Patent ID: 10900413

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine including at least two cylinders with parallel longitudinal axes, each cylinder including an opening and a piston capable of moving in translation inside the cylinder, the respective openings of the cylinders facing each other, the pistons being in kinematic relation with a connecting rod-crank mechanism including: a spacer connecting the pistons, suitable for maintaining a fixed spacing between the pistons, the pistons being respectively attached to the arms of the spacer, a crankshaft rotating about an axis, arranged between the openings of the cylinders and between the longitudinal axes of the cylinders, the crankshaft comprising a crank pin, a rocker rotating about the crank pin, at least one connecting rod including a first, small end, rigidly attached to the spacer and a second, big end, rigidly attached to one of the ends of the rocker.