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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Kazuhiro Wakao, Susono, JP;
Kazuhiro Sakurai, Gotemba, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Wakao, Susono, JP;
Kazuhiro Sakurai, Gotemba, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The internal combustion engine includes a reformer for reforming a fuel air mixture of a predetermined fuel and air to produce a reformed fuel, a bypass pipe for supplying air to the reformer, an on-off valve provided in the bypass pipe, and an ECU. The ECU makes the on-off valve open to start a fuel reforming operation in the reformer when a pressure at a position downstream of the on-off valve is lower than a pressure at a position upstream of the on-off valve.