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US4181100A
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Internal combustion engine operated on injected fuel supplemented with hydrogen
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1977-09-02
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Granted: 1980-01-01
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Expires: 1997-09-02
Abstract
Abstract A lean mixture, rich in hydrogen, is introduced into the combustion chamber. Fuel is then injected to the center of the chamber to provide a rich strata. The rapid flame front propagation due to the hydrogen minimizes the HC production quench.
Inventors
- 👤 Kimitaka Yamane
- 👤 Akira Morita
- 👤 Zene Ueno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 13:38
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B43/00; F02B43/10; F02D; F02D19/00; F02D19/06; F02D19/0639; F02D19/0642; F02D19/0644; F02D19/0663; F02D19/0668; F02D19/0671; F02D19/0686; F02D19/0689; F02D19/08; F02D19/081; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; F02B75/00; F02B75/12; F02B2075/125; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y02T10/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S123/00; Y10S123/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
An internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a cylinder head and a piston reciprocally disposed in the cylinder to define a combustion chamber between it and the cylinder head, comprising: an air-intake passage fluidly connected to the combustion chamber to supply air therethrough to the combustion chamber; hydrogen gas supply means for supplying hydrogen gas into said air-intake passage in response to the amount of the air supplied to the combustion chamber; a fuel injector for injecting liquid fuel to the central portion of the combustion chamber to form a rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; and a spark plug disposed through the generally central portion of the cylinder head to ignite the rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
An internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a cylinder head and a piston reciprocally disposed in the cylinder to define a combustion chamber between it and the cylinder head, comprising: an air-intake passage fluidly connected to the combustion chamber to supply air therethrough to the combustion chamber; hydrogen gas supply means for supplying hydrogen gas into said air-intake passage in response to the amount of the air supplied to the combustion chamber; a fuel injector for injecting liquid fuel to the central portion of the combustion chamber to form a rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; and a spark plug disposed through the generally central portion of the cylinder head to ignite the rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
162 words
An internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a cylinder head and a piston reciprocally disposed in the cylinder to define a combustion chamber between it and the cylinder head, comprising: an air-intake passage fluidly connected to the combustion chamber to supply air therethrough to the combustion chamber; hydrogen gas supply means for supplying hydrogen gas into said air-intake passage in response to the amount of the air supplied to the combustion chamber; a fuel injector for injecting liquid fuel to the central portion of the combustion chamber to form a rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; a spark plug disposed through the generally central portion of the cylinder head to ignite the rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; and means for causing said spark plug to ignite hydrogen gas supplied by said hydrogen gas supply means before the liquid fuel is injected from said fuel injector into the combustion chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
162 words
An internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a cylinder head and a piston reciprocally disposed in the cylinder to define a combustion chamber between it and the cylinder head, comprising: an air-intake passage fluidly connected to the combustion chamber to supply air therethrough to the combustion chamber; hydrogen gas supply means for supplying hydrogen gas into said air-intake passage in response to the amount of the air supplied to the combustion chamber; a fuel injector for injecting liquid fuel to the central portion of the combustion chamber to form a rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; a spark plug disposed through the generally central portion of the cylinder head to ignite the rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; and means for causing said spark plug to ignite hydrogen gas supplied by said hydrogen gas supply means before the liquid fuel is injected from said fuel injector into the combustion chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
158 words
An internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a cylinder head and a piston reciprocally disposed in the cylinder to define a combustion chamber between it and the cylinder head, comprising; an air-intake passage fluidly connected to the combustion chamber to supply air therethrough to the combustion chamber; hydrogen gas supply means for supplying hydrogen gas into said air-intake passage in response to the amount of the air supplied to the combustion chamber; a fuel injector for injecting liquid fuel to the central portion of the combustion chamber to form a rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; a spark plug disposed through the generally central portion of the cylinder head to ignite the rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; and means for causing said spark plug to ignite the hydrogen gas supplied by said hydrogen gas supply means and the liquid fuel injected from said fuel injector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
158 words
An internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a cylinder head and a piston reciprocally disposed in the cylinder to define a combustion chamber between it and the cylinder head, comprising; an air-intake passage fluidly connected to the combustion chamber to supply air therethrough to the combustion chamber; hydrogen gas supply means for supplying hydrogen gas into said air-intake passage in response to the amount of the air supplied to the combustion chamber; a fuel injector for injecting liquid fuel to the central portion of the combustion chamber to form a rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; a spark plug disposed through the generally central portion of the cylinder head to ignite the rich air-fuel mixture at the generally central portion of the combustion chamber; and means for causing said spark plug to ignite the hydrogen gas supplied by said hydrogen gas supply means and the liquid fuel injected from said fuel injector.
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