Patent ID: 6796127
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: F01B,F02B,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
An engine comprising:a cylinder; a piston slidably received in the cylinder and shiftable in opposite first and second directions; a first power source operable to alternately shift the piston in the first and second directions, said first power source including a combustible organic fuel and means for combusting the organic fuel inside the cylinder; and a second power source operable to alternately shift the piston in the first and second directions, said second power source including a noncombustible inorganic material and means for expanding the material inside the cylinder, said cylinder including a cylinder head and a cylinder foot spaced from the cylinder head, each being operable to generally seal the cylinder, said cylinder presenting internal spaced apart first and second chambers defined between the cylinder head and foot, said piston including a piston head, said piston shiftable between a first position wherein the piston head is located in the first chamber and a second position wherein the piston head is located in the second chamber, said first power source including a first injector operable to inject said combustible organic fuel into said first chamber, said first power source being operable to shift the piston from the first position to the second position.