Patent ID: 8474420

Claim:
An internal combustion engine ( 10 ), comprising a crankcase ( 12 ) and a crankshaft ( 14 ) supported in the crankcase ( 12 ), a cylinder housing ( 16 ) with at least one cylinder ( 18 ) provided with a cylinder head ( 20 ), and at least one eccentric element ( 32 ) provided for adjusting a relative position between the cylinder housing ( 16 ) and the crankcase ( 12 ), the eccentric element ( 32 ) being rotatably supported on the crankshaft ( 14 ) and directly supporting the cylinder housing ( 16 ) with the cylinder head ( 20 ), the cylinder housing ( 16 ) and the cylinder head ( 20 ) being movable relative to the crankshaft ( 14 ) and the crankcase ( 12 ) by rotation of the eccentric element ( 32 ) while the position of the crankshaft ( 14 ) with respect to the crankcase ( 12 ) remains fixed.