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Internal combustion engine and connecting rod

US9567901B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignees

Hilite Germany GmbH · DE
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

Dietmar Schulze · Kandern, DE
Michael Paul · Passau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 2, 2014
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2360/22
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An internal combustion engine with adjustable compression ratio with a connecting rod bearing eye for connecting to a piston of at least one cylinder and an eccentrical element adjustment device for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, and wherein the eccentrical element adjustment device includes an eccentrical element cooperating with an eccentrical element lever and eccentrical element rods engaging the eccentrical element lever, wherein the eccentrical element rods are loaded with a hydraulic pressure that is provided in hydraulic cavities interacting with the eccentrical element rods, wherein the eccentrical element lever includes at least one eccentrical element lever segment, wherein the at least one eccentrical element lever segment is positioned in axial direction of the eccentrical element in front and/or behind the connecting rod bearing eye, and wherein the at least one eccentrical element lever segment is fixated at the eccentrical element.

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