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Method of increasing the exhaust braking power of an internal combustion engine
Assignee: MAN Truck and Bus SE
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Filing: 1990-01-11
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Granted: 1991-01-01
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Expires: 2010-01-11
Abstract
Abstract A method of increasing the exhaust braking power of a four-stroke, reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, whereby in the braking operation, in a first and third stroke air is drawn in via an intake valve, and in a second and fourth stroke the air is compressed and, by partially opening an exhaust valve, is discharged against a damper that is disposed in an exhaust pipe or manifold. In order to increase the final compression pressure, i.e. to increase the energy that is to be applied for the compression, the exhaust valve is briefly opened at both the beginning and the end of the compression stroke.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Neitz
- 👤 Joachim Weiss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:24
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D13/00; F02D13/02; F02D13/04; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/01; F02B; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
In a method of increasing the exhaust braking power of a four-stroke, reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, whereby in the braking operation, in a first and third stroke air is drawn in via an intake valve, and in a second and fourth stroke the air is compressed and, by partially opening an exhaust valve, is discharged against a butterfly valve-type damper that is disposed in an exhaust pipe or manifold, the improvement comprising the step of: briefly opening said exhaust valve at both the beginning and the end of the compression stroke.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
In a method of increasing the exhaust braking power of a four-stroke, reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, whereby in the braking operation, in a first and third stroke air is drawn in via an intake valve, and in a second and fourth stroke the air is compressed and, by partially opening an exhaust valve, is discharged against a butterfly valve-type damper that is disposed in an exhaust pipe or manifold, the improvement comprising the step of: briefly opening said exhaust valve at both the beginning and the end of the compression stroke.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
A method according to claim 1, in which said briefly opening step comprises opening said exhaust valve at the beginning of said compression stroke from the timepoint of the bottom dead center position to about 80° crank angle after said bottom dead center position, and opening said exhaust valve at the end of said compression stroke approximately 30° crank angle prior to the top dead center position to 30° after said top dead center position.
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