Power piston actuated displacer piston driving means for free-piston stirling cycle type engine
US3937018A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1974 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01B11/00
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Drive means for the displacer piston of a free-piston Stirling type motion device comprises a rod which has one end connected to the displacer piston, while the other end, which has a small piston thereon, is mounted for limited axial movement in a cylinder zone formed in a power piston or in a stationary cylinder. A pair of gas passages connect opposite sides of the small piston to a source of compressed gas. The source of compressed gas is created by movement of the power piston.
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