24th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170167367 | WELLHEAD GAS CONDITIONER METHODS AND USES THEREOF - The embodiments described herein are directed a device for conditioning gas comprising an inlet for receiving fuel. The device includes an injector for injecting an oxygen source into the fuel, a heating component for heating the fuel, a conditioner unit, and a cooling component. The device further comprises an outlet for feeding conditioned gas into an engine. The embodiments are also directed to a method for conditioning gas. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167368 | Rotary Engine Rotor - A rotary engine rotor ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167369 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO DEVICE - A variable compression ratio device mounted to an engine, the engine rotating a crankshaft using a combustion force of a gas mixture and a piston, the variable compression ratio device changing a compression ratio of the mixture and including a connecting rod including a small end rotatably connected to the piston and a big end formed with a circular hole to be eccentrically rotatably connected to the crankshaft, a crank pin provided in the crankshaft, an eccentric cam provided to be concentrically rotatable in the hole of the big end and having a crank pin mounting hole eccentrically inserted with the crank pin to be rotatably connected, and a cam rotation unit provided inside the eccentric cam and rotating the eccentric cam in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction in a hole of the big end by a selectively supplied hydraulic pressure. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167370 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus, which is provided to an engine rotating a crank shaft upon receiving combustion power of a mixture from a piston for changing a compression ratio of the mixture, may include a connecting rod transferring combustion power of the mixture received from the piston to the crankshaft, and including a small end rotatably connected with the piston and a large end forming a circular hole, a crank pin, an eccentric cam disposed to be concentrically rotatable in the hole of the large end, an eccentric link at which the eccentric cam is disposed at a first end, a variable link having a first end rotatably connected with a second end of the eccentric link, a control link having a first end rotatably connected with a second end of the variable link, and a control shaft controlled by a controller and rotated together with the control link. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167371 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING PISTON OIL-UP AND ENGINE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A method for preventing a piston oil-up, may include determining an oil-up condition formation to use a controller, wherein an oil-up oil generates since an engine oil moves upward above a piston, after an engine operation state is verified; determining a suction condition of the oil-up oil to use the controller based on any of a cylinder total control suction method, a cylinder explosion sequence suction method and a cylinder identical stroke sequence suction method when the oil-up condition has been formed; and operating an oil pump to use the controller, sucking the oil-up oil to use a suction force of the oil pump and discharging the sucked oil-up oil from a cylinder block. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167372 | FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, FUEL EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT DEVICE, PROGRAM FOR FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT METHOD - In order to provide a flow rate measurement device that can measure a flow rate of a sample fluid passing a tube body with high accuracy even though temperature irregularity of the sample fluid generates along a radial direction of the tube body, the flow rate measurement device comprise a temperature measurement device that measures a mean temperature of a sample fluid discharged from an internal combustion engine or temperature distribution of the sample fluid along a radial direction of the tube body, and a flow rate of the sample fluid is measured based on the mean temperature or the temperature distribution measured by the temperature measurement device. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167373 | POROUS THERMAL INSULATION COATING LAYER AND PREPARING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are a coating layer including pores for thermal insulation and a method of preparing the same. As such, the coating layer may secure low thermal conductivity, low volume heat capacity and improved durability, such that the coating layer can be applied to an internal combustion engine. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167374 | System for Generating Steam and for Providing Cooled Combustion Gas to a Secondary Gas Turbine Combustor - A power plant includes a first gas turbine and a second gas turbine. The first gas turbine includes a turbine extraction port that is in fluid communication with a hot gas path of the turbine and an exhaust duct that receives exhaust gas from the turbine outlet. The power plant further includes a first gas cooler having a primary inlet fluidly coupled to the turbine extraction port, a secondary inlet fluidly coupled to a coolant supply system and an outlet in fluid communication with the exhaust duct. The first gas cooler provides a cooled combustion gas to the exhaust duct which mixes with the exhaust gas to provide an exhaust gas mixture to a first heat exchanger downstream from the exhaust duct. The first gas cooler is also in fluid communication with a combustor of the second gas turbine. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167375 | Power Plant With Steam Generation Via Combustor Gas Extraction - A power plant includes a gas turbine having a combustor downstream from a compressor, a turbine disposed downstream from the combustor and an exhaust duct downstream from an outlet of the turbine. The combustor includes an extraction port that is in fluid communication with a hot gas path of the combustor. The extraction port defines a flow path for a stream of combustion gas to flow out of the hot gas path. The exhaust duct receives exhaust gas from the turbine outlet. A coolant injection system injects a coolant into the stream of combustion gas upstream from the exhaust duct such that the stream of combustion gas blends with the exhaust gas from the turbine within the exhaust duct and forms an exhaust gas mixture within the exhaust duct. A heat exchanger is disposed downstream from the exhaust duct and receives the exhaust gas mixture from the exhaust duct. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167376 | System for Generating Steam Via Turbine Extraction - A power plant includes a turbine having a plurality of turbine stages and an extraction port in fluid communication with one or more of the turbine stages. The extraction port provides a flow path for a stream of combustion gas to flow out of the turbine. An exhaust duct is disposed downstream from the turbine and receives exhaust gas from the turbine. The exhaust duct is fluid communication with the extraction port. A coolant injection system injects a coolant into the stream of combustion gas to provide cooled combustion gas to the exhaust duct. The cooled combustion gas flows into the exhaust duct at a temperature that is higher than a temperature of the exhaust gas, thereby increasing the temperature of the exhaust gas within the exhaust duct. The increase in thermal energy may be used to produce steam downstream from the exhaust duct. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167377 | System for Generating Steam Via Turbine Extraction - A power plant includes a turbine disposed downstream from a combustor. The turbine includes an extraction port that is in fluid communication with a hot gas path of the turbine and which provides a flow path for a stream of combustion gas to flow out of the turbine. An exhaust duct is disposed downstream from the turbine and receives exhaust gas from the turbine. An ejector coupled to the extraction port and to an air supply cools the stream of combustion gas upstream from the exhaust duct. The cooled combustion gas flows into the exhaust duct at a higher temperature than the exhaust gas. The cooled combustion gas mixes with the exhaust gas within the exhaust duct to provide a heated exhaust gas mixture to a heat exchanger disposed downstream from the exhaust duct. The heat exchanger may extract thermal energy from the exhaust gas mixture to produce steam. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167378 | System for Generating Steam Via Turbine Extraction and Compressor Extraction - A power plant includes a compressor, a combustor downstream from the compressor and a turbine disposed downstream from the combustor. The compressor includes a compressor extraction port. The turbine includes a turbine extraction port that is in fluid communication with a hot gas path of the turbine and which provides a flow path for a stream of combustion gas to flow out of the turbine. An exhaust duct is disposed downstream from the turbine and receives exhaust gas from the turbine. An ejector coupled to the turbine extraction port and to the compressor extraction port cools the stream of combustion gas upstream from the exhaust duct. The cooled combustion gas flows into the exhaust duct at a higher temperature than the exhaust gas and mixes with the exhaust gas within the exhaust duct to provide a heated exhaust gas mixture to a heat exchanger downstream from the exhaust duct. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167379 | System for Generating Steam via Turbine Extraction and Compressor Extraction - A power plant includes a compressor, a combustor downstream from the compressor and a turbine disposed downstream from the combustor. The compressor includes a compressor extraction port. The turbine includes a turbine extraction port that is in fluid communication with a hot gas path of the turbine and which provides a flow path for a stream of combustion gas to flow out of the turbine. An exhaust duct is disposed downstream from the turbine and receives exhaust gas from the turbine. A static mixer coupled to the turbine extraction port and to the compressor extraction port cools the stream of combustion gas upstream from the exhaust duct. The cooled combustion gas flows into the exhaust duct at a higher temperature than the exhaust gas and mixes with the exhaust gas within the exhaust duct to provide a heated exhaust gas mixture to a heat exchanger downstream from the exhaust duct. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167380 | System for Generating Steam and for Providing Cooled Combustion Gas to a Secondary Gas Turbine - A power plant includes a first gas turbine and a second gas turbine. The first gas turbine includes a turbine extraction port that is in fluid communication with a hot gas path of the turbine and an exhaust duct that receives exhaust gas from the turbine outlet. The power plant further includes a first gas cooler having a primary inlet fluidly coupled to the turbine extraction port, a secondary inlet fluidly coupled to a coolant supply system and an outlet in fluid communication with the exhaust duct. The first gas cooler provides a cooled combustion gas to the exhaust duct which mixes with the exhaust gas to provide an exhaust gas mixture to a first heat exchanger downstream from the exhaust duct. At least one of a compressor and a turbine of the second gas turbine are in fluid communication with the outlet of the first gas cooler. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167381 | TURBULATORS FOR IMPROVED COOLING OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS - A gas turbine engine component includes a body defining a cooling airflow passage thereat configured for directing a cooling airflow therethrough. A plurality of turbulators are positioned at at least one passage wall of the cooling airflow channel. Each turbulator of the plurality of turbulators includes a plurality of facets extending outwardly from a central portion. A gas turbine engine includes a combustor and a plurality of gas turbine engine components positioned in fluid communication with the combustor. Each component includes a body defining a cooling airflow passage thereat configured for directing a cooling airflow therethrough. A plurality of turbulators are located at at least one passage wall of the cooling airflow channel, each turbulator of the plurality of turbulators including a plurality of facets extending outwardly from a central portion. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167382 | Thermal Management System - A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine and/or an aircraft is provided including a thermal transport bus having a heat exchange fluid flowing therethrough. The thermal management system also includes one or more heat source exchangers and a deicing module. The one or more heat source exchangers and the deicing module are each in thermal communication with the heat exchange fluid in the thermal transport bus. The one or more heat source exchangers are configured to transfer heat from one or more accessory systems to the heat exchange fluid, and the deicing module is located downstream of the one or more heat source exchangers for transferring heat from the thermal transfer fluid to a surface of one or more components of the gas turbine engine and/or the aircraft. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167383 | GEARBOX OIL COOLING ASSEMBLY - A gearbox oil cooling assembly for a gearbox driving a drive shaft having a drive shaft coupling. The assembly includes a heat exchanger to receive and cool an oil from the gearbox and having an inlet. Also included is an impeller axially disposed between the heat exchanger and the drive shaft coupling, wherein the impeller is operatively coupled to, and rotated by, the drive shaft operatively coupled to the drive shaft coupling. Further included is an exhaust duct operatively coupled to the heat exchanger and disposed radially outwardly around the impeller and defining an airflow pathway through which air passes through the inlet, the impeller and through the exhaust duct according to the rotation of the impeller to cool the oil in the heat exchanger. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167384 | COMPRESSOR CORE INNER DIAMETER COOLING - A compressor section for use in a gas turbine engine comprises a compressor rotor having a hub and a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from the hub and an outer housing surrounding an outer periphery of the blades. A tap taps air at a radially outer first location, passing the tapped air through a heat exchanger, and returning the tapped air to an outlet at a second location which is radially inward of the first location, to provide cooling air adjacent to the hub. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167385 | DIFFUSER MOUNTED FUEL-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER - A thermal energy exchange system for cooling air of a gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger located at a diffuser of the gas turbine engine. The diffuser is positioned axially between a compressor and a combustor of the gas turbine engine. A fuel source is operably connected to the heat exchanger to direct a flow of fuel through the heat exchanger via a fuel pipe and toward a fuel nozzle of the combustor. An airflow inlet directs a cooling airflow through the heat exchanger to reduce an airflow temperature via thermal energy exchange between the cooling airflow and the flow of fuel. An airflow outlet directs the cooling airflow from the heat exchanger toward one or more of components of the turbine to cool the one or more components. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167386 | MULTI-SOURCE TURBINE COOLING AIR - A gas turbine engine comprises a compressor section and a turbine section, with the turbine section having a first stage blade row and a downstream blade row. A higher pressure tap is tapped from a higher pressure first location in the compressor. A lower pressure tap is tapped from a lower pressure location in the compressor which is at a lower pressure than the first location. The higher pressure tap passes through a heat exchanger, and then is delivered to cool the first stage blade row in the turbine section. The lower pressure tap is delivered to at least partially cool the downstream blade row. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167387 | FUEL PUMPING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - An aircraft fuel pumping arrangement comprises a first fuel pump, an electrically powered motor operable to drive the first fuel pump to deliver fuel to an outlet, a second fuel pump, a gas driven turbine operable to drive the second fuel pump to deliver fuel to the outlet, and a controller operable to control the operation of the gas driven turbine to determine the rate at which the second fuel pump is driven. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167388 | INTERCOOLED COOLING AIR WITH AUXILIARY COMPRESSOR CONTROL - A gas turbine engine comprises a main compressor section having a high pressure compressor, and at least one more upstream compressor. A turbine section has a high pressure turbine. A tap line taps air from at least one of the more upstream compressors in the compressor section, passes the tapped air through a heat exchanger and then to a cooling compressor. The cooling compressor compresses air downstream of the heat exchanger, and delivers air into the high pressure turbine. A bypass valve is positioned downstream of the main compressor section, and upstream of the heat exchanger. The bypass valve selectively delivers air directly to the cooling compressor without passing through the heat exchanger under certain conditions. An intercooling system is also disclosed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167389 | System and Method for Controlling Gas Turbine Exhaust Energy Via Exhaust Gas Damper and Compressed Gas Supply - A system and method for controlling gas turbine exhaust energy for a gas turbine power plant is disclosed herein. The system includes a gas turbine having a combustor downstream from a compressor, a turbine disposed downstream from the combustor and an exhaust duct downstream from an outlet of the turbine. An exhaust gas damper is operably connected to a downstream end of the exhaust duct and a compressed gas supply is in fluid communication with the exhaust duct downstream from the turbine outlet and upstream from the exhaust gas damper. During operation of the gas turbine, the exhaust gas damper and the compressed gas supply increase backpressure at the turbine outlet and restrict axial exit velocity of the exhaust gas exiting the turbine outlet. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167390 | FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM - A bypass valve for a fuel control includes a sleeve, a spool, and a biasing member. The sleeve has a body extending between a first end and a second. The first end defines a first bypass valve port. The body defines a second bypass valve port, a third bypass valve port, and a shutoff port. The second end defines a fourth bypass valve port. The spool is received within the inner bore and is movable between a first position and a second position. The biasing member biases the spool toward the first position. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167391 | Fuel Control System For A Gas Turbine Engine Of An Aircraft - A fuel control system for a gas turbine engine of an aircraft having an engine gearbox, a fuel tank, and an engine combustion chamber, wherein the system includes a high pressure fuel pump, at least one electrically controlled fuel injector, a fuel pressure and temperature sensors, and a fuel controller coupled with the sensors to calculate the fuel density, the controller being also coupled with the fuel injector to determine the fuel flow injection rate, the controller being further coupled with the fuel pump to establish a pump output pressure value, according to the fuel density and the flow injection rate of the pumped fuel, such that a constant fuel pressure value is supplied to the fuel injector, to finally inject a constant high fuel injection pressure in the combustion chamber. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167392 | ECOLOGY SYSTEM EJECTOR PUMP SHUTOFF VALVE - An ecology system includes an ecology tank, a check valve, a shutoff valve, and an ejector pump. The check valve is fluidly connected to the ecology tank and is configured to allow flow from the ecology tank. The shutoff valve is fluidly connected to the check valve, and the ejector pump is fluidly connected to the shutoff valve. The ejector pump is configured to draw fuel from the ecology tank when the shutoff valve is in an open configuration. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167393 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - A method for controlling valve timing of a turbo engine may include: classifying by a controller control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load, and the control regions may include first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth control regions. The method further includes: applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling a valve overlap in the first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake valve and exhaust valve in the second control region; advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing and an exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in the third control region; approaching the IVC timing to a bottom dead center in a fourth control region; controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) in the fifth control region; and controlling the WOT and the IVC timing to reduce the knocking in the sixth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167394 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE - Methods and devices are provided for controlling an engine provided with a continuously variable valve timing (CVVT) device disposed on an intake valve side, and with a continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and a continuously variable valve timing (CVVT) disposed on an exhaust valve side according to an exemplary form of the present disclosure. A method may include classifying a plurality of control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load, and based upon which of the plurality of control regions is a control region of the engine, controlling opening and closing timing of the intake valve, controlling opening and closing timing of the exhaust valve, and controlling open duration of the exhaust valve. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167395 | ENGINE PROVIDED WITH CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS AND CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION APPARATUS - An engine may include an electric continuously variable valve timing apparatus for adjusting opening timing of an intake valve provided at a cylinder head, and a continuously variable valve duration apparatus for adjusting duration of exhaust valve provided at the cylinder head. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - A system and a method for controlling valve timing of a continuous variable valve duration engine including classifying control regions depending on engine speed and load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and a long duration to an exhaust valve and limiting an overlap; applying the maximum duration to the intake valve and the long duration to the exhaust valve, and adjusting the overlap according to the engine load; applying the long duration to the exhaust valve, fixing an exhaust valve open timing and an exhaust valve close timing, and advancing an intake valve close timing according to an increase of engine load; controlling a wide open throttle valve and applying a short duration to the exhaust valve; and controlling a wide open throttle valve, applying the long duration to the exhaust valve, delaying the intake valve close timing according to an increased engine speed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167397 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION APPARATUS AND ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include: a camshaft; first and second cam portions on which a cam is formed respectively, to which the camshaft is inserted and of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable; first and second inner brackets transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the first and second cam portions respectively; a slider housing unit in which the first and second inner brackets are rotatably inserted and of which a relative positions with respect to the camshaft is variable; a control shaft parallel to the camshaft; a control rod eccentrically formed on the control shaft; a lifter on which a lifter hole and a rotation hole are formed; and a control portion selectively rotating the control shaft so as to controlling a position of the slider housing unit. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167398 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling valve timing of continuous variable valve duration engine. The method includes: classifying control regions depending on engine speed and engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling valve overlap between the intake valve and an exhaust valve in a first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake valve and reducing the valve overlap by using exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a second control region; advancing intake valve closing (IVC) timing according to an increase of the engine load in a third control region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened and controlling the EVC timing to an angle after top dead center in a fourth control region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and controlling the IVC timing according to the engine speed in a fifth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167399 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - A method for controlling valve timing of an engine may include: classifying control regions; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling a valve overlap in a first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake valve and an exhaust valve in a second control region; controlling a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) of an intake manifold to be maintained constant in a third control region; controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) and creating a valve overlap by reducing interference of exhaust in a fourth control region; and controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) and controlling an intake valve closing timing based on the engine speed. In particular, the control regions are classified by a controller based on an engine load and an engine speed compared with predetermined values, respectively. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167400 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - A method for controlling valve timing is provided for a turbo engine provided with a continuous variable valve duration(CVVD) device, a two stage variable valve duration device(VVD) and a continuous variable valve timing(CVVT) device. The method includes: classifying control regions; retarding an intake valve closing(IVC) timing and controlling an exhaust valve to limit a valve overlap in a first region; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and applying a long duration to the exhaust valve in a second region; applying the long duration to the exhaust valve and advancing the IVC timing in a third region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened, applying a short duration to the exhaust valve and retarding an exhaust valve opening(EVO) timing in a fourth region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully, applying the long duration to the exhaust valve and retarding the IVC timing in a fifth region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167401 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - A method for controlling valve timing for an engine includes: classifying a plurality of control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling an exhaust valve to limit a valve overlap in a first region; controlling the intake valve and the exhaust valve to maintain the maximum duration in a second region; advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing and an exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a third region; approaching the IVC timing to a bottom dead center (BDC) in a fourth region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened, advancing an intake valve opening (IVO) timing before a top dead center (TDC), and controlling the IVC timing to be a predetermined value after the BDC in a fifth region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and advancing the IVC timing in a sixth region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167402 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - The method for controlling valve timing for a turbo engine includes: classifying control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and applying a long duration to an exhaust valve in a first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake and applying the long duration to the exhaust valve in a second control region; applying the long duration to the exhaust valve and advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing in the third control region; applying a short duration to the exhaust valve and controlling the IVC timing in the fourth control region; controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) and applying the short duration to the exhaust valve in the fifth control region; controlling a WOT and controlling the IVC timing by applying the long duration to the exhaust valve in the sixth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167403 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - A method for controlling valve timing is provided for an engine including a continuous variable valve duration device disposed on an intake valve side, and a continuous variable valve duration device and continuous variable valve timing device disposed on an exhaust valve side. The method includes: classifying first, second, third, fourth, and fifth control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling a valve overlap in the first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake valve and exhaust valve in the second control region; controlling a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) of an intake manifold to be maintained consistently in the third control region; controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) and retarding an exhaust valve opening (EVO) timing in the fourth control region; and controlling the WOT and retarding an intake valve closing (IVC) timing in the fifth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167404 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - A method for controlling valve timing is provided for an engine including continuous variable duration (CVVD) device disposed on both intake valve and exhaust valve sides respectively. The method may include: classifying control regions into first, second, third, fourth, and fifth control regions based on engine load and speed; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling a valve overlap in a first control region, applying the maximum duration to the intake valve and exhaust valve in the second control region; controlling a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) of an intake manifold to be maintained consistently in the third control region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened, advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing, and controlling an exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing to after top dead center in the fourth control region; and controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) and retarding the intake valve closing in the fifth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167405 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - A method for controlling valve timing of an engine includes: classifying control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load, and applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling a valve overlap in the first control region; advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing and applying the maximum duration to the exhaust valve in the second control region; advancing both the IVC timing and an exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in the third control region; fixing an exhaust valve opening (EVO) timing and approaching the EVC timing to a top dead center (TDC) in the fourth control region; controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) and retarding the EVO timing in the fifth control region; and controlling the WOT, advancing the EVO timing, and approaching the EVC timing to the TDC in the sixth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167406 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling valve timing of a continuous variable valve duration engine, including: classifying a plurality of control regions based on engine load and speed; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and a long duration to an exhaust valve in a first control region; maintaining a maximum valve overlap in a second control region; advancing intake valve closing (IVC) timing and exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a third control region; applying a short duration to the exhaust valve and controlling the IVC timing to bottom dead center in a fourth control region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened, and controlling the IVC timing to an angle after BDC in a fifth control region; and applying the long duration to the exhaust valve, and controlling the IVC timing to prevent knocking in a sixth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167407 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling valve timing of a continuous variable valve duration. The method may include: classifying a plurality of control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine speed; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve in a first control region; maintaining the maximum duration of the intake valve and controlling the exhaust valve to reach a maximum duration in a second control region; advancing intake valve closing (IVC) timing and exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a third control region; controlling the IVC timing to be close to bottom dead center (BDC) in a fourth control region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened and controlling the IVC timing to an angle after BDC in a fifth control region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and advancing the IVC timing in a sixth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167408 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling valve timing of a continuous variable valve duration engine. The method may include: classifying a plurality of control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; retarding an intake valve closing (IVC) timing and limiting a valve overlap between an intake valve and an exhaust valve in a first control region; advancing the IVC timing and applying a maximum duration to the exhaust valve in a second control region; advancing the IVC timing according to an increase of the engine load in a third control region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened and advancing the IVC timing in a fourth control region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and retarding the IVC timing in a fifth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167409 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling valve timing of a continuous variable valve duration engine. The method may include: classifying a plurality of control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling a valve overlap between the intake valve and an exhaust valve in a first control region; maintaining the maximum duration of the intake valve and applying a maximum duration to the exhaust valve in a second control region; maintaining a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) at a predetermined pressure in a third control region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened and generating the valve overlap in a fourth control region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and controlling intake valve closing (IVC) timing according to the engine speed in a fifth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167410 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SYSTEM FOR LIMP-HOME - A method of controlling a continuously variable valve timing system, may include determining whether there is an error of a position of a cam, performing a passive control based on a value learned about a position of the cam during previous driving when it is determined that there is an error of the position of the cam, determining whether a motion of the continuously variable valve timing system is stopped while the passive control is performed based on the value learned about the position of the cam during the previous driving, learning the stopping position of the continuously variable valve timing system when it is determined that the motion of the continuously variable valve timing system is stopped, and learning a position for limp-home of the continuously variable valve timing system and then controlling the continuously variable valve timing system to the learned position for the limp-home. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167411 | VARIABLE VALVE APPARATUS - A variable valve apparatus may include a crank position sensor sensing a position of a crank shaft, a plurality of valves selectively opening or closing a combustion chamber in a cylinder, a hydraulic pump supplying a hydraulic pressure or a hydraulic flow, servo valves controlling the hydraulic pressure or hydraulic flow supplied from the hydraulic pump according to the position of the crank position, sensed by the crank position sensor, actuators operating the valves by the hydraulic pressure or hydraulic flow supplied from the servo valves, and a controlling outputting a control signal that controls an open amount and open time of the servo valves according to a position of the crank shaft. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167412 | CHOKE VALVE STRUCTURE - A choke valve structure includes an air cleaner body having a suction pipe portion provided on an end wall, a choke valve having a valve body allowed to adhere to a sealing surface formed around an opening, and a movement mechanism configured to move the choke valve along a direction parallel to the sealing surface such that the valve body moves in closing and opening directions. A blowing back prevention plate disposed on an axial line of the suction pipe portion to face the opening is provided integrally with the air cleaner body. A protrusion, allowed to come into contact with the blowing back prevention plate when the valve body moves in the closing direction, is provided on the valve body. The valve body is pressed against the sealing surface to adhere thereto when the protrusion conies into contact with the blowing back prevention plate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167413 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - A fuel vapor processing apparatus includes an adsorbent canister, a vapor path connecting the adsorbent canister to a fuel tank, and a flow control valve disposed in the vapor path. The flow control valve is kept closed while a movement distance of a valve body from a predetermined initial position toward a valve opening direction is less than a predetermined distance. A control unit comprising part of the apparatus is configured to set a valve opening speed of the flow control valve to a first speed under a condition where the movement distance of the valve body is less than the predetermined distance, and to set the valve opening speed of the flow control valve to a second speed lower than the first speed under a condition where the movement distance of the valve body is greater than the predetermined distance. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF VALVE TIMING OF CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION ENGINE - A method for controlling valve timing of a turbo engine may include classifying a plurality of control regions depending on an engine load and an engine speed, applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling a valve overlap between an exhaust valve and the intake valve in a first control region, maintaining the maximum duration of the intake valve in a second control region, advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing and an exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a third control region, controlling the IVC timing to be close to bottom dead center (BDC) in a fourth control region, controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened and retarding an exhaust valve opening (EVO) timing in a fifth control region, and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and controlling the IVC timing to prevent knocking in a sixth control region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167415 | FUEL VAPOR PURGE SYSTEM - A fuel vapor purge system includes: a fuel tank; a canister; a passage component that defines an intake passage of an internal-combustion engine; a purge pump pumping vapor fuel; and a valve device having a valve object, a main part having an internal passage, an inflow port through which the vapor fuel pumped from the canister flows into the main part, an outflow port connected with the inflow port through the internal passage and being opened to the intake passage, and a leak port connected with the inflow port through the internal passage and being opened to outside of the main part. The leak port has a leak preventive structure which prevents the vapor fuel from leaking to outside when the valve device is attached to the passage component such that the vapor fuel is able to flow into the intake passage. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167416 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A TURBOCHARGER - A method and system for operating an internal combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger and an exhaust gas recirculation pipe fluidly connecting an exhaust gas line to an air intake duct upstream of a compressor of the turbocharger is disclosed. A value of a parameter indicative of a temperature of an exhaust gas is determined, and an internal recirculation strategy of the exhaust gas is actuated if the determined value is lower than a predetermined threshold value thereof. The internal recirculation strategy includes interrupting a flowing of exhaust gas through the exhaust gas recirculation pipe, and opening an exhaust valve during an intake stroke of a piston of the internal combustion engine. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167417 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS - An apparatus and a method of purifying exhaust gas are provided. The apparatus for purifying exhaust gas may include: an exhaust pipe connected to an exhaust manifold of an engine; a catalytic converter mounted on the exhaust pipe and including a hydrocarbon trap and a three-way catalyst; an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) pipe connecting downstream of the catalytic converter to an intake manifold of the engine; an EGR valve mounted on the EGR pipe; a first oxygen sensor mounted on the exhaust pipe downstream of the catalytic converter; a second oxygen sensor mounted on the exhaust pipe upstream of the catalytic converter; and a controller controlling an operation of the EGR valve. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167418 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a control apparatus for use an internal combustion engine in which warming-up time air fuel ratio control is executed, the air fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the three-way catalyst is changed to an air fuel ratio higher by the predetermined amount, by using as a trigger the timing at which a measured value of an air fuel ratio sensor indicates a rich air fuel ratio. In addition, when the timing at which the measured value of the air fuel ratio sensor indicates the rich air fuel ratio is earlier than a reference timing, the starting-time-rich-air-fuel-ratio in the next and following warming-up time air fuel ratio control is corrected to an air fuel ratio which is higher than that in the current warming-up time air fuel ratio control. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167419 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CORRESPONDING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine comprising at least one turbocharger, at least one catalytic converter and a variable valve train, a valve overlap parameter being determined in at least one operating mode of the internal combustion engine and being used to set the valve train. According to the invention, the valve overlap parameter is adapted on the basis of at least one parameter for the condition of the catalytic converter and/or at least one parameter for the condition of the turbocharger, prior to being used to set the valve train. The invention also relates to an internal combustion engine. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167420 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING EXHAUST PRESSURE WITH A VARIABLE VOLTAGE OXYGEN SENSOR - Methods and systems are provided for estimating an engine exhaust pressure based on outputs from an exhaust oxygen sensor. In one example, a method may include estimating an exhaust pressure of exhaust gas flowing through an engine exhaust passage based on a difference between a first output of an oxygen sensor disposed in the exhaust passage and a second output of the oxygen sensor and then adjusting engine operation based on the estimated exhaust pressure. As one example, both the first and second outputs may be taken while operating the sensor in a variable voltage mode, after increasing a reference voltage of the oxygen sensor from a lower, first voltage to a higher, second voltage. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167421 | Porous Bodies and Methods - Systems and methods for treating a fluid with a body are disclosed. Various aspects involve treating a fluid with a porous body. In select embodiments, a body comprises ash particles, and the ash particles used to form the body may be selected based on their providing one or more desired properties for a given treatment. Various bodies provide for the reaction and/or removal of a substance in a fluid, often using a porous body comprised of ash particles. Computer-operable methods for matching a source material to an application are disclosed. Certain aspects feature a porous body comprised of ash particles, the ash particles have a particle size distribution and interparticle connectivity that creates a plurality of pores having a pore size distribution and pore connectivity, and the pore size distribution and pore connectivity are such that a first fluid may substantially penetrate the pores. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167422 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING A GAS-MASS FLOW IN A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for ascertaining a mean value of a gas-mass flow in a combustion engine. The method includes measuring a gas-mass flow impinged upon by a pulsation, smoothing a sensor signal obtained by the measurement, applying a correction quantity to the smoothed sensor signal in order to obtain the mean value of the gas-mass flow, and ascertaining the correction quantity as a function of the operating state of the combustion engine with the aid of a data-based, non-parametric function model. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167423 | PARTICULATE FILTER TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for testing a particulate filter system includes a filter controller connected to the particulate filter system and a vehicular computer configured to determine at least one engine condition. The filter controller is configured to control a condition of a component of the particulate filter system and the vehicular computer is operatively connected to the filter controller to communicate therewith. The vehicular computer compares the condition of the component of the particulate filter system with the engine condition to determine whether the component of the particulate filter system is functioning properly. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167424 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting spark and/or fuel injection to a cylinder based on late combustion, partial burn, or misfire in a neighboring cylinder. A pressure sensor coupled to a cylinder exhaust port is used to sample exhaust pressure pulsations over a cylinder exhaust valve event, and accurately estimate an amount of residuals generated in and released from the cylinder as well as residuals received from the neighboring cylinder. Mitigating actions are performed in the cylinder in accordance before the occurrence of a pre-ignition event. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167425 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device is configured to calculate a basic accelerator request torque based on an accelerator opening degree detected by an accelerator opening degree sensor, and calculate a target acceleration increase amount based on relations between the target acceleration increase amount and an accelerator opening degree increase amount. Further, the control device is configured to calculate a torque increase amount correction amount based on the target acceleration increase amount, calculate a request engine torque based on the basic accelerator request torque and the torque increase amount correction amount, calculate a request injection amount based on the request engine torque, and control a fuel injection valve based on the request injection amount. The relations are such that as a present operating state is close to a constraint, a ratio of the target acceleration increase amount and the accelerator opening degree increase amount becomes smaller. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167426 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR OF FUEL PUMP - A method for controlling a motor of a vehicle fuel pump includes a duty calculation step of calculating, by a motor controller, a duty value of the motor to satisfy a hydraulic pressure of fuel required in accordance with a travel situation of the vehicle, receiving the duty value calculated by the motor controller at the duty calculation step, and determining, by the monitoring unit, whether or not the received duty value is lower than a critical value set in the monitoring unit, and a forced driving step of preventing, by the monitoring unit, a duty value signal from the motor controller from being sent to the motor and directly connecting the motor to a power source, thereby forcibly driving the motor to generate power at a predetermined level when the monitoring unit determines that the duty value calculated by the motor controller is lower than the critical value. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167427 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM, MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE AND OUTBOARD MOTOR - A fuel supply system includes a sub fuel tank, a booster pump, a fuel pipe, a fuel pressure sensor and a controller. The sub fuel tank stores a fuel supplied thereto from a main fuel tank. The booster pump is disposed inside the sub fuel tank. The fuel pipe has a returnless structure and supplies the fuel with a pressure increased by the booster pump to a fuel injection device of an engine. The fuel pressure sensor detects the pressure of the fuel inside the fuel pipe. The controller is configured or programmed to perform a feedback control of the booster pump based on a value of the pressure of the fuel detected by the fuel pressure sensor such that the pressure of the fuel inside the fuel pipe becomes greater than or equal to a first threshold. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167428 | Fuel Injector Driver for Cold Start of High Resistance Injector - An engine control system includes a fuel injector and a sensor that is configured to provide a signal indicative of a temperature. A controller is in communication with the sensor. The controller includes a fuel injector driver in communication with the fuel injector. The fuel injector driver includes a saturated mode and a peak and hold mode. The controller is configured to command the fuel injector driver to control the fuel injector with one of the saturated mode or the peak and hold mode based upon the signal. For a high resistance injector, the peak and hold mode is used in cold weather conditions to break free an injector seal, and then the fuel injector driver reverts to the saturated mode. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167429 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUEL INJECTOR - A control method for a vehicle injector includes an injection time determination step in which a controller determines whether it is necessary for multiple injectors to inject fuel according to a combustion cycle of a combustion chamber, an individual injection step in which the controller controls each of the multiple injectors to individually inject fuel at different times when the controller determines in the injection time determination step that it is necessary for the injectors to inject fuel, and a simultaneous injection step in which the controller controls each of the multiple injectors to simultaneously inject fuel after the multiple injectors individually inject fuel at different times in the individual injection step. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167430 | CYLINDER LINER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine may include a hollow cylindrical body. The body may include an internal surface having a longitudinal/axial length. The internal surface may be divided into at least two portions along the longitudinal/axial length. The at least two portions may respectively include a specific value of roughness and a predefined length. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167431 | WATER JACKET FOR ENGINE - A water jacket apparatus for an engine may include a block water jacket provided in the cylinder block, interposing the combustion chamber therebetween, a head water jacket provided in the cylinder head corresponding to the combustion chamber, and an insert member portioning the block water jacket into an upper block water jacket and a lower block water jacket by being inserted into an upper portion of the block water jacket, and enabling the upper block water jacket to be interworked with the head water jacket. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167432 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A CYLINDER HEAD - A water jacket for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine includes a coolant chamber arranged to permit the flow of coolant within the water jacket and a coolant conduit positioned to permit the flow of coolant proximate to a recess for receiving an exhaust valve mounted to the cylinder head. The coolant conduit is in fluid communication with the coolant chamber, and the coolant conduit is shaped as a complex curve. A water jacket includes a pair of apertures arranged to receive a spark plug and a fuel injector. The apertures are separated by a separating member, and a coolant chamber is arranged to permit the flow of coolant about the apertures. The separating member includes a coolant channel in fluid communication with the coolant chamber so as to permit the flow of coolant between the apertures. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167433 | INSERTS FOR A TWO-STROKE ENGINE - Provided is a modified two-stroke engine with an intake system having a plurality of removable inserts and a cylinder liner for each cylinder bore. The inserts fit within specific cavities in the engine's cylinder bores and are aligned with corresponding intake ports, upper transfer, lower transfer and central boost ports, in each liner. Certain embodiments may include an exhaust insert for the exhaust port. The exhaust insert can be a single piece or a set of three. Also provided is an engine having a billet aluminum block, forged as one piece, cylinder bores, insert cavities, removable intake inserts, pucks to cover the cylinder bores, a cylinder head base with a ring and a cylinder head cap. The ring prevents the separation of liner from water jacket. The power output of the engine is regulated by varying the size of the inserts. Additionally, methods for assembling, tuning and modifying an engine's horsepower are provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167434 | ENGINES WITH MULTIPLE THRUST BEARINGS - An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft. The crankshaft includes multiple crank journals, at least two crank pins positioned between two of the multiple crank journals that neighbor one another, and at least one pin arm. Each pin arm may be positioned between two of the crank pins neighboring one another. Arrangements may include multiple crankshaft supports and multiple thrust bearings. These elements may be distributed about the crankshaft such that two or more of the multiple crankshaft supports have at least one associated thrust bearing. Each of the crankshaft supports having the associated thrust bearing may support one of the multiple the crank journals. Each thrust bearing may be positioned between the crankshaft and the crankshaft support having the associated thrust bearing. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167435 | ALUMINUM CYLINDER BLOCK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A cast cylinder block for an internal combustion engine includes a first and a second cylinder bore and a shared bore wall. The first cylinder bore includes a first bore wall and the second cylinder bore includes a second bore wall. The shared cylinder bore wall includes a first portion and a second portion. A portion of the first bore wall combines with a portion of the second bore wall to form the shared cylinder bore wall. The first portion of the shared bore wall is an as-cast portion. The second portion of the shared bore wall is a metal matrix composite. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167436 | EFFICIENT THERMAL ENERGY POWER DEVICE AND WORK-DOING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is an efficient thermal energy power apparatus. A nozzle is arranged on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. The nozzle is connected to a pressure pump through a pipe. The pressure pump is connected to a liquid storage tank through a pipe. The liquid storage tank is connected to a cooler through a pipe, and the cooler is connected to an exhaust passage through a pipe. The advantages of the present invention are: a working stroke enables the temperature of a cylinder block to be lowered, and the compression ratio is high; due to being filtered by the cooler and the liquid storage tank, discharged exhaust gas is more environmentally friendly than that of existing engines. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167437 | JET ENGINES AND THEIR ARRANGEMENT IN THE REAR SECTION OF AN AIRCRAFT - A jet engine comprises at least three zones including an air intake zone and an exhaust zone. The axis of the air intake zone is not coincident with the axis of the exhaust zone of the engine, the engine as a result, having at least two intersecting axes and being referred to as a multiaxial engine. Therefore, the jet engine has at least two zones with different longitudinal axis orientations: by choosing an axial orientation of the zones of the engine that are more sensitive to a detachment or breakage of elements of the gas generator, it is possible to also choose a direction of the possible paths of these detached elements, to avoid them striking the opposite engine. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167438 | Gas Turbine Engine - A gas turbine engine includes a fan and a core in flow communication with the fan. The core includes an aftmost turbine, and the aftmost turbine includes an aftmost stage of rotor blades. The gas turbine engine also includes a nacelle assembly having a translating and rotating thrust reverser system and enclosing the fan and at least a portion of the core. The nacelle assembly defines a nacelle assembly length between a forward lip and an aft edge. Additionally, the gas turbine engine defines an engine length between the forward lip of the nacelle assembly and the aftmost stage of rotor blades of the aftmost turbine. A ratio of the turbine length to the nacelle assembly length is greater than about 0.5 and less than about 1. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167439 | CASCADE ASSEMBLY FOR A THRUST REVERSER OF AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE - A cascade assembly of a nacelle for a turbofan engine includes a one-piece cascade fixed to a translating sleeve constructed and arranged to move between forward and aft positions along a centerline. A hook device of the cascade assembly includes a first catch fixed to a stationary structure and a second catch fixed to the one-piece cascade. The first catch is adapted to mate with the second catch for translating load when the cascade assembly is in a deployed state and the translating sleeve is in the aft position. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167440 | THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM WITH TRANSLATING ELEMENTS - A thrust reverser system is provided with an axial centerline. This thrust reverser system includes a first translating element, a second translating element and an actuator mechanism. The actuator mechanism is attached to the first translating element and the second translating element. The actuator mechanism is configured to translate the first translating element along the axial centerline at a first rate. The actuator mechanism is configured to translate the second translating element along the axial centerline at a second rate, which may he different than the first rate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167441 | DIELECTRIC SEAL DEVICE - A seal device that may be for a variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) assembly of a turbofan engine is positioned between first and second surfaces configured to move between close and distant positions. The seal device includes a first electrode engaged to the first surface and a second electrode spaced between the first and second surfaces and spaced from the first electrode. A resilient first element of the device is disposed between and engages to the first and second electrodes, and is configured to move between contracted and expanded states when the electrodes are energized. A resilient second element of the device opposes the second surface and is engaged to the second electrode. The second element is configured to move between a compressed mode when the first and second surfaces are in the close position and an extended mode when the first and second surfaces are in the distant position. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167442 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRESSURIZING AND SUPPLYING FLUID - A heat exchanger generally employs a method for supplying liquid having critical pressure or higher or high pressure in order to suppress boiling. However, gas obtained by a evaporator behind the heat exchanger has relatively low pressure, and therefore supplying the liquid to the heat exchanger requires a system for converting an energy form of the obtained gas into kinetic energy or electrical energy, and increasing the pressure by a mechanical pump. Thus, the complicated system involving an efficiency loss is only solution, and it is difficult to achieve simplification of a system or reduction in the weight of a propellant supply device in a moving body, specifically, a flying object. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167443 | VEHICLE NATURAL GAS FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEMS - A vehicle natural gas fuel supply system includes a vehicle-tank natural gas fuel supply assembly and a vehicle natural gas fuel supply assembly, and at least one quick-connect-coupler for removably coupling the vehicle-tank natural gas fuel supply assembly and the vehicle natural gas fuel supply assembly. The vehicle-tank includes a natural gas tanker-trailer and the vehicle-tank is a pressurized vessel. A vehicle natural gas fuel supply system may eliminate a need to vent captured natural gas from the vehicle-tank. The captured natural gas, by remaining in a closed system and not being vented, effectively prevents unburned methane from entering into an ambient environment. The captured natural gas is directed through an air-gas mixer before reaching the engine of the prime-mover for motive action. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167444 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING ENGINE STALL - A method for preventing engine stall of a vehicle includes detecting, by a control portion, whether a purge control valve becomes short to ground or not, determining, by the control portion, how rich a fuel is that has flowed into the engine using an oxygen sensor when it is determined that the purge control valve becomes short to ground in the detecting step, and controlling, by the control portion, a target RPM of the engine to be increased when it is determined that the fuel is rich in the determining step. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167445 | VAPOR BLOCKING VALVE MOUNTING SYSTEM - A vapor blocking valve for a fuel vapor recovery system is mounted with a two-piece bracket having a base member and a clip member. The base member fixedly mounts on a vehicle structure. At least two bendable wings extend from the base member which are bendable toward one another to a release position. The clip member has an aperture receiving the wings and a clamp receiving the vapor blocking valve. The wings and aperture have a matching profile for selectably locking the clip member at one of a plurality of rotational orientations when the wings are at the rest position. The clip member is movable between rotational orientations with the wings bent to the release position. Consequently, re-orientation of the vapor blocking valve can be accommodated without any changes to the mounting bracket or the structural component to which the bracket attaches. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167446 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FUEL VAPOR FLOW IN AN ENGINE-DRIVEN GENERATOR - An engine-driven generator that controls fuel vapor flow is provided. The engine-driven generator includes an engine having an air intake, wherein the engine is configured to drive a generator. The engine-driven generator also includes a fuel tank coupled to the engine and configured to provide fuel to the engine. The engine-driven generator includes a valve coupled between the air intake of the engine and the fuel tank. The engine-driven generator also includes a control device configured to transition the valve between a first position and a second position. The first position allows fuel vapor to flow between the fuel tank and the air intake of the engine and the second position inhibits the fuel vapor from flowing between the fuel tank and the air intake of the engine. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167447 | HEATER FOR CANISTER - A heater for a canister includes a heater case embedded within an adsorption material and sealed at a top, and a heater core having a heat generation element and installed in the heater case. The bottom of the heater case is fitted into a heater retaining hole of a cap member in a hermetically-sealed state, for enabling the heat generation element and terminals of the heater core to be completely separated from the gas atmosphere containing the adsorbed fuel components within an activated carbon region. A leaf spring having a heat conductivity is arranged between an outside surface of one of a pair of strip-shaped ceramic plates constructing part of the heater core and an inner wall surface of the heater case, for retaining the heater core in place within the heater case and for permitting heat transfer from the heat generation element to the adsorption material. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167448 | ENGINE SYSTEM - An engine system includes an intake line into which fresh air flows, an engine including a plurality of combustion chambers for generating driving torque by combustion of a fuel, an exhaust line in which exhaust gas exhausted from the combustion chambers flows, a recirculation line branched from the exhaust line and joined to the intake line, a T pipe disposed at a portion where the intake line and the recirculation line are joined, a turbocharger including a turbine rotated by the exhaust gas exhausted from the combustion chambers and a compressor rotated together with the turbine and compressing mixed gas exhausted from the T pipe, and a hot-water pipe disposed at the T pipe, wherein a coolant for cooling the combustion chamber of the engine flows. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167449 | ENGINE SYSTEM FOR EXHAUSTING CONDENSATE WATER AND METHOD OF USING THE ENGINE SYSTEM - An engine system for exhausting condensate water includes an intake line into which fresh air flows, an engine including a plurality of cylinders for generating driving torque by burning fuel, an exhaust line in which exhaust gas exhausted from the cylinders flows, a low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation system (LP-EGR) through which the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust line is resupplied to the cylinder, and a turbocharger including a turbine rotated by the exhaust gas exhausted from the cylinder, a compressor for compressing external air and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas by being rotated together with the turbine, and an exhaust pipe for exhausting condensate water to the outside, wherein the condensate water generated by the external air flows through the intake line and the EGR gas is recirculated by the LP-EGR. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167450 | FUEL SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A fuel system includes a low-pressure fuel delivery unit; a high-pressure fuel delivery unit which has a drive region and a delivery region such that the drive region supplies fuel to the delivery region and such that the delivery region supplies fuel to a high-pressure fuel injector; a low-pressure fuel supply passage which supplies fuel from the low-pressure fuel delivery unit to the drive region of the high-pressure fuel delivery unit; a cooling passage which receives fuel from the drive region of the high-pressure fuel delivery unit; and a low-pressure fuel injector supply passage which is in direct fluid communication with the low-pressure fuel supply passage and which supplies fuel to a low-pressure fuel injector from the cooling passage. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167451 | Charge Motion Control Valve Seal and Method of Assembly - In an intake manifold that has charge-motion-control valves (CMCVs), a gap exists between the flapper valves and the wall of the intake runners. Although the gap is maintained as small as practical, it cannot be eliminated because manufacturing tolerances and temperature variations to which the intake manifold is subjected must be accommodated to prevent binding of the flapper valves. Some flow makes an end run through the gap leading to undesirable fluid mechanics. Disclosed herein is a seal that is positioned to rest gently upon the flapper valve near the gap such that the gap is substantially sealed off while applying a modest force on the CMCV so that the actuation torque is minimally impacted. The seal has a press-in-place portion inserted into a pocket formed in the manifold to hold it in place and a lip portion that extends out from the press-in-place portion to obstruct the gap. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167452 | INTAKE MANIFOLD - An intake manifold made of synthetic resin includes first, second and third members stacked in sequence and welded to form the intake manifold; a collector extending inside the intake manifold in a direction of a line of cylinders, a part of wall of the collector being formed by the third member; a plurality of branch passages formed substantially by the first and second members and wound around an outer periphery of the collector; and a connector passage leading from the collector to an outer peripheral side of the branch passage. The first, second and third members are respectively provided with first, second and third cylinder portions that are coaxially arranged with each other in a position between adjacent two branch passages. The connector passage is formed by the first, second and third cylinder portions with the connector passage communicating with an inside space of the collector. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167453 | AIR INTAKE STRUCTURE OF STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - An air cleaner is arranged below a fuel tank of a straddle type disposed above left and right main frames. The air cleaner includes a main chamber which is located between the main frames, and a sub-chamber which is located on the outside in the vehicle width direction of the main frames. A rear section of the sub-chamber and a rear section of the element within the sub-chamber are located in a space formed between each outside wall surface of the main frames and an inside wall surface of the fuel tank. A front section of the sub-chamber and a front section of the element project forwardly of the fuel tank in a side view of the vehicle. The front section of the sub-chamber is provided with the fastening means for fastening the side cover (the element lid) which covers the element from the outside in the vehicle width direction. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167454 | SYSTEMS FOR FUEL PUMP ADAPTERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A fuel pump includes a body portion housing a fuel pump assembly configured to receive a rotational input and generate fuel flows, a drive shaft extending into the body portion with a pump gear coupled to the drive shaft, and a pilot portion annularly disposed about the drive shaft adjacent to the body portion. A fuel pump adapter is removably and annularly disposed about the pilot portion and configured to engage a gear housing within a fuel pump aperture. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167455 | NEXT-GENERATION DIESEL FUEL FILTER INTEGRATED WITH FUEL PUMP - A next-generation diesel fuel filter integrated with a fuel pump is provided to improve safety in the event of a collision and the reliability of fuel supply when traveling on an inclined road. The fuel filter integrated with a fuel pump has a structure in which a fuel filter and a fuel pump are combined and mounted in a fuel tank, to prevent damage to the fuel filter. The integrated filter includes a unit for collecting water filtered out of fuel, a unit for sensing the collected water and transmitting a warning signal indicating water removal. Additionally, a flow passage switching unit enables water removal work, thereby removing water at a suitable time and improving the performance of a diesel fuel system. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167456 | GASOLINE-DIESEL COMPLEX COMBUSTION ENGINE - A gasoline-diesel complex combustion engine may include a cylinder including a cylinder body in which a combustion chamber is formed to generate a driving power by combusting a gasoline fuel and a diesel fuel and a cylinder head formed to cover an upper portion of the cylinder body, a pair of intake ports formed in the cylinder head, a pair of exhaust ports formed in the cylinder head, a diesel injector disposed in a center of the cylinder head, a pair of spark plugs disposed on opposite sides of the diesel injector, a first intake pipe and a second intake pipe mounted in the intake ports, an exhaust pipe mounted in the exhaust ports, a pair of intake valves disposed in the first and second intake pipes, and a gasoline injector disposed in the first and second intake pipes to inject the gasoline fuel into the combustion chamber. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167457 | PRELOADED SPRING FOR USE WITH A PIEZOELECTRIC FUEL INJECTOR - A: piezoelectric fuel injector spring assembly and an assembly method for assembling such a piezoelectric fuel injector spring assembly. The assembly has a piezoelectric element ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167458 | Manually Actuatable Feed Pump and Fuel System with a Feed Pump - A manually actuated feed pump is provided with a primer bulb to be manually actuated by an operator. The primer bulb has a pump chamber. A travel-controlled valve connects the pump chamber to a fuel line. The travel-controlled valve has a valve member that is moved by an actuation travel of the primer bulb into an open position that opens the travel-controlled valve. A first spring is operatively connected to the valve member and to the primer bulb. The primer bulb acts through the first spring on the valve member. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167459 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH INJECTION OF TWO FUEL JETS AT DIFFERENT FLOW RATES AND FUEL-INJECTION METHOD FOR SUCH AN ENGINE - The present invention is a compression-ignition direct-injection internal-combustion engine comprising at least a cylinder, a cylinder head carrying fuel injection, a piston sliding in the cylinder, a combustion chamber limited on one side by upper face of the piston comprising a projection extending in the direction of the cylinder head and in the center of a concave bowl ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167460 | Start Light - The present invention discloses a system and apparatus for remotely starting automobiles. The invention provides a remote starter or a key fob connected with different components of the automobile. The remote starter is provided with an additional feature of LED light indicator to confirm the ignition of the engine using the remote starter. The remote starter also includes a computer chip to establish a communication between the remote starter and the automobile. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167461 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device is configured to read a required operation point of the internal combustion engine at the moment of restart following after intermittent stoppage, and to execute, when it is determined that the required operation point belongs to a reduced-cylinder operation allowed region and also to a reduced-cylinder operation restricted region which lies on a high load side of the reduced-cylinder operation allowed region, an all-cylinder operation and then move into a reduced-cylinder operation. When it is determined that the required operation point belongs to the reduced-cylinder operation allowed region but not to the reduced-cylinder operation restricted region, the control device is configured to switch the engine to the reduced-cylinder operation without execution of the all-cylinder operation. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167462 | OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INCORPORATING STARTER BATTERY WITH INTEGRATED PUSH BUTTON - A starter battery pack with a start button included as part of the starter battery pack is shown and described. The starter battery pack includes a start button that, when the starter battery pack is received within a receptacle of outdoor power equipment, such as a lawn tractor, allows the starter battery pack to provide power to a starting circuit of the power equipment. The battery pack is selectively rechargeable and preferably is a type of battery, such as lithium ion, that can be repeatedly discharged and recharged without affecting battery life. When the starter battery pack is received within the receptacle, activation of the start button provides current and voltage from the starter battery pack to an electric starter motor, which initiates operation of the internal combustion engine. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167463 | Hand-Guided Power Tool - A hand-guided power tool is provided with an internal combustion engine that has a cylinder and a piston disposed in the cylinder and delimiting together with the cylinder a combustion chamber. A connecting rod connects the piston and the crankshaft. The piston in operation of the internal combustion engine rotatably drives the crankshaft. An electronic control unit and an ignition device with a spark plug are provided. A support is fixedly connected to the crankshaft and a signal transducer is fixedly connected to the support. The ignition device, utilizing a signal generated by the at least one signal transducer, fires the spark plug at a timing which is predetermined by the electronic control unit. The support has a polygonal conical receptacle and the crankshaft has a corresponding polygonal conical section arranged in the polygonal conical receptacle to fixedly connect the support and the crankshaft to each other. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167464 | REPETITIVE IGNITION SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED COMBUSTION - A system and method for providing multiple fast rising pulses to improve performance efficiency. In one approach, multiple fast rising pulse power is employed to improve fuel efficiency and power of an engine. The system and method can involve a transient plasma plug assembly intended to replace a traditional spark plug. Alternatively, an approach involving a pulse generator and a high voltage pulse carrying ignition cable is contemplated. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167465 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - A wave energy converter system includes a plurality of wave energy converter units installed at or adjacent to a shoreline to receive water flows caused by ocean waves approaching the shoreline, each of the wave energy converter units including: a generator having a rotor shaft, the generator being configured to generate electricity in accordance with rotation of the rotor shaft; and a plurality of blades attached to the rotor shaft, the plurality of blades causing the rotor shaft of the generator to rotate in response to the water flows that impinge on the blades, thereby generating electricity; and a power conditioner installed onshore to receive the electricity generated by each of the plurality of wave energy converter units, the power conditioner providing consolidated electricity to an external power grid. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167466 | POWER GENERATING DEVICE UTILIZING OSCILLATING WATER FOR CONVERTING INTO WAVE POWER - A power generating device utilizing oscillating water for converting into wave power ( | 2017-06-15 |