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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Caterpillar Energy Solutions Gmbh, Mannheim, DE;
Inventor:
Hans-Bernhard Snuis, Plankstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 19/12 (2006.01); F02B 19/18 (2006.01); H01T 13/16 (2006.01); H01T 13/26 (2006.01); H01T 13/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 13/54 (2013.01); F02B 19/12 (2013.01); F02B 19/18 (2013.01); H01T 13/16 (2013.01); H01T 13/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine is fitted with a pre-combustion chamber having first and second electrodes, each electrode extending through a respective electrode aperture located in a thermally conductive body portion of the pre-combustion chamber body which is located within the cylinder head or other engine body component outside the combustion chamber. The second electrode may be a ground electrode and is adjustable along an axis of the respective, second electrode aperture to adjust the spark gap.