Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cylinder deactivation for a multiple cylinder engine
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Application No.: US16153368Application Date: 2018-10-05
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Publication No.: US11352964B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Robert Koenen , Jason Hansen , Jacob Zuehl
- Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WI Wauwatosa
- Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
- Current Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Wauwatosa
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F02D17/02
- IPC: F02D17/02 ; F02D29/06 ; F21L14/00 ; F02P5/15 ; F02D13/06 ; F02P9/00 ; F02D41/00 ; F02P5/04

Abstract:
Portable jobsite equipment includes a generator including an internal combustion engine and an alternator. The internal combustion engine includes a first cylinder including a first spark plug configured to create a first electrical spark, a second cylinder including a second spark plug configured to create a second electrical spark, an electronic control unit configured to activate and deactivate at least one of the first cylinder and the second cylinder, and a load source receiving supplied power from the generator. The electronic control unit activates one of the first cylinder and the second cylinder in response to a threshold increase of the load source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190107062A1 CYLINDER DEACTIVATION FOR A MULTIPLE CYLINDER ENGINE Public/Granted day:2019-04-11
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