Compact Ported Cylinder Construction For An Opposed-Piston Engine

    公开(公告)号:US20170122185A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-04

    申请号:US14932002

    申请日:2015-11-04

    发明人: John M. Kessler

    摘要: A compact construction for an opposed-piston engine includes a cylinder liner with longitudinally-spaced exhaust and intake ports in which the exhaust port has inner and outer edges presenting a port height that causes the exhaust port to be fully open before a piston associated with the exhaust port reaches bottom dead center during an expansion stroke and the end surface of the associated piston to be spaced outwardly of the outer edge when the piston is at bottom dead center.

    Gear noise reduction in opposed-piston engines

    公开(公告)号:US09618108B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-11

    申请号:US13944787

    申请日:2013-07-17

    IPC分类号: F16H55/18 F02B75/28

    摘要: A quiet-running, multi-layer gear assembly includes a compliant center member sandwiched between a pair of stiff outer members. The compliant center member has an outer peripheral surface with gear teeth. Each of the outer members has an outer peripheral surface with gear teeth disposed in a respective directed axial thrust pattern. The center and outer members are joined on a central hub with their outer peripheral surfaces aligned so as to form a gear assembly with low or no net axial thrust. In some aspects, the compliant center member and the hub include cooperating anti-turn constructions.

    Opposed-piston engine structure with a split cylinder block
    126.
    发明授权
    Opposed-piston engine structure with a split cylinder block 有权
    对开活塞式发动机结构,带有分体式气缸体

    公开(公告)号:US09435290B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-06

    申请号:US14450572

    申请日:2014-08-04

    发明人: Kevin B. Fuqua

    摘要: An engine structure for a multi-cylinder, opposed-piston engine includes a cylinder block with a plurality of inline cylinders. Each cylinder has ends with an outside diameter and an intermediate portion between the ends of a relatively larger outside diameter than the ends. The cylinder block includes a bearing web structure that positions bearing web elements outside of a plane that longitudinally bisects all of the cylinders. The cylinder block is split into two sections so as to permit cylinder liners to be inserted into and removed from cylinder tunnels in the cylinder block.

    摘要翻译: 用于多气缸,相对活塞发动机的发动机结构包括具有多个在线气缸的气缸体。 每个气缸的端部具有外径和位于两端之间的相对于端部相对较大外径的中间部分。 气缸体包括将轴承腹板元件定位在纵向平分所有气缸的平面外的轴承腹板结构。 气缸体分为两部分,以便允许气缸套插入气缸体中的气缸通道中并从气缸体中取出。

    Mechanism For Varying Crankshaft Timing On A Belt/Chain Driven, Dual Crankshaft Opposed-Piston Engine
    129.
    发明申请
    Mechanism For Varying Crankshaft Timing On A Belt/Chain Driven, Dual Crankshaft Opposed-Piston Engine 审中-公开
    齿轮/链条驱动的双曲轴反向活塞发动机上变化的曲轴时序的机构

    公开(公告)号:US20160047296A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-18

    申请号:US14779490

    申请日:2014-04-07

    IPC分类号: F02B25/08 F02B75/28 F16H7/12

    摘要: A mechanism for varying crankshaft timing on a belt/chain driven, dual crankshaft opposed-piston engine includes sprockets on corresponding ends of the two crankshafts, connected by a belt or chain which is tensioned by two or more tensioners. By changing the position of the tensioners the length of the two spans of the belt/chain are varied and thus the phase between the crankshafts is varied.

    摘要翻译: 用于在带/链条驱动的双曲轴相对活塞发动机上改变曲轴正时的机构包括通过由两个或更多个张紧器张紧的皮带或链条连接的两个曲轴的相应端部上的链轮。 通过改变张紧器的位置,带/链的两个跨度的长度是变化的,因此曲轴之间的相位是变化的。

    Split Gear Assembly With One-Way Roller Clutch For Controlling Backlash In Opposed-Piston Engines
    130.
    发明申请
    Split Gear Assembly With One-Way Roller Clutch For Controlling Backlash In Opposed-Piston Engines 有权
    用于控制反向活塞发动机间隙的单向离合器的分体齿轮组件

    公开(公告)号:US20160033030A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-04

    申请号:US14450747

    申请日:2014-08-04

    发明人: Balazs V. Palfai

    IPC分类号: F16H57/12 F16H1/22 F02B75/28

    摘要: Backlash is controlled in an opposed-piston engine that includes two crankshafts disposed in a parallel, spaced-apart relationship and a gear train coupling the first and second crankshafts, the gear train including a driving gear coupled to the first crankshaft and a split gear assembly engaged with the driving gear to transfer rotation from the driving gear to the split gear assembly. The split gear assembly includes first and second gears, a spring mechanism that acts to angularly offset the first gear relative to the second gear in a first direction, and a one-way clutch mechanism that prevents relative angular movement of the first gear relative to the second gear in a second direction opposite the first direction.

    摘要翻译: 在相对活塞发动机中控制齿隙,该发动机包括以平行间隔开的​​关系设置的两个曲轴,以及联接第一和第二曲轴的齿轮系,齿轮系包括联接到第一曲轴的驱动齿轮和分离齿轮组件 与驱动齿轮接合以将旋转从驱动齿轮传递到分离齿轮组件。 分体齿轮组件包括第一和第二齿轮,弹簧机构,其用于在第一方向上相对于第二齿轮成角度地偏移第一齿轮;以及单向离合器机构,其防止第一齿轮相对于第二齿轮相对角度运动 在与第一方向相反的第二方向上的第二齿轮。