Patent ID: 7066120

Claim:
A two-cycle engine, comprising: a cylinder in which is formed a combustion chamber that is delimited by a reciprocating piston that via a connecting rod drives a crankshaft that is rotatably mounted in a crankcase, wherein an inlet is provided for a supply of fuel into said crankcase, wherein said cylinder has an outlet leading out of said combustion chamber, and wherein in predetermined of said piston said crankcase communicates with said combustion chamber via at least one transfer channel; and a cover that is secured to a connecting flange of said cylinder, wherein said cover closes off said at least one transfer channel on an outer side of said cylinder, and wherein said connecting flange is inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of said cylinder by an angle that opens in a direction toward said crankcase, so that said cylinder is adapted to be manufactured by diecasting.