Opposed piston engine with parallel combustion chambers
US10598089B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B2075/1808
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An opposed piston engine has a driveshaft with a first combustion cylinder parallel with a driveshaft and disposed about the driveshaft at a first radius and a second combustion cylinder parallel with the driveshaft and disposed about the driveshaft at a second radius greater than the first radius. A first pair of curvilinear shaped cams are associated with the first combustion cylinder and disposed on the driveshaft and a second pair of curvilinear shaped cams are associated with the second combustion cylinder and disposed on the driveshaft outwardly of the first pair of cams.
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