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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1071361 · 28 Dec 2005
Connecting rod comprises an artificial muscle which changes its geometric shape by activation. The longitudinal change of the connecting rod is provided by a variable sealing ratio. An independent claim is also included for a process for realizing a variab...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1072792 · 9 Nov 2005
A reciprocating engine includes at least an upper link connected at one end to a piston pin and a lower link connecting the other end of the upper link to a crankpin. At top dead center, when, of hypothetical connecting points between the upper and lower l...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1078964 · 30 Mar 2005
A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine (1) includes a variable compression ratio mechanism (100) capable of varying a compression ratio of the engine, a knock sensor (27) for detecting a knock occurrence sate, and a controller (20) for contr...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1080805 · 12 Jan 2005
A lower link of a double link type piston crank mechanism comprises a crank pin bearing housing portion that is adapted to receive a crank pin of a crankshaft and defines a first contour, an upper pin receiving bore portion that is adapted to receive an up...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1083576 · 29 Sep 2004
An extendable coupling structure used in an engine and coupled between a piston and a crankshaft is constructed to include, a first connector pivoted to the piston, a second connector pivoted to the crankshaft, a hinge coupled between the first connector a...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1083568 · 29 Sep 2004
A crankshaft coupling structure used in an engine and coupled between a piston (A) and a crankshaft (B) to enhance the output torque of the engine is disclosed to include connector (3) pivoted to the crankshaft (B), the connector (3) having a radially exte...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1084559 · 25 Aug 2004
A reciprocating engine with a variable compression ratio mechanism is disclosed. A lubrication system of the engine is improved by controlling an oil pressure according to a compression ratio setting. The lubrication system includes various combinations of...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1086585 · 9 Jun 2004
The device has a rod with a main bearing eye at one end, a piston bolt bearing eye at the other for connection to a piston via a piston bolt mounted in an eccentric ring, a locking arrangement mounted on the rod for selectively fixing the eccentric ring in...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1086657 · 9 Jun 2004
A variable stroke engine includes: a connecting rod (64) connected at one end to a piston (38) through a piston pin (63); a subsidiary arm (68) turnably connected at one end to the other end of the connecting rod and connected to a crankshaft (27) through ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1086785 · 2 Jun 2004
A high-performance engine is constructed to include a cylinder (11), a piston (12) adapted to reciprocate in the cylinder (11), a crank (16), and a link (15) coupled between the crank (16) and the piston (12), the link (15) having a first end fixedly provi...