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US4123997A
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Motor adapted for fuel comprising a product different from mineral oil product
Assignee: Bpifrance Financement SA
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Filing: 1977-03-07
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Granted: 1978-11-07
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Expires: 1997-03-07
Abstract
Abstract The engine has a device for injecting fuel, preferably at high pressure, into the cylinder of cylinders, a device adjusting the injection advance in dependence on the load, and a controlled ignition device, the said engine being arranged to use a fuel other than a petroleum product, preferably an alcohol based product, and being characterized in that its dimensional characteristics are determined to supply a volumetric compression ratio between 12 and 20, preferably between 15 and 18 and in particular close to 16, and in that the device adjusting the injection advance is such that it supplies, at least for starting, a high value of advance, particularly of the order of 180°.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger Oswald
- 👤 Georges Agache
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:46
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M13/00; F02M13/06; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02D; F02D19/00; F02D19/06; F02D19/08; F02D19/082; F02D19/084; F02B1/04; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An internal combustion engine having a pressure device for injecting fuel into the engine cylinder or cylinders, a device for adjusting the advance of the injection in dependence on the engine load, and a controlled ignition device, said engine being arranged to use a fuel comprising a product other than a petroleum product and being characterized in that the device for adjusting the injection advance supplies, at least for engine starting, a high value of advance on the order of 180°, the device for adjusting the injection advance having means for reducing the advance when the engine load increases, and the dimensional characteristics of said engine being so determined as to supply a volumetric compression ratio between 12 and 20.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An internal combustion engine having a pressure device for injecting fuel into the engine cylinder or cylinders, a device for adjusting the advance of the injection in dependence on the engine load, and a controlled ignition device, said engine being arranged to use a fuel comprising a product other than a petroleum product and being characterized in that the device for adjusting the injection advance supplies, at least for engine starting, a high value of advance on the order of 180°, the device for adjusting the injection advance having means for reducing the advance when the engine load increases, and the dimensional characteristics of said engine being so determined as to supply a volumetric compression ratio between 12 and 20.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
An engine as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that dimensional characteristics of said engine are determined so as to provide a volumetric compression ratio defined by the diagram of FIG. 1 in the hatched zone of that diagram, the compression ratio being plotted on the abscissa, while a coefficient C defined by the ratio Ca/Cg is plotted on the ordinate, the said ratio being the ratio of the active stroke of the piston (Ca) to its geometric stroke (Cq).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An engine as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that for feeding with high pressure fuel injection the dimensions are so determined as to supply a volumetric ratio of about 16 for a value C of the order of 0.80.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An engine as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that said engine is fed with a fuel selected from the lower aliphatic alcohols.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
99 words
An engine as claimed in claim 1 which is arranged to use a fuel composed of a mixture in variable porportions of a conventional petroleum product and an alcohol based product, characterised in that its dimensional characteristics are determined so as to provide a volumetric compression ratio defined by the system of curves in FIG. 7, in dependence not only on a coefficient C defined by the ratio Ca/Cg of the active stroke Ca of the piston to the geometric stroke Cg, but also in dependence on the percentage of said alcohol based product contained in the fuel mixture.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-11-06 | 1982-05-08 | 1982-11-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-11-06 | 1986-05-08 | 1986-11-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-11-06 | 1990-05-08 | 1990-11-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |