discharge at the spark gap, wherein while the temperature sensor outputs a logical HIGH signal, the electric discharge is generated at the spark gap.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuyuki Oota
- 👤 Yasutoshi Yamada
- 👤 Motonobu Akaki
- 👤 Souichi Matsushita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:52
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/18; F01N3/20; F01N3/2006; F01N3/2033; F01N3/24; F01N3/30; F01N3/32; F01N9/00; F02; F02P; F02P15/00; F02P15/02; F01N2610/00; F01N2610/04; F01N3/36; F01N3/38; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
An after-burner system comprising: an exhaust passage of an engine; a catalyzer located in the exhaust passage for purifying hydrocarbon; an ignition plug for causing ignition; a spark gap located in the exhaust passage at an upstream side of the catalyzer; means for supplying hydrogen to the exhaust passage upstream of the spark gap; an ignition coil connected to the ignition plug for sparking the ignition plug; an auxiliary coil selectively connected to the ignition plug or the spark gap for sparking the ignition plug and the spark gap respectively; switching means for switching between one connection in which the auxiliary coil is connected to the ignition plug and another connection in which the auxiliary coil is connected to the spark gap; and a controller for controlling the switching means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
An after-burner system comprising: an exhaust passage of an engine; a catalyzer located in the exhaust passage for purifying hydrocarbon; an ignition plug for causing ignition; a spark gap located in the exhaust passage at an upstream side of the catalyzer; means for supplying hydrogen to the exhaust passage upstream of the spark gap; an ignition coil connected to the ignition plug for sparking the ignition plug; an auxiliary coil selectively connected to the ignition plug or the spark gap for sparking the ignition plug and the spark gap respectively; switching means for switching between one connection in which the auxiliary coil is connected to the ignition plug and another connection in which the auxiliary coil is connected to the spark gap; and a controller for controlling the switching means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An after-burner system as recited in claim 1, wherein the controller includes a switching controller, said auxiliary coil being connected to the spark gap for a fixed time when the engine is started.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An after-burner system as recited in claim 1, wherein the controller includes a switching controller, said auxiliary coil being connected to the spark gap for a fixed time when the temperature of the catalyzer is lower than a predetermined temperature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An after-burner system as recited in claim 2, said auxiliary coil being connected with the ignition plug after the auxiliary coil is connected to the spark gap for a fixed time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
An after-burner system as recited in claim 3, wherein the controller includes a switching controller, said auxiliary coil plug being connected to the ignition plug after the auxiliary coil is connected to the spark gap for a fixed time.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
An after-burner system as recited in claim 1, including an air pump for supplying air to the exhaust pipe upstream of the spark gap, said means for supplying hydrogen including a nozzle connected to the exhaust passage and a hydrogen tank connected to the nozzle for providing a supply of hydrogen to the nozzle.
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