Internal combustion engine system
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorArne Andersson
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine system, includes a two-stroke piston machine having a cylinder for accommodating a reciprocating piston, and further at least one valve for regulating a flow of fluid medium; the ICE system further comprising a rotatable crankshaft for operating the reciprocating piston. The rotatable crankshaft comprises an integrated cam lobe arranged to operate the at least one valve of the two-stroke piston machine.
Claims11
An internal combustion engine system, comprising an expander for expanding exhaust gases arising from a combustion reaction of the ICE system, said expander having an expander cylinder for accommodating a reciprocating expander piston, and further at least one valve for regulating a flow of fluid medium;
- the ICE system further comprising a rotatable crankshaft for operating the reciprocating expander piston, wherein the rotatable crankshaft comprises an integrated cam lobe arranged to operate the at least one valve of the expander.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.