Internal combustion engine with fuel compression chamber cylinders
OwnerJohn A. Devineinventor
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Abstract
Improvements to an engine comprise an air compressor cylinder with a piston, a combustion chamber cylinder with a piston. An engine has added an expansion chamber cylinder with a piston. Pistons each have a connecting rod and connecting rod head and associated parts adapted for reciprocating motion via combustion products, and a transmission associated with the engine. Improvements are to the piston seals, ignition assembly, valve shape and stem/rocker, valve operating mechanism, construction of head, heat management/heat shield, connecting rod/piston rotator, engine balancing, fuel pump placement, and a machining process.
Claims20
An engine driving a rotating output shaft having an axis of rotation, comprising:
- an air compressor cylinder with a piston, and a combustion chamber cylinder with a second piston;
- a port connecting said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder, said port providing direct gaseous communication between said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder;
- said piston and said second piston each having a connecting rod and connecting rod heads;
- said piston and said second piston and connecting rods having a linear movement;
- two fuel compressor chamber cylinders each with a third piston, said third pistons each moving in an opposite cycle, said fuel compressor chamber cylinders being mutually linearly offset;
- said third pistons each moving in the same linear motion and for the same length of motion as said connecting rods and said connecting rod heads of said piston and said second piston;
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- said air compressor cylinder, said combustion chamber cylinder, and said fuel compressor cylinders being arranged adjacent and mutually parallel and wherein said air compressor cylinder, said combustion chamber cylinder, and said fuel compressor cylinders are adapted to be perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the output shaft.
An engine driving a rotating output shaft having an axis of rotation, comprising:
- an air compressor cylinder with a piston, and a combustion chamber cylinder with a second piston;
- a port connecting the air compressor cylinder and the combustion chamber cylinder, said port providing direct gaseous communication between said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder;
- said piston and said second piston each having a connecting rod;
- said piston, said second piston, and said connecting rods each having a linear movement;
- a plurality of seals having an outer shape registering to an interior surface of said combustion chamber cylinder, an outer side, and an inner surface, and each of said seals having an end, each of said seals being carbon based and is adapted to self-lubricate;
- said piston and said second piston each connecting solidly to a connecting rod;
- said second piston having retainers each holding at least one of said seals between nearly parallel planes wherein each of said retainers is rotated about 90 degrees relative to each other and retains said seals and wherein said seals overlap at their ends;
- said second piston having said seals to said combustion chamber cylinder extending outwardly from center of said second piston to said chamber cylinder;
- said second piston having a mechanism moving said seals to said combustion chamber cylinder;
- said second piston having outer surface material containing an outer side of one of said seals and said retainer containing an inner surface of one of said seals;
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- said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder being arranged adjacent and mutually parallel and wherein said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder are adapted to be perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the output shaft.
An engine driving a rotating output shaft having an axis of rotation, comprising:
- an air compressor cylinder with a piston, and a combustion chamber cylinder with a piston;
- a port connecting said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder, said port providing direct gaseous communication between said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder;
- said pistons each having a connecting rod;
- said pistons and said connecting rods each having a linear movement;
- a valve mechanism moving at least one valve, said valve mechanism having a continuous loop, of one of chain and belt, connecting two rotational components, said at least one valve having an open position and a closed position;
- said valve mechanism having at least one valve gear, at least two valve gear segments, at least one valve crank, at least one connecting rod, at least one rocker, and said at least one valve;
- said valve mechanism having more than one of said valve gear segment attaching to said continuous loop, said at least two valve gear segments engaging said at least one valve gear at intervals, said at least one valve gear connecting to said at least one valve crank, a valve connecting rod connecting to said at least one valve crank and said at least one rocker, said at least one rocker connected to said at least one valve;
- said at least two valve gear segments attaching to said continuous loop, one of said at least two valve gear segments being timed to operate said valve mechanism to close a valve before top dead center of either of said pistons and a second of said at least two valve gear segments being timed to operate said valve mechanism to open a valve at or near bottom dead center of either of said pistons;
- said valve operating mechanism having said at least two valve gear segments engaging said at least one valve gear at intervals turning said at least one valve gear 180 degrees on each passage of one of said valve gear segments;
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- said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder being arranged adjacent and mutually parallel and wherein said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder are adapted to be perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the output shaft.
An engine driving a rotating output shaft having an axis of rotation, comprising:
- an air compressor cylinder with a piston, and a combustion chamber cylinder with a second piston;
- a port connecting said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder, said port providing direct gaseous communication between said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder;
- said piston and said second piston each having a connecting rod and connecting rod heads;
- said piston and said second piston and connecting rods having a linear movement;
- two fuel compressor chamber cylinders each with a third piston, said third pistons each moving in an opposite cycle, said fuel compressor chamber cylinders being linearly offset;
- said third pistons each moving in the same linear motion and for the same length of motion as said connecting rods and said connecting rod heads of said piston and said second piston;
- said engine having an expansion chamber cylinder with a fourth piston, said expansion chamber cylinder having a port connection to said combustion chamber cylinder with said second piston;
- said second piston having a connecting rod and a connecting rod head being 180 degrees out of phase of and between said piston of said air compressor cylinder, said piston having a connecting rod and a connecting rod head on one side and said fourth piston having a connecting rod and connecting rod head on the other side;
- said second piston having a connecting rod and a connecting rod head being weighted to balance said connecting rod and said connecting rod head of said piston and said piston and said connecting rod and said connecting rod head of said fourth piston and said fourth piston;
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- said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder being arranged adjacent and mutually parallel and wherein said air compressor cylinder and said combustion chamber cylinder are adapted to be perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the output shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.