Apparatus for increasing mechanical efficiency in piston driven machines
AssigneesJohn G. Lazar, Katherine A. Gaydos
InventorJohn G. Lazar
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Abstract
A device for increasing the mechanical efficiency of a piston-driven apparatus of the type having a housing containing at least one piston, at least one piston connecting rod, and a crankshaft having at least one crank and at least one crankpin, comprising a lever having one end pivotally connected to the housing to form a fulcrum point, the lever formed to pivotally connect to the piston connecting rod at a point, and a bearing block movably positioned on the lever, the bearing block being movable between first and second positions of the lever and operatively receiving a crankpin.
Claims16
An apparatus for increasing the mechanical efficiency of a piston-driven machine of the type having a housing containing at least one cylinder and piston, at least one piston connecting rod connected to the piston at one end, and a crankshaft having at least one crank and at least one crankpin, the apparatus being interconnected between the connecting rod and the crankpin and comprising:
- (a) a lever having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lever being pivotally connected to the housing adjacent to the cylinder to form a fulcrum point, said lever formed to pivotally connect to each piston connecting rod at a point between the first and second ends of the lever;
- (b) a bearing block movably positioned on the lever, the bearing block being moveable between first and second positions of the lever and operatively receiving the at least one crankpin therein;
- (c) wherein when the piston connecting rod and the crankpin of the machine are connected to the lever and the block and the piston is made to reciprocate:
- (i) during a first stroke of the piston, the bearing block is moved to a point where the crankpin is positioned between the fulcrum point of the lever and the connecting rod connection on the lever to deliver mechanical advantage to the crankpin;
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- (ii) on a second stroke of the piston, the bearing block is moved to a point where the connecting rod connection on the lever is between the fulcrum point of the lever and the crankpin to deliver mechanical advantage to the piston.
A piston-driven machine of the type having a housing containing at least one piston, a piston connecting rod connected to the piston at one end, and a crankshaft having at least one crank and at least one crankpin, said engine further including:
- (a) a lever having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lever being pivotally connected to the housing or an extension thereof to form a fulcrum point, the lever so formed to pivotally connect to the piston connecting rod at a point between the first and second ends of the lever;
- (b) a bearing block movably positioned on the lever, the block being moveable between first and second positions of the lever and operatively receiving the at least one crankpin therein;
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- (c) wherein when the piston connecting rod and the crankpin are connected to said lever and the bearing block and the piston is made to reciprocate, the bearing block is moved between the first and second positions of the lever to deliver mechanical advantage to the piston and the crankshaft respectively.
A method for increasing the mechanical efficiency of a piston-driven machine of the type having a housing containing at least one piston, at least one piston connecting rod connected to the piston at one end, and at least one crankpin, comprising:
- (a) varying the position of the crankpin relative to the connecting rod by use of a lever to deliver mechanical advantage to the crankpin during a first stroke of the piston;
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- (b) varying the position of the crankpin relative to the connecting rod by use of the lever to deliver mechanical advantage to the piston during a second stroke of the piston.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.