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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/26 (2006.01); F02D 15/04 (2006.01); F02B 23/10 (2006.01); F02M 57/06 (2006.01); F02B 75/04 (2006.01); F02M 61/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 15/04 (2013.01); F02B 23/101 (2013.01); F02B 75/042 (2013.01); F02M 57/06 (2013.01); F02M 61/14 (2013.01); F02M 2200/851 (2013.01); Y02T 10/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a compression ratio of a combustion chamber. In one example, a method may include altering an axial position and rotational orientation of a control element comprising a spark plug and a fuel injector in response to an engine operation. The method further includes changing a distance between intake and exhaust valves of a cylinder to the control element, the spark plug, and the fuel injector.