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US5566547A
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Controlling apparatus for introducing air into an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1996-10-22
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract In an apparatus for controlling the introduction of air into an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine in which air is introduced from the intake side to the exhaust side to improve the efficiency of purifying exhaust gases, to prevent a decline in the purification efficiency of a catalyst in a state in which the exhaust gas temperature immediately after starting is low. A control valve 11 is provided in an air introducing pipe 9 for introducing air from the intake side to the exhaust side, and the control valve 11 is set in a shut-off state during starting or during starting and a predetermined time duration immediately after starting.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuhiko Hosoya
- 👤 Toshiki Kuroda
- 👤 Hideaki Katashiba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:12
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/18; F01N3/20; F01N3/2006; F01N3/2046; F01N3/22; F01N3/222; F01N3/24; F01N3/30; F01N3/306; F01N9/00; F01N2410/00; F01N2900/00; F01N2900/04; F01N2900/0422; F01N3/32; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A50/00; Y02A50/20; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
An apparatus for controlling the introduction of air into an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine, comprising: means for introducing air into said exhaust pipe of said internal combustion engine upstream of a catalyst via an air introducing pipe; air heating means for heating the air introduced into said air introducing pipe; catalyst heating means for heating the catalyst; and controlling means for varying an amount of air introduced into said exhaust pipe at a predetermined time interval.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
79 words
An apparatus for controlling the introduction of air into an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine, comprising: means for introducing air into said exhaust pipe of said internal combustion engine upstream of a catalyst via an air introducing pipe; air heating means for heating the air introduced into said air introducing pipe; catalyst heating means for heating the catalyst; and controlling means for varying an amount of air introduced into said exhaust pipe at a predetermined time interval.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The controlling apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an exhaust-gas temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of exhaust gases and a catalyst temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the catalyst, wherein the amount of air introduced and the time interval of variation thereof are controlled in accordance with one of the exhaust gas temperature and the catalyst temperature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The controlling apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of a time interval at which the amount of air introduced into said exhaust pipe is varied, an amount of variation, an amount of air heated, and an amount of catalyst heated is varied in accordance with an operational parameter of said engine.
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