US4131093A
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Internal combustion engines
Assignee: National Research Development Corp UK
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Filing: 1975-11-17
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Granted: 1978-12-26
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Expires: 1995-11-17
Abstract
Abstract An internal combustion engine cooled by the forced passage of fluid through ducts, in which such ducts are confined to the individual regions of the engine liable to overheat, the remaining parts of the engine which in operation rise only to acceptable temperatures being left free from such ducts. The invention includes structures to resist separation of the engine components under firing loads and to improve rigidity.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilfred P. Mansfield
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 20:58
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/004; F01; F01P; F01P3/00; F01P3/02; F02F7/00; F02F7/0065; F02F7/007; F02B; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/14; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
An internal combustion engine comprising: a cylinder block, a plurality of cylinders disposed within said block, each including a cylinder head member and having parts liable in use to overheat, namely means for injecting fuel, a valve seat member, a valve guide member and a small section of the length of the cylinder wall adjacent the head member, less deep axially than the combustion zone;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
An internal combustion engine comprising: a cylinder block, a plurality of cylinders disposed within said block, each including a cylinder head member and having parts liable in use to overheat, namely means for injecting fuel, a valve seat member, a valve guide member and a small section of the length of the cylinder wall adjacent the head member, less deep axially than the combustion zone;
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
108 words
said block and head member having a small bore annular duct formed about at least one of said parts and said block and head member having passages connecting said annular ducts in a path between a cooling fluid source and a cooling fluid outlet, said passages comprising only the minimum fluid passages necessary to conduct sufficient fluid directly to and from said annular ducts so as to cool said overheating parts, the remainder of said block and head member including no ducts exclusively for cooling creating substantial cooling effect and situated in use in the path of fluid flow between a source and an outlet for cooling fluid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
108 words
said block and head member having a small bore annular duct formed about at least one of said parts and said block and head member having passages connecting said annular ducts in a path between a cooling fluid source and a cooling fluid outlet, said passages comprising only the minimum fluid passages necessary to conduct sufficient fluid directly to and from said annular ducts so as to cool said overheating parts, the remainder of said block and head member including no ducts exclusively for cooling creating substantial cooling effect and situated in use in the path of fluid flow between a source and an outlet for cooling fluid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 in which: said cylinder head structure includes valve seats and an injector nozzle orifice for each cylinder, and said annular ducts closely surround said seats and said orifice.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 2 in which: said cylinder head structure also includes valve guides associated with said valve seats, and said cooling system also includes annular ducts closely surrounding parts of said valve guides likely in use to overheat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 in which said cooling system also includes annular fluid ducts closely surrounding the part of each said cylinder closest to its combustion zone, said fluid flow cooling ducts being absent from all other parts of said internal combustion engine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
175 words
An internal combustion engine comprising p1 a cylinder block, a plurality of cylinders disposed within said block each including a cylinder head member and having parts liable in use to overheat, namely means for injecting fuel, a valve seat member, a valve guide member and a small section of the length of the cylinder wall adjacent the head member, less deep axially than the combustion zone; said block and head member having a small bore cooling duct formed in close proximity with at least one of said parts and said block and head member having passages connecting said ducts in a path between a cooling fluid source and a cooling fluid outlet, said passages comprising only the minimum fluid passages necessary to conduct sufficient fluid directly to and from said ducts so as to cool said overheating parts, the remainder of said block and head member including no ducts exclusively for cooling creating substantial cooling effect and situated in use in the path of fluid flow between a source and an outlet for cooling fluid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
175 words
An internal combustion engine comprising p1 a cylinder block, a plurality of cylinders disposed within said block each including a cylinder head member and having parts liable in use to overheat, namely means for injecting fuel, a valve seat member, a valve guide member and a small section of the length of the cylinder wall adjacent the head member, less deep axially than the combustion zone; said block and head member having a small bore cooling duct formed in close proximity with at least one of said parts and said block and head member having passages connecting said ducts in a path between a cooling fluid source and a cooling fluid outlet, said passages comprising only the minimum fluid passages necessary to conduct sufficient fluid directly to and from said ducts so as to cool said overheating parts, the remainder of said block and head member including no ducts exclusively for cooling creating substantial cooling effect and situated in use in the path of fluid flow between a source and an outlet for cooling fluid.
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