US3884200A - Exhaust gas recirculation control system for internal combustion engines - Google Patents

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US3884200A
US3884200A US16859571A US3884200A US 3884200 A US3884200 A US 3884200A US 16859571 A US16859571 A US 16859571A US 3884200 A US3884200 A US 3884200A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/52—Systems for actuating EGR valves
    • F02M26/55—Systems for actuating EGR valves using vacuum actuators
    • F02M26/56—Systems for actuating EGR valves using vacuum actuators having pressure modulation valves
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10S137/907—Vacuum-actuated valves
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/2278—Pressure modulating relays or followers
    • Y10T137/2409—With counter-balancing pressure feedback to the modulating device
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/86919—Sequentially closing and opening alternately seating flow controllers
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US16859571 US3884200A (en) 1971-08-03 1971-08-03 Exhaust gas recirculation control system for internal combustion engines
US3739797D US3739797A (en) 1971-08-03 1971-11-29 Control apparatus for exhaust gas recirculating system
CA134,027A CA959360A (en) 1971-08-03 1972-02-07 Exhaust gas recirculation control system for internal combustion engines
SE231572A SE386956B (sv) 1971-08-03 1972-02-24 Sett och anordning for atercirkulation av avgaser i forbrenningsmotorer
FR7212469A FR2149736A5 (sv) 1971-08-03 1972-04-10
JP3782872A JPS5146211B1 (sv) 1971-08-03 1972-04-17
AU41387/72A AU462247B2 (en) 1971-08-03 1972-04-20 Exhaust gas recirculation control system for internal combustion engines
DE2221152A DE2221152C3 (de) 1971-08-03 1972-04-28 Abgas rückführeinrichtung für eine Brennkraftmaschine
IT2675172A IT962632B (it) 1971-08-03 1972-07-07 Sistema di controllo del riciclo dei gas di scarico in un motore a combustione interna
GB3379672A GB1401343A (en) 1971-08-03 1972-07-19 Exhaust gas recirculation control system for internal combustion engines

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US20278371A 1971-11-29 1971-11-29

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FR2149736A5 (sv) 1973-03-30
IT962632B (it) 1973-12-31
US3739797A (en) 1973-06-19
AU462247B2 (en) 1975-06-19
DE2221152B2 (de) 1974-01-10
JPS5146211B1 (sv) 1976-12-08
AU4138772A (en) 1973-10-25
GB1401343A (en) 1975-07-16
CA959360A (en) 1974-12-17
DE2221152A1 (de) 1973-02-22
SE386956B (sv) 1976-08-23

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