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US 2009/0250035 A1Published application
Hydraulic Powertrain System
AssigneeFrank Michael Washko
InventorFrank Michael Washko
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Abstract
A hydraulic powertrain system is disclosed, in which one possible embodiment provides at least one combustion cylinder, at least one cylinder head, at least one piston. During combustion, pressure moves the piston downwards, where it creates motion in an attached hydraulic cylinder. Fluid in the hydraulic cylinder is then pressurized, where it exits the hydraulic cylinder and is directed to a fluid turbine, where work is extracted from the pressurized fluid.
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A powertrain system, comprising:
- at least one combustion cylinder,
- at least one cylinder head attached to an end of the combustion cylinder,
- at least one piston inside the combustion cylinder, such that a combustion chamber is formed in the volume between the piston, combustion cylinder, and cylinder head,
- at least one hydraulic motion device attached to the piston, such that motion of the piston due to pressure in the combustion chamber creates motion in the hydraulic motion device,
- fluid in communication with the hydraulic motion device, such that the motion in the hydraulic motion device creates momentum in the fluid, and
- a fluid power device in communication with the fluid.
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A powertrain system, comprising:
- a power generation subsystem that generates motion in a reciprocating member in the power generation subsystem,
- a hydraulic cylinder attached to the reciprocating member, such that motion of the reciprocating member creates motion in the hydraulic cylinder,
- a fluid in the hydraulic cylinder, such that motion in the hydraulic cylinder creates motion in the fluid,
- a fluid power device in communication with the fluid, such that the motion of the fluid creates motion in the fluid power device.
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A powertrain system comprising:
- a hydraulic cylinder,
- a connecting rod attached to the hydraulic cylinder at one end,
- a piston attached to the other end of the connecting rod,
- a combustion chamber at the end of the piston,
- fluid that is input into the hydraulic cylinder to raise the piston against the combustion chamber, such that downward motion of the piston is used to expel the fluid out of the hydraulic cylinder,
- an input to a fluid power device in communication with the expelled fluid,
- a fluid power device, and
- an outlet from the fluid power device, that expels the fluid after it acts on the fluid power device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.