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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
David L. Boggs, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 7/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 7/504 ;
Abstract
A reciprocating engine having an engine housing defining a power cylinder, a power piston in the cylinder including a connecting rod extending through the engine housing, a motion transfer mechanism in the engine housing at the end of the connecting rod for translating reciprocating motion of the piston rod to rotary motion of a torque output shaft, and a displacement adjusting mechanism having portions that are common to the motion transmitting mechanism for adjusting the displacement of the engine to effect a variable compression ratio.