Global Patent Index - EP 0986705 A1

EP 0986705 A1 20000322 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Title (en)

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Title (de)

BRENNKRAFTMASCHINEN

Title (fr)

MOTEURS A COMBUSTION INTERNE

Publication

EP 0986705 A1 20000322 (EN)

Application

EP 98925817 A 19980603

Priority

  • GB 9801615 W 19980603
  • GB 9711445 A 19970603

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9855753A1] The invention relates to a four-valve combustion chamber for an internal combustion engine and to a cylinder head and internal combustion engine incorporating the same. The combustion chamber comprises a pair of adjacent elongate part-spherical cavities or sub-chambers (8', 8") with their longer axes (X', X") converging in a direction from the inlet valve seats (5, 5") of the sub-chambers towards the exhaust valve seats (6', 6") thereof and with a ridge (11) therebetween.

IPC 1-7

F02F 1/42

IPC 8 full level

F02B 23/08 (2006.01); F02F 1/24 (2006.01); F02F 1/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F02F 1/4214 (2013.01); F02F 2001/245 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9855753A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9855753 A1 19981210; EP 0986705 A1 20000322; GB 9711445 D0 19970730; JP 2002502476 A 20020122

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9801615 W 19980603; EP 98925817 A 19980603; GB 9711445 A 19970603; JP 50184899 A 19980603