Patent ID: 9435256
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: F01N,F02B,F02D,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A control apparatus comprising: an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and a plurality of fuel injectors, the plurality of cylinders are grouped into a first cylinder group and a second cylinder group; a first exhaust passage that is connected to said internal combustion engine, with an exhaust gas of said first cylinder group flowing therethrough; a second exhaust passage that is connected to said internal combustion engine, with an exhaust gas of said second cylinder group flowing therethrough; a third exhaust passage that is formed by merging of said first exhaust passage and said second exhaust passage; a centrifugal supercharger that is equipped with a turbine arranged at a merging portion of said first exhaust passage and said second exhaust passage or in said third exhaust passage; an exhaust gas purification device that is arranged in said third exhaust passage at a location downstream of said turbine of said centrifugal supercharger, with a catalyst having an oxidation function being received therein; a bypass passage that branches from said first exhaust passage, and merges into said third exhaust passage at a location upstream of said exhaust gas purification device, while bypassing said turbine; a waste gate valve that switches opening and closing of said bypass passage; and an electronic control unit operatively connected to said waste gate valve and said plurality of fuel injectors, said electronic control unit configured to: