Patent ID: 6318335
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: F02B,Y02T

Abstract:
A method of operation of an internal combustion engine, including a cylinder head, having a first combustion chamber and a second combustion chamber, located over a piston with a cylinder chamber formed between the piston and the cylinder head, wherein the piston is operatively connected to a crankshaft, comprising:drawing fresh gas into a cylinder chamber;compressing the fresh gas in the cylinder chamber with the piston forcing compressed fresh gas into the first combustion chamber that is fluidly connected to the cylinder chamber;injecting fresh gas into the first combustion chamber;combusting the compressed fresh gas in the first combustion chamber that is fluidly connected to the cylinder chamber with the pressure of the combustion gases generated thereby moving the piston;expelling exhaust gases from the cylinder chamber after moving the piston;compressing the fresh gas in the cylinder chamber with the piston forcing compressed fresh gas into the second combustion chamber that is fluidly connected to the cylinder chamber;injecting fresh gas into the second combustion chamber;combusting the compressed fresh gas in the second combustion chamber that is fluidly connected to the cylinder chamber with pressure of the combustion gases generated thereby moving the piston;expelling exhaust gases from the cylinder chamber after moving the piston; andmoving the first and the second combustion chambers in a synchronous movement one after another past an overflow connection connecting the first or the second combustion chamber to the cylinder chamber.