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Dual fuel injection structure
Assignee: Energy Conversions Inc
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Filing: 1991-04-26
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Granted: 1992-08-11
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Expires: 2011-04-26
Abstract
Abstract A fuel injection structure for dual fueled combustion engines having access to the combustion chamber of a cylinder to automatically supplement a liquid fuel with a gaseous fuel, the structure being adapted to supply the gaseous fuel by a programmed electronic control circuit which regulates the operation of fuel injection to be in accord with certain sensed engine operation parameters to determine from said parameters a desired gaseous fuel flow rate and a signal responsive to said parameters actuating a valve to control said flow.
Inventors
- 👤 Scott P. Jensen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 13:13
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M21/00; F02M21/02; F02M21/0218; F02M21/0248; F02M21/0257; F02M21/026; F02M21/0269; F02B; F02B43/00; F02B43/02; F02B43/04; F02B45/00; F02B45/10; F02D; F02D19/00; F02D19/02; F02D19/021; F02D19/023; F02D19/024; F02D19/026; F02D19/027; F02D19/06; F02D19/0663; F02D19/0686; F02D19/0689; F02D19/0692; F02D19/08; F02D19/10; F02M21/0251; F02M21/0254; F02M47/00; F02M47/04; F02M47/046; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/025; F02B2201/00; F02B2201/06; F02B2201/064; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; F02D19/025; F02D19/066; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
In an internal combustion engine having in combination therewith a cylinder having a liquid fuel inlet valve, an exhaust valve and a combustion chamber, a gaseous fuel inlet valve, a gaseous passage through said gaseous fuel inlet valve into said combustion chamber, a gaseous fuel line running to said passage, means in said passage normally closing the same, a programmed electronic control unit sensing the position of said engine's crankshaft during that time of that part of a compression stroke in said cylinder to indicate that said exhaust valve is closed, means energized by said electronic control unit upon said electronic control unit sensing a closing of said exhaust valve causing said means in said passage to open said passage into said combustion chamber to admit gaseous fuel therein, and a temperature responsive sensing means in connection with said gaseous fuel line downstream of said gaseous fuel inlet valve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
In an internal combustion engine having in combination therewith a cylinder having a liquid fuel inlet valve, an exhaust valve and a combustion chamber, a gaseous fuel inlet valve, a gaseous passage through said gaseous fuel inlet valve into said combustion chamber, a gaseous fuel line running to said passage, means in said passage normally closing the same, a programmed electronic control unit sensing the position of said engine's crankshaft during that time of that part of a compression stroke in said cylinder to indicate that said exhaust valve is closed, means energized by said electronic control unit upon said electronic control unit sensing a closing of said exhaust valve causing said means in said passage to open said passage into said combustion chamber to admit gaseous fuel therein, and a temperature responsive sensing means in connection with said gaseous fuel line downstream of said gaseous fuel inlet valve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
122 words
An internal combustion engine having in combination a cylinder having a liquid fuel inlet valve, an exhaust valve and a combustion chamber, a gaseous fuel inlet valve having a passage communicating with said combustion chamber, said cylinder embodying a fuel injector and an exhaust valve, said fuel injector and exhaust valve being sequentially operated by a cam actuated rocker arm, a programmed electronic control unit sensing the appropriate position of the engine crankshaft as to the position of the crankshaft in said combustion chamber of said cylinder to indicate the exhaust valve as closed in order to energize said gaseous inlet valve and open said gaseous passage, and a temperature responsive sensing means in connection with said gaseous fuel inlet valve passage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
122 words
An internal combustion engine having in combination a cylinder having a liquid fuel inlet valve, an exhaust valve and a combustion chamber, a gaseous fuel inlet valve having a passage communicating with said combustion chamber, said cylinder embodying a fuel injector and an exhaust valve, said fuel injector and exhaust valve being sequentially operated by a cam actuated rocker arm, a programmed electronic control unit sensing the appropriate position of the engine crankshaft as to the position of the crankshaft in said combustion chamber of said cylinder to indicate the exhaust valve as closed in order to energize said gaseous inlet valve and open said gaseous passage, and a temperature responsive sensing means in connection with said gaseous fuel inlet valve passage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said temperature sensing means comprising a heat sensitive switch actuated by combustion gas leaking from said combustion chamber into said gaseous fuel line, and said temperature sensing means causing the shut down of said engine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said cylinder comprises a unitary valve cylinder head portion, and said head portion has a scintered filter embodied therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said cylinder includes a fuel inlet valve having a piston therein, said piston having a guide, and said guide including a spring integral therewith urging said piston into a normally closed position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The structure of claim 1, including means electronically triggering and pneumatically actuating said fuel inlet valve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The structure of claim 1, including means sensing the position of the crankshaft of said engine and communicating the same to said electronic control unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said cylinder embodies a piston of an enlarged diameter portion permitting a lower than otherwise operating air pressure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
107 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said electronic control means comprises engine control means and gas inlet valve control means, means interconnecting said engine control means and said gas inlet valve control means, said engine control means including an enabling signal from said sensed positions of said engine's crankshaft, said inlet valve control means having communication with a gaseous fuel line sensor and a gaseous fuel line temperature sensor, whereby said engine control means and said inlet valve control means intercommunicate their respective operating conditions for use of a dual fuel, and said electronic control means responds accordingly with regard to energizing said gaseous inlet fuel valve.
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