Patent ID: 6098595
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: F02B,F02F,F02M

Abstract:
A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, comprising:a plurality of cylinders for receiving intake air and fuel, the total number of said plurality of cylinders equaling N number of cylinders, said total number of cylinders N including at least four cylinders;a respective pair of intake ports associated with each of said plurality of cylinders for directing intake air into the respective cylinder;an intake manifold;a plurality of intake inlets for delivering intake air from said intake manifold to said intake ports, said plurality of intake inlets including one or more common intake inlets equal in number to N-1 and a plurality of single intake inlets, each of said one or more common intake inlets connected to both a first intake port associated with one of said plurality of cylinders and a second intake port associated a different one of said plurality of cylinders; anda plurality of injectors for injecting fuel into said plurality of intake inlets, the total number of said plurality of injectors equaling N+1, each of said plurality of intake inlets receiving fuel from only one of said plurality of injectors.