Abstract: A body structure of a vehicle satisfy at least one of the following (A), (B), and (C): (A) an adhesive amount per unit area of a first adhesive in a crossing part is smaller than an adhesive amount per unit area of the first adhesive in an adjacent part; (B) an adhesive amount per unit area of a panel adhesive in a panel crossing part is smaller than an adhesive amount per unit area of the panel adhesive in a panel adjacent part; and (C) an adhesive amount per unit area of a second adhesive in a second joining part crossing part is smaller than an adhesive amount per unit area of the second adhesive in a second joining part adjacent part.

Abstract: A first fuel addition valve disposed in a portion of a first exhaust passage upstream from a first upstream purification device, a first urea addition valve disposed in a portion of the first exhaust passage between the first upstream purification device and a first downstream purification device, and a first valve cooling passage configured such that i) refrigerant passes the first urea addition valve and the first fuel addition valve in order, and ii) the refrigerant cools the first fuel addition valve after the refrigerant cools the first urea addition valve.

Abstract: A lean control, in which a target air fuel ratio is made to vary to a lean air fuel ratio and a rich air fuel ratio across a lean air fuel ratio, and a rich control, in which the target air fuel ratio is made to vary to a lean air fuel ratio and a rich air fuel ratio across a rich air fuel ratio, are alternately carried out, wherein when carrying out the lean control, a period per one time in which the target air fuel ratio becomes the lean air fuel ratio is made longer than a period per one time in which the target air fuel ratio becomes the rich air fuel ratio, and a deviation of the lean air fuel ratio from the lean air fuel ratio is made smaller than a deviation of the rich air fuel ratio from the lean air fuel ratio.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention, decreases a duty ratio of the heater pump after connecting an engine water passage to a heater water passage, shutting off a predetermined water passage portion of the heater water passage, and increasing a duty ratio of an engine pump when the controls for shutting off the predetermined water passage portion, connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage, decreasing the duty ratio of the heater pump, and increasing the duty ratio of the engine pump, are requested to be executed.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging apparatus according to the invention executes a control for activating a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and then, executes a control for decreasing a heater pump duty ratio and a control for decreasing an engine pump duty ratio when the control for decreasing the heater pump duty ratio and the control for decreasing the engine pump duty ratio are requested to be executed in order to control a core flow rate to a requested core flow rate and an engine flow rate to a requested engine flow rate after the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage by the connection system.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention executes a control for activating a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and a control for increasing an engine pump duty ratio, and then executes a control for decreasing a heater pump duty ratio when the control for decreasing the heater pump duty ratio and the control for increasing the engine pump duty ratio are requested to be executed in order to control a core flow rate to a requested core flow rate and an engine flow rate to a requested engine flow rate after the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage by the connection system.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention activates a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and then, shuts off a heater water passage portion between a portion, into which heat exchanging water flows from the engine water passage and a portion, from which the heat exchanging water flows out toward the engine water passage, and decreases heater pump and engine pump duty ratios when the duty ratios should be decreased for controlling core and engine flow rates to requested flow rates after the particular water passage is shut off, and the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage.

Abstract: An exhaust gas control system includes a NSR catalyst, a fuel supply valve, a SCR catalyst an addition device, and an electronic control unit. When temperature of NSR catalyst is in a rage of a predetermined first temperature range and temperature of SCR catalyst is in a rage of a predetermined second temperature range, the electronic control unit is configured to add additive with the addition device, and execute predetermined air-fuel ratio processing to control the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the NSR catalyst. In the predetermined air-fuel ratio processing, the electronic control unit is configured to execute a second air-fuel ratio processing after a first air-fuel ratio processing, and execute the third air-fuel ratio processing after a first air-fuel ratio processing and the second air-fuel ratio processing and in succession to the second air-fuel ratio processing.

Abstract: A control apparatus according to the invention is applied to a heat exchanging system comprising a connection system for connecting an engine water passage for heat exchanging water for cooling an internal combustion engine and the heater water passage for the heat exchanging water for heating a heater core to each other. The apparatus activates the connection system to connect the engine water passage to the heater water passage when a temperature of the heat exchanging water circulating through the engine water passage, is equal to or higher than the temperature of the heat exchanging water circulating through the heater water passage, and an interior of a vehicle is requested to be warmed up.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises an exhaust purification catalyst. The control system comprises a temperature detecting means for detecting or estimating a temperature of the exhaust purification catalyst, performs feedback control so that an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst becomes a target air-fuel ratio, and performs target air-fuel ratio setting control which alternately sets the target air-fuel ratio to a rich set air-fuel ratio and a lean set air-fuel ratio. In addition, the control system increases a variation difference, obtained by subtracting a rich degree of the rich set air-fuel ratio from a lean degree of a lean set air-fuel ratio, when a temperature of the exhaust purification catalyst detected or estimated by the temperature detecting means is a predetermined upper limit temperature or less compared with when it is higher than the upper limit temperature.

Abstract: This disclosure is intended to suppress a noble metal supported by a three-way catalyst from being deteriorated by oxidation with the execution of fuel cut processing in a suitable manner. A control apparatus for a naturally aspirated gasoline engine is provided with a three-way catalyst, a first throttle valve, a second throttle valve arranged in the intake passage at the downstream side of the first throttle valve, an EGR valve, and a controller. When the controller carries out fuel cut processing and the temperature of the three-way catalyst is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, the controller introduces the EGR gas into a cylinder of the gasoline engine as intake air by fully closing the first throttle valve and by opening the EGR valve, and further controls an amount of the EGR gas by adjusting the degree of opening of the second throttle valve.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises an exhaust purification catalyst arranged in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine; an upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor for detecting an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst; and a downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor for detecting an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst. An abnormality diagnosis system of air-fuel ratio sensors judges that at least one of the air-fuel ratio sensors has become abnormal when a difference or ratio between an output value of said upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor and an output value of said downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor becomes outside a predetermined range of normal difference or predetermined range of normal ratio during atmospheric gas introduction control where the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst becomes atmospheric gas.

Abstract: An object is to supply fresh air and EGR gas into a cylinder in good balance according to the required load in a naturally aspirated gasoline engine. When the operation state of the engine falls in a low load range, a control apparatus adjusts the degree of opening of the second throttle while keeping the first throttle fully open and controls EGR gas quantity by adjusting the degree of opening of the EGR valve. When the operation state falls in a middle load range, the apparatus controls EGR gas quantity by adjusting the degree of opening of the first throttle while keeping the EGR valve fully open. When the operation state falls in a high load range, the apparatus adjusts the degree of opening of the first throttle while keeping the second throttle fully open and controls EGR gas quantity by adjusting the degree of opening of the EGR valve.

Abstract: A deterioration diagnosis apparatus for an exhaust gas purification apparatus according to the invention performs an induction process when an internal combustion engine is operating at a lean air-fuel ratio, measures the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the SCR catalyst and the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out of the SCR catalyst by the air-fuel ratio sensor during the period through which the induction process is performed, and diagnoses deterioration of the SCR catalyst based on the difference between the air-fuel ratios thus measured. The diagnosis apparatus adjusts the quantity of reducing agent supplied to a hydrogen production catalyst during the period through which the induction process is performed, taking account of the degree of deterioration of the hydrogen production catalyst.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to the invention controls an activation of a flow rate changing valve such that a block water flow rate proportion when an engine output is relatively large in a range of the engine output equal to or larger than a predetermine engine output, is larger than the block water flow rate proportion when the engine output is relatively small in the range of the engine output equal to or larger than a predetermine engine output.

Abstract: The cooling apparatus of the internal combustion engine according to the invention executes an incompletely-warmed state control for supplying the cooling water to the cylinder block water passage from the cylinder head water passage without flowing the cooling water through the radiator and supplying the cooling water to the cylinder head water passage from the cylinder block water passage when the temperature of the cooling water is lower than the engine completely-warmed water temperature at which the engine is estimated to be warmed completely.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to the invention comprises a first passage formed in the cylinder block, through which the cooling medium flows for cooling between-bores portions, a second passage formed in the cylinder block, through which the cooling medium flows for cooling a bore-surrounding portion, and a cooling medium supplying mechanism for supplying the cooling medium to the first and second passages such that ability of the cooling medium for cooling the between-bore portions, is different from the ability of the cooling medium for cooling the bore-surrounding portion.

Abstract: The cooling apparatus of the engine sets the first shut-off valve to the closed position, sets the second shut-off valve to the open position, and performs the opposite flow connection operation to supplies the cooling water directly to the cylinder block water passage from the cylinder head water passage without flowing the cooling water through the radiator and to the heat exchanger from the cylinder head water block when the engine temperature is lower than the completely-warmed temperature, and the cooling water is requested to be supplied to the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus of an engine of the invention has a circulation passage for supplying cooling water to head and block passages through a heat exchanger. The apparatus circulates the cooling water through the circulation passage when a second condition is satisfied and then, a first condition is satisfied. The first condition includes a water supply condition that a supply of the cooling water to the exchanger is requested. The second condition includes the water supply condition and a condition that a cooling water temperature is lower than an engine completely-warmed water temperature.

Abstract: An object is to supply fresh air and EGR gas into a cylinder in good balance according to the required load in a naturally aspirated gasoline engine. When the operation state of the engine falls in a low load range, a control apparatus adjusts the degree of opening of the second throttle while keeping the first throttle fully open and controls EGR gas quantity by adjusting the degree of opening of the EGR valve. When the operation state falls in a middle load range, the apparatus controls EGR gas quantity by adjusting the degree of opening of the first throttle while keeping the EGR valve fully open. When the operation state falls in a high load range, the apparatus adjusts the degree of opening of the first throttle while keeping the second throttle fully open and controls EGR gas quantity by adjusting the degree of opening of the EGR valve.