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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
Ihi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Umemoto, Aioi, JP;
IHI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A variable compression device includes a piston rod, a first fluid chamber configured to move the piston rod in a direction in which a compression ratio is increased by supplying a pressurized working fluid thereto, a regulation member configured to regulate movement of the piston rod in a direction in which a compression ratio is increased, a second fluid chamber provided between the piston rod and the regulation member and configured to store the working fluid, a supply flow path configured to guide the working fluid supplied to the second fluid chamber, a discharge flow path configured to guide the working fluid discharged from the second fluid chamber, and a flow rate regulation unit provided in the discharge flow path and configured to regulate a flow of the working fluid when the piston rod approaches the regulation member.