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Purge control device for use in an internal combustion engine

US4986070A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 9, 1989
Grant dateJan 22, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A purge control device comprising a determining unit and a control unit, whereby, when the determining unit determines that a catalyst arranged in a exhaust passage is in a state wherein hydrogen sulfide can be produced, the control unit reduces the amount of the purge gas purged from a charcoal canister and fed into an intake passage.

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