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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventor:
Alan C. Anderson, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 19/10 (2006.01); F02B 19/12 (2006.01); F02B 19/14 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); F02B 19/00 (2006.01); F02B 23/06 (2006.01); F02D 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 19/108 (2013.01); F02B 19/00 (2013.01); F02B 19/10 (2013.01); F02B 19/12 (2013.01); F02B 19/14 (2013.01); F02B 23/0633 (2013.01); F02D 9/02 (2013.01); F02M 21/0269 (2013.01); Y02T 10/125 (2013.01); Y02T 10/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for combustion in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine includes mixing fuel and air to form a charge, flowing a first portion of the charge to the main chamber of an engine and a second portion of the charge to the pre-chamber volume of an engine, igniting the second portion of the charge in the pre-chamber volume, and delivering the ignited second portion of the charge to the main chamber.