WO2002050410A1 - An internal combustion engine - Google Patents
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- WO2002050410A1 WO2002050410A1 PCT/GB2001/005621 GB0105621W WO0250410A1 WO 2002050410 A1 WO2002050410 A1 WO 2002050410A1 GB 0105621 W GB0105621 W GB 0105621W WO 0250410 A1 WO0250410 A1 WO 0250410A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B75/00—Other engines
- F02B75/002—Double acting engines
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B75/00—Other engines
- F02B75/02—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke
- F02B2075/022—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke having less than six strokes per cycle
- F02B2075/027—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke having less than six strokes per cycle four
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- This invention relates to internal combustion engines and in particular to four stroke engines sometimes referred to as Otto engines.
- a conventional Otto engine operates in four strokes a)
- Induction stroke in which the piston moves towards the crankshaft and sucks a mixture of fuel and air into the cylinder through an open inlet valve or valves
- Compression stroke in which the inlet valve(s) close(s) and the mixture is compressed as the piston moves away from the crankshaft, then ignition of the combustible gases followed by c) the power stroke as the piston is pushe-d down by the expanding gases preforming work, and d) the exhaust stroke as the piston moves away from the crank shaft and the exhaust valve or valves are opened so that the burnt mixture is pushed out of the cylinder.
- the cylinder is now ready for the next cycle.
- the present invention seeks to produce internal combustion engines having better power to weight ratio.
- a four stroke internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder having a double acting piston dividing the cylinder into two combustion chambers and being reciprocable within the cylinder to perform a power stroke producing work on a crankshaft whilst moving towards or away from the crankshaft, the piston being pivotally connected directly to a connecting rod in turn connected directly to the crankshaft.
- the piston being connected directly to the crankshaft in the conventional manner allows the use of smaller sumps.
- the connecting rod passes sealingly through a separation plate separating the engine sump from the adjacent combustion chamber, the separation plate accommodating lateral movement of the connecting rod.
- the separation plate may move transversely or radially relative to the cylinder to accommodate associated lateral movement of the connecting rod as the piston reciprocates, or alternatively the separation plate may include a slide member that sealingly slides substantially transversely and/or radially of the cylinder axis.
- said one chamber may include a sealed portion of the crankshaft housing which in a multi- cylinder engines is sealed from the sealed portions associated with other respective cylinders.
- one of said chambers is one step in advance of the other chamber.
- an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder with a piston connected directly to a crankshaft by a connecting rod, the piston dividing the cylinder into two combustion chambers so that for each direction of movement the piston can compress an explosive mixture in one of said chambers either side of the piston and one of said chambers includes a sealed portion of the crankshaft housing.
- the above inventions are applicable to all forms of internal combustion Otto cycle/four stroke engine including petrol , diesel, kerosene, hydrocarbon gases or liquids, alcohol and hyrodrogen.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic drawing of a cylinder in a first engine configuration according to the present invention
- Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the operational cycle of a cylinder shown in any one of Figs. 1, 4, & 5
- Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of an alternative operational cycle of a cylinder shown in any one of Figs. 1, 4, and 5
- Fig. 4 is a schematic representation of a similar engine to that shown in Fig 1 having an alternative slide arrangement also shown in plan view in Fig. 4A
- Fig. 5 is a schematic drawing of a cylinder in a second engine configuration also according to the present invention, and
- Fig. 6 is view in the direction of arrow A of the cylinder and engine configuration in Fig 5.
- FIG. 1 there is shown an internal combustion engine 110 according to the present invention and which is afour stroke engine operable on all conventional fuels e.g petrol, alcohol, fuel oil, hyrocarbon gases, hydrogen etc..
- the engine 110 comprises a cylinder block 11 mounted on a sump 12.
- a single cylinder 13 is shown but the block 11 could house any number of cylinders as is desired for a particular engine configuration.
- the cylinder 13 is divided into two combustion chambers 14 & 15 by a reciprocable piston 16.
- the piston 16 is a double acting piston and is directly connected to a connecting rod 17 which sealingly passes through a separation plate 18 which separates the chamber 15 from the sump 12.
- double acting means that a power stroke for the engine can be performed in either direction of movement of the piston.
- the piston 16 is connected via a pin 30 to the connecting rod 17 which in turn connected directly to the crank shaft 21 in the conventional manner.
- the lower combustion chamber 15 is separated from the sump 12 by a separation plate 18 which includes an aperture 113 (see Fig. 4a) to accommodate lateral movement of the rod 17.
- the aperture is closed by a slide portion 118 which can move radially and/or transversely of separation plate 18 and is sealed thereto.
- the rod 17 will also move vertically in the slide portion 118 and is sealed therein by seals 115 to accommodate such movement.
- the two chambers 14 and 15 on each side of the piston 16 are each provided with respective inlet valves 22 23, exhaust valves 24,25 and spark plugs 26,27.
- the engine 110 in this example is an Otto cycle engine which utilizes a single piston 16 to produce a power stroke in both directions of movement of the piston (i.e towards and away from the crankshaft) , which will hereinafter be called a double stroke cycle.
- Step 1 has the lower chamber 15 in the compression stroke with the upper chamber 14 in the induction stroke.
- Step 2 has the lower chamber 15 in the power stroke and the upper chamber 14 in the compression stroke.
- Step 3 has the lower chamber 15 in the exhaust stroke and the upper chamber 14 in the power stroke, and
- Step 4 has the lower chamber 15 in the induction stroke and the upper chamber 14 in the exhaust stroke .
- Step 1 has the lower chamber 15 in the compression stroke with the upper chamber in the power stroke.
- Step 2 has the lower chamber 15 in the power stroke with the upper chamber in the exhaust stroke.
- Step 3 has the lower chamber in the exhaust stroke with the upper chamber 14 in the induction stroke.
- Step 4 has the lower chamber 15 in the induction stroke with the upper chamber in the compression stroke.
- the cycle then begins again at step 1. In essence at any stage in the cycle the stroke in the lower chamber 15 is one step behind the stroke in the upper chamber.
- any number of cylinders can be incorporated in an engine system, each cylinder using one of the operational cycles shown in Figs . 2 or 3 , and in some engine systems some cylinders may operate on one cycle while other cylinders operate simultaneously on the other cycle.
- FIG. 4 and 4A A different sealing arrangement is shown in Fig. 4 and 4A in which the a pair of spring loaded seals 41,42 are located in the aperture 113 in separation plate 18.
- the connecting rod 17 may bear against the seals, or may contact bearing guides 43 mounted against the seals 41 & 42 respectively.
- the seals 41,42 reciprocate in the aperture 113 to seal around the moving connecting rod.
- FIGs. 5 & 6 Yet another construction of engine 120 according to the present invention, is shown in Figs. 5 & 6.
- This engine is similar to the engine 110 excepting that the lower compression chamber 15 is includes a portion of the sump 12 in which valves 23 & 25 and spark plug 27 are located in the wall thereof.
- Those components present in Fig 1 will be given the same reference numbers.
- Each lower chamber 15 extends only into a portion 213 of the sump with the chamber 15 sealed by bearings/seals 212 around the respective portion of the crankshaft 21.
- the total extended volume of the chamber 15 including the respective portion 213 of the sump equates with the effective working volume of chamber 14.
- the engine should preferably be constructed from materials which withstand high temperatures such as ceramics, titanium, etc. and preferably should have shock and/or explosion resistant bearings in the connecting rod arrangement and/or crankshaft.
- Lubrication for the above engines may include the use of self lubricating fuels which may comprise added lubricants.
- lubrication may be achieved by high pressure lubrication systems pumping lubricant along internal bores in the crankshaft 21 and rods 17,113 and associated pins and bearings. Oil may be fed to the peripheral surfaces of the piston from the feed to the piston pin and then through pores open to the cylindrical surface of the piston or holes which open under the piston rings.
- the engine may use sleeved cylinders having oil porous walls and oil drainage may be provided for the removal of excess oil.
- oil porous metals which are pre-impregnated with oil may be possible for short life engine for example but without limitation, racing engines which are stripped between races.
- the oil may also acts as a coolant for the engine.
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US10/451,013 US7296544B2 (en) | 2000-12-21 | 2001-12-18 | Internal combustion engine |
EP01271492A EP1356195B1 (en) | 2000-12-21 | 2001-12-18 | An internal combustion engine |
DE60131458T DE60131458T2 (en) | 2000-12-21 | 2001-12-18 | Internal combustion engine |
JP2002551276A JP4057912B2 (en) | 2000-12-21 | 2001-12-18 | Internal combustion engine |
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