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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirofumi Ohuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Wachi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Katashiba, Tokyo, JP;
Tosiaki Yonekura, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 ;
Abstract
In order to suppress the quantity of the nitrogen oxide to be released to the atmosphere when the operation state is shifted from the engine operation with lean air fuel ratio to that with stoichiometric air fuel ratio, the exhaust gas purification apparatus is arranged such that by forced rich operation, when the operation state is shifted from the engine operation with lean air fuel ratio to that with stoichiometric air fuel ratio, the operation state is shifted to the engine operation with stoichiometric air fuel ratio after performing that with rich air fuel ratio.