Water injection system for internal combustion engines

Claim 1

In combination with an internal combustion engine having at least one combustion cylinder characterized by a combustion cycle; fuel intake and exhaust ports intersecting said cylinder; intake valve means located at the intersection of said intake port and said combustion cylinder for controlling the supply of fuel to said combustion cycle; exhaust valve means located at the intersection of said exhaust port and said combustion cylinder for controlling the exhausting of combustion products from said cylinder in synchronism with said combustion cycle; the improvement for injecting water into said combustion cylinder in synchronism with said combustion cycle comprising: a. fluid valve means mounted in communication with said combustion cylinder; said fluid valve means comprising: a generally cylindrical body having a circular bore therein; nozzle means at one end of said bore in communication with said combustion cylinder at a point intermediate said intake and exhaust ports; a fluid inlet port radially intersecting said bore; and reciprocatable valve stem means longitudinally moveable within said bore for selectively covering or uncovering said fluid inlet port; b. pump means coupled to said fluid inlet port for supplying water to said fluid valve means; c. a rotary cam shaft driven by said engine; d. an eccentric cam carried by said cam shaft; e. and linkage means following said cam and coupled for reciprocating said valve stem in response to rotation of said cam shaft, said linkage means comprising: an elongated rocker arm pivotally supported at a point intermediate its length; one end of said rocker arm engaging an end of said valve stem; an elongated reciprocatable rod engaging at one of its ends the other end of said rod carrying a roller in following relationship to said cam.