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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Jianwen James Yi, Canton, MI (US);
Steven Todd Wooldridge, Saline, MI (US);
George Carver Davis, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jianwen James Yi, Canton, MI (US);
Steven Todd Wooldridge, Saline, MI (US);
George Carver Davis, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); F02M 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for controlling operation of a multiple cylinder direct injection internal combustion engine include injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber during the exhaust stroke at high engine speeds and loads to reduce the effect of intake airflow on the injection spray and improve fuel-air mixture homogeneity.