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US4072136A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for supplying rich air/fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine

Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1975-11-06
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Granted: 1978-02-07
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Expires: 1995-11-06
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Abstract

Abstract An auxiliary combustion chamber at least partially embedded in the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine adjacent the intake valve of a main combustion chamber and having a spark plug positioned in the auxiliary chamber and unvalved inlet and outlet ports interconnecting the auxiliary chamber with the main chamber. The air/fuel mixture drawn into the main combustion chamber is deflected by the back surface of the intake valve into the inlet port of the auxiliary combustion chamber toward the spark plug. The auxiliary combustion chamber may include a shell positioned in a cavity in the cylinder head with devices for properly positioning the shell in the cavity and for retaining the shell and preventing it from rotating. A passage is provided for rich air/fuel mixture terminating at the rear surface of the valve, when closed, with refinements of the passage, shape of the inlet port, and main combustion chamber wall facilitating the flow of the rich mixture into the auxiliary combustion chamber by venturi action. The flow of fresh mixture into the auxiliary combustion chamber through suction scavenges the combustion gas remaining from the prior firing sequence.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masaaki Noguchi
  • 👤 Yukiyasu Tanaka
  • 👤 Setsuro Sekiya
  • 👤 Katsuhiko Motosugi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 10:50
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B19/00; F02B19/10; F02B19/1019; F02B19/1023; F02B19/1066; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 200 words
In an internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a piston, a cylinder head associated with said cylinder and piston to define a combustion chamber, an intake passage for supplying a lean air/fuel mixture into the combustion chamber, an auxiliary passage for supplying a rich air/fuel mixture which opens in said intake passage, an intake valve for controlling the flow of the air/fuel mixture into the combustion chamber and an ignition spark plug provided in the combustion chamber, the rich air/fuel mixture supplied from said auxiliary passage being deflected by the back surface of the intake valve and thereafter supplied only into the vicinity of the electrode of the ignition spark plug whereby a stratified combustion of the rich air/fuel mixture and the lean air/fuel mixture is ensured in the combustion chamber, the improvement wherein the auxiliary passage for supplying a rich air/fuel mixture is provided in the cylinder head opening into the inner wall of the lean air/fuel mixture passage, and wherein said auxiliary passage includes an individual, straight tube communicating between the opening in said inner wall and the combustion chamber, said tube terminating at the back surface of the intake valve in the closed position of the valve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 200 words
In an internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a piston, a cylinder head associated with said cylinder and piston to define a combustion chamber, an intake passage for supplying a lean air/fuel mixture into the combustion chamber, an auxiliary passage for supplying a rich air/fuel mixture which opens in said intake passage, an intake valve for controlling the flow of the air/fuel mixture into the combustion chamber and an ignition spark plug provided in the combustion chamber, the rich air/fuel mixture supplied from said auxiliary passage being deflected by the back surface of the intake valve and thereafter supplied only into the vicinity of the electrode of the ignition spark plug whereby a stratified combustion of the rich air/fuel mixture and the lean air/fuel mixture is ensured in the combustion chamber, the improvement wherein the auxiliary passage for supplying a rich air/fuel mixture is provided in the cylinder head opening into the inner wall of the lean air/fuel mixture passage, and wherein said auxiliary passage includes an individual, straight tube communicating between the opening in said inner wall and the combustion chamber, said tube terminating at the back surface of the intake valve in the closed position of the valve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 60 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein said straight tube has one open end for contacting the back surface of the intake valve in the closed position of the valve and an opposite open end threaded into the opening in the wall of the cylinder head at the termination of the auxiliary passage, determining the length of the straight tube precisely.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 75 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein said straight tube has one open end for contacting the back surface of the intake valve in the closed position of the valve and an opposite open end including a terminal portion press-fitted into the opening in the wall of the cylinder head at the termination of the auxiliary passage and a flange portion abutting the wall of the cylinder head, determining the length of the straight tube precisely.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-02-06 1981-08-08 1982-02-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-02-06 1985-08-08 1986-02-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-02-06 1989-08-08 1990-02-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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