Internal combustion engine with power-generating member
AssigneeNittan Valve Co., Ltd.
InventorsTai-Hwan Lee, Michihiro Kameda
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Abstract
[Problems to be solved] The present invention provides an internal combustion engine equipped with an electrical power generating member which can efficiently convert vibration energy to electrical energy even when the internal combustion is idling and minimize space occupied by rectifier and other power circuit components. [Solution] The internal combustion engine 11 of a road vehicle includes an electrical power generating member 52 provided in a fixing bolt 26 for fixing a camshaft support member 25 for supporting a camshaft 20 and subjected to the motion of the camshaft 20 and a power storage device 152 for storing electrical power generated by the electrical power generating member 52 in response to the motion of the camshaft 20.
Claims3
An internal combustion engine of a road vehicle, which is an internal combustion engine equipped with an electrical power generating member,
- wherein the electrical power generating member is provided in a passive member subjected to motion of an actuating member constituting a component of the internal combustion engine and the electrical power generating member is constituted to generate electrical power in response to the motion of the actuating member and store the generated electrical power in an electrical storage device,
- wherein the actuating member is constituted by a camshaft, and the passive members are constituted by a camshaft support member for supporting the camshaft and a fixing bolt for fixing the camshaft support member and
- wherein the electrical power generating member is disposed in the fixing bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.