Abstract: An engine comprising a piston having a cavity formed on the top face thereof. A projection having an impingement face at the top thereof is formed at the center of the cavity. Fuel is injected from a fuel injector toward the impingement face to form a richer air-fuel mixture around the projection. A spark plug or a glow plug is arranged to ignite the richer air-fuel mixture at the end of the compression stroke.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 23, 1987
Date of Patent:
September 13, 1988
Assignee:
Nippon Clen Engine Research Institute Co. Ltd.