Patent ID: 6938589
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: F01B,F02B

Abstract:
1. An engine comprising: a piston movable through a stroke length along a movement axis; a connecting rod attached to said piston; a rotational crankshaft having a journal portion attached to said connecting rod, said crankshaft extending in a longitudinal direction; wherein said journal portion of said crankshaft extends in a direction that is non-perpendicular with respect to said movement axis of said piston such that when said crankshaft is moved in said longitudinal direction, said stroke length of said piston is adjusted; wherein said crankshaft further comprises multiple segments including a first end portion and an angled segment disposed at a non-zero angle with respect to said first end portion, wherein said crankshaft further comprises a universal connection intercoupling said angled segment and said first end portion.