Patent ID: 6691648
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: F01B,F02B

Abstract:
A radial cam driven internal combustion engine comprising:a crankcase; a camshaft rotatably attached to the crankcase; a cam fixedly attached to the camshaft; a plurality of engine cylinders located radially about the camshaft and attached to the crankcase; a plurality of operable pistons located within the cylinders; a plurality of connecting rods, each connecting rod in the plurality of connecting rods attached at a first end to an associated piston and each connecting rod having a hollow area at the second end; a plurality of connecting rod cam rollers, each cam roller in the plurality of cam rollers attached at the second end of each connecting rod and located against the cam; and a plurality of connecting rod guide pins, each connecting rod guide pin in the plurality of connecting rod guide pins located slidably inside a hollow area of an associated connecting rod at a first end of each connecting rod guide pin wherein a second end of each connecting rod guide pin is fixedly attached to the crankcase.