Patent ID: 6260518
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: F01P,F02B,F02F,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
A direct injection spark-ignited internal combustion engine comprising:a fuel injection valve provided to a cylinder head so as to inject fuel directly into a fuel combustion chamber;a fuel injection valve gasket inserted between the cylinder head and the fuel injection valve, the fuel injection valve gasket being provided near a bottom surface of the cylinder head, and the bottom surface of the cylinder head having a flat portion close to the fuel injection valve gasket; anda water hole formed in a cylinder head gasket near the fuel injection valve gasket,wherein the water hole is entirely covered by the flat portion, and the fuel injection valve is cooled through a seal portion of the fuel injection valve gasket, by cooling water in contact with the bottom surface of the cylinder head through the water hole.