Reciprocating Piston Internal Combustion Engine
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorJohannes HOEHL
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Abstract
A reciprocating piston internal combustion engine includes at least one first, one second and one third cylinder and has a crank mechanism having a crankshaft, which is rotatably mounted in a crankcase, having a first, a second and a third crankpin. A first connecting rod having a first piston for the first cylinder is allocated to the first crankpin. A second connecting rod having a second piston for the second cylinder is allocated to the second crankpin. A third connecting rod having a third piston for the third cylinder is allocated to the third crankpin. The crankpins are arranged successively in an axial direction of the crankshaft, wherein the cylinders are arranged in a fan shape.
Claims12
A reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, comprising:
- first, second, and third cylinders;
- a crank mechanism with a crankshaft mounted rotatably in a crankcase;
- first, second, and third crankpin journals, wherein
- the first crankpin journal is assigned a first connecting rod with a first piston for the first cylinder,
- the second crankpin journal is assigned a second connecting rod with a second piston for the second cylinder,
- the third crankpin journal is assigned a third connecting rod with a third piston for the third cylinder, and
- the first, second, and third crankpin journals are arranged behind one another in an axial orientation of the crankshaft, and the first, second, and third cylinders are arranged in a fan-shaped manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.