Patent ID: 7131406

Claim:
A two-cycle engine for a portable, hand-guided implement, comprising: a cylinder in which is formed a combustion chamber, wherein said cylinder is provided with an outlet for conveying exhaust gas out of said combustion chamber, and with an inlet for supplying a fuel/air mixture to a crankcase, wherein at least two transfer channels are provided for conveying said fuel/air mixture from said crankcase to said combustion chamber, wherein at least one of said transfer channels is respectively disposed on each side of an axis of a channel of said outlet; and a piston that reciprocates in said cylinder in the direction of a longitudinal axis thereof and that delimits said combustion chamber, wherein said piston, via a connecting rod, drives a crankshaft that is rotatably mounted in said crankcase, and wherein, when viewed in a direction of said longitudinal axis of said cylinder, said axis of said channel of said outlet forms, with a longitudinal central axis of said crankshaft, an angle that is less than or equal to 85°, wherein an axis of a channel of said inlet forms with said axis of said channel of said outlet an angle when viewed in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said cylinder, and wherein said angle of said axis of said channel of said inlet is approximately 2° to 20°.