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US 2018/0328263 A1Published application
Uniflow engine with intake and/or exhaust valves
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorRichard Kellogg Morton
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Abstract
A uniflow engine includes a cylinder having a cylinder wall, a volume exterior to the cylinder, at least one channel extending between the cylinder wall and the volume, and a valve outside of the cylinder configured to open and close flow communication between the cylinder and the volume through the channel.
Claims22
A uniflow engine, comprising:
- a cylinder having, a cylinder wall;
- an intake air gallery, the intake air gallery having an intake air gallery wall;
- at least one intake port extending between the cylinder wall and the intake air gallery wall;
- and
- an intake valve outside of the cylinder and configured to open and close flow communication between the cylinder and the intake air gallery through the at least one intake port.
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A uniflow engine, comprising:
- a cylinder having a cylinder wall;
- an exhaust gallery having an exhaust gallery wall;
- at least one exhaust port extending between the cylinder wall and the exhaust gallery wall;
- an exhaust channel extending from the exhaust gallery;
- and
- an exhaust valve configured to open and close the exhaust channel.
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A uniflow engine comprising:
- a cylinder having a cylinder wall;
- a volume exterior to the cylinder;
- at least one channel extending between the cylinder wall and the volume;
- and
- a valve outside of the cylinder configured to open and close flow communication between the cylinder and the volume through the channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.