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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chris Paul Glugla, Macomb, MI (US);
Garlan J. Huberts, Milford, MI (US);
Joseph Thomas, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David Andrew Ord, Woodhaven, MI (US);
Michael Damian Czekala, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02B 19/10 (2006.01); F02F 1/24 (2006.01); F02B 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/064 (2013.01); F02B 19/1004 (2013.01); F02B 19/1023 (2013.01); F02B 19/1085 (2013.01); F02B 19/12 (2013.01); F02D 41/401 (2013.01); F02F 1/242 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for starting and operating a direct injection engine are described. In one example, the air and fuel are injected into a pre-chamber of a cylinder of an engine while the engine is not rotating. The air and fuel are combusted in the pre-chamber to improve ignition of an air and fuel mixture in the cylinder.