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Boosted in-line variable-displacement engine

US9068500B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Carsten Weber · Aalen, DE
Martin Wirth · Hitzendorf, AT
Rainer Friedfeldt · Gerstungen, DE
Guenter Bartsch · Gummersbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2013
Grant date	Jun 30, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 9, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

An engine includes a first turbine fluidically coupled to a first group of adjacent cylinders, and a second turbine fluidically coupled to a second group of adjacent cylinders. In this engine, the cylinders of the first and second groups are arranged along a line. The engine also includes a variable valve-lift system configured to admit at least air to the first group of cylinders during reduced engine-load conditions, but to stop admitting air to the second group of cylinders during the reduced engine-load conditions.

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