Global Patent Index - EP 2137391 A2

EP 2137391 A2 20091230 - METHOD FOR INITIATING COMBUSTION IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND RELATED ENGINE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR INITIATING COMBUSTION IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND RELATED ENGINE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR INITIIERUNG VON VERBRENNUNGEN IN EINEM VERBRENNUNGSMOTOR UND ENTSPRECHENDER MOTOR

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D'INITIATION DE LA COMBUSTION DANS UN MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE, ET MOTEUR FAISANT APPLICATION

Publication

EP 2137391 A2 20091230 (FR)

Application

EP 08787921 A 20080407

Priority

  • FR 2008000482 W 20080407
  • FR 0702614 A 20070410

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008139065A2] The invention relates to a method for initiating combustion in an internal combustion engine that comprises a main chamber (5) with a variable volume in which a flammable mixture is fed, an auxiliary chamber (10) giving into the main chamber, and controlled means (11, 14, 15) for the communication or isolation between the auxiliary chamber and the main chamber, said method comprising the step of controlling the means for establishing a communication between the auxiliary chamber and the main chamber during a time period including the top dead centre between the compression phase and the expansion phase. The invention also relates to an engine specially adapted for implementing the method of the invention.

IPC 8 full level

F02D 21/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F01L 1/46 (2013.01 - EP US); F01L 9/20 (2021.01 - EP US); F02B 9/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F02B 9/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F02B 19/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F02D 41/006 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02T 10/12 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02T 10/40 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008139065A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2914962 A1 20081017; FR 2914962 B1 20120706; CN 101715511 A 20100526; EP 2137391 A2 20091230; JP 2010523890 A 20100715; JP 5155387 B2 20130306; US 2010116242 A1 20100513; US 8327821 B2 20121211; WO 2008139065 A2 20081120; WO 2008139065 A3 20090319

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0702614 A 20070410; CN 200880011214 A 20080407; EP 08787921 A 20080407; FR 2008000482 W 20080407; JP 2010502544 A 20080407; US 59513708 A 20080407