WO2012023971A8 - An opposed-piston engine having a single crankshaft coupled to the opposed piston by linkages with pivoted rocker arms - Google Patents

An opposed-piston engine having a single crankshaft coupled to the opposed piston by linkages with pivoted rocker arms Download PDF

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WO2012023971A8
WO2012023971A8 PCT/US2011/001430 US2011001430W WO2012023971A8 WO 2012023971 A8 WO2012023971 A8 WO 2012023971A8 US 2011001430 W US2011001430 W US 2011001430W WO 2012023971 A8 WO2012023971 A8 WO 2012023971A8
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piston
opposed
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rocker arms
single crankshaft
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Kevin B. Fuqua
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Achates Power, Inc.
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    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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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.
PCT/US2011/001430 2010-08-16 2011-08-15 An opposed-piston engine having a single crankshaft coupled to the opposed piston by linkages with pivoted rocker arms WO2012023971A2 (en)

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US13/136,938 US9359896B2 (en) 2010-08-16 2011-08-15 Opposed-piston engine having a single crankshaft coupled to the opposed pistons by linkages with pivoted rocker arms
PCT/US2011/001430 WO2012023971A2 (en) 2010-08-16 2011-08-15 An opposed-piston engine having a single crankshaft coupled to the opposed piston by linkages with pivoted rocker arms

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