Patent ID: 6189493
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: F02B

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine comprising:an engine housing;at least first and second engine subassemblies housed within said engine housing for mounting to a vehicle chassis through engine mounts, each of said engine subassemblies comprising a crankshaft, at least one piston drivably connected to the crankshaft through a piston rod, and a combustion cylinder slidably receiving said one piston to define a combustion chamber therein;synchronization means for mechanically linking the crankshafts of said subassemblies, to provide identical timing for one piston of each of said subassemblies and counter-rotation of said crankshafts; anda mechanical power conversion device for converting torque produced by said engine subassemblies into electrical or hydraulic power, said mechanical power conversion device being mounted on and entirely supported by said engine housing to prevent variations in the torque from being borne by the engine mounts.