Internal-combustion engines – Combustion chamber means having fuel injection only – Using multiple injectors or injections
Reexamination Certificate
1998-06-12
2001-02-06
Wolfe, Willis R. (Department: 3747)
Internal-combustion engines
Combustion chamber means having fuel injection only
Using multiple injectors or injections
Reexamination Certificate
active
06182632
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a compression-ignition type engine.
2. Description of the Related Art
In a compression-ignition type engine, the degree of dispersion of the fuel injected into the combustion chamber has a major effect on the combustion. That is, if the fuel is made to disperse throughout the combustion chamber, the amount of heat generated per unit volume becomes lower, so the combustion temperature becomes lower and therefore smooth combustion is achieved without the generation of NOx. Further, since there is sufficient air present around the fuel particles, soot is no longer generated either. Therefore, known in the art is a compression-ignition type engine which is designed to inject fuel during the compression stroke before 60 degrees before top dead center (see Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 7-317588).
That is, if the pressure in the combustion chamber becomes high, the air resistance becomes larger, so the injected fuel has difficulty spreading throughout the entire combustion chamber. Therefore, this compression-ignition type engine was designed to inject the fuel before 60 degrees before top dead center in the compression stroke where the pressure in the combustion chamber is low.
When causing the injected fuel to disperse throughout the combustion chamber in this way, smooth combustion is achieved without the generation of NOx or hydrocarbons if the amount of injected fuel is small. When the amount of fuel injected becomes larger, however, even if trying to cause the injected fuel to disperse throughout the combustion chamber, the fuel starts igniting early. Once the fuel ignites early, the temperature in the combustion chamber rises, so the fuel ignites even earlier. As a result, the combustion gradually becomes more intense and not only will knocking occur, but also large amounts of NOx and soot will be produced.
In this way, in the above compression-ignition type engine, the ignition timing can no longer be controlled to the ignition timing giving a smooth combustion when the amount of injected fuel becomes large. If it were possible to control the ignition timing to the ignition timing giving smooth combustion in this case, then it would be possible to achieve smooth combustion with little generation of NOx and soot.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a compression-ignition type engine which is capable of controlling the ignition timing to an ignition timing giving a smooth combustion.
According to the present invention, there is provided a compression-ignition type engine comprising a combustion chamber; a fuel injector injecting fuel toward the inside of the combustion chamber; and injection control means for injecting an amount of first fuel by which amount combustion does not occur even if injected, in a predetermined injection timing region of a latter half of a compression stroke where combustion does not occur even if injected, and causing injection of second fuel at a timing later than the predetermined injection timing region to cause combustion of the first fuel and the second fuel.
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Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
Vo. Hieu T.
Wolfe Willis R.
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