EP2446158A4 - Flexible connecting rod - Google Patents

Flexible connecting rod

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Publication number
EP2446158A4
EP2446158A4 EP09770449.8A EP09770449A EP2446158A4 EP 2446158 A4 EP2446158 A4 EP 2446158A4 EP 09770449 A EP09770449 A EP 09770449A EP 2446158 A4 EP2446158 A4 EP 2446158A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
connecting rod
flexible connecting
flexible
rod
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Application number
EP09770449.8A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2446158A1 (en
Inventor
Damian Blogg
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Suma Algebraica SL
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Suma Algebraica SL
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Publication of EP2446158A1 publication Critical patent/EP2446158A1/en
Publication of EP2446158A4 publication Critical patent/EP2446158A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C7/00—Connecting-rods or like links pivoted at both ends; Construction of connecting-rod heads
    • F16C7/02—Constructions of connecting-rods with constant length
    • F16C7/023—Constructions of connecting-rods with constant length for piston engines, pumps or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B3/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
    • F01B3/02—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis with wobble-plate
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
    • F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
    • F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
    • F02G1/053—Component parts or details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C7/00—Connecting-rods or like links pivoted at both ends; Construction of connecting-rod heads
    • F16C7/04—Connecting-rods or like links pivoted at both ends; Construction of connecting-rod heads with elastic intermediate part of fluid cushion
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H23/00—Wobble-plate gearings; Oblique-crank gearings
    • F16H23/04—Wobble-plate gearings; Oblique-crank gearings with non-rotary wobble-members
    • F16H23/08—Wobble-plate gearings; Oblique-crank gearings with non-rotary wobble-members connected to reciprocating members by connecting-rods
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G2270/00—Constructional features
    • F02G2270/20—Plural piston swash plates
EP09770449.8A 2008-06-26 2009-06-26 Flexible connecting rod Withdrawn EP2446158A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NZ56945808 2008-06-26
PCT/NZ2009/000125 WO2009157787A1 (en) 2008-06-26 2009-06-26 Flexible connecting rod

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EP2446158A1 EP2446158A1 (en) 2012-05-02
EP2446158A4 true EP2446158A4 (en) 2013-10-16

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BRPI1103745A2 (en) * 2011-08-30 2013-08-13 Whirlpool Sa reciprocating compressor connecting rod
US11536353B1 (en) * 2021-12-02 2022-12-27 Sencera Energy, Inc. Apparatus and method for converting between linear and rotary motion and systems involving the same

Citations (2)

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FR1508265A (en) * 1966-11-22 1968-01-05 Ducellier & Cie connecting rod element, in particular connecting rod for wiper linkage
US3515034A (en) * 1968-10-03 1970-06-02 Phillip R Eklund Cryogenic refrigerator compressor improvement

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GB677713A (en) * 1946-02-25 1952-08-20 Philips Nv Improvements in or relating to piston apparatus comprising a swash plate drive
US2920498A (en) * 1954-03-17 1960-01-12 Schenck Gmbh Carl Linking device for movable parts
FR1387521A (en) * 1964-02-26 1965-01-29 Bosch Gmbh Robert Compressor for pressurized fluid systems
DE2807298A1 (en) * 1978-02-21 1979-08-23 Daimler Benz Ag Compact piston rod for V=engine - has narrow cross=section at big end for close spacing between cylinders
US6637312B1 (en) * 1998-12-22 2003-10-28 Whisper Tech Limited Assembly and mounting of an engine drive mechanism

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1508265A (en) * 1966-11-22 1968-01-05 Ducellier & Cie connecting rod element, in particular connecting rod for wiper linkage
US3515034A (en) * 1968-10-03 1970-06-02 Phillip R Eklund Cryogenic refrigerator compressor improvement

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO2009157787A1 *

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