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Two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine

US7156056B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 2004
Grant dateJan 2, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2024

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  • 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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