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Internal-combustion engine including a cylinder shut-off and exhaust gas catalysts
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
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Filing: 1995-06-19
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Granted: 1997-07-15
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Expires: 2015-06-19
Abstract
Abstract The two cylinder groups of an internal-combustion engine each have a separate exhaust gas catalyst. When one of these cylinder groups is shut off by preventing the supply of fuel, it is possible that the assigned exhaust gas catalyst may be cooled below its operating temperature. In order to avoid this, the whole exhaust gas system is constructed in such a manner that the gases emitted from the shut-off cylinder group are heated by the exhaust gases of the continuously fired cylinder group.
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Grotjahn
- 👤 Stephan Knips
- 👤 Guenter Koch
- 👤 Stephan Missy
- 👤 Bernd Plodek
- 👤 Rainer Zimmer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 09:38
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/008; F02D41/0087; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/009; F01N13/0097; F01N13/011; F01N13/017; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/18; F01N3/20; F01N3/2006; F01N3/2033; F01N13/08; F01N13/10; F01N13/107; F01N2240/00; F01N2240/02; F01N2240/14; F01N2430/00; F01N2430/02; F02D41/0082; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An internal-combustion engine having at least two cylinder groups or cylinders to each of which one separate exhaust gas pipe respectively is assigned which has a catalytic emission control system forming a component of an exhaust gas system, as well as having a device for shutting off one of said at least two cylinder groups by preventing a supply of fuel to said one cylinder group while maintaining a charge cycle through the one cylinder group, wherein said exhaust gas system is constructed such that gases emitted by said one shut-off cylinder group are heated by exhaust gases of a continuously fired one of said at least two cylinder groups; and wherein exhaust gas of the continuously fired cylinder group is supplied to the catalytic emission control system of the shut-off cylinder group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An internal-combustion engine having at least two cylinder groups or cylinders to each of which one separate exhaust gas pipe respectively is assigned which has a catalytic emission control system forming a component of an exhaust gas system, as well as having a device for shutting off one of said at least two cylinder groups by preventing a supply of fuel to said one cylinder group while maintaining a charge cycle through the one cylinder group, wherein said exhaust gas system is constructed such that gases emitted by said one shut-off cylinder group are heated by exhaust gases of a continuously fired one of said at least two cylinder groups; and wherein exhaust gas of the continuously fired cylinder group is supplied to the catalytic emission control system of the shut-off cylinder group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
Internal-combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the catalytic emission control system of the shut-off cylinder group has at least two monoliths arranged in series, and wherein exhaust gases of the fired cylinder group are introduced downstream of a first of the at least two monoliths.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
142 words
An internal-combustion engine having at least two cylinder groups or cylinders to each of which one separate exhaust gas pipe respectively is assigned which has a catalytic emission control system forming a component of an exhaust gas system, as well as having a device for shutting off one of said at least two cylinder groups by preventing a supply of fuel to said one cylinder group while maintaining a charge cycle through the one cylinder group, wherein said exhaust gas system is constructed such that gases emitted by said one shut-off cylinder group are heated by exhaust gases of a continuously fired one of said at least two cylinder groups; and wherein gases emitted from the shut-off cylinder group are removed upstream of the associated catalytic emission control system and are introduced into the exhaust gas pipe of the fired cylinder group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
142 words
An internal-combustion engine having at least two cylinder groups or cylinders to each of which one separate exhaust gas pipe respectively is assigned which has a catalytic emission control system forming a component of an exhaust gas system, as well as having a device for shutting off one of said at least two cylinder groups by preventing a supply of fuel to said one cylinder group while maintaining a charge cycle through the one cylinder group, wherein said exhaust gas system is constructed such that gases emitted by said one shut-off cylinder group are heated by exhaust gases of a continuously fired one of said at least two cylinder groups; and wherein gases emitted from the shut-off cylinder group are removed upstream of the associated catalytic emission control system and are introduced into the exhaust gas pipe of the fired cylinder group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
Internal-combustion engine according to claim 3, wherein the catalytic emission control device of the fired cylinder group has at least two monoliths arranged in series, and wherein gases emitted from the shut-off cylinder group are introduced downstream of a first of the at least two monoliths.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
Internal-combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust gas pipes of the at least two individual cylinder groups are combined downstream of the catalytic emission control systems to form a common exhaust gas pipe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
Internal-combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein the exhaust gas pipes of the at least two individual cylinder groups are combined downstream of the catalytic emission control systems to form a common exhaust gas pipe.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
Internal-combustion engine according to claim 3, wherein the exhaust gas pipes of the at least two individual cylinder groups are combined downstream of the catalytic emission control systems to form a common exhaust gas pipe.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
Internal-combustion engine according to claim 4, wherein the exhaust gas pipes of the at least two individual cylinder groups are combined downstream of the catalytic emission control systems to form a common exhaust gas pipe.
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