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Hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine and method of hot surface impact ignition
Assignee: Nippon Clean Engine Res Inst Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-11-16
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Granted: 1994-07-19
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Expires: 2010-11-16
Abstract
Abstract An electrically heated heating member (13) is arranged in a cavity formed in the top surface of the piston (2) and fuel is injected from the nozzle (9) of the fuel injector (8) toward the heating surface (15) of the heating member (13) in the form of a continuous fluid stream. This injected fuel strikes the heating surface (15) in the form of a continuous fluid stream and receives heat from the heating surface (15) to atomize and simultaneously disperses inside the cavity (7). Next, the atomized fuel is self-ignited.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Onishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 05:35
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02P; F02P19/00; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B19/00; F02B19/10; F02B19/1004; F02B19/1009; F02B19/14; F02B23/00; F02B23/02; F02B23/06; F02B23/0645; F02B23/0648; F02B23/0651; F02B23/0654; F02B23/0672; F02B23/0675; F02B9/00; F02B9/06; F02F; F02F3/00; F02F3/26; F02M; F02M53/00; F02M53/04; F02M53/06; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/14; F02B23/0603; F02B23/0618; F02B23/0621; F02B3/06; F02P19/02; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine, comprising: a piston positioned at a top center portion of a combustion chamber and having a top face in which a cavity is formed, the cavity having a central portion; and an electrically heated heating member arranged in the combustion chamber and positioned at the central portion of the cavity of the piston, the heating member having a heating surface which is formed substantially flat and which extends in a direction perpendicular to an axial line of injected fuel, wherein fuel is injected from a fuel injector toward the heating surface of the heating member in the form of a continuous fluid stream, the fuel striking the heating surface in the form of an unatomized fluid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine, comprising: a piston positioned at a top center portion of a combustion chamber and having a top face in which a cavity is formed, the cavity having a central portion; and an electrically heated heating member arranged in the combustion chamber and positioned at the central portion of the cavity of the piston, the heating member having a heating surface which is formed substantially flat and which extends in a direction perpendicular to an axial line of injected fuel, wherein fuel is injected from a fuel injector toward the heating surface of the heating member in the form of a continuous fluid stream, the fuel striking the heating surface in the form of an unatomized fluid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1, wherein said heating member is comprised of a ceramic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1, wherein provision is made of a heating element for heating the heating surface of said heating member and a control means for controlling the power supplied to the heating element so that the temperature of the heating surface becomes a target temperature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 3, wherein provision is made of a temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of the heating surface and said control means performs feedback control of the power supplied to the heating element so that the temperature of the heating element becomes said target temperature.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 3, wherein said target temperature is about 650° C. or more.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 5, wherein said target temperature is about 800° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 3, wherein said target temperature is a function of at least one of an engine load, engine rotation number, and engine coolant water temperature.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1, wherein a fuel injection pressure may be made a low pressure of 100 kg/cm 2 to 150 kg/cm 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
130 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine, comprising: a piston positioned at a top center portion of a combustion chamber and having a top face in which a cavity is formed, the cavity having a central portion; and an electrically heated disc-shaped heating member supported through a support member by a cylinder head and arranged in the combustion chamber and positioned at the central portion of the cavity of the piston, the heating member having a heating surface which extends in a direction perpendicular to an axial line of injected fuel, wherein fuel is injected from a fuel injector toward the heating surface of the heating member in the form of a continuous fluid stream, the fuel striking the heating surface in the form of an unatomized fluid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
130 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine, comprising: a piston positioned at a top center portion of a combustion chamber and having a top face in which a cavity is formed, the cavity having a central portion; and an electrically heated disc-shaped heating member supported through a support member by a cylinder head and arranged in the combustion chamber and positioned at the central portion of the cavity of the piston, the heating member having a heating surface which extends in a direction perpendicular to an axial line of injected fuel, wherein fuel is injected from a fuel injector toward the heating surface of the heating member in the form of a continuous fluid stream, the fuel striking the heating surface in the form of an unatomized fluid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 9, wherein an electrical heating element is arranged in said heating member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 10, wherein said heating member is comprised of a ceramic.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 9, wherein said heating member is comprised of a metallic heating plate and an electrical heating element is arranged in said support member to heat said metallic heating plate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 9, wherein said heating member is provided with a heat receiving portion with a large number of fins formed at a side opposite the heating surface.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 9, wherein said heating member is comprised of ceramic.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
57 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 9, wherein provision is made of a heating element for heating the heating surface of said heating member and a control means for controlling the power supplied to the heating element so that the temperature of the heating surface becomes a target temperature.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 15, wherein provision is made of a temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of the heating surface and said control means performs feedback control of the power supplied to the heating element so that the temperature of the heating element becomes said target temperature.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 15, wherein said target temperature is about 650° C. or more.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 17, wherein said target temperature is about 800° C.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 15, wherein said target temperature is a function of at least one of an engine load, engine rotation number, and engine coolant water temperature.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
A hot surface impact ignition type internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 9, wherein a fuel injection pressure may be made a low pressure of 100 kg/cm 2 to 150 kg/cm 2 .
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