Abstract:
Internal combustion engines having multi-stage telescoping poppet valves in lieu of conventional poppet valves are disclosed. The engines may have pistons with a skirt with a field of pockets that provide a ringless, non-lubricated, seal equivalent. The piston heads may include one or more depressions and may be domed to facilitate the movement of air/charge in the cylinder. The engines may also have non-circular, preferably rectangular, cross-section pistons and cylinders. The engines also may include a split crankshaft. The engines may use the pumping motion of the engine piston to supercharge the cylinder with air/charge. The engines also may operate in an inverted orientation in which the piston is closer to the local gravitationally dominant terrestrial body's center of gravity at top dead center position than at bottom dead center position.
Abstract:
Cylinder head of combustion engine with ring-shaped valve comprising the body (1) and rigid centre (2) of cylinder head and ring-shaped valve (3) with outer seating face (21) and inner seating face (20), which in its closed position sits down into outer valve seat (5) with outer seating face (11) and inner valve seat (4) with inner seating face (10). Inner valve seat (4) and/or outer valve seat (5) is fitted slidably in axial direction and to inner valve seat (4) and/or to outer valve seat (5) is connected at least one pressure member (6) for causing force against ring-shaped valve (3).
Abstract:
A valve-operating mechanism for an internal combustion engine having intake and exhaust valves and valve control members for controlling the intake and exhaust valves. The intake and exhaust valves are configured as dual valves having an outer valve and an inner valve. The valve control members, at least during scavenging, simultaneously close the outer valves of the intake and exhaust valves, producing a non-overlapping state, and simultaneously open the inner valves of the intake and exhaust valves, producing an overlapping state.
Abstract:
An intake valve assembly of an internal combustion engine that includes a combustion chamber and an intake passage. The intake valve assembly comprises a primary valve provided to seal against a primary valve seat formed in an intake port, a secondary valve mounted about the primary valve coaxially therewith and provided to seal against a secondary valve seat formed in the intake port, and a secondary valve lifter fixed to the primary valve so as to be axially spaced from the secondary valve when both the primary and secondary valves are in closed positions. The secondary valve is operated mechanically by the secondary valve lifter and fluidly in response to pressure differential between the intake passage and the combustion chamber.
Abstract:
An internal combustion engine, having a cylinder with a translating piston therein, employs a holding tank connecting, via a valve, to the combustion chamber of the cylinder for receipt of a portion of the engine gasses expelled during a compression stroke for providing that the expansion ratio of an expansion stroke is greater than the compression ratio of the compression stroke. The holding tank is located within a head of the cylinder, and has a single port serving for both ingress and egress of gasses to the combustion chamber. The holding tank is provided with one or more additional passages for connection to one or more additional cylinders in the event that the holding tank is shared among two or more cylinders.
Abstract:
An intake and exhaust device for an internal combustion engine with direct injection comprises an intake and exhaust valve (11) with a stem (13), a head (12), and a seat (24) facing a combustion chamber (CC) of the engine (M), an intake duct (42) for the intake of air into the combustion chamber (CC), and an exhaust duct (38, 57) for the discharge of the exhaust gases, the exhaust duct (38, 57) being connected to the intake duct (42) upstream of the valve seat (24). The exhaust duct (38, 57) is arranged so as to be coaxial with the valve (11) and the intake duct (42) extends radially. The connection between the intake duct and the exhaust duct (38, 57) is in the vicinity of the seat (24) of the valve (11) so that the exhaust gas-flow conveyed through the connection has a radial velocity component directed towards the valve stem (13). The air is drawn in from the intake duct (42) as a result of the gas-flow passing through the exhaust duct (38, 57) during the exhaust phase and as a result of the movement of a piston (P) in the cylinder during the intake phase.
Abstract:
The invention comprises the cylinder head, equipped with stationary lobes; a piston crown with lobes that mesh with the stationary lobes, without contact, to create turbulence in the combustion chamber, and rotary valves that manipulate movement of compressed air and exhaust gases in the combustion chamber and manifold; creating a mixture of air and fuel for more complete combustion with less recycled exhaust gases, and the improved design combustion chamber being cylinder shaped and adaptable to four cycle diesel engines is equipped with one poppet valve that when closed causes rotary valves to direct compressed air through the manifold for cooling purposes and when open, the cylinder, combustion chamber and manifold become a conduit for exhaust gases until piston movement ceases to move exhaust gases, then compressed air assumes exhaust gas movement purging the combustion chamber and manifold as piston movement downward begins the intake stroke.
Abstract:
An internal combustion engine is provided in which an intake valve (9), which opens and closes an intake valve hole (7) formed in a cylinder head (3) so as to face a combustion chamber (5), has a hollow structure, and an exhaust valve hole (22) formed in the intake valve (9) is made to open and close by an exhaust valve (18) coaxially housed within the intake valve (9). The intake valve hole (7), which faces the combustion chamber (5), communicates directly with an intake port (8), and the exhaust valve hole (22), which faces the combustion chamber (5), communicates with an exhaust port (14) via an exhaust passage (21) formed within the hollow intake valve (9). It is thereby possible to ensure that the intake valve (9) has a large opening area, thus increasing the intake charging efficiency and, furthermore, since exhaust gas that has just come out of the combustion chamber (5) does not make direct contact with the cylinder head (3), which has a large heat capacity, any decrease in temperature of the exhaust gas can be minimized, thereby utilizing waste heat effectively.