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EP 1 092 849 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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17.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/16 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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18.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/16 |
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Date of filing: 12.10.2000 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
12.10.1999 JP 28902999
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Applicant: SANSHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
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Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP) |
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- Tsujii, Eiichiro
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
- Kitajima, Kazuyuki
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
- Kameoka, Kentaro
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
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Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät |
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Maximilianstrasse 58
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Internal combustion engine |
(57) Internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder formed in an engine body, a piston
disposed for sliding in the cylinder, and a crankshaft connected to the piston through
a connecting rod, characterized in that the cylinder axis L2 is displaced in the direction
opposite the direction of the lateral component F of the thrust acting on the piston
relative to a line L1 parallel to the cylinder and passing the axis of the crankshaft.