US3797466A
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Fuel injection internal combustion engine
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1971-07-21
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Granted: 1974-03-19
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Expires: 1991-07-21
Abstract
Abstract To make available a fuel internal combustion engine which can be driven with a relatively lean combustible mixture to reduce concentrations of toxic hydrocarbons, carbon-monoxides and nitrogen oxides in engine exhaust gases without impairing combustion efficiency of the engine, the engine is provided with an improved combustion chamber which consists of a usual space usually used as the combustion chamber and an additional space formed in an end wall of a piston. A fuel injection valve and a spark plug spaced from the valve are located in alignment with this additional space so that a major portion of the supplied fuel is distributed to the additional space so as to produce therein a relatively rich combustible mixture which can be readily ignited by the spark plug whereby a relatively lean mixture produced in the usual space of the combustion chamber is ignited by the aid of the flames resulting from the combustion of the rich mixture.
Inventors
- 👤 S Nambu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 00:14
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02F; F02F3/00; F02F3/26; F02B; F02B23/00; F02B23/08; F02B23/10; F02B2023/102; F02B2023/108; F02B75/00; F02B75/12; F02B2075/125; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
212 words
A fuel injection internal combustion engine for motor vehicles in which each cylinder arrangement comprises: a cylinder; a cylinder head mounted on said cylinder, said cylinder head defining a flat plane which defines the upper limits of the cylinder; an air intake passage having a downstream end portion curved and opening into said cylinder at said cylinder head to provide a curved flow of air in said cylinder; a piston within said cylinder to provide a space between said cylinder head and said piston, said piston having formed in its end wall facing said cylinder head a groove which is immediately contiguous to said space to provide a combustion chamber, said groove extending along said flow of air and having an upstream portion and a downstream portion with respect to said flow of air; a fuel injection nozzle mounted in said cylinder head and disposed above said upstream portion; a spark plug mounted in said cylinder head and having a central electrode projecting into said groove at said downstream portion when said piston is at top dead center; an exhaust port leading from said combustion chamber and opened to the open air; and wherein said groove is curved about an axis of said piston to form a curved groove having closed end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
212 words
A fuel injection internal combustion engine for motor vehicles in which each cylinder arrangement comprises: a cylinder; a cylinder head mounted on said cylinder, said cylinder head defining a flat plane which defines the upper limits of the cylinder; an air intake passage having a downstream end portion curved and opening into said cylinder at said cylinder head to provide a curved flow of air in said cylinder; a piston within said cylinder to provide a space between said cylinder head and said piston, said piston having formed in its end wall facing said cylinder head a groove which is immediately contiguous to said space to provide a combustion chamber, said groove extending along said flow of air and having an upstream portion and a downstream portion with respect to said flow of air; a fuel injection nozzle mounted in said cylinder head and disposed above said upstream portion; a spark plug mounted in said cylinder head and having a central electrode projecting into said groove at said downstream portion when said piston is at top dead center; an exhaust port leading from said combustion chamber and opened to the open air; and wherein said groove is curved about an axis of said piston to form a curved groove having closed end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fuel injection internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said groove extends annularly to form an annular groove.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A fuel injection internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fuel injection valve is angled to admit fuel into said combustion chamber in a direction substantially in line with the direction in which said groove extends toward said central electrode.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-03-18 | 1977-09-17 | 1978-03-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-03-18 | 1981-09-17 | 1982-03-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-03-18 | 1985-09-17 | 1986-03-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |