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US 2013/0074489 A1Published application
Stirling engine and engine system comprising stirling engine
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsManabu Tateno, Masaaki Katayama, Satosi Komori
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Abstract
A Stirling engine includes a base member that connects a housing portion with a heater that heats a working fluid using exhaust heat of a main engine, and a support member that supports the Stirling engine at the base member is provided.
Claims8
A Stirling engine, wherein the Stirling engine includes a base member that connects a housing portion with a heater that heats a working fluid using exhaust heat of a main engine, and a support member that supports the Stirling engine at the base member is provided.
An engine system comprising:
- a main engine;
- a Stirling engine that operates using exhaust heat of the main engine as a heat source, the Stirling engine including:
- a housing portion;
- a heater that heats a working fluid in the Stirling engine using the exhaust heat of the main engine;
- a base member that connects the housing portion with the heater;
- and
- a support member that supports the base member with respect to the main engine by connecting the base member with the main engine.
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