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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2017
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Takashi Kasai, Hiroshima, JP;
Kazunori Hirasawa, Aki-gun, JP;
Yoshitaka Wada, Hiroshima, JP;
Tetsuro Furuta, Hiroshima, JP;
Masahiro Naito, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An exhaust pipe of an engine includes a crank-shaped pipe portion having a first bend and a second bend which guide exhaust gas to a mixer, and a straight pipe portion which is continuous with the second bend. The mixer is arranged in the straight pipe portion. An injector is attached to a portion of the second bend which faces the mixer. The injector has an injection axis which extends in a longitudinal direction of the straight pipe portion so as to point toward the mixer. A guide which guides a part of the exhaust gas from the first bend toward the injector is provided inside the crank-shaped pipe portion.