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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gruber Friedrich, Hippach, AT;
Assignee:
Jenbacher Aktiengesellschaft, Jenbach, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 2/310 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 2/310 ;
Abstract
A spark ignition internal combustion engine ( ), in particular an Otto-cycle gas engine, with at least one ignition device ( ) per cylinder ( ), wherein at least one piston ( ) has a recess ( ) in the piston head and wherein the recess ( ) in plan view on to the piston head is of a substantially heart-shaped shape which differs at least in a region-wise manner from a circular shape, wherein the shape of the recess ( ) in a plan view on to the piston head has precisely one axis of symmetry ( ).