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US 2023/0417173 A1Published application
Methods and systems for prechamber
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsThomas G. Leone, Michael Czekala
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a pre-chamber. In one example, a system includes a pre-chamber and a piston arranged in a combustion chamber. The piston and/or combustion chamber comprise one or more features configured to force squish flow into the pre-chamber.
Claims10
1-7. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- operating in an all-electric mode outside of a cold-start and during loads less than a threshold load of an engine;
- activating the engine during the cold-start and loads greater than or equal to the threshold load;
- and
- forcing squish flow through a pre-chamber when the engine is active via a pocket of a piston.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.