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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Neil Haynes, Benfleet, GB;
Phil John Whiston, Ingatestone, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F01L 9/02 (2006.01); F01L 9/04 (2006.01); F02D 13/06 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0087 (2013.01); F01L 9/02 (2013.01); F01L 9/04 (2013.01); F01L 13/0005 (2013.01); F02D 13/06 (2013.01); F01L 2013/001 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2041/0012 (2013.01); Y02T 10/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method comprising four valves per cylinder of a multi-cylinder engine is provided to control cylinder intake and exhaust valves independently from other cylinders in response to engine operating conditions. The engine valve deactivation system for the engine may comprise two or more cylinders wherein each cylinder has two exhaust valves and two inlet valves. The system and method may allow for cylinder deactivation and/or high swirl to both be delivered.