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Internal combustion engine

US12025067B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 2020
Grant dateJul 2, 2024
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An internal combustion engine includes transfer passages between a pre-chamber and a main combustion chamber, and a control unit configured to control a pre-chamber supply system coupled to the pre-chamber and a main combustion chamber supply system coupled to the main combustion chamber, wherein the control unit is configured to control the pre-chamber supply system such that a supply volume exceeds a volume of the pre-chamber and that a surplus of the supply volume is communicated to the main combustion chamber, such as during a transient operating condition.

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