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Exhaust gas recirculation control system for an internal combustion engine

US4161929A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 1977
Grant dateJul 24, 1979
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Expiry dateNov 1, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/40
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An exhaust gas recirculation control system for an internal combustion engine including a diaphragm type exhaust gas recirculation control valve provided at a middle portion of a passage for conducting exhaust gases to be recirculated, the control valve being controlled by the fluid pressure supplied to its diaphragm chamber, wherein the fluid pressure is controlled to accord with a target value prepared to provide the optimum exhaust gas recirculation in various operating conditions of the engine and selected in accordance wtih the current operating conditions of the engine.

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