Patent Publication Number: US-11022057-B2

Title: Engine and control method therefor

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a U.S. National Stage entry of PCT Application No: PCT/JP2018/018769 filed on May 15, 2018, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-099817, filed May 19, 2017, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure relates to an engine and a control method therefor. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     As an exhaust purification system provided in an exhaust passage of an engine, there has been an exhaust gas purification system that includes a collection filter and an oxidation catalyst device on an upstream side thereof and that collects particulate matter discharged from the engine and then remove the particulate matter via regeneration control (see, for example, Patent Literature 1). 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Literature 1: JP-A-2010-169052 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     Incidentally, in some cases, an inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device is clogged, and clogging of the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device affects the regeneration control of the collection filter. Clogging of the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device occurs during low-speed low-load operation in which an exhaust gas temperature is low. During the low-speed low-load operation, a soluble organic fraction (SOF) contained in the exhaust gas adheres to the inlet side end surface of the oxidation catalyst device, the attached soluble organic fraction becomes a binder, and soot is deposited. In a case where the exhaust gas temperature during the low-speed low-load operation is low, the soluble organic fraction and the soot adhering to the inlet side end face tend to be highly viscous and easily deposited. The deposition of the soluble organic fractions and the soot causes clogging of the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device. 
     This disclosure provides an engine and a method for controlling the same that are capable of preventing adherence of a soluble organic fraction and a soot to an inlet side end surface of an oxidation catalyst device and thereby reducing clogging of the inlet side end surface. 
     Solution to Problem 
     According to this disclosure to achieve the above object, an engine includes: a cylinder; a cylinder injection valve that injects a fuel into the cylinder, an exhaust valve that discharges an exhaust gas generated due to combustion of the injected fuel from the cylinder; an exhaust passage through which the discharged exhaust gas passes; and an exhaust gas purification system disposed in the exhaust passage, wherein the exhaust gas purification system includes, in order from an upstream side toward a downstream side with respect to a flow of the exhaust gas in the exhaust passage, an oxidation catalyst device that oxidizes a fuel and a nitrogen oxide contained in the exhaust gas and a collection filter that collects a particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas, the engine comprising: an upstream temperature acquisition device that acquires an exhaust gas temperature on the upstream side of the oxidation catalyst device, and a control device, and wherein, based on the exhaust gas temperature on the upstream side acquired by the upstream temperature acquisition device, in performing control of supplying an unburned fuel to the oxidation catalyst device in a case where the exhaust gas temperature on the upstream side is lower than a predetermined low temperature, the control device performs control of: adjusting at least one of an injection timing of the cylinder injection valve and an opening-closing timing of the exhaust valve in at least one of before and after the supplying control; raising a temperature of the exhaust gas that substantially free of unburned fuel discharged from the exhaust valve to be higher than the low temperature; and warming the oxidation catalyst device until a predetermined warming period has passed. 
     According to this disclosure to achieve the above object, a method for controlling an engine to regenerate a collection filter by: adjusting at least one of an injection timing of a cylinder injection valve that injects a fuel into a cylinder and opening-closing timing of an exhaust valve that discharges an exhaust gas generated due to combustion of an injected fuel from the cylinder or adjusting an injection timing of a pipe injection valve disposed in an exhaust passage through which a discharged exhaust gas passes and injects a fuel; supplying unburned fuel to an oxidation catalyst device disposed in the exhaust passage; raising an exhaust gas temperature due to oxidation of the provided unburned fuel, and thereby removing a collected matter collected by a collection filter disposed on a downstream side of the oxidation catalyst device, includes: acquiring an exhaust gas temperature on the upstream side of the oxidation catalyst device; determining whether the exhaust gas temperature on the upstream side acquired by the upstream temperature acquisition device is equal to or lower than a predetermined low temperature; wherein in supplying the unburned fuel to the oxidation catalyst device to regenerate the collection filter in a case where it is determined that the exhaust gas temperature on the upstream side is equal to or lower than the low temperature, the method comprising: discharging an exhaust gas at a temperature higher than the low temperature in a manner substantially free of the unburned fuel by adjusting the at least one of the injection timing of the cylinder injection valve and the opening-closing timing of the exhaust valve at least one of before and after regenerating the collection filter; and warming the oxidation catalyst device with the discharged exhaust gas until a warming period has passed. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to this disclosure, in a status where the exhaust gas temperature on the upstream side of the oxidation catalyst device is low and the inlet side end surface of the oxidation catalyst device is clogged, heating is performed until the warming period has passed in at least one of before and after supplying the unburned fuel to the oxidation catalyst device. 
     By warming before supplying the unburned fuel to the oxidation catalyst device, it is possible to dry or combustion-remove the soluble organic fraction or soot adhering to the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device. Further, by warming after supplying the unburned fuel to the oxidation catalyst device, it is possible to reduce a residual amount of the unburned fuel that is supplied to the oxidation catalyst device and that is in a non-oxidized state. 
     In this way, this disclosure is advantageous for preventing adherence of a soluble organic fraction and a soot to an inlet side end surface of an oxidation catalyst device, and is capable of reducing clogging of the inlet side end surface of the oxidation catalyst device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating a first embodiment of an engine according to this disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a configuration diagram illustrating a control device of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a first flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a method for controlling an engine according to this disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a second flowchart illustrating the first embodiment of the method for controlling an engine according to this disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a third flowchart illustrating the first embodiment of the method for controlling an engine according to this disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is an explanatory diagram illustrating warming control of the engine of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 7  is a chronological diagram illustrating a differential pressure before and after the collection filter and a change in an exhaust gas temperature after passing through an oxidation catalyst device of the engine of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 8  is a block diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the engine according to this disclosure. 
         FIG. 9  is an explanatory diagram illustrating supplying control of the engine of  FIG. 8 . 
         FIG. 10  is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of the method for controlling an engine according to this disclosure. 
         FIG. 11  is a chronological diagram illustrating a differential pressure before and after the collection filter and a change in an exhaust gas temperature after passing through an oxidation catalyst device of the engine of  FIG. 8 . 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, an embodiment of an engine and a method for controlling the same according to this disclosure will be described. In the drawing, arrows indicated by G 1  indicate a flow of an exhaust gas, and arrows indicated by F 1  indicate a flow of an unburned fuel. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , an engine  10  of a first embodiment is mounted on a vehicle. The engine  10  includes cylinders  11 , cylinder injection valves  12 , exhaust valves  13 , an exhaust passage  14 , and an exhaust gas purification system  20 . The engine  10  includes a control device  30  and various acquisition devices  31  to  33 . 
     The plurality of cylinders  11  are arranged in series in an engine main body, and pistons (not shown) that reciprocate in a cylinder axis direction of the cylinder  11  are housed therein. The plurality of cylinder injection valves  12  are respectively disposed in the cylinders  11  and inject the fuel into the cylinders  11 . The exhaust valves  13  are respectively disposed in the cylinders  11  and open in an exhaust stroke so as to discharge from the cylinders  11  an exhaust gas G 1  generated due to combustion of the fuel injected into the cylinders  11  from the cylinder injection valves  12 . The exhaust passage  14  is connected to an exhaust manifold  15 , and allows the discharged exhaust gas G 1  to pass therethrough. 
     The exhaust gas purification system  20  is a system that is disposed in the exhaust passage  14  and purifies the exhaust gas G 1 . The exhaust gas purification system  20  includes a pipe injection valve  21 , an oxidation catalyst device  22 , a collection filter  23 , a reducing agent injection valve  24 , a selective reduction catalyst device  25 , and an ammonia catalyst device  26 , which are arranged in order from an upstream side to a downstream side with respect to the flow of the exhaust gas G 1  in the exhaust passage  14 . 
     In the pipe injection valve  21 , an injection port is inserted in the flow direction of the exhaust gas G 1  at an intermediate position of the exhaust passage  14  interposed between the exhaust manifold  15  and the oxidation catalyst device  22 . The pipe injection valve  21  is supplied with the same fuel as the fuel injected from the cylinder injection valve  12  to the cylinder  11  from a fuel supply system including a fuel tank  27   a  and a fuel pump  27   b , and functions as a device for injecting and supplying an unburned fuel F 1  toward the exhaust gas G 1 . 
     The oxidation catalyst device  22  is a porous structure having a cylindrical shape, and is formed with a plurality of ventilation holes (cells) that are partitioned by porous partition walls made of ceramics and respectively penetrate from inlets that allow inflow and outlets that allow outflow of the exhaust gas G 1  and serving as a flow path of the exhaust gas G 1 . The oxidation catalyst device  22  carries an oxidation catalyst that oxidizes hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitric oxide that are contained in the exhaust gas G 1  in the porous partition walls thereof. Examples of the oxidation catalyst include noble metals such as platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh), and palladium (Pd). 
     The collection filter  23  is a porous structure having a cylindrical shape and is partitioned by porous partition walls made of ceramics, and is formed with a plurality of ventilation holes (cells) due to porous partition walls made of ceramics similar as the oxidation catalyst device  22 . In the collection filter  23 , unlike the oxidation catalyst device  22 , each of the ventilation holes has either one of the inlet and the outlet closed by a plugging member, and adjacent ventilation holes are alternately closed at an inlet and an outlet of the collection filter  23 . 
     In the reducing agent injection valve  24 , an injection port is inserted in the flow direction of the exhaust gas G 1  at an intermediate position of the exhaust passage  14  interposed between the collection filter  23  and the selective reduction catalyst device  25 . The reducing agent injection valve  24  is supplied with urea water from a urea water supply system including a urea water tank  28   a  and a urea water pump  28   b , and urea water is added as a reducing agent to the exhaust gas G 1 . The urea water supply system is provided with a cooling water pipe  29  through which cooling water flows after cooling the engine  10 , and the urea water tank  28   a , a pipe through which the urea water flows and the like are heated by the cooling water. 
     The selective reduction catalyst device  25  is a porous structure having a cylindrical shape and is partitioned by porous partition walls made of ceramics, and is formed with a plurality of ventilation holes (cells) due to porous partition walls made of ceramics similar as the oxidation catalyst device  22 . Unlike the oxidation catalyst device  22 , the selective reduction catalyst device  25  carries a selective reduction catalyst that reduces nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas G 1  in the porous partition walls thereof. Examples of the selective reduction catalyst include vanadium and zeolite. 
     The ammonia catalyst device  26  is a device for removing ammonia contained in the exhaust gas G 1  after passing through the selective reduction catalyst device  25 , and has a function of oxidatively decomposing ammonia or a function of adsorbing ammonia. 
     The control device  30  is hardware formed by a CPU that performs various types of information processing, an internal storage device capable of reading and writing programs for information processing as well as information processing results, various interfaces, and the like. The control device  30  is electrically connected to the cylinder injection valve  12 , the pipe injection valve  21 , the reducing agent injection valve  24 , and the various acquisition devices  31  to  33  via signal lines indicated by one-dot chain lines. 
     An upstream temperature acquisition device  31  is disposed on the upstream side of the oxidation catalyst device  22  of the exhaust passage  14  with respect to the flow of the exhaust gas G 1 , and is configured with a temperature sensor that acquires an exhaust gas temperature Tx on the upstream side. The upstream temperature acquisition device  31  is preferably disposed at an inlet of the oxidation catalyst device  22 . As the upstream temperature acquisition device  31 , a device for modeling and predicting the exhaust gas temperature Tx on the upstream side based on a rotation speed of the engine  10  and an amount of fuel injected from the cylinder injection valve  12  and burned in the cylinder  11  may be used instead of the temperature sensor. 
     A post-pass temperature acquisition device  32  is disposed on the downstream side of the oxidation catalyst device  22  of the exhaust passage  14  with respect to the flow of the exhaust gas G 1 , and is configured with a temperature sensor that acquires an exhaust gas temperature Ty that is after passing through the oxidation catalyst device  22  and that is on the upstream side of the collection filter  23 . The post-pass temperature acquisition device  32  is preferably disposed at an outlet of the oxidation catalyst device  22 . As the post-pass temperature acquisition device  32 , a device for modeling and predicting the post-pass exhaust gas temperature Ty based on the exhaust gas temperature Tx on the upstream side, an oxidation reaction in the oxidation catalyst device  22 , and the like may be used instead of the temperature sensor. 
     A collection-status acquisition device  33  is a device for acquiring a collection status of a particulate matter in the collection filter  23 , and is configured with a differential pressure sensor disposed on front and rear sides of the collection filter  23  to acquire a differential pressure Px before and after the collection filter  23 . The collection-status acquisition device  33  may be any one as long as it can determine a numerical value with which it is possible to determine whether regeneration of the collection filter  23  is necessary (for example, a deposition amount of the particulate matter). As the collection-status acquisition device  33 , for example, a PM sensor that measures the particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas G 1  may be used instead of the differential pressure sensor. As the collection-status acquisition device  33 , a device for modeling and predicting the deposition amount of the particulate matter from the rotation speed of the engine  10 , a fuel injection amount, and the like may be used. 
     In the engine  10  described above, a purification target component contained in the exhaust gas G 1  generated by burning the fuel injected from the cylinder injection valve  12  inside the cylinder  11  is purified by passing through the devices of the exhaust gas purification system  20 . Specifically, the hydrocarbons, the carbon oxides, and the nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas G 1  are oxidized by the oxidation catalyst device  22 . Next, the particulate matter (soluble organic fraction (SOF) and soot) contained in the exhaust gas G 1  are collected by the collection filter  23 . Next, the selective reduction catalyst device  25  reduces the nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas G 1  via a reduction reaction performed with ammonia generated by hydrolysis of the urea water injected from the reducing agent injection valve  24 . Then, the ammonia contained in the exhaust gas G 1  is removed by the ammonia catalyst device  26 . 
     In the engine  10 , the exhaust gas temperature Tx after passing through the oxidation catalyst device  22  is raised to a temperature Ta at which it is possible to forcibly regenerate the collection filter  23  (hereinafter, referred to as a forced regeneration temperature Ta), so as to combustion-remove the particulate matter collected by the collection filter  23  due to oxidation. Examples of the forced regeneration temperature Ta includes a high temperature of 500° C. or higher. In this embodiment, in a case where the post-pass exhaust gas temperature Tx is lower than the forced regeneration temperature Ta, the unburned fuel F 1  is injected from the pipe injection valve  21  to oxidize the unburned fuel F 1  with the oxidation catalyst device  22 , and the temperature of the exhaust gas G 1  is raised by utilizing an oxidation reaction heat generated by the oxidation. 
     Forced regeneration of the collection filter  23  may occur naturally depending on an operating state of the engine  10 . For example, when the post-pass exhaust gas temperature Tx reaches the forced regeneration temperature Ta in a case where the engine  10  has a high rotation and a high load, regeneration of the collection filter  23  occurs naturally. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the control device  30  includes, as functional elements, a warming determination unit  34 , a warming adjustment unit  35 , a supply determination unit  36 , a supply adjustment unit  37 , and a timer  38 . The functional elements are stored in the internal storage device as programs, and are executed by the CPU in a timely manner. The functional elements may also be devices that function independently instead of programs. 
     The warming determination unit  34  is a functional element that determines whether to perform control of warming the oxidation catalyst device  22  before forcibly regenerating the collection filter  23 . The warming adjustment unit  35  is a functional element that adjusts an injection timing and an injection amount of the fuel injected from the cylinder injection valve  12  in the warming control. The supply determination unit  36  is a functional element that determines whether to perform control of supplying the unburned fuel F 1  injected from the pipe injection valve  21  to the oxidation catalyst device  22  in order to forcibly regenerate the collection filter  23 . The supply adjustment unit  37  is a functional element that adjusts an injection amount of the unburned fuel F 1  injected from the pip injection valve  21  in the supplying control. The timer  38  is a functional element that counts passage of time. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the control method of the engine  10  determines whether to perform periodic supplying control. 
     The collection-status acquisition device  33  acquires the differential pressure Px before and after the collection filter  23  (S 110 ). Next, based on the differential pressure Px, the supply determination unit  36  determines whether the differential pressure Px exceeds a predetermined regeneration start differential pressure Pa (S 120 ). 
     The regeneration start differential pressure Pa is set to a value with which it is possible to determine whether regeneration of the collection filter  23  is necessary. Specifically, the regeneration start differential pressure Pa is set to a value with which it is possible to determine that a fuel efficiency is deteriorated due to a pressure loss in the collection filter  23 , which is increased due to accumulation of the particulate matter in the collection filter  23 . 
     In a case where it is determined that the differential pressure Px is equal to or lower than the regeneration start differential pressure Pa in the above-described step (S 120 : NO), since it is not necessary to forcibly regenerate the collection filter  23 , the process returns to the start. On the other hand, in a case where it is determined that the differential pressure Px exceeds the regeneration start differential pressure Pa (S 120 : YES), since it is necessary to forcibly regenerate the collection filter  23 , the supply determination unit  36  determines to perform supplying control (sets a flag) (S 130 ), and the process returns to the start. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the method for controlling the engine  10  determines whether to periodically perform heating control in parallel with the flow of  FIG. 3 . 
     Th upstream temperature acquisition device  31  acquires the exhaust gas temperature Ty on the upstream side of the oxidation catalyst device  22  (S 210 ). Next, the warming determination unit  34  determines whether the exhaust gas temperature Ty on the upstream side is lower than a predetermined low temperature Tb (S 220 ). 
     The low temperature Tb is set to a value at which it is possible to determine a state in which the particulate matter adhering to the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device  22  is difficult to burn or a state in which the unburned fuel F 1  injected from the pipe injection valve  21  is difficult to vaporize. In other words, the low temperature Tb is set to the temperature of the exhaust gas G 1  upon low-speed low-load operation of the engine  10 . Examples of the low temperature Tb include a temperature of 180° C. or lower (including 180° C.). 
     In a case where it is determined that the exhaust gas temperature Ty on the upstream side is lower than the low temperature Tb in the above-described steps (S 220 : YES), the timer  38  counts a time tx that has passed since the exhaust gas temperature Ty on the upstream side became lower than the low temperature Tb (S 230 ). Next, the warming determination unit  34  determines whether the counted time tx has passed a predetermined determination time ta (S 240 ). 
     The determination time ta is set to a time at which it is possible to determine that state in which the particulate matter adhering to the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device  22  is difficult to burn or the state in which the unburned fuel F 1  injected from the pipe injection valve  21  is difficult to vaporize is continued. In other words, the determination time ta is set to a time at which it is possible to determine a state in which clogging may occur on the inlet side end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22  due to continued low-speed low-load operation of the engine  10 . 
     In a case where it is determined that the counted time tx has not passed the determination time ta in the above-described steps (S 240 : NO), since an upstream end face of the oxidation catalyst device  22  is not in a state likely to be clogged or has been clogged, the process returns to the start. On the other hand, in a case where it is determined that the counted time tx has passed the determination time ta in the above-described steps (S 240 : YES), since the upstream end face of the oxidation catalyst device  22  is likely to be clogged or has been clogged, the warming determination unit  34  determines to perform the warming control (sets a flag) (S 250 ), and the process returns to the start. 
     In a case where it is determined that the exhaust gas temperature Ty on the upstream side is higher than the low temperature Tb in the above-described steps (S 220 : NO), the timer  38  counts a time ty that has passed since the exhaust gas temperature Ty on the upstream side reached the low temperature Tb (S 260 ). Next, the warming determination unit  34  determines whether the counted time ty has passed a predetermined release time tb (S 270 ). 
     The release time tb is set to a time at which it is possible to determine that state in which the particulate matter adhering to the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device  22  is difficult to burn or the state in which the unburned fuel F 1  injected from the pipe injection valve  21  is difficult to vaporize is released. In other words, the release time tb is set to a time at which it is possible to determine that the low-speed low-load operation of the engine  10  has been released. 
     In a case where it is determined that the counted time ty has not passed the release time tb in the above-described steps (S 270 : NO), the process returns to the start. On the other hand, in a case where it is determined that the counted time ty has passed the release time tb in the above-described steps (S 270 : YES), the warming determination unit  34  determines not to perform the warming control (unsets a flag) (S 280 ), and the process returns to the start. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , in a case where it is determined to perform the supplying control and to perform the warming control according to the flow illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the process starts from A. On the other hand, in a case where it is determined to perform the supplying control without performing perform the warming control, the process starts from B. 
     The warming adjustment unit  35  starts the warming control (S 310 ). The warming adjustment unit  35  adjusts the injection timing and the injection amount of the fuel injected from the cylinder injection valve  12  so as to raise higher than the low temperature Tb the temperature of the exhaust gas G 1  substantially free of the unburned fuel discharged from the exhaust valve  13 , thereby warming the oxidation catalyst device  22 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the warming adjustment unit  35  causes the cylinder injection valve  12  to perform multi-injection based on the exhaust gas temperature Ty after passing through the oxidation catalyst device  22  acquired by the post-passage temperature acquisition device  32 , so as to adjust the exhaust gas temperature Ty equal to or higher than a predetermined clogging-preventing temperature Tc. 
     The multi-injection is injection of discharging the exhaust gas G 1  substantially free of the unburned fuel from the exhaust valve  13  and raising the post-pass exhaust gas temperature Ty to the clogging-preventing temperature Tc which is higher than the low temperature Tb. Specifically, the multi-injection is injection of performing an after-injection F 3  after a main injection F 2  of a compression stroke in the cylinder  11 . By burning an unburned residue of the main injection F 2  in the cylinder  11  via the after-injection F 3 , the exhaust gas G 1  substantially free of the unburned fuel is discharged from the exhaust valve  13 , and the exhaust gas temperature Tx on the upstream side is raised due to the combustion. 
     Although the multi-injection in which the injection timing of the cylinder injection valve  12  is adjusted is used in this embodiment, the timing of opening the exhaust valve  13  in accordance with the multi-injection may be adjusted to be earlier than the exhaust stroke. The timing of performing the main injection F 2  may be retarded instead of the after-injection F 3 . 
     The clogging-preventing temperature Tc is set to a temperature higher than the low temperature Tb and lower than the forced regeneration temperature Ta. Specifically, the clogging-preventing temperature Tc is preferably a temperature at which a high-adhesiveness particulate matter adhering to the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device  22  can be brought into a dry state, and is more preferably a temperature at which the particulate matter can be combustion-removed. 
     Next, the timer  38  counts a time tz that has passed since the warming control was started (S 320 ). Next, the warming adjustment unit  35  determines whether the counted time tz has passed a predetermined warming period tc (S 330 ). 
     The warming period tc is a period for maintaining the post-pass exhaust gas temperature Ty at the clogging-preventing temperature Tc, and is set to a period necessary for bringing into a dry state, or combustion-removing, the high-adhesiveness particulate matter adhering to the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device  22 . 
     In a case where it is determined that the counted time tz has not passed the warming period tc in the above-described steps (S 330 : NO), the warming control is continued, and the time tz is counted again. On the other hand, in a case where it is determined that the counted time tz has passed the warming period tc (S 330 : NO), the warming adjustment unit  35  ends the warming control (S 340 ). 
     Next, the supply adjustment unit  37  starts the supplying control (S 350 ). As described above, the supplying control injects the unburned fuel F 1  from the pipe injection valve  21 , so as to oxidize the unburned fuel F 1  in the oxidation catalyst device  22 . By using the oxidation reaction heat generated by the oxidation, the exhaust gas temperature Tx after passing through the oxidation catalyst device  22  is raised to the forced regeneration temperature Ta, so as to combustion-remove the particulate matter collected by the collection filter  23  due to oxidation. 
     Next, the collection-status acquisition device  33  acquires the differential pressure Px before and after the collection filter  23  (S 360 ). Next, based on the differential pressure Px, the supply determination unit  36  determines whether the differential pressure Px is lower than a predetermined regeneration end differential pressure Pb (S 370 ). 
     The regeneration end differential pressure Pb is set to a value at which it is possible to determine that the particulate matter collected by the collection filter  23  has been combustion-removed. 
     In a case where it is determined that the differential pressure Px is equal to or higher than the regeneration end differential pressure Pb in the above-described steps (S 370 : NO), the supplying control is continued, and the differential pressure Px is acquired again. On the other hand, in a case where it is determined that the differential pressure Px is lower than the regeneration end differential pressure Pb (S 370 : YES), the supply determination unit  36  ends the supplying control (S 380 ), and the process returns to the start. In a case where the supplying control is ended, all of the timer  38  and the control flags are reset. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the time tx that has passed until a time t 1  since the exhaust gas temperature Ty on the upstream side became lower than the predetermined low temperature Tb (S 220 : YES) exceeds a predetermined determination time ta (S 240 : YES), and it is determined to perform the warming control (S 250 ). When the time t 1  is reached, the post-pass exhaust gas temperature Tx is lower than the forced regeneration temperature Ta, the differential pressure Px exceeds the regeneration start differential pressure Pa (S 120 : YES), and it is determined to perform the supplying control (S 130 ). 
     During the period from the time t 1  to a time t 2 , the control of warming the oxidation catalyst device  22  is performed (S 310  to S 340 ). At this time, the exhaust gas temperature Tx after passing through the oxidation catalyst device  22  is maintained at the clogging-preventing temperature Tc. The warming control is performed until the certain warming period tc has passed. In this embodiment, the time tz is counted since the warming control was started, but may also be counted since the post-pass exhaust gas temperature Tx became the clogging-preventing temperature Tc. 
     The supplying control is performed from the time t 2  at which the warming period tc has passed (S 360  to S 380 ). The supplying control is performed until a time t 3  at which the differential pressure Px becomes lower than the regeneration end differential pressure Pb. 
     As described above, according to the engine  10 , in a status where the exhaust gas temperature Ty on the upstream side of the oxidation catalyst device  22  is low and the inlet side end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22  is clogged, the warming control of warming the oxidation catalyst device  22  to the clogging-preventing temperature Tc is performed before performing the supplying control until the warming period tc has passed. 
     By warming the oxidation catalyst device  22  before the supplying control in this manner, it is possible to dry or combustion-remove the soluble organic fraction or soot adhering to the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device  22  before supplying the unburned fuel F 1  to the oxidation catalyst device  22 . As a result, even if the unburned fuel F 1  is supplied to the oxidation catalyst device  22  due to the supplying control, it is advantageous for preventing adherence of the soluble organic fraction and the soot to the inlet side end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22 , and it is possible to prevent clogging of the inlet side end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22 . 
     The engine  10  described above limits the warming control in a state in which clogging may occur on the inlet side end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22  due to continued low-speed low-load operation of the engine  10 , and thus is capable of preventing deterioration of the fuel consumption that increases due to the multi-injection in the warming control. 
     The engine  10  described above sets the clogging-preventing temperature Tc in the warming control to a temperature higher than the low temperature Tb and lower than the forced regeneration temperature Ta. In order to maintain the exhaust gas temperature Ty after passing through the oxidation catalyst device  22  in this temperature range in the warming control, fuel less than the unburned fuel F 1  injected from the pipe injection valve  21  in the supplying control may be injected. Therefore, it is advantageous for bringing the high-adhesiveness particulate matter adhering to the inlet side end face of the oxidation catalyst device  22  into a dry state, or combustion-removing the particulate matter, while preventing deterioration of the fuel consumption. 
     In the related art, in a case of forcibly regenerating the collection filter  23 , the post-pass exhaust gas temperature Ty rises and the oxidation catalyst device  22  primarily reaches the clogging-preventing temperature Tc, but the supply of the unburned fuel F 1  is started before the state of clogging of the upstream end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22  changes. On the other hand, in the warming control, the engine  10  warms the oxidation catalyst device  22  until the warming period tc has passed. That is, by warming the oxidation catalyst device  22  until the state of clogging of the upstream end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22  is improved, it is advantageous for avoiding a problem such that even if the unburned fuel F 1  is newly supplied, the unburned fuel F 1  is accumulated as a factor of the particulate matter. 
     The engine  10  described above performs the warming control before the supplying control of forcibly regenerating the collection filter  23 . Therefore, it is advantageous for preventing new particulate matter from accumulating on the particulate matter accumulated on the upstream end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22  due to the low-speed low-load operation of the engine  10  between a previous forced regeneration and a current forced regeneration. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 8 and 9 , an engine  10  of a second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a post injection F 4  of the cylinder injection valve  12  is used instead of the pipe injection valve  21 . 
     The post injection F 4  injects fuel from the cylinder injection valve  12  at a timing of opening the exhaust valve  13 , and discharges the exhaust gas G 1  containing the unburned fuel from the exhaust valve  13 . Specifically, the post injection F 4  is performed at a timing of opening the exhaust valve  13  in the exhaust stroke. 
     As described above, the supplying control only needs to supply the unburned fuel F 1  for forcibly regenerating the collection filter  23  to the oxidation catalyst device  22 , and is exemplified as the control using the pipe injection valve  21  of the first embodiment and the control using the cylinder injection valve  12  of the second embodiment. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 10 and 11 , the engine  10  of a second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the warming control is performed immediately after the supplying control. 
     The time tx that has passed since the exhaust gas temperature Ty on the upstream side became lower than the predetermined low temperature Tb (S 220 : YES) exceeds a predetermined determination time ta (S 240 : YES), and it is determined to perform the warming control (S 250 ). The supplying control is performed until the time t 3  (S 360  to S 380 ), and is completed at the time t 3 . At the time t 3 , the control of warming the oxidation catalyst device  22  is performed (S 310  to S 340 ). At this time, the exhaust gas temperature Tx after passing through the oxidation catalyst device  22  is maintained at the clogging-preventing temperature Tc. The warming control is performed until the certain warming period tc has passed. In this embodiment, the time tz is counted since the warming control was started, but may also be counted since the post-pass exhaust gas temperature Tx became the clogging-preventing temperature Tc. 
     In this way, the engine  10  of the second embodiment performs the warming control after the supplying control of forcibly regenerating the collection filter  23 . Therefore, it is advantageous for reducing the residual amount of the unburned fuel F 1  supplied to the oxidation catalyst device  22  due to the forced regeneration, and it is possible to avoid the unburned fuel F 1  from accumulating due to non-oxidation and to prevent clogging of the upstream end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22 . 
     In the above-described embodiments, the control of warming the oxidation catalyst device  22  is performed immediately before or after the supplying control of forcibly regenerating the collection filter  23 , but may also be periodically performed during the low-speed low-load operation of the engine  10  (S 220 : YES, S 240 : YES). However, since periodically performing the control may cause deterioration of the fuel efficiency, by performing the heating control immediately before or after the supplying control of forcibly regenerating the collection filter  23  as in these embodiments, it is advantageous for preventing clogging of the upstream end surface of the oxidation catalyst device  22  while preventing the deterioration of the fuel efficiency. Further, by performing the warming control immediately after the supplying control of forcibly regenerating the collection filter  23 , it is advantageous for reliably avoiding the non-oxidation of the unburned fuel F 1 . It is to be noted that immediately before or after in the present specification is inclusive of a state in which a short time, for example, a gap of ten minutes, exists between the warming control and the supplying control. 
     In the above-described embodiments, the control of warming the oxidation catalyst device  22  is performed either immediately before or immediately after the supplying control of forcibly regenerating the collection filter  23 , but may also be performed both before and after the supplying control. 
     The present application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-099817 filed on May 19, 2017, contents of which are incorporated herein as reference. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     This disclosure is advantageous for preventing adherence of a soluble organic fraction and a soot to an inlet side end surface of an oxidation catalyst device, and is capable of reducing clogging of the inlet side end surface of the oxidation catalyst device. 
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               10  Engine 
               11  Cylinder 
               12  Cylinder injection valve 
               13  Exhaust valve 
               14  Exhaust passage 
               20  Exhaust gas purification system 
               22  Oxidation catalyst device 
               23  Collection filter 
               30  Control device 
               31  Upstream temperature acquisition device 
             G 1  Exhaust gas 
             F 1  Unburned fuel 
             Ty Exhaust gas temperature on upstream side 
             Tb Low temperature 
             tc Warming period