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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010

Filed:

Sep. 02, 2004
Applicants:

Kouji Masuda, Ageo, JP;

Kiminobu Hirata, Ageo, JP;

Hisashi Akagawa, Ageo, JP;

Shuichi Nakamura, Ageo, JP;

Hiroki Ueno, Ageo, JP;

Ikuo Sakai, Ageo, JP;

Inventors:

Kouji Masuda, Ageo, JP;

Kiminobu Hirata, Ageo, JP;

Hisashi Akagawa, Ageo, JP;

Shuichi Nakamura, Ageo, JP;

Hiroki Ueno, Ageo, JP;

Ikuo Sakai, Ageo, JP;

Assignee:

Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd., Ageo-Shi, Saitama-Ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A NOreduction catalyst and an ammonia slip oxidation catalyst are disposed in an exhaust system in this order, and also, an electric fan is disposed on piping which communicates an upper space of a storage tank storing therein a reducing agent with the exhaust upstream of the NOreduction catalyst. Then, when the temperature of the ammonia slip oxidation catalyst reaches or exceeds the temperature for activating a catalyst thereof, the electric fan is operated for a predetermined period of time, so that the gas (ammonia series gas) in the upper space of the storage tank is forcibly discharged to the upstream side of the NOreduction catalyst. Further, a discharge-forcing device, such as an electric fan or the like, forcibly discharging the gas in the upper space of the storage tank, an adsorbing device temporarily adsorbing thereto the forcibly discharged gas and an oxidation catalyst oxidizing the gas desorbed from the adsorbing device, may be disposed to the storage tank in this order.


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