US6062027A
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Internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas turbocharger
Assignee: AVL List GmbH
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Filing: 1998-05-22
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Granted: 2000-05-16
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Expires: 2018-05-22
Abstract
Abstract In an internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas turbocharger comprising a charge-air pipe and an exhaust gas recirculation pipe for a partial stream of the exhaust gas, a nozzle-diffuser unit is provided in the charge-air pipe, into which unit the recirculation pipe opens in a passage of restricted cross-section. In order to achieve high turbine efficiency as well as high exhaust quality, it is provided in the invention that the exhaust gas turbocharger be configured at least as a twin-entry unit, and that at least two exhaust gas flow paths be conducted separately to the entrance into the exhaust gas turbocharger, and that an exhaust gas recirculation branch depart from each exhaust gas flow path, and further that a control valve be positioned in each recirculation branch for regulation of the exhaust gas recirculation.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus Landfahrer
- 👤 Walter Reczek
- 👤 Wolfgang Cartellieri
- 👤 Hans Aufinger
- 👤 Gabor Hrauda
- 👤 Wolfgang Kriegler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:14
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B37/00; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/13; F02M26/17; F02M26/19; F02M26/22; F02M26/23; F02M26/28; F01; F01N; F01N2260/00; F01N2260/14; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02D; F02D9/00; F02D9/04; F02M26/02; F02M26/04; F02M26/05; F02M26/09; F02M26/10; F02M26/24; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
An internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas turbocharger comprising: a charge-air pipe and an exhaust gas recirculation pipe for a partial stream of the exhaust gas, a nozzle-diffuser unit being provided in the charge-air pipe, said recirculation pipe opening into the nozzle-diffuser unit in a passage of restricted cross-section, and an exhaust gas cooling device and an exhaust control device being provided in the exhaust gas recirculation pipe, wherein the exhaust gas turbocharger is configured at least as a twin-entry unit, and at least two exhaust gas flow paths are separately conducted to an entrance into the exhaust gas turbocharger, and wherein an exhaust gas recirculation branch of the exhaust gas recirculation pipe departs from each exhaust gas flow path.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
An internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas turbocharger comprising: a charge-air pipe and an exhaust gas recirculation pipe for a partial stream of the exhaust gas, a nozzle-diffuser unit being provided in the charge-air pipe, said recirculation pipe opening into the nozzle-diffuser unit in a passage of restricted cross-section, and an exhaust gas cooling device and an exhaust control device being provided in the exhaust gas recirculation pipe, wherein the exhaust gas turbocharger is configured at least as a twin-entry unit, and at least two exhaust gas flow paths are separately conducted to an entrance into the exhaust gas turbocharger, and wherein an exhaust gas recirculation branch of the exhaust gas recirculation pipe departs from each exhaust gas flow path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said exhaust gas control device includes an exhaust gas recirculation control valve being positioned in each exhaust gas recirculation branch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exhaust gas recirculation branches are united in a collective recirculation pipe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the exhaust gas recirculation branches are united in a collective recirculation pipe downstream of the exhaust gas recirculation control valves.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the exhaust gas cooling device is positioned in the collective recirculation pipe.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exhaust gas recirculation branches are conducted separately to the entrance into the nozzle-diffuser unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein as exhaust gas cooling device an exhaust gas cooler is provided in each exhaust gas recirculation branch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nozzle-diffuser unit is configured as a venturi nozzle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a bypass line is provided running in parallel with the nozzle-diffuser unit, which includes a control valve.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 9, wherein said control valve is configured as a throttle valve.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the exhaust gas recirculation control valves are positioned downstream of the exhaust gas cooling device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the exhaust gas recirculation control valves are positioned upstream of the exhaust gas cooling device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
Internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 7, wherein the exhaust gas coolers form parts of an exhaust gas cooling device configured at least as a twin-entry unit.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-05-16 | 2007-11-15 | 2008-05-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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