Multi-chamber igniter
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1. A system for igniting a mixture in an internal combustion engine, the system comprising:
- a plug body adapted to couple to the internal combustion engine and comprising a shell;
a first ignition body carried by the plug body in the shell;
a second ignition body carried by the plug body in the shell and adjacent the first ignition body to define a flame kernel initiation gap between the second ignition body and the first ignition body;
an enclosure comprising a jet passage and defining a chamber about an end of the shell that is larger in volume than a fluid containing interior of the shell, the chamber adapted to direct flow incoming through the jet passage to circulate in the chamber and recombine with the incoming flow adjacent to the jet passage and orthogonally to or in the general direction of the incoming flow.
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Abstract
Air/fuel mixture is received from a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine into an enclosure about a flame kernel initiation gap between a first ignition body and a second ignition body. Air/fuel mixture received into the enclosure is directed into a flame kernel initiation gap. The mixture is then ignited in the flame kernel initiation gap.
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1. A system for igniting a mixture in an internal combustion engine, the system comprising:
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a plug body adapted to couple to the internal combustion engine and comprising a shell; a first ignition body carried by the plug body in the shell; a second ignition body carried by the plug body in the shell and adjacent the first ignition body to define a flame kernel initiation gap between the second ignition body and the first ignition body; an enclosure comprising a jet passage and defining a chamber about an end of the shell that is larger in volume than a fluid containing interior of the shell, the chamber adapted to direct flow incoming through the jet passage to circulate in the chamber and recombine with the incoming flow adjacent to the jet passage and orthogonally to or in the general direction of the incoming flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 10)
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4. A system for igniting a mixture in an internal combustion engine, the system comprising:
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a plug body adapted to couple to the internal combustion engine and comprising a shell; a first ignition body carried by the plug body in the shell; a second ignition body carried by the plug body in the shell and adjacent the first ignition body to define a flame kernel initiation gap between the second ignition body and the first ignition body; an enclosure comprising a jet passage and defining a chamber about an end of the shell that is larger in volume than a fluid containing interior of the shell, the chamber adapted to direct flow incoming through the jet passage to circulate in the chamber and recombine with the incoming flow adjacent to the jet passage and orthogonally to or in the general direction of the incoming flow; where the enclosure comprises an outer enclosure and the chamber comprises an outer chamber; where the system further comprises an inner enclosure within the outer chamber and defining an interior chamber that encloses the first and second ignition bodies, the inner enclosure comprising a let passage adapted to direct a flow incoming through the let passage of the inner enclosure primarily toward the first and second ignition bodies; where the jet passage of the outer enclosure comprises a central passage oriented to direct incoming flow to impinge onto the inner enclosure; and where the jet passage of the inner enclosure comprises a central jet passage oriented to receive flow impinging on the inner enclosure and direct the received flow primarily towards the flame kernel initiation gap. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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11. A method of igniting an air/fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine, the method comprising:
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receiving the air/fuel mixture as an incoming air/fuel mixture flow from a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine into an enclosure adjacent the combustion chamber; directing the air/fuel mixture received into the enclosure toward a first and second ignition bodies and to circulate in the enclosure and to recombine with the incoming air/fuel mixture flow orthogonally to or generally in the direction of the incoming air/fuel mixture flow; igniting the air/fuel mixture in a flame kernel initiation gap between the first and second ignition bodies. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
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a plug body; a first ignition body carried by the plug body; a second ignition body carried by the plug body adjacent the first ignition body to define a flame kernel initiation gap between the second ignition body and the second ignition body; and an enclosure comprising a jet passage, the enclosure adapted to direct a portion of flow incoming through the jet passage to circulate in the enclosure and recombine with the incoming flow through the jet passage orthogonally to or generally in the direction of the incoming flow through the jet passage. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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