Internal combustion engine cylinder head
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsFranz J. Brinkmann, Achim Mennicken
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder, a block, and a cylinder head having at least one gas exchange channel for conducting gases to and from the cylinder is disclosed. A tube passes through the cylinder head and into a gas exchange channel, which tube is sealed in a gastight manner. In one embodiment, the tube is configured in one piece with the gas exchange channels; the cylinder head is a cast part. With such a tube through the gas exchange channel, the engine can be compactly configured.
Claims1
An internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder (6), a block (2), and a cylinder head (1) having at least one gas exchange channel (3) for conducting gases to and from the cylinder (6), comprising:
- a tube (5) passing through the cylinder head (1) and into the gas exchange channel (3), and with said engine further comprising a direct fuel injector installed into the cylinder head through said tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.