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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dirk Bastenhof, Eaubonne, FR;
Alain Devaux, Saint Mande, FR;
Assignee:
Societe d'Etudes de Machines Thermiques, Saint Denis, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60631 ; 123 / ;
Abstract
A method and a device for pneumatically braking and re-starting in the reverse direction a Diesel engine, comprising stopping the fuel supply to the engine, locking starting valves of the engine in an open position during the braking period, and then opening a main starting valve and the exhaust ports of the starting valves when the engine has slowed down to a rotary speed of a predetermined value.