Vibration-free opposed piston engine
AssigneeMahle Koenig Kommanditgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG
InventorFRANZ J. LAIMBOECK
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Abstract
An engine has a cylinder, in which two pistons are mounted which are driven in opposite directions. Each piston drives, via a crankshaft, a toothed disk which is attached on the crankshaft. The two toothed disks are coupled to one another with regard to their rotational movement, or the toothed disks that are attached to the two crankshafts are in meshing engagement with one another. The crankshafts are driven by the pistons to produce a rotational movement in opposite directions. The toothed disks have the same diameter and are in direct engagement with one another by way of teeth which are arranged or formed along their circumference.
Claims20
An engine, comprising:
- a cylinder, two pistons mounted in said cylinder and driven in opposite directions;
- each piston driving, via a respective crankshaft, a toothed disk attached to said crankshaft;
- said two toothed disks being coupled to one another with regard to a rotational movement thereof, or said toothed disks that are attached to said two crankshafts being in engagement with one another and said crankshafts being driven by said pistons to produce a rotational movement in mutually opposite directions;
- said toothed disks having the same diameter and being in direct engagement with one another by way of teeth which are arranged or formed along their circumference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.