Exhaust purification apparatus for internal combustion engine
US7032374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exhaust purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a catalyst unit disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine, upstream and downstream air-fuel-ratio sensors disposed upstream and downstream, respectively, of the catalyst unit, a main-feedback controller, and a sub-feedback controller. The main-feedback controller calculates a main-feedback control quantity on the basis of an output value of the upstream air-fuel-ratio sensor and a predetermined upstream-side target value, and corrects, on the basis of the main-feedback control quantity, the quantity of fuel injected by an fuel injector. The sub-feedback controller calculates a sub-feedback control quantity on the basis of an output value of the downstream air-fuel-ratio sensor and a predetermined downstream-side target value, and corrects, on the basis of the sub-feedback control quantity, the quantity of fuel injected by the fuel injector, independently of the correction of the fuel injection quantity by the main-feedback control means.
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