Patent · US Expired

Air flow management in an internal combustion engine through the use of electronically controlled air jets

US4793306A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 1986
Grant dateDec 27, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2006

Classification

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

Abstract

An air inlet nozzle is mounted in a valve pocket above the intake valve of a combustion chamber to allow high speed airflow to mix with fuel in the pocket and enter the combustion chamber to create desired air swirl. Airflow through the nozzle is varied by a computer operated solenoid.

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