Secondary air supply system and abnormality diagnosis method of secondary air supply system
US7140177B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01N2550/14
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In a secondary air supply system, each of two branch portions of a secondary air supply pipe that is divided from a joint portion is provided with an air control valve, and the joint portion is provided with a pressure sensor and an auxiliary air control valve. The air control valves are opened at different timings such that pressure fluctuations in the joint portion upon opening of the firstly and the secondly opened air control valves are measured. An abnormality diagnosis is performed with respect to those two air control valves based on combinations of the aforementioned two pressure fluctuations.
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