Internal-combustion engines – Cooling – Air-cooled
Patent
1977-03-02
1978-12-12
Gordon, Clarence R.
Internal-combustion engines
Cooling
Air-cooled
123 4171, 123 58AA, 123 58AM, 123193CH, 123193CP, 123193P, F01P 104
Patent
active
041291018
ABSTRACT:
An internal combustion engine comprising an engine frame having a drive shaft rotatably mounted therein and extending outwardly therefrom. A pair of cylinder sleeves are mounted on the engine frame and have their inner ends positioned within the interior of the frame and their outer ends positioned outwardly thereof. A cylinder head is secured to the outer end of each of the sleeves and is separated thereby by means of a heat insulative gasket. Each of the cylinder heads has a dome-shaped chamber formed therein which is in communication with a source of combustible fuel. An air inlet conduit is mounted on one end of the engine frame and is in communication with a source of air under pressure such as a blower, supercharger or the like. The air inlet conduit is in communication with an air passageway formed in the engine frame which is in communication with air inlet openings formed in the cylinder sleeves. The cylinder sleeves are provided with exhaust openings formed therein which communicate with an air exhaust passageway formed in the engine frame. The exhaust passageway is connected to exhaust conduit or pipe extending from the engine frame. A piston is slidably mounted in each of the sleeves and has a dome-shaped head portion which is adapted to be received by the dome-shaped chamber in the cylinder head when the piston is in its top position. In the top position, a small "air space" is present between the walls or sides of the piston head and the walls or sides of the sleeves. The "air space" serves as a means for retarding the absorption of heat into the sides of the piston head and the sides of the cylinder sleeve. In the down position, the "air space" also serves to spread the cooling air into a thin, wide sheet for more efficient cooling of the cylinder head and sleeves. Optional air deflecting fins may be employed on the piston head. The rings of the piston are conventionally lubricated and slide upon the interior wall of the cylinder sleeve. Each of the pistons has a roller mounted on the skirt portion thereof which rolls upon a cam mounted on a rotor plate which is secured to the drive shaft for rotation therewith. A return roller is also operatively mounted on the skirt portion of the piston for engagement with a return cam which is mounted on the drive shaft for rotation therewith.
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Gordon Clarence R.
Townsend Engineering Company
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