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Device for injecting fuel at the exhaust port of an engine cylinder

US5890466A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 1997
Grant dateApr 6, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2017

Classification

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

Abstract

An internal-combustion engine includes an engine cylinder having an axis, a cylinder top and a cylinder chamber; a piston slidably received in the cylinder and bordering the cylinder chamber; an intake valve, an exhaust valve and an ignition device arranged at the cylinder top; and a fuel injection nozzle arranged at the cylinder top and opening into the cylinder chamber at a location adjoining the exhaust valve.

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