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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Johannes Hoehl, Maisach, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A reciprocating piston internal combustion engine includes at least one first, one second and one third cylinder and has a crank mechanism having a crankshaft, which is rotatably mounted in a crankcase, having a first, a second and a third crankpin. A first connecting rod having a first piston for the first cylinder is allocated to the first crankpin. A second connecting rod having a second piston for the second cylinder is allocated to the second crankpin. A third connecting rod having a third piston for the third cylinder is allocated to the third crankpin. The crankpins are arranged successively in an axial direction of the crankshaft, wherein the cylinders are arranged in a fan shape.