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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Makoto Suzuki, Mishima, JP;
Kunihiko Hayashi, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Makoto Suzuki, Mishima, JP;
Kunihiko Hayashi, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exhaust emission control system for a vehicle including a primary engine and a secondary engine having a displacement smaller than that of the primary engine is provided with an exhaust passage having a junction portion at which exhaust gas discharged from the primary engine and exhaust gas discharged from the secondary engine join together, and an exhaust emission purifying device that purifies the exhaust gas joined at the junction portion in the exhaust passage.