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US5031582A
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Internal combustion engine providing scavenging with combustion chamber volume control
Assignee: Volkswagen AG
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Filing: 1990-03-27
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Granted: 1991-07-16
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Expires: 2010-03-27
Abstract
Abstract In the embodiment described in the specification a combustion chamber for an internal combustion engine has intake and exhaust valves arranged to scavenge the combustion chamber with fresh gas. The valve control for the intake valve is arranged so that the intake valve closing time is delayed with decreasing load and, to avoid a corresponding reduction of the compression ratio, the combustion chamber has a variable volume annex which reduces the combustion chamber volume with decreasing load.
Inventors
- 👤 Hermann Kruger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:28
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D13/00; F02D13/02; F02D13/0261; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/34; F01L1/344; F01L1/352; F01L3/00; F01L3/06; F02B; F02B25/00; F02B25/14; F02B25/145; F02D13/028; F02D15/00; F02D15/04; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/025; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
An internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder having a piston movable therein and a combustion chamber, at least one intake valve communicating with the combustion chamber, at least one exhaust valve communicating with the combustion chamber, wherein the open phase of the intake valve and the closing phase of the exhaust valve overlap to permit combustion chamber scavenging, and wherein the compression stroke is defined by the closing time of the intake valve or of the intake valve last to close, respectively, and the top dead center position of the piston, valve control means including means for reducing the compression stroke with decreasing engine load by delaying the closing times of the intake valve or of the intake valve last to close, respectively, to reduce the quantity of fuel-air mixture supplied to the combustion chamber, and combustion chamber compression control means for reducing the volume of the combustion chamber with decreasing engine load.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
An internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder having a piston movable therein and a combustion chamber, at least one intake valve communicating with the combustion chamber, at least one exhaust valve communicating with the combustion chamber, wherein the open phase of the intake valve and the closing phase of the exhaust valve overlap to permit combustion chamber scavenging, and wherein the compression stroke is defined by the closing time of the intake valve or of the intake valve last to close, respectively, and the top dead center position of the piston, valve control means including means for reducing the compression stroke with decreasing engine load by delaying the closing times of the intake valve or of the intake valve last to close, respectively, to reduce the quantity of fuel-air mixture supplied to the combustion chamber, and combustion chamber compression control means for reducing the volume of the combustion chamber with decreasing engine load.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein the valve control means is arranged to shift both the opening and closing times of both the intake valve and the exhaust valve to the same extent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 2 wherein the valve control means includes a rigid camshaft for actuating both the intake and exhaust valves which is provided with both a rotational drive means and a cam angle shifting drive means responsive to signals representing engine load.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein the valve control means includes means for shifting only the closing time of the intake valve or of the intake valve last to close, respectively, as a function of engine load.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 4 wherein the means for shifting the closing time of the intake valve or of the intake valve last to close, respectively, includes a camshaft having an intake valve control cam with a terminal flank which is adjustable int eh direction of rotation relative to the initial flank by means of an angle-shifting drive means responsive to signals representing engine load.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 including means for supplying pure air to the combustion chamber during the overlap of the open phases of intake and exhaust valves and means for supplying a fuel-air mixture to the combustion chamber after closing of the exhaust valve.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 including means for supplying fresh gas to the intake valve wherein the closing times of the intake and exhaust valves or of the intake and exhaust valves last to close, respectively, are sufficiently close together that fresh gas is prevented from backing up through the intake valve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 including means for supplying fresh gas to the intake valve and means for controlling the fresh gas pressure to a value that limits the fresh gas throughput to the quantity required for scavenging of residual gas from the combustion chamber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 8 wherein the means for supplying fresh gas to the intake valve comprises a conduit containing a pump and including a bypass conduit to bypass the pump and a throttle member in the bypass conduit.
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