Internal combustion engine with multiple intake valves and EGR arrangement

An internal combustion engine comprising:

• a cylinder block and a cylinder head secured thereto to define cylinders therein, a piston being inserted in each of said cylinders to define a combustion chamber thereabove;
• first and second intake passage means for each cylinder in communication with the combustion chamber, said first intake passage means being arranged such that a swirl is generated in the combustion chamber by intake air introduced into the combustion chamber through said first intake passage means;
• first and second intake valves arranged in said first and second intake passage means, respectively, and operating in synchronization with said engine;
• exhaust passage means in communication with the combustion chamber, with an exhaust valve arranged therein;
• fuel supply means for supplying fuel into said first intake passage means;
• a flow control valve arranged in said second intake passage means upstream of said second intake valve and operating in response to running conditions of said engine;
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• an exhaust gas recirculating means including an exhaust gas recirculating passage and an exhaust gas recirculating control valve arranged therein, said exhaust gas recirculating passage having an inlet at said exhaust passage means and an outlet arranged in said second intake passage means at a position between said second intake valve and said flow control valve.