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公开(公告)号:US11614027B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-28
申请号:US16680921
申请日:2019-11-12
Applicant: Cummins Inc.
Inventor: Alan C. Anderson , William Marshall Cover , Xu Han , Nicholas James Welch , David Guillermo Gonzalez Medina , Xiao Qin , Andrew Guy Kitchen , Daniel J. O'Connor , Benjamín L. Olivas
Abstract: A combustion pre-chamber assembly includes pre-chamber device body defining an annular plenum that is in fluid communication with the at least one bore that extends through the spark plug shell. The annular plenum is also in communication with at least one purging passage that extends from the annular plenum to an end surface of the pre-chamber device body. Residual exhaust gases in the annular volume of the spark plug are purged by fresh charge flow from the main combustion chamber as the piston approaches top dead center. The fresh charge flow that is provided to the annular plenum through the at least one purging passage and into the annular volume of the spark plug through the at least one bore through the spark plug shell.
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公开(公告)号:US11799271B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US17175813
申请日:2021-02-15
Applicant: Cummins Inc.
Inventor: David Guillermo Gonzalez Medina , William Marshall Cover , Xu Han , Andrew Guy Kitchen , Daniel J. O'Connor , Alan C. Anderson , Nicholas James Welch , Jisang Sun
CPC classification number: H01T13/467 , H01T13/32
Abstract: Spark plugs are disclosed that include electrode arrangements to improve the charge flow into and out of the annular volume around the insulator nose and a pre-chamber volume of a pre-chamber device, thus directing a purge of exhaust gases trapped in the annular volume to a space formed by the exterior of the spark plug body and the interior of the pre-chamber device.
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公开(公告)号:US20230313728A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-05
申请号:US18130307
申请日:2023-04-03
Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
Inventor: Nicholas James Welch
CPC classification number: F01P3/20 , F28F9/24 , F01P2003/006
Abstract: A cooling system of an internal combustion engine system includes an engine cooling circuit for defining a flow path and direction for engine coolant fluid flowing through the internal combustion engine system. The cooling system also includes a heat exchanger assembly positioned along the engine cooling circuit. The heat exchanger assembly is structured to transfer heat from the engine coolant fluid to a working fluid and includes a shell defining an inner cavity, a core disposed within the inner cavity and structured to receive the working fluid, and a main flow path and a bypass flow path of the engine coolant fluid, the core comprising a baffle in the bypass flow path, the baffle including: a base portion coupled to an end of the core and a curved portion extending from the base portion such that the curved portion impedes a bypass flow of engine coolant fluid from continuing along the bypass flow path.
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公开(公告)号:US20210184437A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-17
申请号:US17175813
申请日:2021-02-15
Applicant: Cummins Inc.
Inventor: David Guillermo Gonzalez Medina , William Marshall Cover , Xu Han , Andrew Guy Kitchen , Daniel J. O'Connor , Alan C. Anderson , Nicholas James Welch , Jisang Sun
IPC: H01T13/46
Abstract: Spark plugs are disclosed that include electrode arrangements to improve the charge flow into and out of the annular volume around the insulator nose and a pre-chamber volume of a pre-chamber device, thus directing a purge of exhaust gases trapped in the annular volume to a space formed by the exterior of the spark plug body and the interior of the pre-chamber device.
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公开(公告)号:US12188386B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-07
申请号:US18497175
申请日:2023-10-30
Applicant: Cummins Inc.
Inventor: Nicholas James Welch , Matthew D. Flessner
Abstract: A lubrication system for an internal combustion engine includes a fluid flow control device at an outlet side of the pump that regulates pressure conditions at the outlet side of the pump upstream of the lubrication circuit in the engine. The fluid flow control device is located in a recirculation path, and opens in response to a fluid pressure at the outlet of the pump exceeding a first threshold to allow the fluid to pass from the outlet side of the pump back to an inlet side of the pump. The recirculation path includes a tuning device that maintains the fluid pressure at engine speeds above the first threshold. In response to engine speeds above a second threshold, the tuning device restricts fluid flow in the recirculation path so that the fluid pressure in the fluid flow path increases.
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公开(公告)号:US20240077006A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-07
申请号:US18497175
申请日:2023-10-30
Applicant: Cummins Inc.
Inventor: Nicholas James Welch , Matthew D. Flessner
Abstract: A lubrication system for an internal combustion engine includes a fluid flow control device at an outlet side of the pump that regulates pressure conditions at the outlet side of the pump upstream of the lubrication circuit in the engine. The fluid flow control device is located in a recirculation path, and opens in response to a fluid pressure at the outlet of the pump exceeding a first threshold to allow the fluid to pass from the outlet side of the pump back to an inlet side of the pump. The recirculation path includes a tuning device that maintains the fluid pressure at engine speeds above the first threshold. In response to engine speeds above a second threshold, the tuning device restricts fluid flow in the recirculation path so that the fluid pressure in the fluid flow path increases.
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公开(公告)号:US10975759B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-13
申请号:US16434270
申请日:2019-06-07
Applicant: Cummins Inc.
Inventor: Alan C. Anderson , William Marshall Cover , Xu Han , Benjamin L. Olivas , Daniel J. O'Connor , Daniel Guillermo Gonzalez Medina , Xiao Qin , Nicholas James Welch , Andrew Guy Kitchen
Abstract: A spark plug is disclosed that includes at least one bore extending through a shell of the spark plug in order to form a passageway between an annular volume around the spark plug insulator nose and a pre-chamber volume of a pre-chamber device, thus directing a purge of exhaust gases trapped in the annular volume to a space formed by the exterior of the spark plug body and the interior of the pre-chamber device.
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公开(公告)号:US11434811B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-06
申请号:US16918090
申请日:2020-07-01
Applicant: Cummins Inc.
Inventor: Xu Han , Xiao Qin , Alan C. Anderson , Nicholas James Welch
Abstract: A combustion pre-chamber device for a spark ignition internal combustion engine is configured to engage a spark plug and be mounted to a cylinder head in communication with a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the engine. The combustion pre-chamber device includes any one or combination of a number of features to improve operating effectiveness, including extending the combustion operating range by improving cooling and optimizing the flow field inside the combustion pre-chamber device.
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公开(公告)号:US20200332705A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-22
申请号:US16918090
申请日:2020-07-01
Applicant: Cummins Inc.
Inventor: Xu Han , Xiao Qin , Alan C. Anderson , Nicholas James Welch
Abstract: A combustion pre-chamber device for a spark ignition internal combustion engine is configured to engage a spark plug and be mounted to a cylinder head in communication with a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the engine. The combustion pre-chamber device includes any one or combination of a number of features to improve operating effectiveness, including extending the combustion operating range by improving cooling and optimizing the flow field inside the combustion pre-chamber device.
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公开(公告)号:US20200080466A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-12
申请号:US16680921
申请日:2019-11-12
Applicant: Cummins Inc.
Inventor: Alan C. Anderson , William Marshall Cover , Xu Han , Nicholas James Welch , David Guillermo Gonzalez Medina , Xiao Qin , Andrew Guy Kitchen , Daniel J. O'Connor , Benjamin L. Olivas
Abstract: A combustion pre-chamber assembly includes pre-chamber device body defining an annular plenum that is in fluid communication with the at least one bore that extends through the spark plug shell. The annular plenum is also in communication with at least one purging passage that extends from the annular plenum to an end surface of the pre-chamber device body. Residual exhaust gases in the annular volume of the spark plug are purged by fresh charge flow from the main combustion chamber as the piston approaches top dead center. The fresh charge flow that is provided to the annular plenum through the at least one purging passage and into the annular volume of the spark plug through the at least one bore through the spark plug shell.
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