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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Daniel Baum, Aalen, DE;
Thomas Rauner, Blaubeuren, DE;
Inventors:
Daniel Baum, Aalen, DE;
Thomas Rauner, Blaubeuren, DE;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/192 (2012.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); B60L 2240/445 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 2510/068 (2013.01); B60W 2550/12 (2013.01); F01N 9/00 (2013.01); F01N 2240/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/54 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y10T 477/23 (2015.01);
Abstract
To improve the purification action of a catalytic converter that is being heated but has not yet reached a desired operating temperature, the internal combustion engine is driven by an electric machine to convey a flow of heating medium through a catalytic converter for heating purposes before the internal combustion engine is started.