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US 2026/0168416 A1Published application
Internal combustion engine and method for operating an internal combustion engine
OwnerWolfgang Fimml, Clement Lerouxinventors
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Abstract
Internal combustion engine, comprising: at least one cylinder-piston unit, a crankcase, in which the cylinder-piston unit is at least partly arranged, and a crankcase ventilation system having a discharge line, wherein the discharge line fluidically connects the crankcase to an intake system of the cylinder-piston unit, wherein the crankcase ventilation system comprises a supply line fluidically connecting the crankcase with the intake system of the internal combustion engine or the environment.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- at least one cylinder-piston unit;
- a crankcase coupled to the at least one cylinder-piston unit;
- and
- a crankcase ventilation system, comprising:
- a discharge line fluidically connecting the crankcase to an intake system of the at least one cylinder-piston unit;
- and
- a supply line fluidically connecting the crankcase with the intake system of the internal combustion engine or an environment.
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A system, comprising:
- a crankcase ventilation system, comprising:
- a discharge line configured to fluidly connect a crankcase of an internal combustion engine to an intake system of at least one cylinder-piston unit of the internal combustion engine;
- and
- a supply line configured to fluidly connect the crankcase with the intake system of the internal combustion engine or an environment.
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A method, comprising:
- ventilating a crankcase of an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder-piston unit, wherein ventilating comprises:
- discharging a discharge flow through a discharge line from the crankcase to an intake system of the at least one cylinder-piston unit of the internal combustion engine;
- and
- supplying a supply flow through a supply line into the crankcase from the intake system of the internal combustion engine or an environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.