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US 2014/0196693 A1Published application
Internal combustion engines
AssigneeCox Powertrain Limited
InventorChristian Bucksey
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder) and a crankshaft disposed at one end of the cylinder. Within each cylinder there is a pair of opposed, reciprocating pistons that form a combustion chamber (28) therebetween, including an outer piston being the piston furthest from the crankshaft and an inner piston. The pistons drive the crankshaft (14) via respective drive linkages. The drive linkage for the outer piston is external to the cylinder.
Claims14
An internal combustion engine comprising:
- at least one cylinder;
- a crankshaft disposed at one end of the cylinder;
- and
- a pair of opposed, reciprocating pistons within the cylinder forming a combustion chamber therebetween, including an outer piston being the piston furthest from the crankshaft and an inner piston;
- wherein the pistons drive the crankshaft via respective drive linkages, the drive linkage for the outer piston being external to the cylinder.
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An internal combustion engine comprising:
- multiple cylinders in a side-by-side configuration;
- and
- a pair of opposed, reciprocating pistons within each cylinder forming a combustion chamber therebetween;
- wherein the pistons drive the crankshaft via respective drive linkages and one or more of the drive linkages are shared by pistons of adjacent cylinders.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.