Multi-cylinder engine with uniform cylinder sensitivity to knocking
US4870929A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B2075/1824
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an internal combustion engine comprising first and second cylinders and first and second cylinder head cavities respectively aligned and communicating with said first and second cylinders to respectively define compression ratios respectively associated with each of said first and second cylinders, and means for providing each of said first and second cylinders with respectively different compression ratios selected to maximized the power produced in each cylinder without knocking.
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