Patent ID: 11879376
Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 6:
7. A traction device for a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine and a treatment device for the combustion gases that is active from an actuating temperature, where the internal combustion engine includes a plurality of cylinders that are each provided with at least one air intake valve and at least one exhaust valve, and a fuel injector, the combustion gas treatment device being placed downstream of the exhaust valve,
the traction device comprising:
an electrical heater for heating the combustion gas treatment device; and
a temperature sensor configured to record the temperature of the combustion gas treatment device; and
a control device configured to activate the electrical heater and stop a fuel supply into one or more of the cylinders of the internal combustion engine during operation of the internal combustion engine as long as the temperature of the combustion gas treatment device is below an actuating threshold temperature.