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Control installation for the proportioning of a secondary air quantity for improvement of the combustion in internal combustion engines or the afterburning of the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines

US4000615A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 1975
Grant dateJan 4, 1977
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Expiry dateJan 22, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01N3/227
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A control installation for the dosing or proportioning of a secondary air quantity for the improvement of combustion in internal combustion engines, or the afterburning of the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, including an auxiliary arrangement which is responsive to an emergency signal for effecting the prompt shutting-off of the secondary air. The emergency signal may be initiated in response to a failure in the ignition voltage of the internal combustion engine; an increase in the hydrocarbon content of the exhaust gases; a disparity between the position of the mixture dosing element and the engine rotational speed; the exceeding of a limiting temperature in the exhaust gas manifold; or the exceeding of a limiting temperature in the afterburner.

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