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Device for varying a stroke

US4858439A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 17, 1988
Grant dateAug 22, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M2200/705
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A stroke variable device comprising a large diameter cylinder and a small diameter cylinder which are interconnected to each other. A large diameter piston and a small diameter piston are slidably inserted into the large diameter cylinder and the small diameter cylinder, respectively, and a cylinder chamber is formed between the inner end of the large diameter piston and the inner end of the small diameter piston. A first seal member is arranged to surround the projecting outer end of the large diameter piston, and a second seal member is arranged to surround the projecting outer end of the small diameter piston. One end of the first seal member is fixed to the projecting outer end of the large diameter piston, and the other end thereof is fixed to the housing of the device to form a first hermetically sealed chamber therein. In addition, one end of the second seal member is fixed to the projecting outer end of the small diameter piston, and the other end thereof is fixed to the housing of the device to form a second hermetically sealed chamber therein. The cylinder chamber and both hermetically sealed chambers are filled with oil.

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