741 results about "Two-stroke engine" patented technology

An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is substantially 20 to 1 or greater.

The invention relates to a two-stroke engine, in particular to a two-strike compressed air engine assembly which takes compressed air as a power source. The compressed air engine assembly comprises an engine body (1), a multi-cylinder power divider (2), a power plant (4), a controller system (6), an air inlet control and speed regulation valve (23), a high-pressure gas tank group (13), a constant-pressure tank (16), an electronic control unit (ECU) (29) and a tail gas recovery loop. The tail gas recovery loop comprises an air compressor (7), a condenser (11), a tail gas recovery tank (9), an electric turbine one-way air pump (19) and a tail gas noise deadener (22).

An engine includes a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. A power piston is slidably received within a first cylinder and is operatively connected to the crankshaft via first linkage system. The power piston reciprocates through a power stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a second cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft via second linkage system. The first and second linkage systems share no common mechanical link. The compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same revolution of the crankshaft. The power piston leads the compression piston by a phase shift angle that is substantially equal to or greater than zero degrees and less than 30 degrees.

The invention relates a two-stroke internal combustion engine (10) comprising at least one cylinder (20) with a piston (24) arranged reciprocateably between its top dead center and bottom dead center, and a cylinder cover (26) defining a combustion chamber (22), oxygen containing gas inlet (18) in the lower part of the cylinder (20) to be open into the combustion chamber (22) at least while the piston is at its bottom dead center position, a gaseous fuel inlet (30) arranged in the cylinder between the oxygen containing gas inlet (18) and the cylinder cover(26), and an exhaust valve (28) arranged to the cylinder cover at a center axis of the cylinder. The cylinder cover(26) is provided with pilot ignition pre-chambers (36) opening into the combustion chamber (22) through pre-chamber ports (34).The preset invention relates also to method of operating the two-stroke engine (10).

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 pistons in each cylinder through fully captured rolling contact bearings. The opposed pistons are double-acting, performing a two-stroke engine power cycle on facing ends and induction and scavenge air compression on their outside ends, all within the same cylinder bore. The engine includes a novel compressor arrangement having an intake valve comprising a V-shaped double reed valve with an apex pointing toward the intake port and an exhaust valve having a V-shaped double reed valve with an apex pointing away from the exhaust port. The compressor arrangement may further include rectangular intake and exhaust ports, a rectangular piston rod and rectangular crosshead bearings.

A low pressure, low cost electronic fuel injection system (18) for small hand-held two cycle engines (1) is provided which employs a number of improvements, including by way of example and not of limitation, an improved low cost injector construction (45), a throttle body integration (10) that includes mounting the operational components of the supply system on a single unit, an improved ignition module (40), a pressure regulated fuel system controlled by an electronic control unit (42) employing and an adaptive algorithm based on engine speed which controls the speed by varying the amount of fuel provided to the engine.

A two-cycle engine 1 is provided and has a cylinder in which is formed a combustion chamber that is delimited by a piston which, via a connecting rod, drives a crankshaft rotatably mounted in a crankcase. The engine has an air duct that communicates with a transfer channel, and a mixture channel via which fuel/air mixture is drawn into the crankcase. At least a portion of the length of the mixture channel is separated from the air duct by a dividing wall that extends in a direction of flow of the air. The dividing wall separates the channels from one another in such a way that the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the mixture channel to the cross-sectional area of the air duct is approximately in the range of 0.5 to 1.9.

The invention relates to a two-stroke engine assembly, in particular to a two-stroke aerodynamic engine assembly with compressed air as a power source and adopting an electromagnetic booster. The two-stroke aerodynamic engine assembly comprises an engine (1), a multi-cylinder dynamic distributor (2), a dynamic device (4), a controller system (6), an air inflow control compensated flow control valve (23), a high pressure gas tank set (13), a constant pressure tank (16), an electronic control unit electronic coupled oscillator (ECO) (29) and the electromagnetic booster (1000).

An exhaust gas temperature control system for a two-stroke engine, the exhaust gas temperature control system including an electronically controlled water injection system. The electronically controlled water injection system includes a water supply conduit section for supplying water to a solenoid valve, and a spraying conduit section for injecting water into an exhaust pipe to thereby control exhaust gas temperature, and hence sonic wave speed within the exhaust pipe. A through-filter is provided as a splitting junction to provide filtered water to the electronically controlled water injection system and unfiltered water to the engine for cooling. A smoothing device in the form of an elastomer hose made of low durometer material or a pressurized bladder is included within the spraying conduit section for maintaining smooth water pressure within the water injected into the exhaust pipe. Additionally, a capturing device in the form of a pressurized bladder and check valve is provided within the supply conduit section in order to maintain ample water pressure supplied to the solenoid valve.

A method for combusting fuel in an engine involving decreasing a first volume of gas to a second volume, in two stages, while increasing the pressure and temperature of that volume of gas (a compression process having a chosen compression ratio), then increasing the second volume to a third volume at constant pressure while adding heat until a predetermined temperature is obtained, increasing the third volume of gas to a fourth volume, in two stages while decreasing the pressure at the predetermined temperature (an expansion process having a chosen expansion ratio much greater than the compression ratio), decreasing the pressure to atmospheric pressure while removing heat under constant volume, and finally decreasing the volume of gas to the first volume while removing heat under constant pressure to complete an over expanded, limited-temperature cycle. Also disclosed is an engine employing said over expanded, limited-temperature cycle.

In one aspect of the present invention, a marine system oil composition is provided for lubrication of mechanical components in marine engines, for example, two-stroke, cross-head marine diesel engines and methods/additives for using the marine system oil composition in the same. In one aspect of the present invention, a marine system oil composition is provided that has salt of a carboxylate-containing detergent comprising at least one alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic carboxylic acid, wherein at least 50 mole % of, the alkyl groups are C₂₀ or greater.

A snowmobile has a four-stroke engine mounted in an engine cradle and an exhaust system connected to the engine. The exhaust system includes a generally U-shaped exhaust pipe extending forwardly from the engine to a first point disposed forwardly of the engine cradle, and of suspension assemblies of the skis, and extending rearwardly from the first point to a second point disposed rearwardly of a front of the engine cradle.

A four-stroke internal combustion engine includes a crankcase with a bottom, an oil pan and an oil spray generating assembly. The oil spray generating assembly having a closed sidewall, a valve, a bottom cap and nozzles is attached to the bottom of the crankcase and is enclosed by the oil pan. The closed sidewall is formed at the bottom of the crankcase to define a mist chamber enclosed by the bottom cap. The valve is mounted in the mist chamber with a valve port defined through the crankcase and a resilient valve flap corresponding to the valve port attached to the bottom of the crankcase. The nozzles are respectively mounted in the bottom cap out of the mist chamber inside the closed sidewall. The operation of the engine will produce an oil vapor for lubrication with the lubricating oil flowing out of the nozzles.

Providing a cam for lifting and lowering the exhaust valve so that the exhaust gas return-flow from one cylinder to another cylinder can be realized as greatly as possible, wherein the pistons and the exhaust valves do not come in contact with each other, and the valve control method does not depend on an electronic control approach. An exhaust cam for lifting and lowering the valve lift of the exhaust valve of one of the cylinders wherein the cam profile of the exhaust cam regarding the one of the cylinders including, but not limited to: a main exhaust lobe part for opening the exhaust valve so that the exhaust gas is discharged out of the cylinder; and, a gas return lobe part for opening the exhaust valve so that the quantity of the exhaust gas from the one of cylinders to the other cylinder is increased, the gas return lobe part being formed on the cam-follower descending part of the profile so as to delay the closing timing of the exhaust valve or maintain the valve lift-displacement regarding the exhaust valve larger, and wherein the cam profile is formed so that the interference between the exhaust valve and the piston is evaded and the overlap regarding the exhaust valve of the one cylinder and the exhaust valve of the other cylinder is increased by the manner that the main exhaust lobe part and the gas return lobe part rise outward from the base circle.

A two-stroke engine, (1) is disclosed which includes (I) transfer channels (15, 15′, 15″, 16, 16′, 16″) which open into the crankcase (8) and fluidly connect the crankcase (8) to the combustion chamber (3) at specific positions of the piston (4) and (ii) an intake channel (11) for supplying an air/fuel mixture into the crankcase (8) via an inlet (9) and is connected to an air filter (13). At least one air channel (12) supplies additional combustion air into at least one transfer channel (15, 15′, 15″, 16, 16′, 16″). For a good load-independent air/fuel mixture ratio, the length (a) of the intake channel (11) is up to 60% of the length (b) of the clean air path; and, length (b) is the mean channel length from the air filter (13) to the opening (19, 20) of a transfer channel (15, 16) into the crankcase (8).

A rotary modulation engine enabling modulation of rotary pistons' rotational speeds is introduced. The rotary modulation engine utilizes four elliptical gears to drive two rotors that overlap each other with rotary pistons thereon alternating one another and rotating in the same direction. The elliptical gears also modulate the relative rotational speeds of these rotary pistons to thereby complete compression, power, exhaust and intake strokes four times in one revolution of a power output shaft of the engine. The rotary modulation engine with the above arrangements has smaller volume and improved efficiency as compared to the conventional four-stroke engine that requires two revolutions of the engine's crankshaft to complete four strokes. The rotary modulation engine can be applied to cars, ships, power generators and the like, and has reduced number of parts, volume and manufacturing cost while provides effectively upgraded operation efficiency.

Various embodiments include two-stroke stratified engines and dual passage carburetors for use with gaseous fuel, such as hydrogen, methane, liquid petroleum gas, pure propane, and butane. A stratified air-head engine and low pressure fuel injected engines with fuel only tube is included.

Flange assembly for supporting a structure that provides scavenging air supply to an internal combustion engine at the carburetor to the engine. The assembly includes a thin-body flange that is configured to be abuttingly installed upon an end surface of the carburetor. The carburetor has its combustion air intake or port exposed at an outer surface for intaking air for the combustion process. The thin construction of the flange enables advantageous positioning of the adaptive flange. The relative dimensioning of the thin-body flange also contributes to its low-impact as a modification to air inlet arrangement. A combustion air aperture is provided that extends through the thin-body flange. The combustion air aperture is located in the flange for alignment with the combustion air intake. By this alignment, fluid communication is established across the flange and into the carburetor when the flange is abuttingly installed upon the carburetor. A scavenging air aperture also extends through the thin-body flange and is spaced apart from the combustion air aperture. A valve assembly is operatively coupled to the thin-body flange and has a valve element positioned at the scavenging air aperture for opening and closing the scavenging air aperture.

An engine is provided. The engine may comprise a first cylinder group including at least one cylinder configured to operate in a two-stroke engine operating mode and a second cylinder group including at least two cylinders configured to operate in a four-stroke engine operating mode. The power outputs of each of the cylinders in the first cylinder group and second cylinder group may be approximately equal.

A lubricant composition suitable for lubricating a direct fuel injection two-stroke engine comprises at least one condensation product of a fatty acid with an amine or ammonia and of at least one Mannich dispersant, each in an amount of 0.5 to 8 percent by weight, along with an oil of lubricating viscosity.