Patent ID: 9359896
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: F01B,F02B,F02M,F16C,F16H,Y02T,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An opposed-piston engine including at least one cylinder, a pair of pistons disposed in opposition to one another in a bore of the cylinder, and linkages for coupling the opposed pistons to a crankshaft, in which each linkage has a pivoted rocker arm with an eccentric pivot bearing with which the rocker arm pivots on a fixed pivot shaft and an end for coupling to a piston rod, the end including a piston bearing seat defining a substantially cylindrical shape, and the piston bearing seat includes a central half-cylindrical cutout forming a gap between two rings, a continuous half-cylindrical portion joining the two rings, and a bushing seated in the half-cylindrical portion.