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US4945873A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Internal combustion engine with two inlet valves per cylinder

Assignee: AVL List GmbH
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Filing: 1989-12-01
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Granted: 1990-08-07
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Expires: 2009-12-01
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Abstract

Abstract In an internal combustion engine with two or more cylinders and two inlet valves per cylinder, in which the intake passages of two adjacent cylinders, which lead towards the inlet valves, are located side by side, symmetrically relative to the symmetry plane of the two cylinders, and in which the cylinder head is made in one piece and has one common inlet flange with an inlet channel, which is flow-connected, past a lug receiving one of the cylinder head studs, with the intake passages formed by guiding surfaces and leading towards the individual inlet valves, the intake passages leading to the inlet valves positioned at a lesser distance in the direction of flow are guided on one side of the lug and the intake passages leading to the inlet valves positioned at a greater distance are guided on the other side of the lug, and the inlet valves of the adjacent cylinders are controlled in such a way that the cylinders are fed with combustion air at different points in time.

Inventors

  • 👤 Karl Kirchweger
  • 👤 Irolt Killmann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 23:12
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/02; F02F1/10; F02F1/108; F02F1/24; F02F1/42; F02F1/4214; F02B; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/34; F02B2275/48; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; F02F2001/244; F02F2001/247; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 165 words
An internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head made in one piece, having a common inlet flange with an inlet channel and at least two cylinders, each of said cylinders is provided with two inlet valves and two intake passages, wherein said intake passages of two adjacent cylinders leading up to said inlet valves, are located side by side, symmetrically relative to a symmetry plane of said two cylinders, said inlet channel is flow-connected with said intake passages formed by guiding surfaces and leading to said inlet valves, past a lug receiving a cylinder head stud, wherein said intake passages leading to said inlet valves positioned at a lesser distance in the direction of flow, are running on one side of said lug and said intake passages leading to said inlet valves positioned at a greater distance are running on the other side of said lug, and wherein said inlet valves of said adjacent cylinders are delivered with combustion air at different points in time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 165 words
An internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head made in one piece, having a common inlet flange with an inlet channel and at least two cylinders, each of said cylinders is provided with two inlet valves and two intake passages, wherein said intake passages of two adjacent cylinders leading up to said inlet valves, are located side by side, symmetrically relative to a symmetry plane of said two cylinders, said inlet channel is flow-connected with said intake passages formed by guiding surfaces and leading to said inlet valves, past a lug receiving a cylinder head stud, wherein said intake passages leading to said inlet valves positioned at a lesser distance in the direction of flow, are running on one side of said lug and said intake passages leading to said inlet valves positioned at a greater distance are running on the other side of said lug, and wherein said inlet valves of said adjacent cylinders are delivered with combustion air at different points in time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said lug receiving a cylinder head stud has four lateral faces which will complement said guiding surfaces forming said intake passages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said intake passages leading up to said close lying inlet valves are configured as swirl channels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein said intake passages leading up to said close lying inlet valves are configured as swirl channels.

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