Internal combustion engine

摘要

A conventional internal combustion engine has a combustion chamber (1), which can be sealed off from an inlet port (2) and an exhaust port (3). At the same time, it is desirable to create the greatest possible inlet cross-section and exhaust cross-section for optimum charging of the combustion chamber. According to the invention the inlet port (2) and exhaust port (3) pass into a common connecting passage (4) which can be sealed off from the combustion chamber (1) by means of a valve (5). In addition, closing devices (6, 7) are provided in the transitional area between the inlet port and the exhaust port and the connecting passage. <IMAGE>