Compression timed pre-chamber flame distributing igniter for internal combustion engines
US5421299A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for compression timed ignition in internal combustion engines, the varying mass of the fuel-air mixture having controlling effect to retard timing by cooling a heater element to vary the current therethrough, and characterized by an igniter with a pre-chamber in communication with the engine combustion chamber via a restricted nozzle area for projecting burning plasma at high velocity into the engine combustion chamber.
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