Exhaust purification system of internal combustion engine

US9028761B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9028761-B2
Application numberUS-201013263660-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 24, 2010
Priority dateDec 24, 2010
Publication dateMay 12, 2015
Grant dateMay 12, 2015

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In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, a hydrocarbon feed valve ( 15 ) and an exhaust purification catalyst ( 13 ) are arranged. The exhaust purification catalyst ( 13 ) is comprised of an upstream-side catalyst ( 14 a ) and a downstream-side catalyst ( 14 b ) arranged in series at an interval from each other. The upstream-side catalyst ( 14 b ) has a smaller cross-sectional area than the downstream-side catalyst ( 14 b ). The concentration of hydrocarbons which flow into the upstream-side catalyst ( 14 a ) is made to vibrate by within a predetermined range of amplitude of a 200 ppm or more and within a predetermined range of period of 5 seconds or less, whereby the NO x which is contained in exhaust gas is reduced at the exhaust purification catalyst ( 13 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust purification system comprising: an engine exhaust passage; a hydrocarbon feed valve for feeding hydrocarbons arranged inside of the engine exhaust passage; an exhaust purification catalyst for reacting NO x contained in exhaust gas and reformed hydrocarbons arranged inside of the engine exhaust passage downstream of the hydrocarbon feed valve, wherein the exhaust purific…

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What does patent US9028761B2 cover?
In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, a hydrocarbon feed valve ( 15 ) and an exhaust purification catalyst ( 13 ) are arranged. The exhaust purification catalyst ( 13 ) is comprised of an upstream-side catalyst ( 14 a ) and a downstream-side catalyst ( 14 b ) arranged in series at an interval from each other. The upstream-side catalyst ( 14 b ) has a small…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Umemoto Kazuhiro, Yoshida Kohei, Inoue Mikio, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01N3/208. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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