Patent ID: 9708910
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: F01B,F02B

Claim:
1. An inwardly opposed piston, fixed position common cylinder engine with external induction comprising: a shared cylinder containing a periphery, a first end, a second end, and a median portion, the shared cylinder comprising a combustion chamber, at least one valve module opening, at least one ignition point, and a pair of opposing piston openings; a first cylinder bevel gear and a second cylinder bevel gear each rotatably fixed about the periphery and the median portion; a first cam wheel fixed to said first cylinder bevel gear, and, a second cam wheel fixed to said second cylinder bevel gear, said first and second cam wheels rotatable about said shared cylinder; at least one valve module operably communicating with said first and second cam wheels and said cylinder, the at least one valve module comprising a first timing wheel and a second timing wheel rotatably communicating with said first and second cam wheels, respectively, a rocker, and a push rod operably connecting said first and second timing wheels with said rocker; a quad gear chamber for containing a quad gear assembly, the quad gear assembly comprising a first valve gear and a second valve gear, and, a first crankshaft gear and a second crankshaft gear, each of said gears interlocking with at least one other of said gears; a first crankshaft contained within a first crank chamber and rotatably communicating with said first crank gear, and, a second crankshaft contained within a second crank chamber and rotatably communicating with said second crank gear; a first piston operably communicating with said first crankshaft, and a second piston operably communicating with said second crankshaft, each piston contained within said shared cylinder; a first timing bevel gear rotatably communicating with said first valve gear, and, a second timing bevel gear rotatably communicating with said second valve gear, said first and second timing bevel gears also rotatably communicating with said first and second cylinder bevel gears, respectively; and a first timing shaft connecting said first valve gear with said first timing bevel gear, and, a second timing shaft connecting said second valve gear with said second timing bevel gear.