Split cycle engines
US5799636A · kind A · utility
29Cited by
5References
12Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B41/04
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An internal combustion engine has a compression stroke which is shorter than the corresponding the expansion (power) stroke. In a preferred class of designs this is accomplished by carrying the crank pin on a planetary gear such that the crank pin traces out a substantially hypocycloid path.
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