Abstract: A deck is defined by closely spaced molded ribs with pairs of ramped tine entry openings molded adjacent each edge which are tapered to provide maximum clearance. A narrow lip extends at an angle upwardly from each edge, permitting the platform to be engaged and manipulated by conventional slip sheet handling equipment, while the tine entry ramps permit a powered forklift truck to engage its fork tines beneath the platform. To facilitate deflection of the platform ribs on entry of the forklift tines, the ribs in the path of the tines may have curved valleys, while ribs not in the path may have generally square valleys. The platform may also be constructed through twin sheet thermoforming, foam molding, corrugated paperboard assembly. The platform has a horizontal load support deck with side walls which extend downwardly. Two tine inlet access openings are defined in each side wall, with the height of each access opening being less than the maximum height of a forklift tine.

Abstract: In a delivery pipe for pulverized coal fines from a coal mill to a combustion chamber, a device for diffusing unevenly distributed coal flow evenly across the pipe. In a first form, the invention comprises a plurality of static, lateral, linear diffuser elements comprising rows of protrusions or teeth spaced laterally across the coal flow path in the pipe, preferably in a staggered and overlapping relationship. In a second form, the diffuser elements are rotatably mounted across the coal flow path in the pipe, and may be rotated at different speeds and in different directions. The diffuser elements spaced across the coal flow path in the pipe may be supplemented by peripherally-mounted diffuser elements at the inlet of that portion of the pipe or housing to provide an angled pre-diffusion of the coal flow from the sides of the pipe toward the lateral elements extending across the interior of the pipe.

Abstract: A boiler recovers a soda component from pulp spent liquor and is able to prevent carry-over of unburnt char and deformation of a char bed configuration and to attain a stable combustion with low NOx generation. By regulating the combustion air supply, and feeding inert gas along a furnace side wall around the char bed, there are formed a combustion zone of reduction atmospheric field where air ratio in the surroundings of the char bed is 0.8 or less, a combustion zone of reduction atmospheric field where air ratio is 1.0 or less and unburnt components exist (including the case of a reduction atmospheric field where air ratio is 1.0 or less and unburnt components exist with the two combustion zones being combined together) and a combustion zone where combustion is completed.

Abstract: Waste (such as domestic garbage, industrial waste, and bulky refuse) or sewage sludge is pretreated by pyrolysis under an oxygen-poor atmosphere to provide solid pyrolysis residues and a pyrolysis gas. The solid pyrolysis residues are mechanically treated to provide a coarse fraction and a fine fraction. The coarse fraction is mechanically separated and fed to a metal bath reactor containing a metal bath and a liquid slag floating on the metal bath. The fine fraction entrained in a carrier gas is fed via a nozzle in order to carburize the metal bath. The carburized metal bath functions to reduce metal oxides from the liquid slag floated thereon, thereby purifying the liquid slag. At least a portion of the pyrolysis gas is used to smelt and heat the liquid slag.

Abstract: A seed planter for planting seeds in soil. The seed planter includes a container with opposite open front and back ends and front and rear end caps covering respective ends of the container. The front end cap has a hole therethrough. A gate is slidably mounted on the front end cap. The front end cap has an outwardly extending spout adjacent the hole of the front end cap.

Abstract: A digger for facilitating the application of a material to a mushroom bed includes a feed system wherein a metering shaft is provided in the compartment or hopper for the material. The metering shaft contains sets of supply pockets which receives the material to be conveyed to distribution heads. The digger also includes a digging shaft connected to a drive shaft by improved structure.

Abstract: An air assisted hem former for folding a margin of a foldable material which uses at least one stream of air to urge margin material through a folded cavity. The folded cavity and airflow moves the margin toward a sewing needle, directs the margin material to a proper stitching position and maintain the stitching position until the needle has stitched the hem. Two similarly formed hem formers can be mounted on opposing sides of a sewing needle to urge, direct and maintain the margin material prior to stitching of a hem.

Abstract: A method for reducing frictional-resistance at a hull (2) of a ship (1), characterized in that the method comprising a step of ejecting micro-bubbles (8) having predetermined diameters; wherein the micro-bubbles (8) are ejected into water from a position adjacent to the starting point of desired stream line (F.L.) of water and from the position where the static pressure is low; the stream line (F.L.) being directed, from the submerged shallow position at a stem portion (4) of the ship's hull (2), to the ship's bottom (5) along both side surfaces of the ship's hull (2), so that the ejected micro-bubbles (8) are transferred to the ship's bottom (5) along the stream line (F.L.); whereby the micro-bubbles (8) are distributed at at least a part of the circumferential area of the submerged portion of the hull (2), thus reducing frictional-resistance at a hull (2) of a ship (1) while cruising.

Abstract: A hull for a boat comprises a centrally located V-shaped keel a first strake disposed at an outboard edge of a first deadrise adjacent the keel portion, a second strake disposed at an outboard edge of a second deadrise adjacent a first chine rising from the first strake and a third strake disposed at an outboard edge of a third deadrise wherein the third dead rise is joined to the second chine. At least one of the first, second or third chines is a flat chine, at least one of the first, second or third chines is a reverse chine and at least one of the first, second or third chines is a combination chine wherein the combination chine further comprising a pad superimposed upon a reverse chine.

Abstract: A fishing rod protector assembly for protecting the fishing rod from being damaged when the fishing rod is secured to a boat deck. The fishing rod protector assembly is designed for use on a boat having a fishing rod holder for holding multiple fishing rods against a deck of the boat. The fishing rod protector assembly includes a main member pivotally coupled to the boat and a latch member designed for coupling to the boat deck to selectively engage the main member. The main member is positioned such that the top of the main member is positioned over the end of a fishing rod engaged to a fishing rod holder on the boat deck.

Abstract: Support base for supporting accessories on the flexible wall of an inflatable body and an pneumatic boat fitted therewith. A mounting base (10) intended for the fixing of an accessory onto the flexible wall of an inflatable body, such as an inflatable buoyancy fender of an inflatable boat, characterized in that it includes a stack (11) of several layers of flexible material fixed one to the other and passed through by at least one fitting (16) appropriate to the fixing of the aforesaid accessory, the aforesaid mounting base being fixable to the inflatable body flexible wall, the number of layers of the stack being determined so that the thickness of the stack corresponds approximately to the height of an anchoring part of the fitting.

Abstract: The enamelling apparatus includes at least one assembly constituted by an applicator for applying varnish on a conductive wire and an associated enamelling oven, with the wire passing through both of them. The enamelling oven has a single chamber filled internally with radiant heater elements facing the path of the wire and the atmosphere inside the chamber is controlled to have an oxygen content that is low, and less than 6% . The apparatus is suitable for use in the production of an enamelled wire.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for the vacuum deposition of at least two different layers of thin film material onto a substrate by two different vacuum deposition processes. Also disclosed is a novel linear applicator for using microwave enhanced CVD to uniformly deposit a thin film of material over an elongated substrate.

Abstract: A plasma treatment system (200) for implantation with a novel susceptor with shielding (203). The system (200) has a variety of elements such as a chamber in which a plasma is generated in the chamber. The system (200) also has a susceptor disposed in the chamber to support a substrate. A shield (203) is disposed adjacent to the susceptor for blocking impurities that may possibly be introduced from a backside of the susceptor. The shield allows fewer impurities to be sputtered from the backside of the susceptor. In a specific embodiment, the chamber has a plurality of substantially planar rf transparent windows (26) on a surface of the chamber. The system (200) also has an rf generator (66) and at least two rf sources in other embodiments.

Abstract: An alignment mechanism for aligning a substrate on a support member in a process chamber includes a set of guide pins extending from the upper surface of the support member equally spaced about the periphery thereof and spaced to receive a substrate therebetween and align a shadow ring thereover. The inner surfaces of the guide pins are slanted outwardly to form an inverted funnel for receiving and aligning the substrate on the support member. An annular gas groove in the upper surface of the support member provides communication for a supply of purge gas and directs the gas about the peripheral edge of the substrate. The guide pins which extend partially over the gas groove include slots therein that provide fluid communication through the guide pins from the gas groove to the peripheral edge of the substrate.

Abstract: A freestall barn for dairy cattle arranged with a plurality of freestall resting areas with resting stalls, and a feed alley; has a feed drive through for a feed delivery vehicle, with feed alleys of the freestall resting areas adjacent and parallel to the feed drive-through. A cow lane crosses the feed drive through forming an intersection with it. The cow lane connects the freestall resting areas, and permits cows to proceed to and from a milking station. A four-way drive-through gate assembly has four horizontal gates disposed to pivot or swing on vertical axes at respective corners of the intersection. In a first position the gates block the drive-through but permit passage of cows along the cow lane. In a second position the gates block the cow lane but permit the feed delivery vehicle to pass through along the drive-through.

Abstract: A composite sabot including an anti-splitting ring connected to the composite sabot body, to prevent the sabot from splitting during discard. The composite sabot includes sabot petals with fibers oriented in the radial direction and a front scoop for gathering air particles. The anti-splitting ring is mounted to the front scoop portion of the composite sabot where splitting initiates. The anti-splitting ring may be a variety of shapes and materials and attaches easily and inexpensively to any sabot.

Abstract: An animal ball toy having an outer ball with a hollow chamber and at least one aperture defined therethrough. Disposed inside of the hollow chamber is an object, such as an inner ball. The object is made from a compressible material and/or the outer ball is made from a resilient material. During manufacture the object is compressed and/or the aperture in the outer ball is enlarged so as to pass the object through the aperture and into the hollow chamber of the outer ball. After being passed through the aperture, the object and/or the aperture are released to return to their original size and shape thereby prohibiting the object from exiting through the aperture.

Abstract: A pet chew toy is generally bone-shaped having an elongated body member with a bulbous knob at each end. The body member has a hollow cavity along its axis and an opening at one end. A screw rod is positioned along an axis of the body member and is affixed to the one knob located at the end opposite the cavity opening. A hard chewable food product which has a non-circular cross-section that corresponds to the shape of the cavity is threaded onto the screw rod. An internal bore within the food product includes internal threads which are compatible with the threads of the screw rod. The chew product may also be of a soft enough material that it is self-threading, that is to say that, the screw rod creates thread in a smooth internal bore of the food product when it is initial introduced into the body member. When the two opposing knobs are rotated with respect to each other the screw rod is turned.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a protection shoe for the paw of a dog, particularly formed like a sock and made of a flexible material. According to the invention it is provided that the material of the protection shoe has at least two layers at least the outer layer of which consists of an breathable semipermeable material elastically stretchable in lengthwise and cross direction and which is impermeable to water from outside and permeable to humidity from the inside.

Abstract: A coaxial oscillating axisymmetric engine is disclosed. The engine is provided with a rotor having a plurality of rotating blades, the blades being movable relative to a plurality of fixed blades of a stator in opposite directions while forming expansion and compression chambers in each cylinder of a housing assembly. The rotor thus generates rotational force transmitted to an output shaft through a power transmission unit. The transmission unit has two guide rails, inwardly mounted to the rotor at diametrically opposed positions and individually having a guide channel. A slider movably engages with each of the guide rails so as to be linearly movable along the guide channel. A ball housing is coaxial and axisymmetrically coupled to the slider and is rotatively coupled to each of the drive shaft.

Abstract: To provide a multi-cylinder engine in which a plurality of cylinder bore rows, each including a plurality of cylinder bores disposed in parallel, are disposed in such a manner as to be perpendicular to a crank shaft disposed substantially in the horizontal direction. A plurality of cylinder heads, each forming combustion chambers between pistons slidably fitted in the cylinder bores and the cylinder head, are connected to cylinder blocks corresponding to the cylinder bore rows. Furthermore, a plurality of intake passages and a plurality of exhaust passages respectively in communication with the combustion chambers are provided in the cylinder heads, wherein the structure of an intake system and an exhaust system can be simplified.

Abstract: In each engine valve assembly (2) of intake and exhaust valve for an internal combustion engine, the engine valve is opened and closed according to a cooperation of electromagnetic forces and spring forces of a pair of electromagnets (5, 6) and a pair of spring members (7, 8), an actuator housing (3) in which the pair of electromagnets and pair of spring members are housed taking an engine oil structure having at least one oil passage (21) through which an engine oil external to the valve assembly is supplied to the actuator housing and at least one oil outlet hole (22) through which the engine oil in the oil passage is caused to flow onto a slidable portion of movable members of the valve assembly of a valve axle portion of the engine valve and an armature (4) and taking an oil heating structure (23), the oil heating structure being enabled to heat the oil within the oil passage due to a heat transfer action thereof by means of a simultaneous power supply to the pair of first and second electromagnets before

Abstract: A device for activating and deactivating a load change valve of an internal combustion engine has a camshaft with at least one valve cam and at least one coupling cam. A rocker arm is supported on a stationary engine component and has a sensing member riding on the cam and actuating the load change valve. A coupling lever is movably connected to the rocker arm and is acted on by the coupling cam such that the coupling lever is moved relative to the rocker arm. A coupling device is provided for interrupting movement transmission of the sensing member onto the load change valve. The coupling lever cooperates with the coupling device and the coupling cam such that, when the sensing member rides on a base circle of the valve cam, a movement transmission between the sensing member and the load change valve is at least approximately interrupted.

Abstract: In a valve operating system for an internal combustion engine, a support shaft supporting a roller is fitted in a fitting bore of a rocker arm, and a pin fixed in the rocker arm engages with an engage groove provided on the outer surface of the support shaft so as to extend in a direction tangential to an imaginary circle about the axis of the support shaft, an insertion bore which extends in a straight line and connects to an inner surface of a fitting bore at a position corresponding to the engage groove of the support shaft is provided in the rocker arm and the pin engaging with the engage groove by being inserted into the insertion bore is engaged with the rocker arm by crimping at least one end of the pin with flat punches so as to be fixed in the rocker arm. The pin can thus be fixed effectively in the rocker arm while maintaining the rigidity of the rocker arm.

Abstract: A vane-type camshaft adjusting device for an internal combustion engine, with a drive pinion (2) connected in driving relationship to a crankshaft, and a winged wheel (7) connected rotationally fast to a camshaft. The drive pinion (2) a hollow space (6) which is defined by a circumferential wall (3) and two side walls (4, 5), into which hollow space (6) is inserted the winged wheel (7) having at least two wings (9) on its wheel hub (8). Limiting walls (10) define at least two working chambers (14) in the hollow space (6) of the drive pinion (2), and each of these working chambers (14) is divided into two hydraulic pressure chambers (18, 19) by one of the wings (9) of the winged wheel (7). The limiting walls (10) of the drive pinion (2) are in sealing contact by axial sealing strips (13) with the wheel hub (8) of the winged wheel (7), while the wings (9) of the winged wheel (7) are in sealing contact by axial sealing strips (17) with the circumferential wall (3) of the drive pinion (2).

Abstract: In a variable valve timing controlling apparatus for an internal combustion engine having an engine valve, the controlling apparatus having:a rotational body rotated in synchronization with an engine crankshaft;a camshaft, one end thereof being inserted into the rotational body and the camshaft including a cam located on an outer periphery of the camshaft to open the engine valve against a spring force exerted by a valve spring of the engine valve; a phase changing device interposed between the rotational body and the one end of the camshaft to hydraulically vary a relative rotational phase between the rotational body and the camshaft; and a hydraulic pressure circuit to relatively supply and drain a hydraulic pressure to and from at least one retardation angle hydraulic pressure chamber and at least one advance angle hydraulic pressure chamber, each hydraulic pressure chamber being formed within the rotational body to drive the cam phase changing device, an interrupting mechanism is provided to interrupt a h

Abstract: An improved variable valve timing mechanism for an internal combustion engine wherein the variable valve timing mechanism includes a control valve mounted by a bearing cap for the cam shaft and specifically one end of the cam shaft. The bearing cap is fastened to the cylinder head by threaded fasteners that are disposed on opposite sides of a bearing surfaces a cam shaft in which at least one oil control groove is formed. Oil is supplied to this control groove by a valve element that is mounted in the bearing cap in spaced relation to the threaded fasteners.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein an apparatus for routing electrical signals in an engine having n cylinders and an intake manifold, one embodiment of which comprises: (1) a generally rigid housing generally conforming in shape with and being removably attachable to a top surface of the intake manifold; (2) at least n carrier members attached to the housing and extending outward therefrom, wherein each carrier member is arranged in general proximity with a respective cylinder; (3) a plurality of conductive circuit traces arranged on or within an underside or other surface of the housing and on or within each carrier member; and (4) at least one input/output connector for connection to at least one of an external signal source, an external power source, an external signal destination, and an external power destination, wherein each input/output connector is attached to the housing and is electrically connected to at least one of the circuit traces.

Abstract: The heating glow plug controller for diesel engines is capable of controlling the activation of the glow plugs and consists of a set of electronic relays which in addition can also detect failures due to open circuit or short-circuit, and then acting in under 1 millisecond since electronic relays are semiconductors and no electromechanical elements are involved. There is one electronic relay per glow plug and each one may consist of a separate semiconductor wafer or alternatively, several relays may be integrated in a single semiconductor wafer. The set of relays is in turn connected to controlling or calculating module, and may even be included in the same block as the calculator module or in a different one connected by connectors and leads to the calculator block.

Abstract: An ignition arrangement is provided for an internal combustion engine having an output shaft supported for rotation about an axis. The engine has a housing at least partially enclosing the output shaft and including at least one face. The output shaft has a portion extending through the one face of the engine housing and surrounded by the face. A timing pulley is affixed for rotation with the output shaft. A camshaft is supported for rotation about a second axis. A drive connects the timing pulley to the camshaft whereby the output shaft drives the camshaft. A flywheel is affixed for rotation with the output shaft wherein the timing pulley is closer to the face than the flywheel. A first ignition element is affixed for rotation with the timing pulley, and a pulser coil being in cooperation with the first ignition means.

Abstract: An improved and compact accessory drive for an engine that facilitates transverse positioning in an engine compartment. One end of the engine crankshaft extends through an outer face of the engine body. A torsional damper is affixed to this crankshaft end. An accessory drive pulley is driven by a shaft that is juxtaposed to this end of the crankshaft and which is disposed axially from the torsional damper. Adjacent surfaces of the torsional damper and accessory drive pulley have mating tapered surfaces so that these elements overlap both axially and radially. A drive belt drives a plurality of engine accessories from this drive pulley so as to maintain case of access to the drive belt while maintaining a compact overall length.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a piston skirt oil seal system comprising a piston with a skirt operating in a cylinder chamber between an oil sump and a combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine. A first retainer attaches to the piston skirt, and a second retainer attaches to a cylinder wall defining the cylinder chamber above the oil sump. A boot made of a flexible, impervious membrane extends between the first and second retainers. The boot serves as a barrier preventing the migration of oil from the oil sump into the combustion chamber reducing the amount of unburned hydrocarbons introduced to the catalyst. To overcome gas leakage and friction, at least one self-lubricating or gas lubricated ring attaches to the piston above the boot. In an alternative embodiment, the boot forms an oil migration barrier through the use of a series of concentric rings linked together in a telescoping arrangement.

Abstract: A support arrangement for the open area of a crankcase facing an oil pan in an internal combustion engine has a plate-like component which is attached to the crankcase walls by lugs, thereby reinforcing the housing, and contains integral bearings rotatably supporting a balance shaft.

Abstract: In order to prevent fuel leakage from a high pressure fuel pipe at a low temperature, a sealing capacity of a seal member provided in a fuel transfer portion of a high pressure fuel pipe is estimated in accordance with various conditions and the fuel pressure within the high pressure fuel pipe is controlled on the basis of the estimated sealing capacity so as to secure a sealing property in the fuel transfer portion.

Abstract: A direct cylinder injection-type spark ignition internal combustion engine is disclosed. The internal combustion engine comprises a spark plug 6, a cavity 8 formed in the top surface of the piston, and a fuel injection valve 7 for injecting fuel into said cavity in nearly the shape of a fan having a relative small thickness. A side wall 8b of the cavity opposed to the fuel injection valve for leading the fuel to the vicinity of the spark plug, has a horizontal arcuate shape which is nearly symmetrical to a first vertical plane (N1). The first vertical plane is separated away from a vertical center plane (Nc) at the center of the fuel and is nearly parallel with the vertical center plane.

Abstract: The present invention is an ignition control system for an engine having at least one combustion chamber and an ignition element for initiating combustion in the chamber. As one aspect of the ignition control, a switching circuit is provided for controlling the firing of the ignition element based upon either a signal received from a mechanism which detects and outputs a first firing timing signal or a computing mechanism which outputs a second firing timing signal based upon the first firing timing signal. As a second aspect of the ignition control, ignition elements are paired and fired together. In this arrangement, the ignition control includes a mechanism for counting outputted firing signals and assigning them values. These values are used to control the firing of the pairs of ignition elements, permitting the pairs of elements to be fired such that combustion initiation in individual combustion chambers corresponding is controllable.

Abstract: A throttle valve is rotatably mounted to a throttle body through a throttle shaft. An internal bore shape of the throttle body is of a straight bore type having a shape in which the center of rotation of the throttle valve is placed on the central line of the throttle body. Spherically-shaped internal profile portions are provided in an idle control region lying in the neighborhood of a fully-closed angle of the throttle valve. Further, spherically-shaped internal profile portions are provided as regions following the spherically-shaped internal profile portions referred to above. Moreover, regions each formed by a spherical shape and a composite surface profile of a cylindrical surface substantially parallel to the flow of intake air or regions each formed by a conical surface profile are provided as regions following the spherically-shaped profiles. Incidentally, the center of each spherical profile is offset on the central line of the bore in upward and downward directions.

Abstract: A method for setting the torque in an internal combustion engine determines a set air mass and a corresponding throttle valve setting from a set torque in a control tract. An actual air mass allows the difference between a set air mass and the actual air mass to be determined by comparing a set value and the actual value. The controlling effort for setting a desired torque will be reduced. A correction value for the difference between the actual and set values of the air mass is calculated whereby an adaptation of the control tract to the difference is performed. Thereby, in the control tract, a correspondingly adapted throttle valve position will then be associated with a set torque that is to be established. A compensation of the previously determined difference between the set value and the actual value of the air mass is produced. An actual fuel mass fed to the combustion chambers can be utilized for determining the actual air mass, as can a fuel/air mass ratio of a mixture fed to the combustion chambers.

Abstract: The air/fuel mixture ratio supplied to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is modified to achieve a constant mass flow rate in spite of changes in atmospheric temperature and pressure conditions by employing an electronic compensation system. The system has sensors which detect air temperature and barometric pressure, from which signals are developed controlling the float bowl pressure in the engine carburettors, thus modifying the air/fuel mixture ratio as desired. The system also includes provision for enriching the fuel content of the mixture supplied to the engine to provide an oversupply of fuel in cold start situations.

Abstract: A vehicle fuel system has an integrated fuel rail and fuel pump that supplies high pressure fuel directly to the injectors mounted on the engine. The pump is a double acting single piston pump that has two pumping chambers formed co-axially in a single cavity. One pumping chamber is twice the size of the other pumping chamber thereby producing an output flow equal to one half the volume of the larger pumping chamber during each stroke. The smaller pumping chamber communicates with a co-axial fuel rail portion of the cavity. A plurality of outlet ports, one for each injector, are disposed in fluid communication with the fuel rail portion of the cavity.

Abstract: The invention concerns a light and compact dispensing device comprising a hollow body with a substantially spherical cavity (17), consisting of an assembly of two soldered elements (15, 16) and comprising accesses (14) each constituted by a hole with small cross-section (38) and a tapped hole (40) connected to the hole with small cross-section through a tapered shaft 41.

Abstract: A high-pressure pump for supplying fuel in a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, including a common rail injector system. The fuel injection system includes a low-pressure part that contains a fuel tank and a prefeed pump and a high-pressure part that contains a high-pressure pump and a common rail into which a fuel flow is fed from the high-pressure pump through a common conduit. The high-pressure pump system solves a problem in that there is an integrated demand-based quantity control for the fuel flow pumped by the high-pressure pump. The demand-based quantity control integrated with the high-pressure pump contributes to improving the overall engine efficiency, because the power consumption by the high-pressure pump drops as a result.

Abstract: A structurally simple common rail is highly sealed and light weight manner. The common rail includes a thick wall pipe having a flow passage for accumulating pressure of high pressure fuel. The high pressure fuel is supplied from a high-pressure pump and distributed to an injection nozzle. The end portion of the thick wall pipe is reduced in diameter by drawing. A thread portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the diameter-reduced end portion. A connecting end of a piping component is connected to the end portion of the thick wall pipe by screwing a nut to the thread portion of the thick wall pipe.

Abstract: A fuel injector assembly comprises a fuel injector having an inlet end and an outlet end, and further having an associated fuel rail assembly. An o-ring seal is located approximately at the inlet end to prevent fluid from leaking out of the fuel injector and the fuel rail assembly. A groove in the inlet end is located above the o-ring seal, and a retainer member is constructed to be received into the groove to provide positional constraint to the o-ring seal.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve having a nozzle body can be inserted into a receiving bore of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. A metal ring arranged on the nozzle body is deformed when heated, producing a radial pressure of the fuel injection valve in the receiving bore only when heated after the fuel injection valve has been inserted into the receiving bore.

Abstract: A system for controlling camshaft timing, air/fuel ratio and electronic throttle position in an automotive internal combustion engine uses a controller for operating a camshaft phaser, electronic throttle positioner and fuel injectors. The controller determines camshaft timing, steady-state electronic throttle position, steady-state fuel supply, and compensatory transient electronic throttle position, and transient fuel supply such that an engine operating with the present system has the torque output characteristics matching a conventional engine having fixed camshaft timing, but with lower fuel consumption and lower exhaust emissions than a conventional engine.

Abstract: A control system for a diesel-operating internal combustion engine has in a cast-plastic housing heater connected to the air supply line and upstream of an air mixer and an adjusting device in the diesel fuel line leading to the mixer. A limiter is provided between an air control device in the air supply line and the mixer can include a cylindrical gate around which the air is guided and an air control plunger at the upstream end of that body.

Abstract: An automotive power plant includes an internal combustion engine and a heat exchanger for vaporizing fuel to the internal combustion engine utilizing heat from the combustion exhaust gas. The vaporized fuel may be fed to a combustion cylinder containing the compressed gas produced by a compression stroke. Alternatively, the vaporized gas may be fed to a dedicated expander for extracting work therefrom and then fed to the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation valve for an internal combustion engine (16). A one-piece adapter part (10; 10′) contains a combustion air passageway (34) through which combustion air can enter the engine and a coolant passageway (18) through which engine coolant can flow. The adapter part also has an exhaust gas recirculation passageway (22) through which engine exhaust gas can be introduced into the combustion air passageway. An electric-operated exhaust gas recirculation valve (12) for controlling the recirculation of engine exhaust gas through the engine has a valve member (28) that is positionable with respect to a valve seat (26) that circumscribes the exhaust gas passageway in the adapter part.