Class 123/56.8 - Motion converting means between two banks of cylinders

Subclass of Class 123 - Internal-combustion engines
Definition: Multiple cylinder engine wherein the cylinders are separated
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 12/16/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7464673	Single-ended barrel engine with double-ended, double roller pistons An internal combustion barrel engine includes an engine housing and an elongated power shaft. A combustion cylinder and a guide cylinder are spaced apart and disposed on a common cylinder axis. A double-ended piston includes a combustion end disposed in the combusti...	12/16/2008
7409932	Sliding joint for variable compression ratio device A barrel-type internal combustion engine includes a power output shaft assembly with a sliding joint. A power output shaft has a pair of spaced apart bearing surfaces and a plurality of radial splines between the bearing surfaces. A cam plate has a central hub and a...	08/12/2008
7201133	Internal combustion engine having dual piston cylinders and linear drive arrangement A device for transforming an alternating motion of a piston into a circular motion of a shaft is provided. The device includes an assembly of two pistons connected by two racks alternatively in mesh with a toothed cam set on a shaft. Movement in one direction of the...	04/10/2007
7117828	Axial 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
7033525	High 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
7004121	Arrangement at a piston engine and method of controlling the pistons A piston engine in the form of a piston pump or a piston engine (motor) comprises two or more piston cylinders (14b, 14c), preferably positioned with the same angular distances of 180 degrees for two cylinders, 120 degrees for three cylin...	02/28/2006
6952009	Apparatus, a system and a method for monitoring a position of a shaft element in a cylinder and an apparatus, a system and a method for cleaning of the shaft element An apparatus, a system and a method are provided for monitoring position of a machine element within a mechanical system and/or cleaning a machine element. A light source and sensor may be positioned within a cylinder. The sensor may detect the intensity of light wi...	10/04/2005
6948458	Two-way cylinder engine An internal combustion engine wherein each cylinder has two pistons placed in the opposite direction and attached together by an arm-type connecting rod and wherein a cylinder head has a rotor blade rotating in the middle between the upper cylinder head and the lowe...	09/27/2005
6938590	Rotary piston motor An internal combustion, reciprocating piston, motor has a rotating cylinder block. A journal bearing supports a roller that is fastened to a piston connecting rod or fastened to the piston so the roller pushes against an inclined surface on a stationary guide track ...	09/06/2005
6662775	Integral air compressor for boost air in barrel engine In a double-ended barrel engine, a compression cylinder and a combustion cylinder share a common axis, with a combustion piston and a compression piston being interconnected by a connecting rod. The compression end of the engine includes a valve plate ass...	12/16/2003
6305335	Compact 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
6305334	Internal combustion engine A balanced five cycle internal combustion engine having first and second inlet and outlet annular cams configured to move first and second inlet and outlet pistons respectively within associated cylinders through successive five cycle repeating movements ...	10/23/2001
6089195	Adiabatic, two-stroke cycle engine having novel combustion chamber An engine structure and mechanism that operates on various combustion processes in a two-stroke-cycle without supplemental cooling or lubrication comprises an axial assembly of cylindrical modules and twin, double-harmonic cams that operate with opposed p...	07/18/2000
5799629	Adiabatic, two-stroke cycle engine having external piston rod alignment An engine structure and mechanism that operates on various combustion processes in a two-stroke-cycle without supplemental cooling or lubrication comprises an axial assembly of cylindrical modules and twin, double-harmonic cams that operate with opposed p...	09/01/1998
5375567	Adiabatic, two-stroke cycle engine An engine structure and mechanism that operates on various combustion processes in a two-stroke-cycle without supplemental cooling or lubrication comprises an axial assembly of cylindrical modules and twin, double-harmonic cams that operate with opposed p...	12/27/1994
5215045	Cam drive internal combustion engine An elongate cylindrical housing includes a housing axle coaxially thereof mounted medially of the housing axle, to include a cam member cylinder having a first and second cam drive surface to actuate first and second sets of pistons within respective firs...	06/01/1993
5140953	Dual displacement and expansion charge limited regenerative cam engine A combination, in a supercharged expansible chamber engine having at least one cam driven piston, of a piston drive cam profile that alternately drives the piston to a higher or lower top dead center TDC position producing different expansion ratios, of a...	08/25/1992
5103778	Rotary cylinder head for barrel type engine Disclosed is a rotating cylinder head for use on a barrel type engine. The cylinder head rotates about the central axis of the engine driven by the main drive shaft. The cylinder head contains an intake port and exhaust port. As the cylinder head rotates,...	04/14/1992
5016580	Cam drive diesel engine utilizing double acting pistons A diesel engine converts the reciprocating motion of its pistons to a rotating motion through the use of a cam assembly. The engine utilizes free floating pistons mounted in cylinders having combustion chambers at both ends. Each combustion chamber is uni...	05/21/1991
4834033	Apparatus and method for a balanced internal combustion engine coupled to a drive shaft An internal combustion engine is described in which the piston movement is parallel to the drive shaft. The engine cylinders are arranged in opposed pairs and the piston rods directly coupled so that the power stroke in one cylinder can assist with the co...	05/30/1989
4571946	Internal combustion engine with rankine bottoming cycle A barrel-type internal combustion engine 1 has double-ended pistons 10 reciprocally movable within cylinders 2 disposed in a ring about a central axis 3. The pistons 10 are interconnected with a central drive member 16, by means of a cam 17 carried by the...	02/25/1986
4492188	Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine in which first and second elongate blocks of identical structure are axially aligned and held in longitudinally spaced relationship by a generally cylindrical connector. The first and second blocks cooperate to define a numbe...	01/08/1985
4432310	Parallel cylinder internal combustion engine The engine disclosed herein comprises a number of pairs of pistons, the two pistons in each pair acting in unison and the number of pairs being arranged parallel to each other and said pistons also being positioned parallel to and in a circle around the m...	02/21/1984

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Class 123/56.8 - Motion converting means between two banks of cylinders