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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Kazuo Kojima, Nagoya, JP;
Shoichi Yokoyama, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuo Kojima, Nagoya, JP;
Shoichi Yokoyama, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an engine exhaust gas purification apparatus incorporating a LNT (lean NOx trap), during a NOx catalyst regeneration procedure for deoxidizing and removing accumulated sulfur from the LNT by producing a fuel-rich atmosphere in the exhaust system, the point at which to terminate the regeneration procedure is judged based on a difference between values of A/F ratio measured by sensors located respectively upstream and downstream from the LNT, with the regeneration being terminated when the difference falls below a predetermined threshold value.