Exhaust gas recirculation system for internal combustion engine

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EP 1 186 767 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	23.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/17

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/11

(21)	Application number: 01121561.3

(22)	Date of filing: 10.09.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F02M 25/07

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

11.09.2000 JP 2000275428

(71)	Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
	Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Shibata, Masahito, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) Otsubo, Yasuhiko, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) Shimizu, Sadanobu, Toyota Industries Corporation Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken (JP)

(74)	Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing.
	Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR, TBK-Patent, Bavariaring 4 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	Exhaust gas recirculation system for internal combustion engine

(57) An EGR system for an internal combustion engine includes a cooling means (44) disposed in an EGR passage (40) for cooling an EGR gas, an EGR-gas compressor (46) disposed in the EGR passage (40) upstream of the cooling means (44) for compressing the EGR gas, an EGR-gas turbine (48) disposed in the EGR passage (40) downstream of the cooling means (44) for expanding the EGR gas, and driving means (50) for driving the EGR-gas compressor and turbine (46),(48). The EGR passage (40) extends in communication between the exhaust passage (30) downstream of a turbine (34) of a supercharger for the engine and the intake air passage (20) upstream of a compressor (24) of the supercharger. When the EGR system is equipped with a diesel particulate filter (36), the EGR passage (40) is connected to a portion of the exhaust passage (30) downstream of the particulate filter (36).

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