Patent ID: 6024067
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: F01B,F02B

Abstract:
An assembly of an internal combustion engine and a driven machine directly coupled with each other comprising:an internal combustion engine having a piston capable of reciprocating in linear fashion and a driven machine having a movable body capable of reciprocating in linear fashion, the piston of the internal combustion engine and the movable body of the driven machine being arranged in alignment with each other along a rectilinear line;a fixedly mounted internal sun gear having its center O at a point intermediate the internal combustion engine and the driven machine on the rectilinear line;a planetary gear being meshed with the internal sun gear for rotation about its center and for revolution around the center of the internal sun gear, the planetary gear having a pitch circle diameter half that of the internal sun gear;a crank member including an arm supporting the planetary gear at its central portion for rotation about its center and a shank supported for rotation about the center O so as to allow revolution of the planetary gear around the center O; anda connecting rod extending between the piston of the internal combustion engine and the movable body of the driven machine along the rectilinear line, so as to connect the piston and the movable body with the outer periphery of the planetary gear in pivotable fashion.