An engine block and a process for hybrid ignition of an engine
OwnerPaul Jermyn D. Ocampo, Peter Selwyn D. Ocampoinventors
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Abstract
An engine block comprising: a combustion chamber, an inlet for introducing a fuel/air mixture into the combustion chamber and an outlet for expelling combusted fuel/air mixture from the combustion chamber; and a piston that reciprocates within the combustion chamber to compress the fuel/air mixture therein, the piston having a closer supported thereon, wherein reciprocating movement of the piston seals the combustion chamber with the closer.
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1-48. (canceled)
An engine block comprising a combustion chamber, an inlet for introducing a fuel/air mixture into the combustion chamber and an outlet for expelling combusted fuel/air mixture from the combustion chamber, a piston that reciprocates within the combustion chamber to compress the fuel/air mixture therein, and a reciprocating separator that separates the combustion chamber into a primary chamber and a secondary chamber, wherein the primary chamber is provided with an ignition source to initiate combustion in the primary chamber, which moves the separator to compress and spontaneously combust the fuel/air mixture in the secondary chamber to drive the piston.
A hybrid ignition process for an engine, the process comprising:
- introducing a fuel/air mixture into a combustion chamber of the engine, wherein the combustion chamber comprises a primary chamber and a secondary chamber divided by a reciprocating separator;
- sealing the primary chamber from the secondary chamber;
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- igniting the fuel/air mixture in the primary chamber thereby driving the separator to compress and spontaneously combust the fuel/air mixture in the secondary chamber to drive a piston.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.