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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Open intake and exhaust chamber constructions for an air handling system of an opposed-piston engine
Applicant:
Achates Power, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin B. Fuqua, San Diego, CA (US);
John J. Koszewnik, San Diego, CA (US);
Suramya D. Naik, San Diego, CA (US);
Fabien G. Redon, San Diego, CA (US);
Gerhard Regner, San Diego, CA (US);
Rodrigo Zermeño Benitez, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ACHATES POWER, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/20 (2006.01); F02B 75/28 (2006.01); F02B 25/08 (2006.01); F02B 47/08 (2006.01); F01B 7/14 (2006.01); F02M 35/104 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02M 35/112 (2006.01); F01N 13/10 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 7/14 (2013.01); F01N 13/105 (2013.01); F02B 75/282 (2013.01); F02M 35/1015 (2013.01); F02M 35/1045 (2013.01); F02M 35/10157 (2013.01); F02M 35/10222 (2013.01); F02M 35/112 (2013.01);
Abstract
An opposed-piston engine has a cylinder block with a plurality of cylinders arranged inline, with each cylinder including an intake port longitudinally separated from an exhaust port. The engine's air handling system includes open intake and exhaust chambers in the cylinder block. The open chamber constructions eliminate the need for multi-pipe manifolds and smooth the flow of charge air.