Patent ID: 7025036

Claim:
A valve controlled internal combustion engine including: a cavity; a body moveable within said cavity, said cavity and moveable body together defining a first combustion chamber; an ignition cell defining an ignition chamber and provided with a transfer tube extending from said ignition chamber to said first combustion chamber, said transfer tube communicating via a first opening at one end with said ignition chamber, communicating via a second opening at an opposite end with said first combustion chamber, and provided with a third opening intermediate said first and second openings; a fuel injector disposed to inject fuel into said transfer tube through said third opening; a valve moveable between a first position where said valve provides a high impedance to fluid flow through said first opening and a second position where said valve provides substantially unimpeded fluid flow through said first opening; and, an igniter designed to ignite a fuel/air mixture in said ignition chamber.