EP1474594A4 - Internal combustion engine using opposed pistons - Google Patents

Internal combustion engine using opposed pistons

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Publication number
EP1474594A4
EP1474594A4 EP02768951A EP02768951A EP1474594A4 EP 1474594 A4 EP1474594 A4 EP 1474594A4 EP 02768951 A EP02768951 A EP 02768951A EP 02768951 A EP02768951 A EP 02768951A EP 1474594 A4 EP1474594 A4 EP 1474594A4
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Prior art keywords
combustion engine
internal combustion
opposed pistons
pistons
opposed
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EP02768951A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1474594A1 (en
EP1474594B1 (en
Inventor
Gene Beverly
George Kelch
Daniel C Mikkelson
Rudolph Novotny
Jere Osmer
Sam Owen
Jim Rannie
Robert Sellers
Rick L Sizemore
Neil Kant
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Mechanical Innovation Inc
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Mechanical Innovation Inc
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2003/018902 external-priority patent/WO2005008038A2/en
Publication of EP1474594A1 publication Critical patent/EP1474594A1/en
Publication of EP1474594A4 publication Critical patent/EP1474594A4/en
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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B3/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
    • F01B3/0002—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis having stationary cylinders
    • F01B3/0017—Component parts, details, e.g. sealings, lubrication
    • F01B3/002—Cylinders
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/26—Engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main-shaft axis; Engines with cylinder axes arranged substantially tangentially to a circle centred on main-shaft axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/28—Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F1/00—Cylinders; Cylinder heads 
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05C—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2251/00—Material properties
    • F05C2251/04—Thermal properties
    • F05C2251/042—Expansivity
    • F05C2251/046—Expansivity dissimilar
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05C—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2251/00—Material properties
    • F05C2251/04—Thermal properties
    • F05C2251/048—Heat transfer

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Cylinder Crankcases Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Combustion Methods Of Internal-Combustion Engines (AREA)
EP02768951A 2001-12-18 2002-10-02 Internal combustion engine using opposed pistons Expired - Lifetime EP1474594B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US34178101P 2001-12-18 2001-12-18
US341781P 2001-12-18
PCT/US2002/031438 WO2003106827A1 (en) 2001-12-18 2002-10-02 Internal combustion engine using opposed pistons
PCT/US2003/018902 WO2005008038A2 (en) 2001-12-18 2003-06-17 Internal combustion engine using opposed pistons

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1474594A1 EP1474594A1 (en) 2004-11-10
EP1474594A4 true EP1474594A4 (en) 2008-12-10
EP1474594B1 EP1474594B1 (en) 2012-08-15

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EP02768951A Expired - Lifetime EP1474594B1 (en) 2001-12-18 2002-10-02 Internal combustion engine using opposed pistons

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AU (1) AU2002332015A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2003106827A1 (en)

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WO2003106827A1 (en) 2003-12-24
AU2002332015A1 (en) 2003-12-31
EP1474594B1 (en) 2012-08-15

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