Piston with turbulence inducing face configuration
AssigneeTexaco Inc.
InventorEdward A. Mayer
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Abstract
A piston structure for an internal combustion engine which utilizes fuel injection to furnish the engine charge. To provide a more effective operation, and to more fully utilize the air induced into the engine, the piston face is formed with a main cavity as well as with one or more supplementary depressions spaced away from the main cavity whereby to promote turbulence at the combustion chamber and consequently a better fuel-air mixture during a power stroke.
Claims3
In an internal combustion engine including at least one cylinder, for an expandable combustion chamber, a piston operably positioned for reciprocating motion in said cylinder and a fuel injector being actuatable to introduce a stream of fuel to said expandable combustion chamber, and valve means opening into said combustion chamber for introducing a stream of air therethrough in a manner to cause said air to swirl rapidly about said combustion chamber,
- means forming a cylindrical walled primary cavity in the face of said piston and defining an open chamber therein, to receive fuel and swirling air,
- recess means formed into said piston face and positioned to receive a gaseous flow from said primary cavity during the piston power stroke, and defining at least one circular groove about said primary cavity,
- said at least one circular groove including an outwardly sloping wall connected with said piston face, and a substantially vertically sloping wall forming the periphery of said groove, whereby to facilitate intermixing of air with injected fuel to provide an improved combustion process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.