Opposed piston type engine
US10837322B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01M2001/0261
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided is an opposed-piston engine which attains high output, ensures combustion toughness, and includes a simplified configuration of a crankshaft counter-rotation synchronization mechanism which rotates crankshafts in engine units in opposite directions. An opposed-piston engine 10 of the present invention includes a first engine unit 11 and a second engine unit 21. The first engine unit 11 and the second engine unit 21 respectively include a first cylinder 12 and a second cylinder 22 independent of each other. In addition, a first valve driving mechanism 19 and a second valve driving mechanism 20 which control valves also function as a crankshaft counter-rotation synchronization mechanism 29 which rotates a first crankshaft 14 of the first engine unit 11 and a second crankshaft 24 of the second engine unit 21 in the opposite directions.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.