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Exhaust gas cleaning device for internal combustion engine

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5582066
An exhaust gas cleaning device comprises a casing provided with an inlet port which is communicated with an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine and an outlet port, two particulates collecting members disposed in two independent exhaust gas flowing passages which are communicated with the inlet port and the outlet port of the casing, a valve means provided on the downstream side of the two exhaust gas flowing passages for selectively passing the exhaust gases into either one of the exhaust gas flowing passages and a heated air supplying means provided on the downstream side of the collecting members for selectively supplying heated air into either one of the particulates collecting members.
Assignee:
Nippon Soken Inc. (Japan); Toyota Jidosha Kogyo K K (Japan)
Patent Number(s):
US 4386497
OSTI ID:
5582066
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English