Compression release mechanism
US4252092A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1979 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/7843
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic compression release mechanism for an internal combustion engine wherein first and second opposed cantilevered ends of a centrally supported flexible plate forms two independently operating valves to respectively control serially connected inlet and outlet ports of a valve chamber forming a part of a compression release passageway connecting the combustion chamber of the engine with a zone of lower pressure such as the cylinder sidewall exhaust port of a two-cycle engine. The valves are each one-way check valves operating oppositely to one another. The valve controlling the outlet port is normally biased to an open position and remains open when the engine is turned over at the relatively slow cranking speeds normally used to start the engine, relieving somewhat engine compression, thereby facilitating the starting of the engine. The outlet valve is flexed to a closed position in response to a rapid pressure build-up in the chamber caused by ignition of the fuel-air mixture in the engine combustion chamber, thereby sealing the compression release passage after the engine starts. A restricted passageway from the compression release chamber to the zone of lower pressure, …
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