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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Osamu Sato, Takahama, JP;
Inventor:
Osamu Sato, Takahama, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 23/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/027 (2006.01); F01B 25/00 (2006.01); F01D 17/00 (2006.01); F01D 19/00 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbocharger of a supercharging apparatus includes a turbine impeller, which is rotatable by exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. An electric heater is placed in an exhaust passage, which extends from an exhaust outlet of the internal combustion engine to the turbine impeller. The electric heater generates a heat when the electric heater is energized.