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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz-Wolfgang Fuchs, Remscheid, DE;
Reinhard Rechberg, St. Augustin, DE;
Harald Siegert, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Deutz AG, Cologne, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 123556 ; 1231796 ; 12317921 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for cold starting assistance for diesel engines including use of a sheathed-element glow plug in the combustion chamber and a heater plug in the air intake, which plugs are operated by a control device (15) responsive to engine operating parameters, particularly engine temperature.