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Apparatus for distribution of fuel from an injection nozzle with respect to a piston in an air compressing internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection

Assignee: Audi AG
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Filing: 1978-08-10
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Granted: 1982-07-13
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Expires: 1998-08-10
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Abstract

Abstract In an air compressing, internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection, a rotation-symmetrical combustion chamber is positioned in a piston. Combustion air circulates around the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber at the moment of fuel injection. An injection nozzle is provided from which the fuel is injected in at least two fuel jets into the combustion chamber. The engagement points of the fuel jets on the circumferential wall of the combustion chamber are evenly distributed over said wall. In addition, the engagement points are in different planes disposed normal to the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber while being spaced from each end thereof. In one embodiment, the injection nozzle is coaxially disposed and emits three fuel jets, the engagement points of which are located in different planes evenly spaced from one another. In another embodiment the injection nozzle is offset with respect to the axis of the combustion chamber with the fuel jets being of substantially equal length. In a further embodiment, at least four fuel jets are emitted from a coaxially disposed injection nozzle with the engagement points of oppositely arranged pairs of fuel jets being in the same plane.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard Bauder
  • 👤 Peter Will

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 02:22
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B23/00; F02B23/02; F02B23/06; F02B23/0636; F02B23/0639; F02B23/0645; F02B23/0669; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; F02B75/00; F02B75/12; F02B2075/125; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/14; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
In an air compressing internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection, comprising a cylinder with a cylinder head, a reciprocating piston in said cylinder, said piston having a rotation-symmetrical combustion chamber having a longitudinal axis and comprising an essentially cylindrical circumferential wall and a bottom wall perpendicular to said axis, in which the combustion air circulates around said axis at the moment of fuel injection, and an injection nozzle in said cylinder head from which the fuel is injected in at least two fuel jets into the combustion chamber, the improvement of means for distributing the points where the fuel jets hit the circumferential wall evenly over said wall and locating said points in different planes disposed perpendicular with respect to said axis and spaced from the open end and the bottom wall of the combustion chamber, and said nozzle being offset from said axis in such manner that the fuel jets are of substantially equal length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 157 words
In an air compressing internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection, comprising a cylinder with a cylinder head, a reciprocating piston in said cylinder, said piston having a rotation-symmetrical combustion chamber having a longitudinal axis and comprising an essentially cylindrical circumferential wall and a bottom wall perpendicular to said axis, in which the combustion air circulates around said axis at the moment of fuel injection, and an injection nozzle in said cylinder head from which the fuel is injected in at least two fuel jets into the combustion chamber, the improvement of means for distributing the points where the fuel jets hit the circumferential wall evenly over said wall and locating said points in different planes disposed perpendicular with respect to said axis and spaced from the open end and the bottom wall of the combustion chamber, and said nozzle being offset from said axis in such manner that the fuel jets are of substantially equal length.

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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) 1985-07-12 1986-01-11 1986-07-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-07-12 1990-01-11 1990-07-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-07-12 1994-01-11 1994-07-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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