Internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine, comprising:

• a cylinder block formed with a cylinder bore,
• a cylinder head operatively connected to the cylinder block,
• a piston slidably disposed in the cylinder bore to define a combustion chamber,
• an engine front side squish area and an engine rear side squish area wherein the engine front and rear side squish areas include front and rear side squish generation means that generates squish in the combustion chamber in response to the piston moving within the cylinder bore, wherein the engine front side squish area and the engine rear side squish area are placed within the cylinder bore at an engine front side and an engine rear side respectively, and
• an engine front side igniter means and an engine rear side igniter means placed adjacent the respective engine front and rear side squish areas so that squish flow may pass through a gap defined within the front and rear side igniter means.

A method for reducing emissions in an internal combustion engine, comprising:

• providing a cylinder block formed with a cylinder bore,
• providing a cylinder head operatively connected to the cylinder block,
• positioning a piston in slidable engagement within the cylinder bore to define a combustion chamber,
• providing an engine front side squish area and an engine rear side squish area wherein the engine front and rear side squish areas;
• generating a squish flow in at least one of the front and rear side squish areas of the combustion chamber in response to moving the piston moving up and down within the cylinder bore;
• and
• providing an engine front side igniter plug having a pair of electrodes and an engine rear side igniter plug having a pair of electrodes;
• positioning the front side igniter plug adjacent the engine front side squish area;
• and
• positioning the rear side igniter plug adjacent to the engine rear side squish area;
• wherein squish flow is directed through a gap defined between pairs of electrodes of at least one of the front and rear side igniter plugs.