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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1980
Filed:
May. 03, 1979
Kenneth R Meloche, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Coburn C Bland, Jr, Haslett, MI (US);
Ronald R Terry, Mineral Ridge, OH (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle having a turbocharged internal combustion engine and a heat initiated exhaust treatment device, such as a catalytic converter, in the exhaust system is provided with a multiple function turbine bypass valve with controls that provide bypass of the exhaust gases directly to the treatment device during warm-up and also provide a boost controlling wastegate function that limits the turbocharger boost pressure during normal operation. Full throttle bypass override to provide turbocharger boost during warm-up as well as other control and operating functions are also disclosed.