An eccentric gear-coupled crankshaft shifts engine position to vary compression ratio, improving fuel use and emissions across conditions.
Segmented resin plates and filler blocks cut crank chamber empty space while limiting high-speed deformation without metal cups or bands.
Parallel pickup shafts and a nested eccentric layout vary compression ratio while preserving crankshaft housing and bearing-wall stability.
Opposed-rotating eccentrics synchronize control arms across cylinder rows to keep compression ratio uniform and extend expansion stroke.
A nested eccentric and dual takeoff shaft layout adjusts engine compression ratio inside the crankcase without thinning bearing walls.
Radial ring members restrain torsional buckling in thin-walled thermoplastic composite drive shafts while preserving strength efficiency per weight.
A crank arm drive system aligns eccentric forces against a central shaft to protect the actuator motor from wear.
Eccentric shaft rotation switches tappet stop positions to adjust tamper bar stroke length.