(19)
(11) EP 2 065 589 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
05.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/32

(43) Date of publication:
03.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/23

(21) Application number: 08020607.1

(22) Date of filing: 27.11.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F02M 25/12(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 30.11.2007 JP 2007309664

(71) Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sano, Tadashi
    Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • Togashi, Shigenori
    Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • Ishikawa, Takao
    Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • Shimada, Atsushi
    Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • Souma, Kenichi
    Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)

(74) Representative: Beetz & Partner 
Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Engine system


(57) An engine system in which either hydrogen produced from a hydrogen containing medium in terms of reaction using a catalyst or a mixture of the hydrogen and the hydrogen containing medium is employed as a fuel, in order to restrict heat deformation of a reactor, the engine system (100) including a reactor (1) configured to cause a reaction using a catalyst, in which the reactor (1) is constituted by alternately disposing plural exhaust passages (52) and plural fuel passageways (51) of the engine system with a wall interposed therebetween; at least one carrier (61) configured to carry the catalyst and to be formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape is fitted in at least one of fuel passageways (51); and the carrier (61) is provided with a plate portion (65) which has a surface disposed in a fuel flowing direction and is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape and at least one slit portion (63) which divides the surface of the plate portion (65) in the fuel flowing direction.