Internal combustion engine with compressed air collection system

Patent · Tue Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6620384

Brown, P W

This patent describes an internal combustion engine comprising cylinders respectively including a pressure port, pistons respectively movable in the cylinders through respective compression strokes, fuel injectors respectively connected to the cylinders and operative to supply, from a fuel source to the respective cylinders, a metered quantity of fuel conveyed by compressed gas in response to fuel injector operation during the compression strokes of the respective cylinders, a storage tank for accumulating and storing compressed gas, means for selectively connecting the pressure ports to the storage tank only during the compression strokes of the respective cylinders, and duct means connecting the storage tank to the fuel injectors for supplying the fuel injectors with compressed gas in response to fuel injector operation.

• Assignee: Outboard Marine Corp., Waukegan, IL
• Patent Number(s): US 4765304
• OSTI ID: 6620384
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 26 Oct 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS
HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATORS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
COMPRESSED AIR
CYLINDERS
FUEL-AIR RATIO
OPERATION
PISTONS
ACCUMULATORS
AIR
COMPRESSED GASES
CONTAINERS
ENGINES
FLUIDS
FUEL SYSTEMS
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
MECHANICAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
TANKS
330100* - Internal Combustion Engines