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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1990
Bryan N Parsons, Stoney Stanton, GB;
Jaguar Cars Limited, , GB;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes a piston slidingly sealed and constrained to move along a linear path in a cylinder, the piston having a rigid connecting rod which extends axially of the cylinder, a link constrained to move in an orbital path in a plane parallel to the axis of the cylinder is coupled to the connecting rod by means of a crank shaft rotatably mounted on the link, the crank shaft having a first crank pin which is pivotally connected to the connecting rod, the first crank pin being constrained to move in a linear path as the link moves about its orbital path and the crank shaft rotates relative to the link, so that linear movement of the piston will drive the link about its orbital path, a drive shaft being coupled to the link so that orbital movement of the link will cause the drive shaft to rotate.