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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Kenji Tanimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Kota Maekawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Eiji Nakai, Hiroshima, JP;
Motoshi Kataoka, Hiroshima, JP;
Masanobu Kanno, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An exhaust gas recirculation control device of an engine is provided. The device includes: an exhaust turbocharger having a turbine disposed in an exhaust passage and a compressor disposed in an intake passage; a low-pressure EGR passage connecting a part of the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine to a part of the intake passage upstream of the compressor; a low-pressure EGR valve disposed in the low-pressure EGR passage and for changing a cross-sectional area of the low-pressure EGR passage; an exhaust shutter valve disposed downstream of the connected part of the exhaust passage to the low-pressure EGR passage, and for changing a cross-sectional area of the exhaust passage; a valve control device for controlling openings of the low-pressure EGR valve and the exhaust shutter valve; and a gear range detector for detecting a gear range of a transmission of a vehicle in which the engine is installed.