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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Zhou Yang, South Windsor, CT (US);
Robb Janak, Somers, CT (US);
Neil Fuchs, New Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc., Christiana, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M025/07 ; F02D013/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gas recirculation system is disclosed for improving engine braking in an internal combustion engine having an intake valve, an exhaust valve, and a cylinder. The system includes an exhaust manifold operatively connected to the cylinder through the exhaust valve; an intake manifold operatively connected to the cylinder through the intake valve; and a gas recirculation passage adapted to recirculate gas from the exhaust manifold to the intake manifold during an engine braking event.