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Class 123/56.3 - Swash plate type


Subclass of Class 123 - Internal-combustion engines
Definition: Multiple cylinder engine wherein the cam comprises: (a)
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 11/02/2010


NumberTitleIssue Date
7823546Super charged engine
An engine with an output shaft extending through the engine block and generally parallel to the piston, the engine includes a boost piston cylinder integral to the cylinder, and a boost piston for producing compressed air so as to supercharge the engine. The engine ...
11/02/2010
7600493Spline drive and cam shafts for barrel engines
A shaft assembly for a barrel internal combustion engine having valves controlling the intake and exhaust of gases during operation of the engine. The shaft assembly includes a drive shaft and a cam shaft. The drive shaft extends longitudinally between opposite firs...
10/13/2009
7201566Reciprocating-piston machine with a joint arrangement
In a reciprocating-piston machine, in particular a refrigerant compressor for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system, including a machine shaft, a plurality of pistons are arranged, at the same distance from the machine shaft, on a cylinder envelope defined by the ...
04/10/2007
7179063Reciprocating-piston machine with a sliding sleeve
In a reciprocating-piston machine, in particular a refrigerant compressor for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system, including a machine shaft rotatably supported in a housing, a plurality of pistons arranged circularly around the machine shaft in the housing, and...
02/20/2007
7144227Reciprocating-piston machine with a driver
In a reciprocating-piston machine, in particular a refrigerant compressor for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system, comprising a machine shaft rotatably supported in a housing with a plurality of pistons arranged circularly around the machine shaft and an annular...
12/05/2006
7137366Two-cycle swash plate internal combustion engine
A power-generation device comprising at least one cylinder, at least one cylinder head, at least one piston and an output shaft, having a central axis having a fixed angular relationship to the central axis of the cylinder. A swash plate, having a first swash plate ...
11/21/2006
7117828Axial motors
An axial motor (100) driven by opposed pistons/cylinder (101a–105b, 111a–115b) pairs arranged in a circular array about a central axis of the motor (100). The opposed pistons (101a
10/10/2006
7100564Variable angle cam-drive engine and a power conversion mechanism for use therein
A variable angle cam-drive engine in which the torque output generated at a given engine speed (as represented by, for example, piston reciprocation frequency) can be varied by changing the operating angle of cam mechanisms in a power conversion mechanism of the eng...
09/05/2006
7033525High conductivity polyaniline compositions and uses therefor
The present invention describes compositions formed from polyanaline and carbon nanotubes, which exhibit enhanced conductivity and which provide uses in electronic circuit applications. ...
04/25/2006
6988470Swash plate combustion engine and method
A swash plate engine comprises a counterbalancing swash plate assembly. In certain embodiments, the angle of a first swash plate assembly may be varied to vary the stroke of the engine. The swash plate assemblies may be operable such that during certain operating co...
01/24/2006
6968751Axial 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
6938589Variable displacement engine
An internal combustion engine having at least one piston with an adjustable stroke length. The engine includes a connecting rod attached to the piston and a crankshaft. The crankshaft has a journal portion that extends along a length that is non-perpendicular to a m...
09/06/2005
6928919Wobble plate piston mechanism
In a wobble plate piston-drive mechanism, the inclination of the ring-shaped wobble plate is adjustable through an articulated connection of the wobble plate to the shaft by means of an axially movable guiding device and a driver arm that reaches into an engagement ...
08/16/2005
6925974Wobble plate engine
A wobble plate engine includes a cylinder block, a plurality of pistons, a drive shaft, a weight, an oscillating member, a plurality of rods connecting the pistons to the oscillating member, a pair of bevel gears and a plurality of thrust bearing assemblies wherein ...
08/09/2005
6913447Metering pump with varying piston cylinders, and with independently adjustable piston strokes
A metering pump includes an actuating mechanism, and a plurality of piston cylinders coupled to the actuating mechanism. A first of the cylinders has a working volume that differs from a second of the cylinders. The actuating member is centrally located and the cyli...
07/05/2005
6904878Internal combustion engine with novel fuel/air delivery system
Blower forces fuel/air mixture into bore of cylinder head against small diameter piston of compound piston assembly, forcing assembly down in engine cylinder, permitting fuel/air mixture to enter main cylinder of engine in which it is ignited. Exhaust forces assembl...
06/14/2005
6729290Internal combustion engine
A piston (17) for an internal combustion engine. The piston (17) has a piston head (43) and a recess (46) formed in the piston head. A formation (91) is associated with the recess (46) for generating a turbulent motion in a ...
05/04/2004
6305335Compact light weight diesel engine
A compact light weight diesel cycle engine has a barrel arrangement of opposed-piston cylinders surrounding a power shaft that is rotationally supported on a plurality of transverse circular diaphragms attached at their perimeters to a sheet material shel...
10/23/2001
6164252Reciprocating piston engine with a swivel disk gear
The reciprocating piston engine has an annular swivel disk (6), driven by the engine shaft (5) and whose inclination with respect to the latter is adjustable, for driving circumferentially juxtaposed reciprocating pistons (2). For this purpose it is conne...
12/26/2000
6003480Wobble plate engine
A wobble plate engine assembly incorporating as offset mount between the wobble plate and each connecting rod to a piston such that a line of action of the connecting rod at the wobble plate is resolved into a centripetal and tangential component thereby ...
12/21/1999
5992357Piston driven axial cylinder engine
Piston driven axial cylinder engine is composed of the flange (1) with the cylinders (10) in a circular disposition, the support (16) of the motor main shaft (2), and the carrier (20) supporting the central pivot (7). Around this central pivot (7), the di...
11/30/1999
5782219Reciprocating engine with a wobble plate transmission
The reciprocating engine more particularly intended for high pressure applications or motor vehicle CO2 air conditioning systems, has a wobble plate transmission, whose wobble plate (3) can assume different inclined positions for power control ...
07/21/1998
5709176Split wabbler design for axial-piston engines
In an axial-piston engine of the type known as a "wabbler" engine, in which the motion of the pistons is transferred to a straight main shaft by means of a non-rotating element (referred to as the "wabbler") which nutates as the shaft rotates and transfer...
01/20/1998
5564372Split wabbler design for axial-piston engines
In an axial-piston engine of the type known as a "wabbler" engine, in which the motion of the pistons is transferred to a straight main shaft by means of a non-rotating element (referred to as the "wabbler") which nutates as the shaft rotates and transfer...
10/15/1996
5450823Axial-piston machine
The body of the proposed axial piston machine incorporates a cylinder block ith cylindrical spaces. The axes of the cylindrical spaces are parallel with the longitudinal axis of the engine crankshaft and the cylindrical spaces accommodate reciprocating pis...
09/19/1995
5437251Two-way rotary supercharged, variable compression engine
A variable-compression internal-combustion engine has a two-stage cylinder with a relatively large diameter at a first-stage, supercharge end, which is also a power-takeoff end, than at a second-stage, combustion end of the cylinder. Intake air is drawn i...
08/01/1995
5273012Swash plate engine with fixed torque reaction member
A swash plate engine having a stationary torque reaction member to resist tangential forces by directly supporting a piston rod is disclosed. To accommodate the stationary torque reaction member the swash plate is provided with a slot which receives the s...
12/28/1993
5083532Mechanism for variable compression ratio axial engines
This invention relates to internal combustion engines in which the cylinders are arranged parallel to the main shaft and the reciprocating movements of the pistons are converted to rotation by means of a swashplate, and more particularly to means for auto...
01/28/1992
4516536Three cycle internal combustion engine
An axial piston type internal combustion engine of novel three cycle variety, wherein the complete combustion process within the combustion chamber consists of three distinct cycles, accomplished over two distinct strokes of each piston, the three cycles ...
05/14/1985
4454779Drive for a variable-stroke swash plate mechanism
A drive for a variable-stroke swash plate machine, comprising a rotatably journalled shaft and a swash plate mounted so that the plate cannot rotate with respect to the shaft during operation. The plate is journalled on the shaft so that it is rotatable a...
06/19/1984
4433596Wabbler plate engine mechanisms
The invention relates to wabbler plate engine mechanisms. One such mechanism has a wabbler plate rotatably mounted on a wabbler carrier which is in turn inclinably mounted on a crankshaft in a crankcase. The wabbler plate has a plurality of arms which are...
02/28/1984
4207779Connecting rod for axial cylinder-type reciprocating piston engine
A connecting rod for reciprocating piston engines, especially axial cylinder-type reciprocating piston engines, with the connecting rod including a tubular shaft having hollow spherical shells mounted at the ends thereof. The tubular shaft and the hollow ...
06/17/1980
 
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