Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus, which is intended to improve hydrocarbon purifying performance and simplify the after-treatment of adsorbed hydrocarbon, an in which a three way valve 51 is operated under the control of a controller 80 to cause a bypass exhaust gas passage 30 to be communicated with a main exhaust gas passage, so that hydrocarbon in exhaust gas is adsorbed onto an adsorption catalyst 40 when the temperature of a three way catalyst 20 in the main exhaust gas passage 13 is low. When the three way catalyst temperature increases, the bypass exhaust gas passage is shut off from the main exhaust gas passage by the three way valve and the adsorption catalyst is heated by a heater 60, so that the adsorbed hydrocarbon is oxidized at the adsorption catalyst to form a harmless substance.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine having an exhaust purifying catalytic device which absorbs nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust when the engine is in a lean-combustion mode and which deoxidizes the absorbed nitrogen oxides when the engine is in a rich-combustion mode. The engine control apparatus includes an electronic control unit for estimating the amount of purifying capability reducing substances other than nitrogen oxides, which decreases the nitrogen oxide adsorbing ability of the catalytic device, absorbed by the catalytic device, on the basis of the accumulated value of vehicle travel distance, fuel consumption of engine, or intake air amount. The control unit changes the operating condition of engine so that the exhaust gas temperature is increased when it is judged that the estimated adsorption amount has reached a predetermined adsorption amount.

Abstract: An exhaust emission control system for a motor vehicle is disposed in an exhaust path, comprises a first catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas during activation of an engine, a second catalyst disposed downstream of the first catalyst and including a lean NOx catalyst, a bypass detouring the first catalyst, a select valve for controlling the amount of exhaust gas to be introduced into the bypass and first catalyst, and a control unit for controlling the select valve and flow of the exhaust gas according to operating status of the engine.

Abstract: A method and device for determining and controlling the condition of a spark ignition internal combustion engine involves detecting a physical value of combustion varying in association with combustion in the combustion chamber, then calculating the heat evolution rate from the physical value, and then determining the adjusting the combustion condition in dependence on the falling area of the heat evolution rate.

Abstract: An intake port device comprises an intake port (9) formed by a straight part (13) and a helical part (15), and a valve (17) disposed adjacent to the inlet of the intake port. In order that intake air flow having a large swirl ratio can be supplied to an engine without being encountered with a large resistance even in a light-loaded condition of the engine, the valve (17) is held in its closed position without causing any sharp decrease in the coefficient of intake air flow when closed. In a modification of the intake port device, the valve (17) holds open the lower half of the intake port 9 in its closed position, so that intake air flow having a large swirl ratio can be supplied without being encounted with a large resistance even when the load of the engine is light. In another modification of the intake port device, the free end of the valve (17) is bent and deformed in the downstream direction of intake air so that the flow of intake air may not be encountered with a large resistance.

Abstract: An engine cooling device comprises an oil jacket surrounding a cylinder portion of an engine, an oil gallery supplying high-pressure oil to various parts of the engine, and an oil pressure regulator disposed between the oil jacket and the oil gallery to reduce the pressure of the high-pressure oil supplied from the oil gallery and to supply the oil at a reduced pressure to the oil jacket. Thus, the required mechanical strength of the oil jacket can be decreased to decrease the weight of the engine cylinder block.

Abstract: A vehicle engine control device includes an operation-degree detecting device for detecting the degree of each operation of a manually operated member effected to control the output of the engine via a throttle valve actuator and a throttle valve; a target acceleration setting device for generating a target acceleration signal corresponding to the degree of the operation of the manually operated member; an acceleration detecting device for detecting each operative acceleration of the vehicle; and a control signal outputting device for comparing the target acceleration signal, which has been generated from the target acceleration setting device, with the detection results from the accelerating detecting device and then outputting a control signal to the actuator so as to control the degree to which the throttle valve is opened in such a way that the operative acceleration of the vehicle is controlled to the target acceleration.