Patent · US Expired

Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine having a catalytic converter

US7367179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michael Frank · Bretten, DE
Torsten Huppertz · Ludwigsburg, DE
Claus Wundling · Freiberg, DE
Daniel Scherrer · Woodsfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 2005
Grant date	May 6, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 21, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine having a catalytic converter are described making it possible to heat the catalytic converter more quickly. An additional load of the internal combustion engine is applied to heat the catalytic converter.

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