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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfram Hellmich, Munich, DE;
Todd D. Craft, Kenosha, WI (US);
Gregory J. Binversie, Grayslake, IL (US);
Philip J. Bylsma, Brookfield, WI (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 4/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 4/104 ;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine assembly including an internal combustion engine including an engine block having at lest one cylinder, a piston mounted within the cylinder for reciprocal movement in the cylinder, a fuel injector for injecting fuel into the cylinder, the fuel injector initiating a fuel injection event at a predetermined time and a circuit for generating a spark in the cylinder a predetermined amount of time after the injection event to cause combustion of fuel in the cylinder.