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Four-cycle reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1976-03-02
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Granted: 1978-03-07
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Expires: 1996-03-02
Abstract
Abstract A four-cycle reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine having a main combustion chamber connected by a spill port with an unflushed ignition chamber. A fuel injection nozzle and a spark plug are arranged at the ignition chamber at angles with respect to one another. Fuel supply means are also provided at the main combustion chamber for supplying a substantial majority of the fuel consumed by the engine during operation. In order to maximize the effectiveness of the ignition chamber, while minimizing the high peak pressures, the ignition chamber and spill port are constructed so as to have an extensive homogenization of the fuel proportion injected into the ignition chamber. In preferred embodiments, the ratio of the volume of the ignition chamber to the total compression volume of the engine is in the range of 0.10 to 0.30 and the ratio of the volume of the spill port to the total compression volume is in the range of 0.01 to 0.25. Further, the injection nozzle provides between 2 and 10% of the total maximum full-load quantity of fuel for the engine and the injection of fuel into the ignition chamber is initiated during the intake stroke movement of the piston bounding the main combustion chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Jorg Abthoff
- 👤 Gunther Bubeck
- 👤 Roland Fink
- 👤 Ludwig Fricker
- 👤 Karlheinz Gube
- 👤 Jurgen Lammer
- 👤 Hans-Dieter Schuster
- 👤 Hans-Joachim Sponagel
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-30 06:30
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B19/00; F02B19/10; F02B19/1004; F02B19/1014; F02B19/1019; F02B19/108; F02B19/1085; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/027; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
280 words
A four-cycle reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine comprising: a main combustion chamber, an unflushed ignition chamber, a spill port communicating said main and ignition chambers with one another such that the combined volumes of the ignition chamber, the spill port, and the main combustion chamber in its most compressed condition together form the total compression volume. a fuel injection nozzle opening into said ignition chamber for supplying fuel to said ignition chamber, and a spark plug arranged at said ignition chamber at an angle to said injection nozzle for igniting fuel and air in said ignition chamber, wherein the ratio of the volume of the ignition chamber to said total compression volume is in the range of 0.10 to 0.30 and the ratio of the volume of the spill port to the total compression volume is in the range of 0.01 to 0.25, wherein the ratio of the diameter of the spill port to the diameter of a reference ignition chamber of a spherical shape is in the range of between 0.3 and 0.7, wherein a movable piston is provided which bounds the main combustion chamber, wherein injection means are provided for injecting fuel through said fuel injection nozzle, wherein said injection means includes means for injecting between 2 and 10% of the maximum full-load quantity of fuel supplied to said combustion chamber and ignition chamber during operation of said engine into said ignition chamber, said injection means including means for supplying the remaining quantity of fuel to the main combustion chamber, and wherein injection control means are provided for initiating injection of fuel into said ignition chamber during the intake stroke movement of the piston bounding the main combustion chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
280 words
A four-cycle reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine comprising: a main combustion chamber, an unflushed ignition chamber, a spill port communicating said main and ignition chambers with one another such that the combined volumes of the ignition chamber, the spill port, and the main combustion chamber in its most compressed condition together form the total compression volume. a fuel injection nozzle opening into said ignition chamber for supplying fuel to said ignition chamber, and a spark plug arranged at said ignition chamber at an angle to said injection nozzle for igniting fuel and air in said ignition chamber, wherein the ratio of the volume of the ignition chamber to said total compression volume is in the range of 0.10 to 0.30 and the ratio of the volume of the spill port to the total compression volume is in the range of 0.01 to 0.25, wherein the ratio of the diameter of the spill port to the diameter of a reference ignition chamber of a spherical shape is in the range of between 0.3 and 0.7, wherein a movable piston is provided which bounds the main combustion chamber, wherein injection means are provided for injecting fuel through said fuel injection nozzle, wherein said injection means includes means for injecting between 2 and 10% of the maximum full-load quantity of fuel supplied to said combustion chamber and ignition chamber during operation of said engine into said ignition chamber, said injection means including means for supplying the remaining quantity of fuel to the main combustion chamber, and wherein injection control means are provided for initiating injection of fuel into said ignition chamber during the intake stroke movement of the piston bounding the main combustion chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein the beginning of the injection into said ignition chamber is at a crank angle of approximately between 200° and 300° before the end of the compression stroke of said piston.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
An engine according to claim 2, wherein the injection control means includes means for controlling the amount of fuel injected into the ignition chamber independently of the load and of the speed of the engine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
An engine according to claim 2, wherein the injection control means includes means for controlling the amount of fuel injected into the ignition chamber so that the amount injected is reduced with increasing load and/or speed of the engine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
An engine according to claim 2, wherein the injection nozzles sprays with a spray cone of up to about 45°.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
An engine according to claim 2, wherein the axes of the spill port and of the injection nozzle are approximately congruent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An engine according to claim 6, wherein the injection nozzles sprays with a spray cone of up to about 45°.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the volume of the ignition chamber to said total compression volume is about 0.20 and the ratio of the volume of the spill port to the total compression volume is about 0.075.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An engine according to claim 8, wherein the ratio of the diameter of the spill port to the diameter of a reference ignition chamber of a spherical shape is approximately 0.5.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
An engine according to claim 9, wherein said injection means includes means for injecting approximately 4% of the maximum full-load quantity of fuel supplied to said combustion chamber and ignition chamber during operation of said engine into said ignition chamber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the diameter of the spill port to the diameter of a reference ignition chamber of a spherical shape is approximately 0.5.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein said injection means includes means for injecting approximately 4% of the maximum full-load quantity of fuel supplied to said combustion chamber and ignition chamber during operation of said engine into said ignition chamber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein the injection control means includes means for controlling the amount of fuel injected into the ignition chamber independently of the load and of the speed of the engine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein the injection control means includes means for controlling the amount of fuel injected into the ignition chamber so that the amount injected is reduced with increasing load and/or speed of the engine.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein the axes of the spark plug and of the injection nozzle are at a mutual angle of between 60° and 90°.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein the axes of the spill port and of the spark plug are approximately congruent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein the axes of the spill port and of the injection nozzle are approximately congruent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
An engine according to claim 1, wherein the injection nozzle sprays with a spray cone of up to about 45°.
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