Patent ID: 8307792
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: F02B,F02D,F16H,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An internal combustion engine having a cylinder block, a cylinder head and a crankcase, a plurality of inline cylinders defined by the cylinder block, a crankshaft journalled in the crankcase for rotation on a longitudinal axis of rotation, a respective piston in each cylinder, and a respective first con rod on one end of which each piston is mounted and on the remote end of which each piston is connected, via a respective rocking mechanism and a respective second con rod, to the crankshaft for transferring linear reciprocation movement of each piston in its cylinder to, and for rotating, the crankshaft, wherein the rocking mechanism for at least one selected cylinder includes: an oscillating device; a mounting device by which the oscillating device is mounted on a structure of, or secured to, a crankcase of the engine for reversible oscillating movement of the oscillating device on a first axis parallel to the crankshaft axis;