Internal combustion engine

US8991177B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8991177-B2
Application numberUS-201113276594-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 19, 2011
Priority dateOct 21, 2010
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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Abstract

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An internal combustion engine has at least one cylinder group including a plurality of cylinders and at least one exhaust turbocharger, each cylinder including a plurality of outlet valves for exhaust gas, each outlet valve being assigned an outlet duct which opens into an exhaust manifold and via which the respective exhaust gas, after flowing through the respective outlet valve and outlet duct, can be guided in the direction of an exhaust turbocharger, and first outlet ducts of the cylinders being contoured in the manner of nozzles, and second outlet ducts of the cylinders being contoured in the manner of diffusers.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An internal combustion engine comprising: a plurality of cylinders in at least one cylinder group; and at least one exhaust turbocharger receiving exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine; wherein each of the plurality of said cylinders in the at least one cylinder group comprise a first outlet valve and a second outlet valve for exhaust gas to be discharged; wherein the first outlet valve is assigned a first outlet duct extending outside…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F02D23/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8991177B2 cover?
An internal combustion engine has at least one cylinder group including a plurality of cylinders and at least one exhaust turbocharger, each cylinder including a plurality of outlet valves for exhaust gas, each outlet valve being assigned an outlet duct which opens into an exhaust manifold and via which the respective exhaust gas, after flowing through the respective outlet valve and outlet duc…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Rutschmann Erwin, Schultz Willi, Porsche Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F02D23/00. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).