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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Eric Storhok, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zheng Xu, Canton, MI (US);
Jianwen Yi, Canton, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jim Hilditch, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric Storhok, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zheng Xu, Canton, MI (US);
Jianwen Yi, Canton, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jim Hilditch, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/00 (2006.01); F02B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for starting an internal combustion engine having direct fuel injection into a cylinder, comprising of only for a first combustion event under selected conditions during an engine start, directly injecting fuel to the cylinder at least twice, where each of said two injections at least partially occur during a compression stroke.