Novel four-leaf clover engine
By designing a new four-leaf clover engine, using lubricating components and annularly arranged compression cylinder blocks and pre-combustion cylinder blocks, the vibration problems caused by large volume, large weight and asymmetric ignition of traditional engines are solved, and the engine structure is compact and the power density is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411965539.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-11
AI Technical Summary
Traditional cylinder engines have large volume, large weight, low thermal efficiency, and Omega1 engines have knocking and vibration problems caused by asymmetric ignition, resulting in increased rotational friction and wear.
A new four-leaf clover engine is designed, using lubricating components and annularly arranged compression cylinder blocks and pre-combustion cylinder blocks. Through the meshing of the compression concave wheel and the work-making concave wheel with the compression cam and the work-making cam, the wheel utilization and power density are improved, and the impact vibration is reduced through horizontally opposed ignition.
The engine structure is compact, the power density is improved, biased vibration is reduced, the overall vibration characteristics are optimized, knocking can be offset, and continuous work is achieved.
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Abstract
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Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to the field of engines, in particular to a novel four-leaf clover engine. Background Art
[0002] An engine is a machine that can convert other forms of energy into mechanical energy, including internal combustion engines, external combustion engines, jet engines, electric motors, etc. For example, internal combustion engines usually convert chemical energy into mechanical energy. The term engine can be applied to power generation devices or the entire machine including the power device.
[0003] Traditional cylinder engines are large in size and heavy in weight. General four-stroke engines only work once every two revolutions, and have low thermal efficiency. There is also the Omega1 engine, which produces detonation due to asymmetric ignition: Omega1 is a longitudinally arranged concave and convex double ring (1:1), and the working convex rotor below has only one convex arm, which is asymmetric and ignites once per revolution. The combustion detonation causes large vibrations in a single axial direction and continuous impact on the shaft. The uneven force on the shaft will lead to increased rotational friction and wear.
[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to propose a new four-leaf clover engine to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention
[0005] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel four-leaf clover engine, which can effectively solve the problems in the background technology.
[0006] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: A novel four-leaf clover engine comprises a lubrication assembly, wherein movable rods are symmetrically and movably connected to one end of the lubrication assembly, and contact seats are installed at the ends of the four movable rods away from the lubrication assembly, and a roller is rotatably connected to the inner cavity of the contact seat; An engine body is installed at one end of the lubrication assembly, a driving shaft is rotatably connected to the center of the inner cavity of the engine body, a driven shaft is symmetrically rotatably connected to the inner cavity of the engine body, a main gear is installed on the outer wall of the driving shaft, and a sub gear is installed on the outer wall of the driven shaft; A compression cylinder is mounted on one end of the engine body away from the lubrication assembly, a pre-combustion cylinder is mounted on one end of the compression cylinder away from the engine body, and a working cylinder is mounted on one end of the pre-combustion cylinder away from the compression cylinder.
[0007] Preferably, the lubrication component is symmetrically provided with oil holes around one end close to the engine body, an elastic sealing band is installed in the inner cavity of the oil hole, a sealing plug is inserted in the center of the top of the lubrication component, a movable rod is installed on the inner wall of the elastic sealing band, and the movable rod is movably connected to the inner cavity of the sealing plug through the oil hole.
[0008] Preferably, a limit block is installed at one end of the movable rod close to the sealing plug, the size of the limit block is larger than the oil hole, the limit block is movably connected in the inner cavity of the lubrication component, and a fixed column is installed in the inner cavity of the lubrication component.
[0009] Preferably, a spring is wound around the outer wall of the fixed column, one end of the spring is installed in the inner cavity of the lubrication assembly, and the other end of the spring is on the outer wall of the limit block. The movable rod and the limit block are both sleeved on the outer wall of the fixed column, and a through hole is opened at one end of the movable rod close to the contact seat, and the through hole extends to the outside of the contact seat.
[0010] Preferably, the main gear is meshed with the secondary gear, and the outer walls of the secondary gear and the main gear are both equipped with a second protrusion, the second protrusion is conical, and the second protrusion corresponds to the outer wall of the roller, both ends of the driving shaft are equipped with a first bearing, and both ends of the driven shaft are equipped with a second bearing, and the first bearing and the second bearing are both installed in the inner cavity of the engine body and the working cylinder block.
[0011] Preferably, the transmission ratio of the main gear and the auxiliary gear is one to one, a second protrusion is installed on the outer wall of the main gear, and a first protrusion is installed on the outer wall of the auxiliary gear, and the distance between the first protrusion and the second protrusion is adapted to the size of the contact seat.
[0012] Preferably, the driving shaft and the driven shaft both extend into the inner cavities of the compression cylinder, the pre-combustion cylinder and the working cylinder, an air inlet is installed at the top of the outer wall of the compression cylinder, and a temperature sensor is installed at the bottom of the outer wall of the compression cylinder.
[0013] Preferably, a compression cam is rotatably connected to the center of the compression cylinder inner cavity, and a compression cam is rotatably connected to the periphery of the compression cylinder inner cavity. The compression cam is mounted on the outer wall of the driving shaft, and the compression cam is mounted on the outer wall of the driven shaft.
[0014] Preferably, exhaust holes are symmetrically installed around the outer wall of the pre-combustion cylinder body, a power cam is installed in the center of the inner cavity of the pre-combustion cylinder body, a power cam is symmetrically installed around the inner cavity of the pre-combustion cylinder body, the power cam is installed on the outer wall of the driven shaft, and the power cam is installed on the outer wall of the driving shaft.
[0015] Preferably, the compression cam rotates one circle and then engages with the four compression cams in sequence, and the phase angles of the compression cam and the compression cam differ by ninety degrees. The power cam rotates one circle and then engages with the four power cams at a time, and the phase angles of the power cam and the power cam differ by ninety degrees.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a new type of four-leaf clover engine, which has the following beneficial effects: This new four-leaf clover engine has a more compact structure. The compression cam and the power cam rotate one circle to mesh with the compression cam and the power cam, thereby improving the wheel utilization of the compression cam and the power cam. When the compression cam and the power cam rotate one circle, the number of power operations is increased to two, which greatly improves the power density. In addition, the annular arrangement reduces the lateral vibration caused by the rotation of the compression cam, the compression cam, the power cam and the power cam. The simultaneous ignition of the horizontally opposed compression cylinder and pre-combustion cylinder solves the impact vibration problem caused by the power operation moment, optimizes the overall vibration characteristics of the engine, and can offset knock. At the same time, the compression cylinder and the pre-combustion cylinder are ignited in sequence with a phase difference of 90° to achieve continuous power operation.
[0017] The novel four-leaf clover engine can replenish lubricating oil for the secondary gear and the main gear through the lubrication component. The spring is set to make the movable rod elastic. When the main gear and the secondary gear rotate, the first protrusion and the second protrusion will be driven to rotate. When the first protrusion and the second protrusion are in contact with the roller, the movable rod can be driven to move in the inner cavity of the lubrication component. At this time, the lubricating oil in the inner cavity of the lubrication component can be squeezed out through the through hole, so that the main gear and the secondary gear can be lubricated. When performing actual work, the working efficiency of the main gear and the secondary gear can be effectively improved, and the maintenance times of the main gear and the secondary gear can be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the other end of the lubrication assembly of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the driving shaft of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the compression cylinder of the present invention; Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the pre-combustion cylinder of the present invention.
[0019] In the figure: 1. Lubrication assembly; 2. Sealing plug; 3. Oil hole; 4. Elastic sealing belt; 5. Contact seat; 6. Roller; 7. Movable rod; 8. Through hole; 9. Limit block; 10. Fixed column; 11. Spring; 12. Engine body; 13. Compression cylinder; 14. Pre-combustion cylinder; 15. Working cylinder; 16. Driving shaft; 17. First bearing; 18. Driven shaft; 19. Second bearing; 20. First protrusion; 21. Second protrusion; 22. Main gear; 23. Sub gear; 24. Fuel injector; 25. Inlet hole; 26. Compression cam; 27. Compression cam; 28. Temperature sensor; 29. Exhaust hole; 30. Working cam; 31. Working cam. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects achieved by the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further explained below in conjunction with specific implementation methods. Example
[0021] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, a novel four-leaf clover engine comprises a lubrication assembly 1, wherein movable rods 7 are symmetrically and movably connected around one end of the lubrication assembly 1, a contact seat 5 is installed at one end of the four movable rods 7 away from the lubrication assembly 1, a roller 6 is rotatably connected in the inner cavity of the contact seat 5, an oil hole 3 is symmetrically opened around one end of the lubrication assembly 1 close to the engine body 12, an elastic sealing band 4 is installed in the inner cavity of the oil hole 3, a sealing plug 2 is inserted in the middle of the top of the lubrication assembly 1, and movable rods 7 are installed on the inner wall of the elastic sealing band 4, and the movable rods 7 are movably connected to the inner wall of the sealing plug 2 through the oil hole 3. In the cavity, a limit block 9 is installed at one end of the movable rod 7 close to the sealing plug 2, the size of the limit block 9 is larger than the oil hole 3, the limit block 9 is movably connected in the inner cavity of the lubrication component 1, a fixed column 10 is installed in the inner cavity of the lubrication component 1, a spring 11 is wound around the outer wall of the fixed column 10, one end of the spring 11 is installed in the inner cavity of the lubrication component 1, and the other end of the spring 11 is on the outer wall of the limit block 9, the movable rod 7 and the limit block 9 are both sleeved on the outer wall of the fixed column 10, and a through hole 8 is opened at one end of the movable rod 7 close to the contact seat 5, and the through hole 8 extends to the outside of the contact seat 5; By means of the lubrication component 1, the lubricating oil of the secondary gear 23 and the main gear 22 can be supplemented. By means of the spring 11, the movable rod 7 can be elastic. When the main gear 22 and the secondary gear 23 rotate, the first protrusion 20 and the second protrusion 21 will be driven to rotate. When the first protrusion 20 and the second protrusion 21 contact the roller 6, the movable rod 7 can be driven to move in the inner cavity of the lubrication component 1. At this time, the lubricating oil in the inner cavity of the lubrication component 1 can be squeezed out through the through hole 8, so that the main gear 22 and the secondary gear 23 can be lubricated. When performing actual work, the working efficiency of the main gear 22 and the secondary gear 23 can be effectively improved, and the maintenance times of the main gear 22 and the secondary gear 23 can be reduced. Example
[0022] like Figure 1 , Figure 3As shown, a novel four-leaf clover engine, an engine body 12 is installed at one end of the lubrication assembly 1, a driving shaft 16 is rotatably connected to the center of the inner cavity of the engine body 12, and a driven shaft 18 is symmetrically rotatably connected to the inner cavity of the engine body 12. A main gear 22 is installed on the outer wall of the driving shaft 16, and a sub-gear 23 is installed on the outer wall of the driven shaft 18. The main gear 22 is meshed with the sub-gear 23. The outer walls of the sub-gear 23 and the main gear 22 are both installed with a second protrusion 21, and the second protrusion 21 is conical. The second protrusion 21 Corresponding to the outer wall of the roller 6, first bearings 17 are installed at both ends of the driving shaft 16, and second bearings 19 are installed at both ends of the driven shaft 18. The first bearing 17 and the second bearing 19 are both installed in the inner cavity of the engine body 12 and the working cylinder block 15. The transmission ratio of the main gear 22 and the sub-gear 23 is one to one. The outer wall of the main gear 22 is installed with a second protrusion 21, and the outer wall of the sub-gear 23 is installed with a first protrusion 20. The distance between the first protrusion 20 and the second protrusion 21 is adapted to the size of the contact seat 5. Example
[0023] like Figure 1 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 As shown, a novel four-leaf clover engine is provided, wherein a compression cylinder 13 is installed at one end of the engine body 12 away from the lubrication assembly 1, a pre-combustion cylinder 14 is installed at one end of the compression cylinder 13 away from the engine body 12, a working cylinder 15 is installed at one end of the pre-combustion cylinder 14 away from the compression cylinder 13, a driving shaft 16 and a driven shaft 18 are extended into the inner cavities of the compression cylinder 13, the pre-combustion cylinder 14 and the working cylinder 15, an air inlet 25 is installed at the top of the side of the outer wall of the compression cylinder 13, a temperature sensor 28 is installed at the bottom of the side of the outer wall of the compression cylinder 13, a compression cam 26 is rotatably connected to the center of the inner cavity of the compression cylinder 13, a compression cam 27 is symmetrically rotatably connected to the periphery of the inner cavity of the compression cylinder 13, and a compression cam 27 is symmetrically rotatably connected to the inner cavity of the compression cylinder 13. The cam 26 is mounted on the outer wall of the driving shaft 16, the compression cam 27 is mounted on the outer wall of the driven shaft 18, the exhaust holes 29 are symmetrically mounted around the outer wall of the pre-combustion cylinder 14, the power cam 30 is mounted in the center of the inner cavity of the pre-combustion cylinder 14, the power cam 31 is symmetrically mounted around the inner cavity of the pre-combustion cylinder 14, the power cam 31 is mounted on the outer wall of the driven shaft 18, and the power cam 30 is mounted on the outer wall of the driving shaft 16. After the compression cam 26 rotates one circle, it meshes with the four compression cams 27 in turn, and the phase angles of the compression cam 26 and the compression cam 27 differ by ninety degrees. After the power cam 30 rotates one circle, it meshes with the four power cams 31 once, and the phase angles of the power cam 30 and the power cam 31 differ by ninety degrees. Example
[0024] The engine has a driving shaft 16 and four driven shafts 18, the driving shaft 16 is located in the middle, and the four driven shafts 18 are evenly around the driving shaft 16. The driving shaft 16 and the driven shaft 18 are driven by the main gear 22 and the sub-gear 23, and the transmission ratio is 1:1. The outermost side of the engine is the overall shell, and the first bearing 17, the second bearing 19, the main gear 22, the sub-gear 23, the compression cylinder 13, the pre-combustion cylinder 14, and the working cylinder 15 are arranged in sequence along the axial direction. The compression cylinder 13 is provided with an air inlet 25 and a temperature sensor 28. After being compressed in the compression cylinder 13, the air enters the pre-combustion cylinder 14, and the pre-combustion cylinder 14 is provided with a fuel injector 24. The fuel is injected into the pre-combustion cylinder 14. The fuel and air mixture is mixed evenly in the combustion cylinder 14, and then, the fuel and air mixture enters the working cylinder 15, the spark plug in the working cylinder ignites, burns the fuel to do work, and the waste is discharged through the exhaust hole 29. Four compression cams 27 and a compression cam 26 are arranged in the compression cylinder 13, and four working cams 31 and a working cam 30 are arranged in the pre-combustion cylinder 14, wherein the working cam 30 and the compression cam 26 are mounted on the driving shaft 16, and the working cam 31 and the compression cam 27 are connected to the driven shaft 18, and the working cam 30 and the compression cam 26 are meshed with the working cam 31 and the compression cam 27 in turn during one rotation, and the phase angle difference is 90°.
[0025] The structure of the present invention is more compact. The compression cam 26 and the power cam 30 rotate one circle to mesh with the compression cam 27 and the power cam 31, thereby improving the wheel utilization of the compression cam 26 and the power cam 30. When the compression cam 26 and the power cam 30 both rotate one circle, the number of power operations is increased to two, which greatly improves the power density. In addition, the annular arrangement reduces the eccentric vibration caused by the rotation of the compression cam 26, the compression cam 27, the power cam 30, and the power cam 31. The simultaneous ignition of the horizontally opposed compression cylinder 13 and the pre-combustion cylinder 14 solves the impact vibration problem caused by the power operation moment, optimizes the overall vibration characteristics of the engine, and can offset knock. At the same time, the compression cylinder 13 and the pre-combustion cylinder 14 are ignited in sequence with a phase difference of 90°, so that continuous power operation can be achieved.
[0026] It should be noted that the present invention is a novel four-leaf clover engine. When in use, the sealing plug 2 is opened, lubricating oil is injected into the inner cavity of the lubricating assembly 1, and the driving shaft 16 is started. The driving shaft 16 drives the main gear 22, the working cam 30 and the compression cam 26 to rotate. After the main gear 22 rotates, it meshes with the auxiliary gear 23, thereby driving the driven shaft 18 to rotate. After the driven shaft 18 rotates, it drives the working cam 31 and the compression cam 27 to rotate. After the power cam 30 and the compression cam 26 rotate one circle, they will respectively mesh with the power cams 31 around the inner cavity of the pre-combustion cylinder 14 and the four compression cams 27 in the inner cavity of the compression cylinder 13, driving the power cams 31 and the compression cams 27 to rotate; At this time, the air will be compressed after entering the compression cylinder 13, and then enter the inner cavity of the pre-combustion cylinder 14. The inner cavity of the pre-combustion cylinder 14 is equipped with a fuel injector 24. The fuel is evenly mixed with the compressed air transmitted from the compression cylinder 13 in the pre-combustion cylinder 14. After evenly mixing, the fuel and air mixture enters the inner cavity of the working cylinder 15, and the spark plug of the working cylinder 15 ignites to burn the fuel to do work.
[0027] The above shows and describes the basic principles and main features of the present invention and the advantages of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the present invention to be protected. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A novel four-leaf clover engine, comprising a lubrication assembly (1), characterized in that: The lubrication component (1) is symmetrically and movably connected to movable rods (7) on all sides thereof; a contact seat (5) is installed at one end of the four movable rods (7) away from the lubrication component (1); a roller (6) is rotatably connected to the inner cavity of the contact seat (5); An engine body (12) is mounted on one end of the lubrication assembly (1); a driving shaft (16) is rotatably connected to the center of the inner cavity of the engine body (12); a driven shaft (18) is symmetrically rotatably connected to the periphery of the inner cavity of the engine body (12); a main gear (22) is mounted on the outer wall of the driving shaft (16); and a secondary gear (23) is mounted on the outer wall of the driven shaft (18); A compression cylinder (13) is mounted on one end of the engine body (12) away from the lubrication assembly (1), a pre-combustion cylinder (14) is mounted on one end of the compression cylinder (13) away from the engine body (12), and a working cylinder (15) is mounted on one end of the pre-combustion cylinder (14) away from the compression cylinder (13).
2. A novel four-leaf clover engine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lubricating component (1) is symmetrically provided with oil holes (3) around one end close to the engine body (12); an elastic sealing band (4) is installed in the inner cavity of the oil hole (3); a sealing plug (2) is inserted in the middle of the top of the lubricating component (1); a movable rod (7) is installed on the inner wall of the elastic sealing band (4); and the movable rod (7) is movably connected to the inner cavity of the sealing plug (2) through the oil hole (3).
3. A novel four-leaf clover engine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A limit block (9) is installed at one end of the movable rod (7) close to the sealing plug (2); the size of the limit block (9) is larger than the oil hole (3); the limit block (9) is movably connected in the inner cavity of the lubrication component (1); and a fixing column (10) is installed in the inner cavity of the lubrication component (1).
4. A novel four-leaf clover engine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A spring (11) is wound around the outer wall of the fixed column (10), one end of the spring (11) is installed in the inner cavity of the lubrication assembly (1), and the other end of the spring (11) is on the outer wall of the limit block (9). The movable rod (7) and the limit block (9) are both sleeved on the outer wall of the fixed column (10), and a through hole (8) is formed at one end of the movable rod (7) close to the contact seat (5), and the through hole (8) extends to the outside of the contact seat (5).
5. A novel four-leaf clover engine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main gear (22) is meshed with the auxiliary gear (23); the outer walls of the auxiliary gear (23) and the main gear (22) are both provided with second protrusions (21); the second protrusions (21) are conical; the second protrusions (21) correspond to the outer wall of the roller (6); both ends of the driving shaft (16) are provided with first bearings (17); both ends of the driven shaft (18) are provided with second bearings (19); the first bearings (17) and the second bearings (19) are both provided in the inner cavities of the engine body (12) and the working cylinder block (15).
6. A novel four-leaf clover engine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission ratio of the main gear (22) and the auxiliary gear (23) is one to one, a second protrusion (21) is mounted on the outer wall of the main gear (22), and a first protrusion (20) is mounted on the outer wall of the auxiliary gear (23), and the distance between the first protrusion (20) and the second protrusion (21) is adapted to the size of the contact seat (5).
7. A novel four-leaf clover engine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving shaft (16) and the driven shaft (18) both extend into the inner cavities of the compression cylinder (13), the pre-combustion cylinder (14) and the working cylinder (15); an air inlet (25) is installed at the top of the side edge of the outer wall of the compression cylinder (13); and a temperature sensor (28) is installed at the bottom of the side edge of the outer wall of the compression cylinder (13).
8. A novel four-leaf clover engine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A compression cam (26) is rotatably connected to the center of the inner cavity of the compression cylinder (13), and a compression cam (27) is symmetrically rotatably connected to the inner cavity of the compression cylinder (13). The compression cam (26) is mounted on the outer wall of the driving shaft (16), and the compression cam (27) is mounted on the outer wall of the driven shaft (18).
9. A novel four-leaf clover engine according to claim 8, characterized in that: Exhaust holes (29) are symmetrically mounted on the periphery of the outer wall of the pre-combustion cylinder (14), a power cam (30) is mounted in the center of the inner cavity of the pre-combustion cylinder (14), a power cam (31) is symmetrically mounted on the periphery of the inner cavity of the pre-combustion cylinder (14), the power cam (31) is mounted on the outer wall of the driven shaft (18), and the power cam (30) is mounted on the outer wall of the driving shaft (16).
10. A novel four-leaf clover engine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The compression cam (26) meshes with the four compression cams (27) in sequence after rotating one circle, and the phase angles of the compression cam (26) and the compression cam (27) differ by ninety degrees. The power cam (30) meshes with the four power cams (31) once after rotating one circle, and the phase angles of the power cam (30) and the power cam (31) differ by ninety degrees.