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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph F. Basmaji, Waterford, MI (US);
Mark Madin, Canton, MI (US);
William Charles Ruona, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Cornell, Allenton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/00 (2006.01); F01L 3/22 (2006.01); F02F 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/00 (2013.01); F01L 3/22 (2013.01); F01L 2810/01 (2013.01); F02F 1/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for implementing fluid injection through a cylinder valve seat. The engine system may include a cylinder valve with a valve head mating with a valve seat when the valve is closed. The valve seat includes an injection orifice blocked by the valve head when the cylinder valve is closed and unblocked when the cylinder valve is opened.