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Internal combustion engine with exhaust control device

US5598813A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 9, 1994
Grant dateFeb 4, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2014

Classification

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

Abstract

An exhaust control drive arrangement for an internal combustion engine for varying the exhaust port timing and effective compression ratio. The exhaust control valve is driven by a servomechanism mounted directly on the cylinder block at one end of the engine and adjacent the flywheel so as to provide a compact assembly.

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