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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166929 | Variable compression ratio engine To control the compression ratio of an internal combustion engine, the cylinder block is slidably fitted to the crankcase, projections from the crankcase extend into the cylinder head to support a control shaft bearing the cylinder head. The angular displacement of ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8136489 | Variable compression ratio internal combustion engine In a variable compression ratio internal combustion engine that controls the compression of an internal combustion engine by changing the volume of the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine in an axial direction of the cylinder, when a target compress... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8122860 | Variable compression ratio internal combustion engine A variable compression ratio internal combustion engine rotates a camshaft to cause relative movement between a crankcase and a cylinder block. The camshaft has a shaft member, a cam member fixed to the shaft member, and a movable bearing member rotatable with respe... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109243 | Spark ignition type internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine provided with a variable compression ratio mechanism able to change a mechanical compression ratio and a variable valve timing mechanism able to individually control the opening timing and closing timing of the intake valve. At the time... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8011332 | Spark ignition type internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine, a variable compression ratio mechanism able to change a mechanical compression ratio and a variable valve timing mechanism able to control the closing timing of an intake valve are provided. The mechanical compression ratio is made ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7806092 | Drive device mounted in vehicle body which includes variable compression ratio internal combustion engine A drive device includes a variable compression ratio internal combustion engine that moves a cylinder block relative to crankcase in a cylinder axis direction, and a transmission device. A chain case is made up of a crankcase-side chain case fixed to the crankcase, ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7487747 | Mount apparatus for variable compression ratio internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine 1 in which the compression ratio can be varied by moving a cylinder block and a crankcase along the axial direction of the cylinder is mounted on a vehicle body member 29 by at least two portions including a first mount po... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7438028 | Four stroke engine with a fuel saving sleeve A four stroke engine with piston strokes all of equal length whereby the intake stroke displacement and the compression stroke displacement are smaller than the expansion stroke displacement and the exhaust stroke displacement. This is accomplished using the fuel sa... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7360513 | Internal combustion engine that uses a variable compression ratio device A variable compression ratio mechanism that changes the compression ratio according to the rotation angle of a control shaft, wherein a stopper is provided at the highest compression ratio side for regulating the rotation of the control shaft. Then, the output detec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7278383 | Internal combustion engine with variable compression ratio and valve characteristics When controlling the valve characteristics of an intake valve and changing the compression ratio, an upper variation limit compression ratio, which is the upper limit of the variation of compression ratio, is determined according to the actual valve characteristics ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7213543 | Technique of detecting failure of compression ratio varying mechanism and controlling internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine having a compression ratio varying mechanism, in response to detection of the occurrence of any failure or trouble in the compression ratio varying mechanism, the control technique of the invention restricts execution of a specific c... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210429 | Rotating positive displacement engine An engine including a stationary housing; a cylinder bank rotatably mounted to the housing about a central longitudinal axis, the cylinder bank having a plurality of cylinders therein radially distanced from and parallel to the central longitudinal axis, each cylind... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7194987 | Internal combustion engine driven with change-over of compression ratio, air-fuel ratio, and boost status With an increase in torque demand, the internal combustion engine of the invention successively changes over a combination of a compression ratio, an air-fuel ratio, and a boost status of an air-fuel mixture from (1) settings of a high compression ratio, a lean air-... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171935 | Engine cylinder liner construction An engine cylinder liner construction in which a cylinder liner that is cast into a cylinder block has a tubular portion and a number of spines integrally formed on an outer surface of the tubular portion, the engine cylinder liner construction includes a chamfered ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7121254 | Compression-ignited IC engine and method of operation The present invention is a compression ignition internal combustion engine and method of operation which expands the load limit of quietly operating a premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) engine by injecting a secondary fuel B, in ratios lean of stoichiometri... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7077089 | Oil drainback system for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine having an oil drainback passage and integral check valve. The oil drainback passage allows the flow of oil from the valve box to the crankcase of the engine during normal operation and prevents the backwards flow of oil from the crankca... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7047917 | Variable compression ratio mechanism In a variable compression ratio mechanism that serves to change the compression ratio of an internal combustion engine by rotating camshafts so as to cause relative movement between a cylinder block and a crankcase, an oil film forming device forms oil films on the ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6968751 | Axial piston machines This invention relates to internal combustion engines with cylinders arranged parallel to the main shaft and where reciprocating movements of the pistons are converted to rotation by means of a Z-crank mechanism and motion converter, or conversely to systems such as... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6928983 | Fuel injection controller for internal combustion engine In an engine including a passage injector and an in-cylinder injector that allocates and injects fuel, a fuel injection controller prevents the fuel injection amount of each injector from falling below an allowable lower limit value. When the fuel injection amount o... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928969 | System and method for controlling engine operation A method of controlling an engine is provided. At least one operating parameter of the engine is sensed. The engine is operated in a first mode in response to the sensed operating parameter being at one of a predetermined first set of conditions. In the first mode, ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925972 | Internal combustion engine driven with change-over of compression ratio, air-fuel ratio, and boost status With an increase in torque demand, the internal combustion engine of the invention successively changes over a combination of a compression ratio, an air-fuel ratio, and a boost status of an air-fuel mixture from (1) settings of a high compression ratio, a lean air-... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6880499 | Device for displacing the cylinder block and cylinder head with respect to the crankcase A device for displacing a cylinder block and cylinder head vs a crankcase. The cylinder block contains cylinders having an axis. In this case, the device comprises a plurality of bearing bridges extending across the cylinder block between the cylinders in a substant... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6550441 | Arrangement for preventing bearing-related noise in internal combustion engines Internal combustion engine with variable compression, comprising a crankshaft-bearing crankcase part and a cylinder-receiving part arranged tiltably thereon by means of a tilt axle bearing on one side of the engine and a tilt mechanism on the other, oppos... | 04/22/2003 |
| 5934228 | Adjustable combustion chamber internal combustion engine A two stroke engine having a variable compression ratio combustion chamber wherein the size of the combustion chamber is changed by threading a closure into or out of the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber is defined by the inside surface of a sle... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5904044 | Fluid expander The fluid expander includes a housing, a drive shaft mounted for rotation within the housing, a piston-cylinder assembly including a cylinder and a piston disposed within the cylinder for converting energy from a working fluid to rotational energy output ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5611301 | Structural enclosure of combustion engines for the purpose of reducing engine noise The invention relates to an engine with a constructional design and material composition for optimum thermal conductivity and vibration damping functions. The invention consists in the cylinder section (11) surrounding the combustion chamber being made of... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5605120 | Method and a device for changing the compression ratio in an internal combustion engine A process and apparatus for setting the compression ratio of an internal combustion engine by changing the relative distance between the axis of rotation of the engine crankshaft and the engine cylinder head surface delimiting the end of each cylinder in ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5572959 | Method for controlling the working cycle in an internal combustion engine and an engine for performing said method In-line engine with variable compression, comprising a cylinder receiving section which is tiltably mounted in the crankcase section (4) of the engine, in which the crankshaft is mounted by means of crankshaft bearings (90) arranged in the lower region of... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5562069 | Method and device for varying the compression of an internal combustion engine Method and adjusting device for varying the compression of an internal combustion engine with a cylinder receiving section (2) which is pivotably mounted in the crankcase section (4) of the engine supporting the crankshaft, about a tilting shaft bearing (... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5443043 | Internal combustion engine with variable compression, provided with reinforcements of the crankcase section An internal combustion engine with variable compression which includes a cylinder receiving section which is tiltably mounted to a crankcase section (4) of the engine, and a crankshaft (12) which is mounted in the crankcase section via crankshaft bearings... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5197432 | Method of obtaining a longer stroke on an existing engine Engines are needed to perform a variety of functions in a variety of horsepowers. The subject method of obtaining a longer stroke on an existing engine makes it possible to increase the horsepower capabilities without replacing or modifying the cylinder b... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5003936 | Cylinder of an internal combustion engine having variable volume Conventional cylinders of internal combustion engines comprise a cylinder chamber of constant size so that there is an unchangeable compression chamber between the top dead center position of the piston and the cylinder head. To be able to vary the size o... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4586465 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has a cylinder with a porting ring adjacent the cylinder head to reduce the diameter of the cylinder. The piston in the cylinder has a reduced diameter crown portion complementary to the porting ring and an upper face on the ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4515113 | Swash plate engine The swash plate engine is provided with an Aspin type rotary valve system with a variable compression capability. The engine may be of four-piston type or six-piston type. The size of the combustion chambers can be changed from time to time to vary the co... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4174683 | High efficiency variable expansion ratio engine A variable expansion ratio internal combustion engine equipped with throttleless induction control and intake valve mechanism operable to induct an ambient pressure charge varying with load demand. Maximum compression pressure is preferably somewhat below... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4164916 | Variable displacement arrangement in four cycle, reciprocating, internal combustion engine Concentric outer and inner pistons are provided in each cylinder of a four cycle, reciprocating, internal combustion engine. A magnet restrains each outer piston against displacement by pressure of the fuel mixture in the cylinder, so that the outer pisto... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4148284 | Variable compression ratio engine A two-part variable compression ratio cylinder is provided having inner and outer sleeves wherein relative movement between the sleeves varies the volume of the combustion chamber and hence varies the compression ratio of the engine. Hydraulic means respo... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4144851 | Variable compression ratio engine A two-part variable compression ratio cylinder is provided having inner and outer sleeves wherein relative movement between the sleeves varies the volume of the combustion chamber and hence varies the compression ratio of the engine. Hydraulic means respo... | 03/20/1979 |
