Two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine
US7156056B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H1/22
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine with optimized cooling and no engine block, the opposed pistons are coupled to a pair of crankshafts by connecting rods that are subject to substantially tensile forces acting between the pistons and the crankshafts.
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