US 11,053,931 B2 · Dual engine-compressor system

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a dual engine-compressor system having a crankcase enclosing a crankshaft and having engine cylinder housings and compressor cylinder housings linearly disposed on opposite sides of the crankcase. Combustion pistons are reciprocatingly disposed in the engine cylinder housings and defines alternating combustion chambers on opposite sides of the pistons. Compressor pistons are reciprocatingly disposed in the compressor housings and define alternating low and high pressure compressor chambers on opposite sides of the compressor pistons. The compressor pistons undergo a 4-cycle process to drawn in, re-distribute, and then compress fluid. The compressor cylinder and piston has a series of one-way intakes and reed valves to selectively draw or push fluid in response to movement of the compressor piston.

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A dual engine-compressor system having a crankcase and a crankshaft, with an engine housing linearly disposed with a compressor housing on opposite sides of the crankcase, comprising:

a first combustion piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first engine bore in the engine housing and defining on opposite sides of the first combustion piston alternating combustion chambers;
a first compressor piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first compressor bore in the compressor housing and defining on opposite sides of the first compressor piston a low-pressure chamber having a first diameter and a high-pressure chamber having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter;
and
the first compressor piston having a cylindrical body with a diameter equal to the second diameter of the high-pressure chamber and a cylindrical cap with a diameter equal to the first diameter of the low-pressure chamber.

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A dual engine-compressor system having a crankcase and a crankshaft, with an engine housing linearly disposed with a compressor housing on opposite sides of the crankcase, comprising:

a first combustion piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first engine bore in the engine housing and defining on opposite sides of the first combustion piston alternating combustion chambers;
a first compressor piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first compressor bore in the compressor housing and defining on opposite sides of the first compressor piston a low-pressure chamber and a high-pressure chamber;
wherein the first compressor piston has a plurality of magnets disposed around a perimeter of a cylindrical body and the first compressor cylinder housing has a plurality of pick-ups disposed around the high-pressure chamber, such that each of the plurality of magnets is associated with at least one of the plurality of pick-ups.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Dual engine-compressor system

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