Patent ID: 6758039
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: F01N,F02D,Y02T

Abstract:
An exhaust gas cleaning system for an internal combustion engine having a particulate filter, which is disposed in an exhaust pipe for collecting exhaust particulate matters included in the exhaust gas discharged from cylinders of an engine main body and is regenerated at a predetermined timing by eliminating the collected exhaust particulate matters, the system comprising:passing state detecting means for detecting a passing state of the exhaust gas through the particulate filter; operating state detecting means for detecting an operating state of the engine main body; measuring accuracy determination value calculating means for calculating a measuring accuracy determination value based on the detected operating state or the detected passing state; measuring accuracy determining means for determining whether the measuring accuracy of a collection quantity of the collected exhaust particulate matters is higher than a threshold measuring accuracy or not by comparing the measuring accuracy determination value with a predetermined value; first collection quantity calculating means for calculating the collection quantity based on the detected passing state of the exhaust gas when the measuring accuracy is determined to be higher than the threshold measuring accuracy; collection quantity increment value calculating means for calculating a discharge quantity of the exhaust particulate matters discharged from the engine main body per unit time based on the detected operating state of the engine main body and for calculating a collection quantity increment value per unit time from the calculated discharge quantity per unit time when the measuring accuracy is determined to be lower than the threshold measuring accuracy; second collection quantity calculating means for calculating the collection quantity by adding the collection quantity increment value to the previous collection quantity when the measuring accuracy is determined to be lower than the threshold measuring accuracy; regeneration determining means for determining whether the collection quantity, which is calculated by the first or second collection quantity calculating means, is greater than a threshold collection quantity or not; and regeneration performing means for performing the regeneration of the particulate filter if the collection quantity is determined to be greater than the threshold collection quantity.