Piston arrangement and internal combustion engine
AssigneeNewlenoir Limited
InventorRyan BOWEN
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Abstract
As disclosed herein, a piston arrangement may include a cylinder, a piston head movable along a piston axis within the cylinder, a con rod, and a track. The con rod has a first end which is coupled to the piston head and a second end which is coupled to the track. The track is adapted to be moved relative to the cylinder and is shaped such that, as the track moves relative to the cylinder, the piston head moves in reciprocating motion along the piston axis in accordance with a path of the track. The path of the track may be shaped such that piston head displacement is non simple harmonic with respect to displacement of the track relative to the cylinder.
Claims23
An internal combustion engine having a piston arrangement, the piston arrangement comprising:
- a cylinder;
- a piston head movable along a piston axis within the cylinder;
- a con rod;
- a swinging arm pivotally attached to a fixed point on the engine and to the con rod;
- and
- a track having a path;
- wherein the con rod has a first end which is coupled to the piston head and a second end which is coupled to the track;
- wherein the track is adapted to be moved relative to the cylinder and is shaped such that, as the track moves relative to the cylinder, the piston head moves in reciprocating motion along the piston axis in accordance with the path of the track;
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- wherein the path of the track is shaped such that piston head displacement is non simple harmonic with respect to displacement of the track relative to the cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.