Opposed piston combustion engine having fuel injector disposed at least partly within an engine cylinder

摘要

Disclosed is an internal combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder 12 and a pair of opposed, reciprocating pistons 16,18 within the cylinder forming a combustion chamber 28 therebetween. The engine has at least one fuel injector 34 disposed at least partly within the cylinder, the fuel injector having a nozzle 38 that is positioned within the combustion chamber and through which the fuel is expelled into the combustion chamber, wherein the nozzle 38 is exposed directly within the combustion chamber 28.