Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Patrick Phlips

Klemens Grieser

Thomas E Mayer

Bernd Steiner

Ulrich Kramer

Heinrich Z Krzykowski

Klemens Greiser

Harald Stoffels

Guido Dickers

Torsten Sude

Jon Edward Caine

Markus Lemmen

Marcus Timothy Davies

Ulla Weimann Macdonald

Johann Himmelsbach

Systems and methods for controlling shut down of a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine include a mechanical energy storage device to decelerate an engine crankshaft to a stopping position desirable for restarting of the engine. Energy stored during shut down may be used to adjust or reposition the crankshaft to one of a plurality of angular orientations advantageous for restarting, and/or used to rotate the crankshaft during restarting of the engine. A flywheel having a variable mass, such as provided by two or more segments, which may be fixedly or selectively coupled to one or more springs may be used to selectively store and release energy.

Systems and methods for controlled shutdown and direct start for internal combustion engine

A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine having an exhaust system with an exhaust emission after-treatment device for exhaust gases from the cylinders, an air supply system for supplying fresh air to the cylinders, a fuel supply system for supplying fuel to each cylinder, and a controller to cut off the fuel supply and disable at least one cylinder, and preferably two cylinders in opposing pairs. A valve assembly is located between the cylinders to be disabled and the emission after-treatment device and is operable to divert gases from said the disabled cylinders via a recirculation conduit back to the air supply system.

Internal combustion engine having cylinder disablement

Systems and methods for controlling stopping position of a crankshaft during shutdown of a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine influence cylinder pressure independent of associated intake/exhaust valves during shutdown of the engine so the crankshaft stops in a position favorable for restarting. Embodiments include an engine having variable compression ratio cylinders with the compression ratio of the cylinders controlled to vary cylinder pressure during shutdown to control stopping position of the crankshaft, or an auxiliary control valve disposed in a cylinder wall to control pressure within the cylinders during shutdown so the crankshaft stops in a position desirable for restarting.

System and method for controling crankshaft position during engine shutdown using cylinder pressure

Systems and methods for controlling stopping position of a crankshaft during shutdown of an internal combustion engine control a fluid pressure to control a corresponding drive torque of a fluid pump. Kinetic energy of the engine at shutdown may be used to control fluid pressure in a power steering system or fuel injection system to stop the crankshaft in a position favorable for restarting.

Engine shut down using fluid pump to control crankshaft stopping position

A method is provided for monitoring the regulation of smooth running of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. The smooth running is regulated using at least one manipulated variable, which can be controlled by a control device, to influence the smooth running behaviour, and in which the measurement signals which correspond to temperatures on the catalytic converter are obtained.

Method for monitoring an internal combustion engine

In a transverse-mounted cylinder-in-line internal combustion engine (1) fitted in a motor vehicle, the exhaust gases from the side of the internal combustion engine opposite to the direction of travel are led forwardly round the internal combustion engine and from there reach an NOx trap (8) arranged in the middle region of the vehicle. For rapid heating up on cold starting the three-way converter (12) is arranged immediately after the exhaust manifold (2), and in addition when a valve (9) is closed the exhaust gases are led through a short supply duct (5) directly to an exhaust duct (13) which opens into an NOx trap.

Variable catalyst system

An inlet arrangement is provided for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. Each cylinder has an air inlet passage and a pair of inlet valves. A control flap is disposed within the inlet passage of one of the cylinders, the flap being pivotable about a pivot axle. The axle is disposed transverse to the length of the inlet passage. The flap has an operative position in which swirling of the air occurs and a starting position. The flap has a pair of wings provided on opposite sides of the pivot axle. The control flap has a base profile substantially corresponding to the internal profile of the inlet passage and a base area. One of the wings has a greater base area than the second of the wings. The first wing has a recess adjacent to the outer circumference of the wing. The recess, in the starting position of the control flap, faces away from direction from which the air flows.

Inlet arrangement for an internal combustion engine

The invention relates to a method for operating a multicylinder internal combustion engine having a device, preferably an asymmetric swirl valve, located in the cylinder inlet passage and selectively movable by means of a control unit from a starting position into an effective position, for influencing the flow conditions in the cylinder inlet passage. In known methods the swirl control valve is brought into its effective position in a predetermined rotational speed/torque region and the engine is operated with a stoichiometric or rich mixture. Outside this region the swirl control valve is brought into its starting position and the engine is operated using a substantially stoichiometric or rich mixture. In contrast to this, a saving in fuel is obtained by bringing the swirl control valve into the starting position in a second predetermined rotational speed/torque region lying outside the predetermined first rotational speed/torque region and at the same time operating the internal combustion engine using a lean mixture.

Method for operating a multicylinder internal combustion engine and

An exhaust system is provided for a motor vehicle having a V-type internal combustion engine forming two banks of cylinders. The exhaust system includes first and second exhaust manifolds, the first manifold connected to the first cylinder bank and the second manifold connected to second cylinder bank. A pair of catalytic converters communicate exhaust from the exhaust manifolds. An exhaust pipe communicates exhaust from each manifold. The first exhaust pipe extends from a first side of the vehicle to a second side of the vehicle. The second exhaust extends from the second side of the vehicle first side of the vehicle. A NOx trap receives exhaust from the second exhaust pipe. A third exhaust pipe communicates exhaust between the first catalytic converter and the NOx trap. The third exhaust pipe does not extend to the second side of the vehicle. A control valve selectively blocks exhaust flow through the first pipe to direct the exhaust through the third exhaust pipe.

Variable exhaust system for V-engines II

A thermal management system for catalytic converters of an automotive internal combustion engine includes exhaust pipes from one bank of cylinders crossing over to a second side of the engine to a catalytic converter, while the exhaust pipe from the other bank of cylinders crosses over to the first side of the engine to connect to a corresponding catalytic converter, thereby resulting in a crosswise pattern of exhaust flow. Bypass pipes connect between the exhaust pipes of one bank of cylinders directly to the catalytic converter located on the same side of the engine to provide a short exhaust path to rapidly heat the converter.

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