Abstract: An exhaust emission control device comprises an oxidizing catalyst, a particulate filter on which soot is deposited, and a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of exhaust gas on the upper-stream side of the filter. An intake system of an engine is provided with an EGR valve for returning the exhaust gas to the intake system. If the temperature of the oxidizing catalyst is found to be lower than its active temperature as the particulate filter is regenerated, the catalyst is heated by delaying the injection timing for the main fuel injection of the engine and increasing the EGR gas reflux quantity. Thus, the oxidizing catalyst can be heated up without lowering the fuel-efficiency, and soot on the particulate filter can be efficiently subjected to re-combustion.

Abstract: An exhaust emission control device comprises an oxidizing catalyst, a particulate filter on which soot is deposited, and a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of exhaust gas on the upper-stream side of the filter. An intake system of an engine is provided with an EGR valve for returning the exhaust gas to the intake system. If the temperature of the oxidizing catalyst is found to be lower than its active temperature as the particulate filter is regenerated, the catalyst is heated by delaying the injection timing for the main fuel injection of the engine and increasing the EGR gas reflux quantity. Thus, the oxidizing catalyst can be heated up without lowering the fuel-efficiency, and soot on the particulate filter can be efficiently subjected to re-combustion.

Abstract: A belt drive device is constructed by looping a timing belt 14 about a driving sprocket 9, a cam sprocket 11, and a driven sprocket 12 for transmitting a driving force from the driving sprocket 9 to the sprockets 11, 12. A dynamic damper 15, comprising a ring mass 153 and an elastic ring 152 for holding the ring mass 153, is mounted on the driven sprocket 12 that has the largest amplitde of torque fluctuation among the sprockets 11, 12. The dynamic damper 15 absorbs revolution fluctuations of the driven sprocket 12 that has the largest amplitude of torque fluctuation. Thus, at the time of resonance during which the belt load on the timing belt 15 sharply increases, the sharp increase in the timing belt load can be minimized, and maximum load on the timing belt 15 can be decreased, whereby the durability of the timing belt 15 can be secured.

Abstract: An engine cooling system for inducing a stream of cold air via a radiator fan toward the rear part of a vehicle so as to cool a vehicle engine, which includes catalysts downstream of an exhaust manifold. The radiator fan is displaced in front the engine so that substantially no cold airstreams from the radiator fan directly strike the exhaust manifold. Thus, exhaust emissions are prevented from being excessively cooled, so that the catalysts can become active to purify the exhaust emissions reliably. The engine cooling system is effective to keep the catalysts active when the engine is in the partial cylinder operation mode in which the exhaust emissions tend to be lowered in the temperature.

Abstract: In an inductive radio control system for a vehicle, data transmission between a vehicle which travels along a predetermined route and a ground operation control unit is performed by inductive radio means in such a manner that one of the loop antennas discretely arranged along the predetermined route is coupled to a corresponding transmitter/receiver in accordance with the traveling position of the vehicle. The number of transmitters/receivers is the same as the maximum number of operating vehicles.