Internal combustion engine with a subsidiary combustion chamber
US4038959A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An internal combustion engine comprising a main combustion chamber and a subsidiary combustion chamber having a spark plug. The subsidiary combustion chamber comprising a restricted opening, a first chamber and a second chamber, said chambers being interconnected by the restricted opening. The first chamber has at least two connecting passages communicating the main combustion chamber and the first chamber. One of the connecting passages is directed to the intake valve. The spark gap of the spark plug is located in the first chamber.
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