Internal combustion engine

Details Internal combustion engine Internal combustion engine

1997-04-07

1998-07-21

McMahon, Marguerite

Internal-combustion engines

Multiple cylinder

Cylinders radiating

1231974, F02B 7522

Patent

active

057822131

ABSTRACT:
An improved internal combustion engine is disclosed. The disclosed engine comprises several preferred embodiments, each including a first piston reciprocating in a first cylinder along a first axis, a second piston reciprocating in a second cylinder along a second axis, said second axis being orthagonal to said first axis, and a flying crankshaft orbiting around a third axis, said third axis being orthagonal to said first and second axis'. Also disclosed are two opposing piston-pairs, reciprocating in cylinders along said first and second axis', each piston in a pair connected to the other piston by a connecting means further defined by a crank aperture within which said flying crankshaft orbits. The disclosed engine further may include at least one ring bearing and/or at least one ring gear within which said crankshaft orbits. This disclosed configuration dynamically dissipates substantially all of the side load forces between the pistons and cylinders created by combustion, as well as efficiently captures the inertia and centrifugal forces created by the pistons and associated members. As disclosed, the present invention will provide an internal combustion engine or the like which is more efficient and reduces piston and cylinder wear. The disclosed engine is lightweight, compact, and dynamically balanced. The present invention discloses embodiments comprising both intersecting and non-intersecting cylinder axis', and further embodiments having 2, 3 or 4 pistons.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4641611 (1987-02-01), Stiller et al.
patent: 4682569 (1987-07-01), Stiller et al.
patent: 5189994 (1993-03-01), Gindentuller
patent: 5503038 (1996-04-01), Aquino et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Internal combustion engine does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Internal combustion engine, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Internal combustion engine will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1638510