Abstract: A crank and connecting rod mechanism, comprising at least one piston, which reciprocates within at least one cylinder, comprising: at least one connecting rod, comprising: a piston end pivotally connected to the at least one piston, a crank end; at least one gear set, comprising: a crankpin, the crank end pivotally connected to the crankpin; a crank gear; a crank gear shaft, the crank gear rotatably mounted on the crank gear shaft, the crankpin located between centerline of the crank gear shaft and radius of the pitch circle of the crank gear; a stationary gear, the crank gear meshing with the stationary gear, the crank end driving the crankpin, which drives the crank gear and the crank gear shaft about the stationary gear; the crank pin and the crank end rotating about the stationary gear and following the path of a roulette of a centered trochoid about the stationary gear.

Abstract: A compression ratio varying arrangement of an engine is adapted to work with a crankshaft having at least one crankpin offset from the centerline of the crankshaft. An eccentric has an internal bore engaged with the crankpin, and an external cylindrical surface that has a centerline that is offset from the centerline of the internal bore. A connecting rod is engaged with the external cylindrical surface of the eccentric, and a piston is connected to the connecting rod. An eccentric lever is attached to the eccentric. A compression ratio adjustment link is connected to the eccentric lever. A compression ratio adjustment mechanism is connected to the compression ratio adjustment link. The compression ratio adjustment mechanism controls the orientation of the connecting rod eccentric, and thereby the compression ratio of the engine, by extending or retracting the compression ratio adjustment link.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle configured to selectively increase an energy recovery threshold based on a friction prediction, and a corresponding method. In particular, an example electrified vehicle includes an energy recovery mechanism configured to apply a negative wheel torque up to a negative wheel torque threshold. The electrified vehicle also includes a controller configured to selectively increase the negative wheel torque threshold based on a predicted coefficient of friction between a tire of the electrified vehicle and a road surface.

Abstract: A compressor like unit which can be attached to an internal combustion engine controls the amount of the air mass that passes through its cylinder to the internal combustion engine based on the engine load condition requirement at a given time replacing this way the throttle device function and creating thus a throttle-less internal combustion engine. The compressor can be built in different ways and can function as one or multiple units attached directly to the engine through its crankshaft or a gear box or by other means.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to chuck technology for supporting semiconductor wafers during processing. In one example, a wafer chuck assembly comprises a chuck hub and a centering hub disposed within the chuck hub. An engagement device is operable between an engaged position and a disengaged position respectively to engage the chuck hub with the centering hub to prevent relative movement therebetween in at least a first direction, or to allow relative movement therebetween. A chuck motor is provided for selectively rotating the chuck hub and/or the centering hub during a wafer processing operation and a wafer centering operation based on an engaged or disengaged position of the engagement device. A plurality of chuck arms is mounted to the chuck hub, each chuck arm extending radially between a proximal end adjacent the chuck hub, and a distal end remote therefrom.

Abstract: A connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression, the connecting rod including an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement configured to adjust an effective connecting rod length, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes an eccentrical element that cooperates with an eccentrical element lever and supports rods that engage the eccentrical element lever, and wherein the eccentrical element lever is integrally configured in one piece as a stamped and bent component or fabricated by a massive cold forming method.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a support structure for a rotary part of an engine (2). The support structure includes crank journal bearing metals (14) and crank pin bearing metals (24, 124). Each crank journal bearing metal (14) includes chamfers (16) and crowned portions (17). On the other hand, each crank pin bearing metal (24, 124) includes chamfers (26) and no crowned portion or crowned portions (127) on its inner peripheral surface. The crowned portions (127) are inclined at a smaller angle than the crowned portions (17).

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a VCR engine. In one example, the VCR engine includes a VCR mechanism that relies on electric power to adjust a compression ratio of the VCR engine. The compression ratio is maintained by hydraulically-assisted engagement of a mechanical locking pin with an S-link of the VCR mechanism, holding a position of the VCR mechanism while an electric motor, used to adjust a position of the S-link, may be deactivated.

Abstract: An otto-cycle engine is disclosed. The engine of the present disclosure consumes less work than a traditional engine for the following reasons: (1) the engine adopts constant volume exhaust and reduces the work consumed by forced exhaust and (2) in an intake stroke, the piston has a short stay at the top dead center and an intake valve has enough time to open to the maximum, thereby reducing negative pressure and reducing the work consumed by intake. By adopting otto-cycle technology, heat efficiency of the engine can be increased by more than 50%. And meanwhile, by adopting constant volume exhaust technology, power loss can be reduced, vibration of the engine can also be greatly reduced and an effect of a boxer engine is achieved.

Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine including a crankshaft, a generator including a rotor that rotates together with the rotation of the crankshaft and a stator in which a coil is wound so as to face the rotor, and a fan including a blade disposed coaxially with the rotor, provided separately from the rotor, and that rotates together with the rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: A crank and connecting rod mechanism having an angularly disposed connecting rod and mirror image gear sets, each comprising: a crank gear rotatably mounted on a crank gear shaft, having a crankpin pivotally connected to and driven by the connecting rod, the crankpin following the path of a roulette of a centered trochoid about a first stationary gear as the crank gear is driven about the first stationary gear and a crankshaft driven gear is driven about a second stationary gear, a counterbalanced radial arm affixed to a drive shaft at a pivot point of the counterbalanced radial arm, the counterbalanced radial arm driving the drive shaft at the pivot point and the crank gear shaft at an outer radial arm bearing, the drive shaft driving a drive shaft gear, which drives an output gear that drives an output shaft.

Abstract: A connecting rod includes a rod having the form of a bar, a smaller end part, and a larger end part. The rod is provided with a friction generation portion at which friction is generated due to deformation of the rod.

Abstract: The first to ninth crank webs are roughly divided into three groups. The first group is from the second, fifth and eighth webs. These crank webs of the first group have similar shapes. In the crankshaft, the shapes of these crank webs belonging to the first group are adjusted to satisfy the first stiffness condition below.

Abstract: A balance device for an internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft and a balance shaft. The crankshaft includes a CS eccentric weight. The balance shaft includes a BS eccentric weight. A CS connected point deviated from the CS main shaft, and a BS connected point deviated from the BS axial shaft are connected with a connection rod. A CS connection mechanism that enables relative rotation of the crankshaft and the connection rod is provided at the CS connected point. A BS connection mechanism that enables relative rotation of the balance shaft and the connection rod is provided at the BS connected point. A guide section guides a motion of the connection rod so that the balance shaft rotates in an opposite direction to the crankshaft.

Abstract: A device for converting reciprocating rectilinear motion into unidirectional circular motion is provided, which is capable of converting a man-powered rectilinear motion into a unidirectional circular motion by a combination of a rack and a gear, or a combination of a chain and a chain wheel, or a combination of a belt and a belt wheel, and under the conversion of a plurality of gear sets and unidirectional bearings. Each of the gear sets comprises a large gear, a medium gear and a small gear, thus transformation of output torque and a rotating speed can be achieved by transverse sliding meshing of the gear sets, and this speed regulation is quite convenient. In addition, the gear sets in a main body are randomly arranged according to actual needs, such as rectilinear arrangement, triangular arrangement and the like. In addition, a transportation vehicle using the device is also provided.

Abstract: A variable compression ratio (VCR) internal combustion engine having a compression stroke and an expansion stroke includes an engine block defining a cylinder and a cylinder head mounted to the engine block and defining at least a part of a combustion chamber. The VCR engine also includes a reciprocating piston arranged inside the cylinder and configured to compress a mixture of air and fuel and receive a combustion force, wherein the compression stroke of the piston defines a compression ratio of the engine. The VCR engine additionally includes a six-bar linkage mechanism configured to operatively connect the piston to the engine block, articulate on seven distinct parallel axes, decouple the compression stroke from the expansion stroke, and continuously and selectively vary the compression stroke of the piston and the compression ratio of the engine.

Abstract: A crank and connecting rod mechanism having an angularly disposed connecting rod and mirror image gear sets, each comprising: a crank gear rotatably mounted on a crank gear shaft, having a crankpin pivotally connected to and driven by the connecting rod, the crankpin following the path of a roulette of a centered trochoid about a first stationary gear as the crank gear is driven about the first stationary gear and a crankshaft driven gear is driven about a second stationary gear, a counterbalanced radial arm affixed to a drive shaft at a pivot point of the counterbalanced radial arm, the counterbalanced radial arm driving the drive shaft at the pivot point and the crank gear shaft at an outer radial arm bearing, the drive shaft driving a drive shaft gear, which drives an output gear that drives an output shaft.

Abstract: The variable compression ratio mechanism 1, 1? comprises: a connecting rod 20 provided with a crank receiving opening 23; an eccentric member 30, 30? provided with a piston pin receiving opening 36 and attached to the connecting rod to be able to turn so as to change a length between a center axial line of the piston pin receiving opening and a center axial line of the crank receiving opening; a swing member 40, 50, 40? attached to the connecting rod to be able to swing and able to engage with the eccentric member; and an actuating member 60, 60? swinging the swing member from an initial position toward a stop position. The swing member engages with the eccentric member to turn the eccentric member when swinging from the initial position toward the stop position, and returns from the stop position to the initial position when disengaged form the eccentric member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a constant-volume combustion engine (10; 110; 210), in particular a reciprocating engine for generating mechanical energy by the expansion of a gas or a hot gas from the combustion of a gas mixture or gas-fuel mixture, having at least one piston/cylinder unit, the piston (14; 114; 214) of which is connected to a piston rod (20; 120; 220), wherein said piston rod (20; 120; 220) is drivingly connected to at least two crankshafts (30, 40; 130, 140; 230a, 230b, 240), the first crankshaft (40; 140; 240) being mounted, such that it can rotate eccentrically, on the second crankshaft (30; 130; 230a, 230b), which is parallel thereto and is rotationally coupled thereto.

Abstract: An opposed piston engine includes approximately spherical combustion chamber formed by the two opposed pistons in a single cylinder and an intake manifold including gas hooks. The combustion chamber has a small cone shaped extension on each side leading to each of two opposed injectors located in the cylinder wall where the two pistons meet at the top of their stroke. The combustion chamber configuration reduces the surface area of the chamber and increases the burn length by a significant amount compared to known designs. The gas hooks in the intake manifold restrict the flow of exhaust gases into the intake manifold long enough for the pressure in the cylinder to blow down and the exhaust gasses to attain high velocity passing out through the exhaust manifold, allowing the intake ports to be uncovered before the exhaust ports.

Abstract: An assembly including a connecting rod, a bushing, and a locking pin capable of providing different compression ratios in an engine is provided. The bushing is disposed in a bore of the connecting rod. An outer surface of the bushing includes a pair of notches, and an inner surface of the connecting rod includes a corresponding notch for receiving the locking pin. The notches are spaced from one another by greater than 180° and by no more than 190°. The locking pin is movable in the notch, allowing the bushing to rotate from a low compression position to a high compression position, or vice versa. The bushing has a varying thickness, and thus a center axis of an opening of the bushing is closer to the shaft of the connecting rod body when the bushing is in the low compression orientation than in the high compression orientation.

Abstract: A method of assembling a crankshaft and a crank member comprises supplying a crankshaft including a crankpin which extends between crank arms, supplying two halves of a crank member, which are fixed to each other about the crankpin such that in assembled condition the crank member is rotatable about the crankpin and comprises a bearing portion having an outer circumferential wall for bearing a big end of a connecting rod and an external crank member gear for driving the crank member about the crankpin, wherein the halves are fitted about the crankpin, hence creating two contact faces at opposite sides of the crankpin, after which both halves are fixed to each other in circumferential direction by means of applying at least a fixation at a fixing place located remote from the bearing portion and the toothed surface of the crank member gear.

Abstract: A device for changing a compression ratio of a cylinder unit of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine has an eccentric bushing which is rotatably arranged in a bore of a connecting rod eye. Said eye encloses a crank pin of a crankshaft, and the bushing is rotatably guided in the bore and can be locked via locking openings, which are arranged to be offset from each other by preferably approximately 180°. The connecting rod has a locking apparatus which interacts optionally with the locking openings and via which the eccentric bushing can only ever be transferred from one position to the next. The locking apparatus has a sliding guideway extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bore of the connecting rod bearing eye. The sliding guide interacts with actuating pins arranged in the locking openings and can be displaced radially with respect to the bushing.

Abstract: An engine comprises a crankcase and a crankshaft. The crankshaft has a central main portion, a crankpin and a crankshaft web. A crank member is rotatably and eccentrically mounted on the crankpin. An external crank member gear meshes with an external drive shaft gear. A driven portion of the drive shaft is located at a side of the crankshaft web which is opposite to its side where the crankpin is located and is drivably coupled via a first transmission to an intermediate member which is rotatably mounted to the crankshaft. The intermediate member is drivably coupled to a control shaft portion of a control shaft via a second transmission which control shaft portion is located at axial distance of the driven portion of the drive shaft and the control shaft is rotatable at a fixed rotational position with respect to the crankcase under operating conditions at fixed compression ratio.

Abstract: A balanced and rotating mechanism of an internal combustion engine, which combines adjustable variable compression ratio with long power and exhaust strokes and short intake and compression strokes to obtain an internal combustion engine with variable air intake flow and maintain a constant pressure ignition. The mechanism includes a mirror-image planetary-gear assembly, a gear-pin assembly, and a piston-and-connecting rod assembly. The mirror-image planetary-gear assembly includes a first planetary-gear assembly and a second planetary-gear assembly; wherein each includes a sun gear, a primary planet gear, a plurality of secondary planet gears, and a ring gear. The first planetary-gear assembly and the second planetary-gear assembly are mounted along a main rotation axis, offset from each other and mirroring each other. The gear-pin assembly is eccentrically connected between the primary planet gears.

Abstract: A four-stroke internal combustion engine with variable compression ratio, comprises a crankcase, a crankshaft, a connecting rod having a big end and a small end. A piston is rotatably connected to the small end. A crank member rotatably mounted on the crankpin has a bearing portion which is eccentrically disposed with respect to the crankpin, wherein the bearing portion has an outer circumferential wall including a location of maximum eccentricity (P) which bears the big end of the connecting rod such that the connecting rod is rotatably mounted on the bearing portion of the crank member via the big end. Under operating conditions at or close to top dead center of the piston the angle between the connecting rod plane and the piston plane changes from a pre-angle before top dead center to a post-angle after top dead center.

Abstract: A multi-link piston crank mechanism includes a crank pin bearing portion including a crank pin bearing central portion that is disposed at a center thereof in an axial direction of a crank shaft. The crank pin bearing central portion at a portion positioned on the first end side of the lower link is thicker in a radial direction of the crank pin than a portion positioned on the second end side of the lower link. The second control link end portion is thicker along a radial direction of the second through hole than the second upper link end portion along a radial direction of the first through hole.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reciprocating piston engine, comprising a combined structure with an optimized double-crankshaft and variable compression ratio pistons, characterized in that the variable compression ratio piston is a piston serving as a double-acting hydraulic cylinder, a control valve bush of a slide-valve type directional control valve is fixed in a central mounting hole of the inner piston, and a control valve core is mounted in a rotatory sliding or nut-ball screw manner in a central mounting hole in the inner surface of the piston top; and the double-crankshaft engine is formed by two reverse rotating crankshafts which are coupled by gears to be in synchronous reverse rotation motion together, each piston being connected to a connecting rod shaft of two crankshafts, and a piston control valve driving mechanism being mounted between the two crankshafts.

Abstract: A variable displacement hypocycloidal crankshaft includes a crankshaft, a hypocycloidal gear assembly, an external pin, and an angle-setting device. The crankshaft mounted in a chassis houses the piston assembly. The hypocycloidal gear assembly includes an internal gear and an external gear. The crankshaft is mounted on the chassis coaxially with the internal gear and rotates freely in the center of the internal gear. Then, the external gear is mounted on the crankshaft movable pin and engaged with the internal gear thereby rotating the external gear. The external pin operably engages the piston assembly. The angle-setting device mounted on the chassis operably engages the internal gear. The angle-setting device is coaxial to the hypocycloidal gear assembly for selectively varying the linear displacements of the piston assembly. The external gear meshes with the internal gear for converting the continuous rotation of the crankshaft to varying linear displacements of the piston assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a crank-drive with a crank-shaft, at least one connecting rod and at least one piston, in particular a crank-drive of an internal combustion engine, whereas the crank-shaft features at least one radial bearing (13) for supporting the crank-shaft in a crank-housing, at least one radial bearing for connecting the connecting rod to the crank-shaft, and the connection of the connecting rod to the piston features at least one radial bearing and whereas the bearings feature a bearing inner surface and/or a bearing outer surface. According to the invention in at least one of the bearing surfaces are arranged micro-ramp structures with an asymmetric form having a first concave section between the bearing surface and a bottom point of the micro-ramp structure and a second concave section between the bottom point and the bearing surface, whereas between the micro-ramp structures are arranged sections of the bearing surface.

Abstract: A variable compression ratio device mounted to an engine, the engine rotating a crankshaft using a combustion force of a gas mixture and a piston, the variable compression ratio device changing a compression ratio of the mixture and including a connecting rod including a small end rotatably connected to the piston and a big end portion formed with a circular hole to be eccentrically rotatably connected to the crankshaft, a crank pin provided in the crankshaft, an eccentric cam provided to be concentrically rotatable in the hole of the big end portion and having a crank pin mounting hole eccentrically inserted with the crank pin to be rotatably connected, and a cam rotation unit provided inside the eccentric cam and rotating the eccentric cam in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction in a hole of the big end portion by a selectively supplied hydraulic pressure.

Abstract: A multi-joint crank drive of an internal combustion engine includes at least one coupling member supported on a crankpin of a crankshaft for rotation about a coupling member rotation axis; and at least one articulated connecting rod supported on a crankpin of an eccentric shaft for rotation about an eccentric rotation axis, wherein the at least one coupling member is connected with a piston connecting rod of a piston of the internal combustion engine for pivoting about a piston connecting rod rotation axis, and with the at least one articulated connecting rod for pivoting about an articulated connecting rod rotation axis, and wherein a rotation axis of the eccentric shaft is situated above a plane which receives a rotation axis of the crankshaft and is perpendicular to at least one cylinder longitudinal center axis, and wherein, respectively in relation to a total travel of the piston.

Abstract: Drive mechanism for rotary compressor or pump that consists of a casing (1) formed by two housings where two diametrically opposed cylinders (2), where the pistons (3) slide, are coupled, each of the pistons being attached by means of a connecting rod (5) to the end of a lever (4) which pivots about the other end (9), located on the periphery of the casing (1) and is forced by the journal of a crankshaft (6) that slides along a slot (7), made in the central area of this lever, and is operated by an external mechanism, the whole assembly being able to rotate about the crankshaft, which remains static and coupled to the structure or support and generates a linear piston cycle at each revolution.

Abstract: A crankshaft in an engine is provided. The crankshaft includes only two outer bearing journals configured to attach to two outer crankshaft bearings, only a single inner bearing journal positioned axially between the two outer bearing journals configured to attach to an inner crankshaft bearing, an unsupported section positioned axially between the inner bearing journal and one of the outer bearing journals, and only three rod journals each configured to attach to a separate piston rod.

Abstract: A variable compression ratio internal combustion engine is equipped with a variable compression ratio mechanism that changes an engine compression ratio depending on the rotational position of a first control shaft arranged in an oil pan, and an actuator that changes and holds the rotational position of the first control shaft, and a linking mechanism configured to link the actuator and the first control shaft. The linking mechanism has a lever linked to the first control shaft, and a connecting pin configured to rotatably link the tip of an arm part extending radially outward from the center of the first control shaft and one end of the lever. At least when having been set to the highest compression ratio, the first connecting pin is configured to be submerged below an oil level of the oil pan.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a piston axially displaced in a cylinder over a maximal stroke and a connecting rod device for adjusting the compression of the internal combustion engine and having a transverse lever with one end connected by a first joint with a connecting rod articulately arranged in the piston and another end connected by a second joint with an actuatable control lever pivotal about a third joint. The transverse lever is connected between the first joint and the second joint by a fourth joint with a crankpin of the crankshaft which is spaced apart from a rotation axis of the crankshaft, wherein a lateral distance between the rotation axis of the crankshaft and the third joint in relation to the maximal stroke of the piston is at least ?1.0.

Abstract: A gearset including an internal ring gear; a first pinion gear disposed within the internal ring gear and having teeth meshing with teeth of the internal ring gear; a disc having a central axis collinear with a central axis of the internal ring gear and a slot along a portion of a diameter of a first side thereof; a first pinion shaft having a first end, a second end, and an offset driving lug extending from the second end, the first pinion shaft extending through a hole of the first pinion gear, the offset driving lug of the first pinion shaft engaging with a first end of the slot; a second pinion gear disposed with the internal ring gear and having teeth meshing with teeth of the internal ring gear, the teeth of the second pinion gear not meshing with the teeth of the first pinion gear; a second pinion shaft having a first end, a second end, and an offset driving lug extending from the second end, the second pinion shaft extending through a hole of the second pinion gear, the offset driving lug of the secon

Abstract: An external combustion engine is disclosed. The external combustion engine includes a working fluid and a burner element, at least one heater head defining a working space, at least one piston cylinder containing a piston, a cooler, a crankcase including a crankshaft for producing an engine output, a rocking beam, a piston rod connected to the piston, a rocking beam driven by the piston rod, and a connecting rod connected at a first end to the rocking beam and at a second end to a crankshaft to convert rotary motion of the rocking beam to rotary motion of the crankshaft. The external combustion engine also includes an airlock space separating the crankcase and the working space for maintaining a pressure differential between the crankcase housing and the working space housing and an airlock pressure regulator connected between the crankcase and one of the airlock space and working space.

Abstract: A cryogenic refrigerator includes a Scotch yoke mechanism including a Scotch yoke and a bearing movably engaged with the Scotch yoke, and a displacer caused to reciprocate in a cylinder by the Scotch yoke mechanism, so that a refrigerant gas inside an expansion space formed in the cylinder is expanded by the reciprocation of the displacer to generate cold temperatures. The Scotch yoke includes a concave part at a position corresponding to a top dead center of the displacer.

Abstract: A valve integral with, or secured to, the connecting rod small end of a reciprocating piston positive displacement machine opens and closes a port controlling the communication of two spaces, for gas pumps, scavenging pumps, compressors, superchargers, pumps etc.

Abstract: A structure of an engine includes: a crankshaft module configured to convert reciprocal motion of a piston into rotational motion; and a first balance shaft module and a second balance shaft module configured to reduce vibration of the engine, in which the first balance shaft module is directly gear-meshed with the crankshaft module, and the second balance shaft module is gear-meshed with the crankshaft module through an intermediate gear.

Abstract: An axial engine includes a cam assembly housing moveable away from a cylinder head to reduce a compression ratio during conditions giving rise to detonation and movable towards the cylinder head to raise the compression ratio when operation allows the higher compression ratio. Piston rod ends ride in counter rotating slots balancing lateral forces on the piston rods. Piston dwell at Top Dead Center (TDC) provides for constant volume combustion and extended piston travel during the power stroke allows for over-expansion. Rotary valves improve volumetric efficiency and water injection supports increased compression ratio leading to improved thermodynamic efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to internal combustion engines and more particularly reciprocating piston engines utilizing Scotch yokes to translate rectilinear movement to rotary motion. In particular, the piston and/or pistons of the engine of the present invention can be placed in their topmost position for a period of time for the effective ignition and combustion of the air/fuel mixture for a given fuel charge, hence therefore providing an increased efficiency of the piston engine with a more efficient coupling between the piston and/or the power shaft driving the crank.

Abstract: A four-stroke, piston-powered internal explosion (“IE”) engine for providing power output through a rotating crankshaft. The IE engine includes an engine block having power cylinders formed therein for receiving working pistons, bearing means for supporting the crankshaft, and a crankshaft supported within the bearing means having an output end extending outside of the engine block and a plurality of offset power cranks. The IE engine further includes connecting rods operably coupled to the power cranks and configured to transfer power from the working pistons to rotate the crankshaft, and working pistons that are received into the power cylinders and operably coupled to the power cranks. Each working piston has a head end positioned adjacent to a cylinder head to form a compression chamber and is configured to receive power from an explosion of a compressed volume of air/fuel mixture located within the compression chamber, and to transfer the received power to the connecting rods.

Abstract: A variable compression ratio apparatus includes: a piston defining a combustion chamber, a connecting rod connected to the piston; an eccentric link eccentrically connected to the piston, a swing link connected to the eccentric link so as to rotate the eccentric link, a crankpin to which the connecting rod is connected, and a crank web disposed at both sides of the crankpin and provided with a guide portion for guiding downward motions of the eccentric link and the swing link when the eccentric link and the swing link move downward. Thereby, the downward motions of the eccentric link and the swing link are stabilized.

Abstract: A crankshaft may include first and second journals having circular cross-sections, and a crankpin, the crankpin extending between first and second crankpin journals. The crankpin may include first, second, and third cams including respective first, second, and third cam profiles, wherein the first, second, and third cam profiles differ from one another. At least one of the first, second, and third cam profiles may be configured to affect the stroke of a connecting rod coupled to the crankpin. A connecting rod may include first, second, and third followers including respective first, second, and third follower surfaces, wherein the first and second follower surfaces differ from one another. An internal combustion engine may include a crankshaft and a connecting rod configured to provide relative linear movement between a crankpin axis and a proximal end of the connecting rod.

Abstract: An inline engine is provided. The engine includes a cylinder block with four cylinders and only three main bearing saddles. The engine also includes a crankshaft with only three main bearing journals. The engine may exhibit less friction than other similar engines.

Abstract: Apparatus for increasing internal combustion engine efficiency by substantial reduction of the friction between piston and cylinder by using a piston rod with one degree of freedom and said degree of freedom being translational motion along the central axis of the cylinder and supporting the said piston rod by stationary roller/ball bearings or by non-stationary moving cylindrical rollers. Additionally enhancing the combustion by introducing an insert into head cylinder and controlling the volume of the cylinder chamber when the piston is at top dead center at the end of compression stroke; thus controlling the compression ratio of the engine by the position of the said insert.

Abstract: A crankshaft includes a coupling portion, a first functional portion, and a second functional portion. The coupling portion is coupled to a connecting rod. The first functional portion is provided on an upper portion of the crankshaft protruding from a crankcase. The first functional portion drives a first functional component. The second functional portion is provided on a lower portion of the crankshaft protruding from the crankcase. The second functional portion drives a second functional component. The entire crankshaft has been processed by a first treatment to at least enhance the corrosion resistance thereof. At least a coupling portion of the crankshaft has been processed by a second treatment to at least enhance the strength thereof. Neither of the first functional portion and the second functional portion has been processed by the second treatment.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a multi-joint crank drive which includes a plurality of coupling members rotatably mounted on a crankshaft and a plurality of articulated connecting rods rotatably mounted on an eccentric shaft, wherein each of the coupling members is pivotably connected to a piston connecting rod of a piston of the internal combustion engine and to one of the articulated connecting rods. In order that the second-order mass forces can be better compensated without a considerable increase in the friction losses, the required packaging space, the weight of the multi-joint crank drive, or the bearing forces in the bearings of the crankshaft, the articulated connecting rods are provided with additional masses and have a center of mass that lies outside the longitudinal center planes of the articulated connecting rods.