Global Patent Index - EP 3489492 A1

EP 3489492 A1 20190529 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, METHOD OF MODIFYING AN ENGINE AND METHOD OF RUNNING AN ENGINE

Title (en)

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, METHOD OF MODIFYING AN ENGINE AND METHOD OF RUNNING AN ENGINE

Title (de)

VERBRENNUNGSMOTOR, VERFAHREN ZUR MODIFIZIERUNG EINES MOTORS UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINES MOTORS

Title (fr)

MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE, PROCÉDÉ DE MODIFICATION D'UN MOTEUR ET PROCÉDÉ D'EXPLOITATION D'UN MOTEUR

Publication

EP 3489492 A1 20190529 (EN)

Application

EP 18207872 A 20181122

Priority

US 201715821138 A 20171122

Abstract (en)

An internal combustion engine; wherein at least two cylinders continuously communicate via the cylinder head; and wherein the connecting rod in one cylinder is offset from the connecting rod in the second cylinder by a first angle preferably between 8 and 12 degrees as measured from the crankshaft. Fuel is injected only to the trailing cylinder to increase effciciency and a camshaft having a second offset of one-half of the first angle offset may be provided.

IPC 8 full level

F02D 17/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F02B 75/1896 (2013.01); F02B 2023/085 (2013.01); F02D 13/0215 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3489492 A1 20190529; AU 2018101638 A4 20181206; AU 2018101638 B4 20201001; AU 2018256587 A1 20190606; AU 2018256587 B2 20200903; BR 102018073962 A2 20190917; CA 3021866 A1 20190123; CA 3021866 C 20190910; MX 2018014302 A 20190829

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18207872 A 20181122; AU 2018101638 A 20181031; AU 2018256587 A 20181031; BR 102018073962 A 20181122; CA 3021866 A 20181023; MX 2018014302 A 20181121