Patent ID: 6637312
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: F01B,F16C,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A drive mechanism for converting reciprocating motion to rotary motion, wherein the said drive mechanism is mountable to an engine and connects one or more pistons of an engine and an output shaft, the engine having an engine block, the drive mechanism including: a wobble plate or wobble yoke mechanism; the drive mechanism comprising:a connecting rod for connection to each piston of the engine and a pedestal, to which the drive mechanism is mounted such that a torque reaction of the output shaft passes through the said pedestal; an assembled drive mechanism is removably fixable to the said engine block and each said piston of the engine without disassembly, wherein the pedestal is fixed to an output shaft side of the said engine block by releasable fastening means accessible only from the said output shaft side of the engine block; each connecting rod includes means for releasable connection of said rod to a corresponding piston of the engine, and the connection of each rod to the respective piston is effected with the piston positioned within the respective cylinder of the engine.