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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Norio Inami, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 27/06 (2006.01); B01J 19/12 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); F02M 37/00 (2006.01); C10G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 27/06 (2013.01); B01J 19/123 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); C10G 15/08 (2013.01); F02M 37/0082 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0801 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0877 (2013.01); B01J 2219/1203 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03427 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a fuel reformer for a vehicle. The vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a fuel tank in which fuel of the internal combustion engine is stored, and a fuel supply device configured to supply the fuel in the fuel tank to the internal combustion engine. The fuel reformer includes an irradiator configured to emit light from an irradiation portion. The irradiation portion is disposed at a position where the fuel stored in the fuel tank is irradiated with the light without the light passing through a gas phase region in the fuel tank.