AN OPPOSED-PISTON ENGINE HAVING A SINGLE CRANKSHAFT COUPLED TO THE OPPOSED PISTON BY LINKAGES WITH PIVOTED ROCKER ARMS

Title:

AN OPPOSED-PISTON ENGINE HAVING A SINGLE CRANKSHAFT COUPLED TO THE OPPOSED PISTON BY LINKAGES WITH PIVOTED ROCKER ARMS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/023971

Kind Code:

A8

Abstract:

An opposed-piston engine with a single crankshaft has a rocker-type linkage coupling the crankshaft to the pistons that utilizes a rotatable pivot rocker arm with full-contact plain bearings. A rocker-type linkage utilizes a rotatable pivot bearing with an eccentric aspect to vary translation of piston linkage along the axial direction of a cylinder, which shifts the top dead center (TDC) and bottom dead center (BDC) locations of a piston so as to change the volume of charge air compressed during the power stroke.

Inventors:

FUQUA KEVIN B (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2011/001430

Publication Date:

August 18, 2016

Filing Date:

August 15, 2011

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Assignee:

ACHATES POWER INC (US)
FUQUA KEVIN B (US)

International Classes:

F02B75/04; F01B7/02; F02B23/06; F02B75/28; F02B75/32; F16C33/04

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

MEADOR, Terrance, A. (1050 Rosecrans Street Suite, San Diego CA, US)

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