Combustion chamber including piston for a spark-ignition, direct-injection combustion system
US6494178B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An engine combustion chamber includes a cylinder head, a cylinder wall and a piston. The piston has a bowl volume formed therein. A fuel injector is disposed adjacent one edge of the bowl and an ignition source is within a predetermined distance of another, substantially opposite, edge of the bowl. The bowl has a transporting surface which directs a fuel-air charge from the bowl volume toward the ignition source. The piston, bowl and cylinder head cooperate through a plurality of design features to provide an efficient combustion chamber.
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