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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Oliver Berkemeier, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 (2006.01); F02D 17/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02M 69/04 (2006.01); F02M 26/05 (2016.01); F02M 26/41 (2016.01); F02M 26/42 (2016.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 17/02 (2013.01); F02D 17/026 (2013.01); F02D 41/0065 (2013.01); F02D 41/0082 (2013.01); F02D 41/0087 (2013.01); F02D 41/3094 (2013.01); F02M 26/05 (2016.02); F02M 26/41 (2016.02); F02M 26/42 (2016.02); F02M 69/042 (2013.01); F02D 2200/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an engine configured to deactivate at least some cylinders. In one example, an engine system may comprise a first group of cylinders having a first compression ratio and a second group of cylinders having a second compression ratio greater than the first.