Patent ID: 9708976
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: F01B,F02B

Claim:
1. An opposed piston engine comprising: an engine housing; at least one cylinder housing coupled to a first portion of the engine housing; and at least one cylinder directly supported by and extending between the cylinder housing and a second portion of the engine housing different from the first portion, along an exterior of the engine housing, wherein said cylinder housing is fixed about a median portion of the at least one cylinder, and, wherein the engine housing second portion is structured to provide a mounting structure for a portion of an associated crankshaft operatively coupled to a piston positioned in the at least one cylinder, and, wherein the engine housing first portion encloses a gear train operatively coupled to the crankshaft so as to rotate responsive to rotation of the crankshaft, the gear train including a plurality of gears, each of the gears having an axis of rotation extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cylinder.