Patent ID: 7600490
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: F01C,F02B,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An internal-combustion engine, the engine comprising: an engine housing having a first wall and a second wall defining at least a section of a torus between the first wall and the second wall and delimiting a first combustion chamber; a first connecting rod having a first piston, said first piston also delimiting said first combustion chamber, said first connecting rod guided along a curved path defined by said section of said torus; a second connecting rod having a second piston also delimiting said first combustion chamber, said second piston guided along a curved path defined by said section of said torus; an intermediate member coupled to said first and said second connecting rods, said intermediate member traveling linearly between two end positions to effect rotation of the first piston and second piston towards and away from each other such that the first piston and second piston do not complete a full revolution, wherein said intermediate member is guided by parallel columns; and a crankshaft coupled to said intermediate member.