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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Armin Herold, Murrhardt, DE;
Peter Luckert, Waiblingen, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60609 ; 1231 / ; 1235591 ;
Abstract
A superchargeable internal combustion engine with cylinder cut-off has a first cylinder group which operates over the entire operating range of the internal combustion engine. A second cylinder group is cut off or connected up as a function of demand. The engine's response dynamics when the second cylinder group is connected up by providing an exhaust-gas turbocharger which is used exclusively for supercharging the first cylinder group. A mechanical supercharger is provided which is used exclusively for supercharging the second cylinder group.