Title:
内燃機関
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4449956
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide an internal combustion engine that can be operated with a mixed fuel composed of alcohol and gasoline and is excellent in fuel efficiency and durability. A separator (40) separates the mixed fuel, which is composed of gasoline and ethanol, into high-concentration ethanol and high-concentration gasoline. A reforming fuel supply device (32) supplies the high-concentration ethanol, as a reforming fuel, into an exhaust gas removed through a branch pipe (30). A fuel reforming catalyst supported in a reforming chamber (26) within a heat exchanger (24) works to cause a reforming reaction between the high-concentration ethanol and exhaust gas and generate a reformed gas that contains H 2 and CO. The reformed gas is supplied into an intake pipe (12) of the internal combustion engine (10) via a reformed gas conduit pipe (34). The separated high-concentration ethanol and high-concentration gasoline are remixed by a mixer (44) and supplied from a fuel injection device (18) to the internal combustion engine (10).
Inventors:
Nakata Isamu
Application Number:
JP2006213432A
Publication Date:
April 14, 2010
Filing Date:
August 04, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
F02D19/08; F02M27/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JP59068535A | ||||
| JP2006144736A | ||||
| JP2001234818A | ||||
| JP2006057625A | ||||
| JP2005105909A | ||||
| JP62000634A | ||||
| JP6323139A |
Foreign References:
| WO2005054657A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideki Takahashi
Mamoru Takada
Hidekazu Onishi
Mamoru Takada
Hidekazu Onishi