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Title:
ROTARY SYNCHRONOUS CHARGE TRAPPING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/161800
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An exemplary two-stroke internal combustion engine can comprise one or more cylinders comprising exhaust ports, one or more pistons configured to cyclically cover and uncover the exhaust ports during reciprocation of the pistons within the cylinders, and one or more rotary exhaust valves associated with each exhaust port. The exhaust valves can be configured to rotate around a valve axis that is substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of a crank shaft of the engine. Each exhaust valve at least partially obstructs the associated exhaust port during a portion of the exhaust valve's rotation about the valve axis while the associated exhaust port is at least partially uncovered by the associated piston, thereby trapping fresh charge within the combustion chamber.

Inventors:
HOOPER ANDREW (US)
BODE COLEMAN (US)
FUHRMAN ALEXANDER (US)
LORD TY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/026573
Publication Date:
March 28, 2013
Filing Date:
February 24, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
UNIV IDAHO (US)
HOOPER ANDREW (US)
BODE COLEMAN (US)
FUHRMAN ALEXANDER (US)
LORD TY (US)
International Classes:
F01L5/04; F01L7/02; F01L7/10; F02B25/02
Foreign References:
US4924819A1990-05-15
US4388894A1983-06-21
JPH1122471A1999-01-26
US20050045122A12005-03-03
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
DUNCAN, Sandon, M. (LLPOne World Trade Center, Suite 1600,121 SW Salmon Stree, Portland OR, US)
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