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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gtöeborg, SE;
Inventors:
Arne Andersson, Mölnlycke, SE;
Staffan Lundgren, Hindås, SE;
Assignee:
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 41/06 (2013.01); F02B 2710/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising a combustion cylinder housing a combustion piston, a compressor cylinder housing a compressor piston, an expander cylinder housing an expander piston, and a crankshaft connected to the combustion piston and the expander piston by a respective connecting rod. The internal combustion engine further comprises a connecting element rigidly connecting the compressor piston and the expander piston such that the compressor piston and the expander piston move in unison.