This invention relates to a crankless
piston internal combustion engine and its operating method, which can be widely applied to various motor vehicles and stationary engines. Engines according to this invention will provide higher economic efficiency and longer service life during operation. The
engine efficiency according to this invention is achieved by applying a basic kinematic scheme that converts the linear
reciprocating motion of the
piston into the rotational motion of the engine
drive shaft (9). The
piston (21) performing the working cycle
stroke completes its full working
stroke by rotating the
drive shaft (9) by 90°, instead of 180° as in conventional engines. Each
stroke begins with drive gear sets (10, 11, 12, 13) (each set corresponding to one piston (21)) arranged at an angle of approximately 45° relative to the direction of piston (21) motion, and the sets are offset from each other by approximately 90°. The offset angles between the drive gear sets, starting with the drive teeth of the "expansion" stroke, are arranged at different angle values, allowing two, three, or more "expansion" strokes to be performed simultaneously. Each piston stroke does not begin with a zero torque value, but rather with a value equal to the
maximum torque value of the
crank-driven engine. According to the present invention, the engine torque and power values are approximately three times, six times, and nine times that of an engine with a
crank mechanism, respectively, at the same speed.