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PISTON WITH FLAT MOVABLE UPPER SURFACE
KOLBEN MIT FLACHER BEWEGLICHER OBERSEITE
PISTON AVEC SURFACE SUPÉRIEURE MOBILE ET PLATE
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- van Leeuw, Christiane
81737 München (DE)
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- Otegui van Leeuw, Jon
81737 München (DE)
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[0001] The present invention relates to the use of a flat member (1.4, 2.4) which connects
to a flexible member (1.3, 2.3) which attaches both said flat member (1.4, 2.4) and
the top surface (1.10, 2.10) of the surface of the piston head (1.12, 2.12) which
is positioned lower than the edge surfaces (1.1, 2.1) of said piston head (1.12, 2.12),
such that said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is mounted on the lower surface (1.10, 2.10)
of the piston head (1.12, 2.12). The aim of this design is to eliminate the exhaust
fumes remaining inside the clearance volume by eliminating said clearance volume when
the piston head (1.12, 2.12) reaches the top dead centre in the exhaust stroke, while
keeping the clearance volume cleared when the piston head (1.12, 2.12) reaches top
dead centre at the compression stroke.
[0002] Document
US 2012/227705 discloses a combustion pressure control system comprising a piston, wherein an interposing
member is arranged between a fluid sealing member and the combustion chamber. The
interposing member is formed in a disk shape. The interposing member is arranged at
the recessed part of the piston body. The interposing member is formed so as not to
fly out from the piston body due to contact with the protruding part. The interposing
is formed by a hard material which will not deform even during the time period when
the fluid sealing member is extending or contracting. By arranging the interposing
member on the surface of the fluid sealing member, the top surface part of the fluid
sealing member can be kept from deforming while causing the fluid sealing member to
extend and contract.
[0003] The present invention concerns an internal combustion engine which comprises a piston
having a flat member (1.4, 2.4) in which the top and bottom surfaces of said flat
member (1.4, 2.4) are positioned in parallel to the upper surfaces of the piston head
(1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10), such that the lower surface said flat member (1.4, 2.4) attaches
either to a lowered mid surface (1.10, 2.10) of said piston head (1.12, 2.12), or
to the upper edge surface (1.1, 2.1) of a fully flat piston head of the same diameter
as said flat member (1.4, 2.4), by means of a flexible member (1.3, 2.3) which is
fully sealed along the sides, wherein said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is also connected
to said piston head (1.12, 2.12) via retaining members (1.7, 2.7) with a set of arrow
shaped metallic members (1.6, 2.6) which stop the flat member (1.4, 2.4) from moving
higher than required, such that said flexible member (1.3, 2.3) seals the volume over
said flat member (1.4, 2.4) from the volume under said flat member (1.4, 2.4), and
can be compressed downwards by fluid pressures situated over said flat member (1.4,
2.4) by comprising a spring like cross-sectional geometric profile.
[0004] This designs therefore removes more than 90 % of the clearance volume when it is
required at top dead centre at the end of the exhaust stroke, while leaving the clearance
volume clear at the compression and ignition strokes in order for the compressed gases
to be housed inside the cylinder as required, hence maximising the combustion efficiency
of the internal combustion engine. Said design can be applied to both two-stroke and
four-stroke internal combustion engine designs.
Figure 1 comprises a cross-sectional view of the piston head (1.12) when the flat
member (1.4) is positioned at its uppermost position possible.
Figure 2 comprises a cross-sectional view of the piston head (2.12) when the flat
member (2.4) is positioned at its lowest position possible.
Figure 3 comprises a side cross-sectional view of said piston head, with an air evacuation
conduit (3.8) which connects the bottom area of said piston head (1.12, 2.12) to the
mid chamber, as well as comprising wider piston head positioning members (3.5) and
layers of adhesive bonded foam or rubber on the contacting surfaces (3.1, 3.2, 3.3,
3.7).
Figure 4 comprises a side of a cross-sectional side view of said piston head (4.1),
comprising a fastener (4.2), preferably a rivet (4.2), bolt (4.2) or nut (4.2), which
projects perpendicularly to the direction of motion of said piston head (4.1), and
so through the side of said piston head (4.1) upper surface, and simultaneously through
the sides of the attaching member (4.3) of said flat movable member (1.4, 2.4), to
the inner side of said attaching member (4.3), such that said attaching member (4.3)
remains positioned over said inner flat surface (4.4).
[0005] The system fully functions automatically without the need of any further components,
apart from a set of arrow shaped metallic members (1.6, 2.6) which stop the flat member
(1.4, 2.4) from moving higher than required due to inertial forces when reaching the
top dead centre at the exhaust stroke. Two flat teethed members (1.5, 2.5) stop the
arrow shaped members (1.6, 2.6) from moving away due to inertia. These teethed members
(1.5, 2.5) are sustained by solid members (1.7, 2.7) which connect to the lower surface
(1.10, 2.10) of the piston head (1.12, 2.12).
[0006] When the piston head reaches top dead centre at the compression stroke, the inertial
forces move the flat member (1.4) to the highest position possible, at which the top
surface of the member (1.4) is aligned with the lateral upper surfaces (1.1) of the
piston head, which come nearly in contact with the cylinder head. The teethed members
(1.5) stop the flat member (1.4) from moving higher than required by the means of
its arrow shaped members (1.6), which are connected to the flat member (1.4) and are
stopped by said teethed members (1.5). When the piston head reaches top dead centre
at the compression stroke, the pressure of the fluid inside the cylinder moves the
flat member (2.4) as downwards as possible, which reaches a lower position which is
just optimised for the compressed fluid to be compressed at the required compression
ratio. The top surfaces (2.5) teethed members (2.7) stop said flat member (2.4) from
being moved further downwards by the pressure of the fluid, as well as the material
of the flexible material (2.3) which connect said flat member (2.4) to said upper
surface (2.10) of the lower part of the piston head (2.12).
[0007] The fluid positioned at the top of the flat member (1.4, 2.4) is fully isolated from
the fluids positioned below the piston head (1.12, 2.12), such as oil. The fluid positioned
under said flat member (2.4) is vented downwards via a set of hollow cavities (1.11,
2.11) when said flat member (1.4,2.4) is moved downwards by the pressure of the compression
and igniting fluid situated inside the cylinder. When the flat member (1.4) moves
upwards due to the inertial forces of said flat member (1.4) and the elastic force
of the flexible material (1.3) which connects it (1.4) to the piston head (1.10),
the fluid can reach the chamber which is positioned between said flat ember (1.4)
and the top surface (1.10) of the lower part of the piston head (1.12) by the means
of the same hollow cavities (1.1.1) comprised into the piston head (1.12) material.
Said cavities (1.11) connect the upper (1.10) and lower surfaces of the middle section
of the piston head (1.12) together.
[0008] Said flexible member (1.3, 2.3) which connects said flat member (1.4, 2.4) to the
upper position head surface (1.10) fully seals the upper volume positioned on top
of the piston head, from the chamber positioned under said flat member (1.4,2.4).
This is because said flexible member (1.3, 2.3) is made of a metallic flexible material
such as aluminium alloy, which can resist to high temperatures without changing its
shape, as well as offer high strengths to stresses. This member (1.3, 2.3) comprises
a spring-like cross-sectional geometry, but which is fully closed, and hence sealed
along the sides of said member (1.3, 2.3).
[0009] During the manufacturing process, the flat member (1.4, 2.4) is attached to the flexible
member (1.3, 2.3) by welding, adhesive bonding, or both. Then, said two-member part
is attached to the lower piston head surface (1.10, 2.10) by adhesive bonding and/or
welding the lateral edge (1.9, 2.9) of the flexible member (1.3, 2.3) to the upper
surface (1.10, 2.10) of the lower member of the piston head (1.12). The welding should
preferably be a laser welding process, as dimensional detail is required for this
welding operation.
[0010] The flexible member (1.3,2.3) is attached to the flat member (1.4, 2.4) by laying
adhesive on an inner edge surface (1.8, 2.8) comprised on the flexible member and
on the bottom edge of the flat member (1.4, 2.4). A welding process can be applied
in place of the adhesive bonding process concerned, or in addition to the adhesive
bonding operation concerned.
[0011] The resulting design removes the clearance volume automatically when required, and
leaves it automatically when required. The inertial forces of the flat member (1.4,
2.4) and the inertial forces of the flexible member (1.3,2.3) when reaching top dead
centre at the end of the compression stroke will by far by overpowered by the high
stresses offered by the compressing fluid inside the cylinder, hence moving the flat
member (1.4, 2.4) downwards as required. The unstressed position of the flexible member
is when said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is positioned at its highest position possible
(1.4), meeting the highest of the lateral edge surfaces (1.1, 2.1) of the piston head
(1.12, 2.12).
[0012] The arrow shaped members (1.6, 2.6) can be connected to the flat member (1.4, 2.4)
either by adhesive bonding, welding, or both. The retaining members (1.7, 2.70 which
are attached to the upper surface of the piston head (1.10, 2.10) can be either welded,
adhesive bonded, or both. Said members (1.7, 2.7) can also be part of the piston head
as a one piece cast or forged member.
[0013] The piston head (1.12, 2.12) can also comprise an upper surface (1.1, 2.1, 1.10,
2.10) which is fully flat, hence comprising the middle section (1.10, 2.10) being
positioned at exactly the same height as the lateral edge surfaces (1.1, 2.1), hence
being equally as high in relation to each (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) other. In that case,
the diameter of the flat member (1.4, 2.4) is equal to the diameter of the piston
head (1.12, 2.12). This design will ensure that said flat member (1.4, 2.4) will remove
as much of the clearance volume as possible when the piston head will reach top dead
centre at the end of the exhaust stroke, hence maximising the removal of the exhaust
gases, and hence maximising the combustion efficiency of the engine.
[0014] In the case of this design, the flexible member (1.3, 2.3) will attach to the outer
upper edge surface (1.1, 2.1) of the piston head in order to occupy as much of the
clearance volume as possible during the exhaust stroke. Said design will hence remove
more than 90 % of the clearance volume at top dead centre at the end of the exhaust
stroke. The flexible arrow shaped members (1.6, 2.6) and the teethed retaining members
(1.7, 2.7) will stay positioned on the same place for the design concerned, as said
teethed member (1.7, 2.7) will just need to stay attached to the top surface (1.10,
2.10) of the middle section of the piston head (1.12, 2.12), but which will just be
at the same height level (1.10, 2.10) as the outer edge top surfaces (1.1, 2.1) of
the piston head (1.12, 2.12).
[0015] In the case of all piston head designs, the arrow shaped members (1.6, 2.6) which
are attached to the flat member (1.4, 2.4) will be flexible enough to be pushed inside
into the teeth (1.5, 2.5) of the teethed members (1.7, 2.7) during the assembly process
of the piston head (1.12, 2.12). Said flexible arrow shaped members (1.6, 2.6) will
both be deflected inwards when said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is being pushed onto the
piston head mid surface (1.10, 2.10) due to the arrow shaped geometries of said members
(1.6, 2.6).
[0016] In the case of all piston head designs, the flat member (1.4, 2.4) will be positioned
over exactly the same planar orientation as the top surfaces (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10)
of the piston head geometry (1.12, 2.12). The length of said flexible arrow shaped
members (1.6, 2.6) does not vary during the compression or exhaust strokes, and hence
does not vary whether said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is pushed downwards by the pressure
of the top positioned fluids on top of the piston head (1.12, 2.12), or left pushed
upwards by the elastic forces of the flexible member (1.3, 2.3) and the inertial forces
of said flat member (1.4, 2.4).
[0017] In the case of the piston head designs (1.12, 2.12) in which the outer edge top surfaces
(1.1, 2.12) are positioned higher than the middle section top surfaces (1.10,2.10),
the flat member (1.4, 2.4) is attached to the lower top surface (1.10, 2.10) of the
piston head (1.12, 2.12). Therefore, the diameter of the flat member (1.4, 2.4) should
always be slightly lower than the dimeter of the lower top surface (1.10, 2.10) of
the piston head (1.12, 2.12). With a slightly lower diameter than that of the middle
surface (1.10, 2.10) on which it (1.4, 2.4) connects to, the flat member (1.4, 2.4)
will move freely up and down freely as required, hence maximising the engine combustion
efficiency, and hence maximising the overall efficiency of the engine.
[0018] In the case of all internal combustion engine designs, the teethed members (1.7,
2.7) stop the flat member (1.4, 2.4) from being driven higher than required by the
means of its internal teethed geometries (1.5, 2.5), thus stopping said flat member
(1.4, 2.4) from entering into contact with the intake or exhaust valves positioned
along the cylinder head, as well as the cylinder head itself.
[0019] The flat member (1.4, 2.4) is always positioned such that its (1.4, 2.4) top and
bottom surfaces are positioned exactly parallel to the top surfaces (1.1, 2.1, 1.10,
2.10) of the piston head design (1.12, 2.12), hence maximising geometrical equality
along the upper surfaces (1.1, 2.1, 1.4, 2.4) of the entire piston head design (1.12,
2.12).
[0020] Said piston head can also comprise wider positioning members (3.5) for the flat member
(1.4, 2.4) in order to distribute the load more evenly when said flat member (1.4,
2.4) enters into contact with said piston positioning member (3.5). Rubber or foam
layers can be adhesive bonded to the surfaces (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.7) of contact, such
that the flat member (1.4, 2.4) will be decelerated at a much slower declaration rate,
hence maximising the life of said flat member (1.4, 2.4). This operation should be
performed before sticking and adhesive bonding said flat member (1.4, 2.4) over the
top surface of the piston head (1.12, 2.12). This design will also minimise material
fatigue of said flat member (1.4, 2.4). Said sustaining member (3.5) also maximises
the life of said flat member (1.4, 2.4) by distributing the contacting load between
said flat member (1.4, 2.4) and said positioning members (3.5) as evenly as possible
along the piston head.
[0021] Air evacuation conduits (3.8) provide and air transfer path form the central chamber
to the lower piston head area in case that said chamber is comprised with said positioning
members (3.5) being geometrised in a full round 360 degree circumference profile.
So, said air will find an escape route, and the force required to push said flat member
(1.4, 2.4) downwards will be minimised, hence minimising the energy required, and
maximising the system efficiency.
[0022] More contacting members (3.6) can also be comprised, e.g. along the edges of said
system. This distributes the load more evenly. This design will hence minimise the
stresses comprised on said contacting members (3.4, 3.6).
[0023] The bottom flat members (1.9, 2.9) of the flexible members, can be pressed into position
over the piston head by a press, for the adhesive bonding to take place. Simultaneously,
a laser welding process can be driven all around the piston head to make sure that
said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is being inserted into its exact and required position.
Alternatively, said laser welding process can be performed on a later manufacturing
step.
[0024] Said flat member (1.4, 2.4) can also be riveted to said piston head (4.1), such that
no laser welding process would be required. So, said piston head (4.1) can comprise
a plurality of fasteners (4.2), preferably rivets (4.2), bolts (4.2) or nuts (4.2),
which project perpendicularly to the direction of motion of said piston head (4.1),
and so through the side of said piston head (4.1) upper surface. Simultaneously, said
fasteners (4.2) project through the sides of the attaching member (4.3) of said flat
movable member (1.4, 2.4), to the inner side of said attaching member (4.3). So, said
attaching member (4.3) remains positioned over said inner flat surface (4.4) of said
piston head member (4.1), hence minimising design difficulties. So, said attaching
member (4.3) is always comprised over said flat surfaced member (4.4), and hence under
said flat movable member (1.4, 2.4).
[0025] Said lower flat attaching members (4.3) of said flat movable member (1.4, 2.4), is
attached to the main body of the piston head (4.1) by a plurality of rivets (4.2),
nuts (4.2) or bolts (4.2), such that said fasteners (4.2) attach perpendicularly to
the direction of the forces of the injection engine pressures, hence projecting perpendicularly
to the direction of motion of said piston head (4.1). Said fasteners (4.2) should
preferably project horizontally sidewise from the outer side of said piston head (4.1)
to the inner side of said flat attaching members (4.3). A plurality of fasteners should
always be used, as said fasteners (4.2) should maintain the movable member (1.4, 2.4)
at the required position constantly, and hence, a plurality of fasteners (4.2) are
required for the system structural stability. Said fasteners can be made of steel,
titanium or aluminium, or any other metallic alloy.
[0026] Said fasteners (4.2) should be comprised in sets of at least two or four, and preferably
in sets of at least six or eight, with said fasteners (4.2) being comprised one projecting
in front of another (4.2). So, said fastener (4.2) would each project in front of
another fastener (4.2) which is comprised projecting through the other side of said
lateral piston head material area (4.1). This design would minimise stresses, and
maximise stability of said movable member (1.4, 2.4), not only by distributing stresses
unevenly, but also by guaranteeing the stability of said movable member (1.4, 2.4)
by guaranteeing a stiff sustaining position at each fastener simultaneously. Said
fasteners (4.2) should be pressed through the sides of said side surface of said piston
head (4.1), hence being pushed perpendicularly to said lateral surface (4.1), hence
guaranteeing functional stability, and simultaneous attaching to the sustaining member
(4.3) of the movable flat member (1.4, 2.4).
[0027] Each of said fasteners would project simultaneously through said side area of said
piston head (4.1) and said sustaining member (4.3) of said movable flat member (1.4,
2.4), hence maximising stability and maximising an even stress distribution model.
Said fasteners (4.2) would be positioned through cavities comprised inside said side
areas (4.1) of said piston head (4.1) and simultaneously through cavities comprised
through said sustaining member (4.3). Each fastener (4.2) would be pushed into position
from the outer side surface of the piston head (4.1). Hammering presses or electric
hammers might be used to accomplish said job, as said cavities would comprise a certain
degree of friction, in order to keep said fasteners (4.2) tight and stiff after being
pushed into position.
[0028] Said cavities should be comprised in front of each other simultaneously through both
piston head side area (4.1) and sustaining member (4.3) of said movable flat member
(1.4, 2.4). Said cavities can be of rectangular or circular cross-section, but should
preferably be of circular cross-section, as this design would distribute stresses
as evenly as possible with maximum structural stability.
[0029] The material of the flat member should be a resistant material which offers very
high strengths and withstands high temperatures, preferably steel, titanium or aluminium,
and should preferably be stainless steels or titanium alloys. The flexible member
should be made of a strong and highly resistant material which should withstand high
temperatures but should also be much more flexible. Materials of the flexible member
would be aluminium alloys or titanium alloys, preferably aluminium or titanium alloys.
[0030] The flat member (1.4, 2.4) can be compression forged, cast, or laser cut from a sheet
of material and then further treated for finishing operations. The flexible member
(1.3, 2.3) can be cold formed and the welded such that it is fully sealed at the sides.
Alternatively, said flexible member (1.3, 2.3) can be produced with the injection
moulding or casting process. High pressure forging is also an option for the production
of said flexible member (1.3, 2.3).
[0031] The applications for this system comprise all types of four stroke and two-stroke
internal combustion engines. However, four stroke engines would see a simpler and
more essential application for this system.
[0032] Applications for this system include road vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, racing
vehicles, racing cars, cars, trucks, lorries, tractors, excavators, marine vehicles,
ships, boats, submarines, yachts, industrial systems, power systems, power generation
systems, aircraft, light aircraft, helicopters, light helicopters, model aircraft,
model helicopters, gas compressors, air compressors, compressors, railway vehicles,
locomotives, maintenance railway vehicles, diesel multiple units, agricultural machinery,
construction machinery, gardening equipment, gardening machines, powered saws, two
stroke engines, four stroke engines, motorcycle engines, car engines, bus engines,
truck engines, submarine engines, marine engines, generator engines, compressor internal
combustion engines, aircraft piston engines, helicopter piston engines, reciprocating
machines, and reciprocating combustion engines.
[0033] The invention is set out in the appended set of claims.
1. An internal combustion engine which comprises a piston having a flat member (1.4,
2.4) in which the top and bottom surfaces of said flat member (1.4, 2.4) are positioned
in parallel to the upper surfaces of the piston head (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10), such
that the lower surface said flat member (1.4, 2.4) attaches either to a lowered mid
surface (1.10, 2.10) of said piston head (1.12, 2.12), or to the upper edge surface
(1.1, 2.1) of a fully flat piston head of the same diameter as said flat member (1.4,
2.4), by means of a flexible member (1.3, 2.3) which is fully sealed along the sides,
wherein said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is also connected to said piston head (1.12, 2.12)
via retaining members (1.7, 2.7) with a set of arrow shaped metallic members (1.6,
2.6) which stop the flat member (1.4, 2.4) from moving higher than required, such
that said flexible member (1.3, 2.3) seals the volume over said flat member (1.4,
2.4) from the volume under said flat member (1.4, 2.4), and can be compressed downwards
by fluid pressures situated over said flat member (1.4, 2.4) by comprising a spring
like cross-sectional geometric profile.
2. An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 in which said flexible member (1.3,
2.3) is in its unstressed position when said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is positioned
as high as possible, such that the top surface of said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is exactly
aligned in height with the top edge surfaces (1.1, 2.1) of the piston head (1.12,
2.12).
3. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 2 in which said flat member
(1.4, 2.4) is positioned such that its top surface (1.4, 2.4) cannot move higher than
that of the upper edge surface (1.1, 2.1) of the piston head (1.12, 2.12).
4. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 3 in which a set of teethed
members (1.7, 2.7) are attached to the mid surface (1.10, 2.10) of the piston head
(1.12, 2.12), such that said teethed surfaces of said retaining members (1.7, 2.7)
stop the excessively high movement of a said set of arrow shaped members (1.6, 2.6)
which are restrained by teethed geometric profiles (1.5, 2.5) which are part of said
teethed members (1.7, 2.7), such that said arrow shaped members (1.6, 2.6) are attached
to the lower surface of the flat member (1.4, 2.4), therefore impeding the top surface
(1.4, 2.4) of said flat member (1.4, 2.4) from moving higher than the edge surface
(1.1, 2.1) heights of the piston head (1.12, 2.12).
5. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 4 in which said flat member
(1.4, 2.4) comprises a slightly lower diameter than the diameter of the flat surface
(1.10, 2.10) onto which it (1.4, 2.4) is attached to from beneath it (1.4, 2.4).
6. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 5 in which said flexible member
(1.3, 2.3) comprises an inward horizontal surfaced member (1.8, 2.8) along its upper
surface, while simultaneously comprising an outward horizontal surfaced member (1.9,
2.9) along its lower surface, such that said flexible member (1.3, 2.3) is designed
to be attached to both the flat member bottom surface (1.4, 2.4) on top of it (1.3,
2.3), and to the middle top surface (1.10, 2.10) of the piston head (1.12, 2.12) beneath
it (1.3, 2.3), hence forming a well attached set of components (1.4, 1.3, 1.10, 2.4,
2.3, 2.10) which seals the top volume over the flat member (1.4, 2.4) from that which
is between said flat member (1.4, 2.4) and the mid upper surface (1.10, 2.10) of said
piston head (1.12, 2.12).
7. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 6 in which a set of at least
two hollow cavities (1.11, 2.11) is comprised through the member (1.12, 2.12) which
separates the top middle surface (1.10, 2.10) of said piston head (1.12, 2.12) form
the volume situated below said piston head (1.12, 2.12), hence offering a venting
path for air or oil to be vented in or out of the chamber situated between said flat
member (1.4, 2.4) and said upper mid surface (1.10, 2.10) of the piston head (1.12,
2.12), such that said cavities (1.11, 2.11) should preferably be comprised around
the centre but not at said centre of the piston head middle surface (1.10, 2.10).
8. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1, 4 or 7 in which said flat member
(1.4, 2.4) comprises the same outer diameter as the outer diameter of the entire upper
surface (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) of the piston head (1.12, 2.12), such that said piston
head comprises a flat surface in which the middle surface (1.10, 2.10) is as high
as the outer edge surfaces (1.1, 2.1) of the piston head (1.12, 2.12), such that said
flexible member (1.3, 2.3) will attach said flat member (1.4, 2.4) to the outer edge
surfaces (1.1, 2.1) of the piston head (1.12, 2.12).
9. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1, 4, 7 or 8 in which said flat
member (1.4, 2.4) comprises the same outer diameter as the outer diameter of the piston
head-(1.12, 2.12) upper surfaces (1.1, 2.1) such that said flat member is positioned
over the upper surface (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) of the piston head (1.12, 2.12).
10. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 9 which comprises adhesive
bonded layers of coatings or flexible material coatings such as foam or rubber being
comprised over the surfaces (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.7) of the members (3.5, 3.6) which can
enter into contact with each other when said upper movable plate member (1.4, 2.4)
is moved up and down passively by the pressure over the piston head (1.12, 2.12),
such that said system can also comprise an air evacuation conduit (3.8) which connects
the bottom chamber under said piston head (1.12, 2.12) to the chamber(s) of the connecting
members (3.4, 3.5, 3.6) if said piston head sustaining member (3.5) is geometrised
into a closed loop profiled geometry.
11. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 10, in which said lower flat
attaching members (4.3) of said flat movable member (1.4, 2.4), is attached to the
main body of the piston head (4.1) by a plurality of rivets (4.2), nuts (4.2) or bolts
(4.2), such that said fasteners (4.2) attach perpendicularly to the direction of the
forces of the injection engine pressures, hence projecting perpendicularly to the
direction of motion of said piston head (4.1), hence preferably horizontally sidewise
from the outer side of said piston head (4.1) to the inner side of said flat attaching
members (4.3).
12. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 11 in which the members comprised
are to be manufactured by injection moulding, casting, die casting, high pressure
die casting, laser cutting, high pressure forging processes or high pressure moulding
processes, such that said flat member (1.4, 2.4) is to be attached to said flexible
member (1.3) by adhesive bonding on the upper inner surface (1.8, 2.8) of the flexible
member (1.3, 2.3) and the outer bottom surface of the flat member (1.4, 2.4), while
the lower outer bottom surface (1.9, 2.9) of the flexible member (1.3, 2.3) is to
be adhesive bonded to the upper surface (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) of the piston head.
13. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 11, in which the flat member
(1.4, 2.4) is welded to the flexible member (1.3, 2.3) by welding said inner upper
member (1.8, 2.8) to said flat member (1.4, 2.4), followed by the welding of the outer
bottom surface (1.9, 2.9) of the flexible member (1.3, 2.3) to the upper surface (1.1,
2.1, 1.10, 2.10) of the piston head (1.12, 2.12), preferably by welding said outer
member (1.9, 2.9) of the flexible member (1.3, 2.3) to the lower part of the inner
wall (1.2, 2.2) of the piston head (1.12, 2.12) upper volume.
14. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 13 in which the materials of
which the parts concerned in this invention are made, are comprised of highly stress
resistant materials such as aluminium alloys, titanium alloys, and/or steels, as well
as high temperature resistant materials such as titanium alloys, aluminium alloys,
and/or steels, such that said materials should preferably be stainless steels, aluminium
alloys and/or titanium alloys.
15. An internal combustion engine according to claims 1 to 14 suitable for applications
including road vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, racing vehicles, racing cars, cars,
trucks, lorries, tractors, excavators, marine vehicles, ships, boats, submarines,
yachts, industrial systems, power systems, power generation systems, aircraft, light
aircraft, helicopters, light helicopters, model aircraft, model helicopters, gas compressors,
air compressors, compressors, railway vehicles, locomotives, maintenance railway vehicles,
diesel multiple units, agricultural machinery, construction machinery, gardening equipment,
gardening machines, powered saws, two stroke engines, four stroke engines, motorcycle
engines, car engines, bus engines, truck engines, submarine engines, marine engines,
generator engines, compressor internal combustion engines, aircraft piston engines,
helicopter piston engines, locomotive engines, racing engines, racing marine engines,
reciprocating machines, and reciprocating combustion engines.
1. Verbrennungsmotor, der einen Kolben mit einem flachen Element (1.4, 2.4) umfasst,
wobei die oberen und unteren Oberflächen des flachen Elements (1.4, 2.4) parallel
zu den oberen Oberflächen des Kolbenkopfes (1.1, 1.1) positioniert sind, 2.1, 1.10,
2.10), so dass die untere Fläche des flachen Elements (1.4, 2.4) entweder an einer
abgesenkten Mittelfläche (1.10, 2.10) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12) oder an der oberen
Randfläche (1.1 , 2.1) eines vollständig flachen Kolbenkopfes mit dem gleichen Durchmesser
wie das flache Element (1.4, 2.4) mittels eines flexiblen Elements (1.3, 2.3), das
entlang der Seiten vollständig abgedichtet ist, wobei das flache Element (1.4, 2.4
) auch mit dem Kolbenkopf (1.12, 2.12) über Halteelemente (1.7, 2.7) mit einem Satz
pfeilförmiger Metallelemente (1.6, 2.6) verbunden ist, die verhindern, dass sich das
flache Element (1.4, 2.4) höher als erforderlich bewegt, so dass das flexible Element
(1.3, 2.3) das Volumen über dem flachen Element (1.4, 2.4) von dem Volumen unter dem
flachen Element (1.4, 2.4) abdichtet und kann durch den Druck von Fluiden nach unten
verdichten werden, die sich über dem flachen Element (1.4, 2.4) befinden, indem ein
federartiges geometrisches Querschnittsprofil umgefasst wird.
2. Verbrennungsmotor nach Patentanspruch 1, wobei das flexible Element (1.3, 2.3) in
seiner unbelasteten Position ist, wenn das flache Element (1.4, 2.4) so hoch wie möglich
positioniert ist, so dass die obere Oberfläche des flachen Elements (1.4, 2.4) in
der Höhe exakt mit den Oberkantenflächen (1.1, 2.1) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12)
ausgerichtet wird.
3. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 2, wobei das flache Element (1.4,
2.4) so positioniert ist, dass seine obere Fläche (1.4, 2.4) sich nicht höher als
die obere Kantenfläche (1.1, 2.1) den Kolbenkopf (1.12, 2.12) bewegen kann.
4. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 3, wobei ein Satz gezahnter Elemente
(1.7, 2.7) an der mittleren Oberfläche (1.10, 2.10) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12)
angebracht ist, so dass die gezahnten Oberflächen der Halteelemente (1.7, 2.7) die
übermäßig hohe Bewegung von pfeilförmigen Elementen (1.6, 2.6) stoppen, die durch
gezahnte geometrische Profile (1.5, 2.5) zurückgehalten werden, die Teil der gezahnten
Elemente (1.7, 2.7) sind, so dass die pfeilförmigen Elemente (1.6, 2.6) an der unteren
Oberfläche des flachen Elements (1.4, 2.4) befestigt sind, wodurch verhindert wird,
dass sich die obere Oberfläche (1.4, 2.4) des flachen Elements (1.4, 2.4) höher als
die Randfläche (1.1, 2.1) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12) bewegt.
5. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 4, wobei das flache Element (1.4,
2.4) einen etwas geringeren Durchmesser als der Durchmesser der flachen Oberfläche
(1.10, 2.10) umfasst, an der es (1.4, 2.4) von unten befestigt ist (1.4, 2.4).
6. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 5, wobei das flexible Element (1.3,
2.3) ein Element (1.8, 2.8) mit einer nach innen gerichteten horizontalen Oberfläche
entlang seiner oberen Oberfläche umfasst, während es gleichzeitig ein Element (1.9,
2.9) mit einer nach außen gerichteten horizontalen Oberfläche entlang seiner unteren
Oberfläche umfasst, so dass das flexible Element (1.3, 2.3) dazu ausgelegt ist, sowohl
an der unteren Oberfläche (1.4, 2.4) des flachen Elements darüber (1.3, 2.3) als auch
an der mittleren oberen Oberfläche (1.10, 2.10) des darunter liegenden Kolbenkopfes
(1.12, 2.12) und bilden somit einen gut verbundenen Satz von Komponenten (1.4, 1.3,
1.10, 2.4, 2.3, 2.10), der das obere Volumen über das Element (1.4, 2.4) von demjenigen,
das sich zwischen dem flachen Element (1.4, 2.4) und der mittleren oberen Fläche (1.10,
2.10) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12) befindet, abdichtet.
7. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 6, wobei ein Satz von mindestens
zwei Hohlräumen (1.11, 2.11) durch das Element (1.12, 2.12) gebildet ist, das die
obere Mittelfläche (1.10, 2.10) des Kolbenkopfs (1.12, 2.12) von dem unterhalb des
Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12) befindlichen Volumen trennt und somit einen Entlüftungsweg
für Luft oder Öl angebracht wird, die in die oder aus der zwischen dem flachen Element
(1.4, 2.4) und der oberen Mittelfläche (1.10, 2.10) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12)
befindlichen Kammer entlüftet werden soll, so dass die Hohlräume (1.11, 2.11) vorzugsweise
um die Mitte, aber nicht in der Mitte der Kolbenkopfmittelfläche (1.10, 2.10 ) angeordnet
sein sollten.
8. Verbrennungsmotor nach Patentanspruch 1, 4 oder 7, wobei das flache Element (1.4,
2.4) den gleichen Außendurchmesser wie der Außendurchmesser der gesamten oberen Oberfläche
(1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12) umfasst, so dass der Kolbenkopf
eine ebene Fläche umfasst, wobei die mittlere Fläche (1.10, 2.10) so hoch ist wie
die äußeren Randflächen (1.1, 2.1) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12), so dass das flexible
Element (1.3, 2.3) das flache Element (1.4, 2.4) an den äußeren Randflächen (1.1,
2.1) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12) befestigt.
9. Verbrennungsmotor nach Patentanspruch 1, 4, 7 oder 8, wobei das flache Element (1.4,
2.4) den gleichen Außendurchmesser wie der Außendurchmesser des Kolbenkopfes (1.12,
2.12) obere Flächen (1.1, 2.1) umfasst, so dass das flache Element über der oberen
Fläche (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12) positioniert ist.
10. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 9, der über den Oberflächen (3.1,
3.2, 3.3, 3.7) der Elemente (3.5, 3.6) verbundene Schichten von Beschichtungen oder
Beschichtungen aus flexiblem Material wie Schaum oder Gummi umfasst, die miteinander
in Kontakt treten können, wenn das obere bewegliche Plattenelement (1.4, 2.4) durch
den Druck über dem Kolbenkopf (1.12, 2.12) passiv auf und ab bewegt wird, so dass
das System auch eine Luftabführleitung (3.8), das die untere Kammer unter dem Kolbenkopf
(1.12, 2.12) mit der/den Kammer(n) der Verbindungselemente (3.4, 3.5, 3.6) verbindet,
wenn das den Kolbenkopf tragende Element (3.5) in eine geschlossene Schlaufenprofil-Geometrie
geometrisiert ist.
11. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 10, wobei die unteren flachen Befestigungselemente
(4.3) des flachen beweglichen Elements (1.4, 2.4) an dem Hauptkörper des Kolbenkopfes
(4.1) durch eine Vielzahl aus Nieten (4.2), Muttern (4.2) oder Bolzen (4.2) angebracht
sind, so dass die Befestigungsmittel (4.2) senkrecht zur Richtung der Kräfte der Einspritzmotordrücke
angesetzt werden und somit senkrecht zur Bewegungsrichtung des Kolbenkopfes stehen
(4.1), also vorzugsweise horizontal seitlich von der Außenseite des Kolbenkopfes (4.1)
zur Innenseite der flachen Befestigungselemente (4.3).
12. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 11, wobei die darin enthaltenen
Elemente durch Spritzgießen, Gießen, Druckgießen, Hochdruck-Druckgießen, Laserschneiden,
Hochdruck-Schmiedeverfahren oder Hochdruck-Formverfahren herstellen werden, so dass
das flache Element (1.4, 2.4) an dem flexiblen Element (1.3) durch Kleben an der oberen
Innenfläche (1.8, 2.8) des flexiblen Elements (1.3, 2.3) und der äußeren Bodenfläche
des flachen Elements zu befestigt wird (1.4, 2.4), während die untere äußere Bodenfläche
(1.9, 2.9) des flexiblen Elements (1.3, 2.3) mit der oberen Fläche (1.1, 2.1, 1.10,
2.10) des Kolbenkopfes verklebt wird.
13. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 11, wobei das flache Element (1.4,
2.4) an das flexible Element (1.3, 2.3) geschweißt ist, indem das innere obere Element
(1.8, 2.8) an das flache Element (1.4, 2.4) geschweißt wird, gefolgt vom Schweißen
der äußeren Bodenfläche (1.9, 2.9) des flexiblen Elements (1.3, 2.3) an die obere
Fläche (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) des Kolbenkopfes (1.12, 2.12), vorzugsweise durch Schweißen
des äußeren Elements (1.9, 2.9) des flexiblen Elements (1.3, 2.3) an den unteren Teil
der Innenwand (1.2, 2.2) des oberen Volumens des Kolbenkopfs (1.12, 2.12).
14. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 13, wobei die Materialien, aus denen
die in dieser Erfindung betroffenen Teile hergestellt sind, sowohl hochbelastbare
Materialien wie Aluminiumlegierungen, Titanlegierungen und/oder Stähle als auch hochtemperaturbeständige
Materialien wie Titanlegierungen, Aluminiumlegierungen und/oder Stähle umfassen, so
dass die Materialien vorzugsweise rostfreie Stähle, Aluminiumlegierungen und/oder
Titanlegierungen sein sollen.
15. Verbrennungsmotor nach den Patentansprüchen 1 bis 14, geeignet für Anwendungen umfassend
Straßenfahrzeugen, Motorrädern, Motorrollern, Rennfahrzeugen, Rennautos, Autos, Lastwagen,
Lastkraftwagen, Traktoren, Baggern, Wasserfahrzeugen, Schiffen, Booten, U-Booten,
Jachten, Industrieanlagen, Energieanlagen, Energieerzeugungsanlagen, Flugzeuge, Leichtflugzeuge,
Hubschrauber, Leichthubschrauber, Modellflugzeuge, Modellhubschrauber, Gaskompressoren,
Luftkompressoren, Kompressoren, Schienenfahrzeuge, Lokomotiven, Wartungsschienenfahrzeuge,
Dieseltriebzüge, Landmaschinen, Baumaschinen, Gartengeräte, Gartenmaschinen, Motorsägen,
Zweitaktmotoren, Viertaktmotoren, Motorradmotoren, Automotoren, Busmotoren, LKW-Motoren,
U-Boot-Motoren, Schiffsmotoren, Generatormotoren, Kompressor-Verbrennungsmotoren,
Flugzeug-Kolbenmotoren, Hubschrauberkolbenmotoren, Lokomotivmotoren, Rennmotoren,
Schiffsrennmotoren, Kolbenmaschinen und Hubkolben-Verbrennungsmaschinen.
1. Moteur à combustion interne qui comprend un piston ayant un élément plat (1.4, 2.4)
dans lequel les surfaces supérieure et inférieure dudit élément plat (1.4, 2.4) sont
positionnées parallèlement aux surfaces supérieures de la tête de piston (1.1, 2.1,
1.10, 2.10), de sorte que la surface inférieure dudit élément plat (1.4, 2.4) se fixe
soit à une surface médiane abaissée (1.10, 2.10) de ladite tête de piston (1.12, 2.12),
soit à la surface de bord supérieure (1.1 , 2.1) d'une tête de piston entièrement
plate du même diamètre que ledit élément plat (1.4, 2.4), au moyen d'un élément flexible
(1.3, 2.3) qui est entièrement scellé le long des côtés, dans lequel ledit élément
plat (1.4, 2.4 ) est également relié à ladite tête de piston (1.12, 2.12) via des
éléments de retenue (1.7, 2.7) avec un ensemble d'éléments métalliques en forme de
flèche (1.6, 2.6) qui empêchent l'élément plat (1.4, 2.4) de se déplacer plus haut
que nécessaire, de sorte que ledit élément flexible (1.3, 2.3) isole le volume au-dessus
dudit élément plat (1.4, 2.4) du volume sous ledit élément plat (1.4, 2.4), et peut
être compressé vers le bas par des pressions de fluide situées sur ledit élément plat
(1.4, 2.4) en comprenant un profil géométrique en coupe transversale de type ressort.
2. Moteur à combustion interne selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit élément flexible
(1.3, 2.3) est dans sa position non contrainte lorsque ledit élément plat (1.4, 2.4)
est positionné aussi haut que possible, de sorte que la surface supérieure dudit élément
plat (1.4, 2.4) est exactement aligné en hauteur avec les surfaces de bord supérieures
(1.1, 2.1) de la tête de piston (1.12, 2.12).
3. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 2, dans lequel ledit élément
plat (1.4, 2.4) est positionné de sorte que sa surface supérieure (1.4, 2.4) ne puisse
pas dépasser celle de la surface de bord supérieure (1.1, 2.1) de la tête de piston
(1.12, 2.12).
4. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel un ensemble
d'éléments dentés (1.7, 2.7) sont fixés à la surface médiane (1.10, 2.10) de la tête
de piston (1.12, 2.12), de sorte que lesdites surfaces dentées desdits éiéments de
retenue (1.7, 2.7) arrêtent le mouvement excessivement élevé dudit ensemble d'éléments
en forme de flèche (1.6, 2.6) qui sont retenus par des profils géométriques dentés
(1.5, 2.5) qui font partie desdits éléments dentés (1.7, 2.7 ), de sorte que lesdits
éléments en forme de flèche (1.6, 2.6) sont fixés à la surface inférieure de l'élément
plat (1.4, 2.4), empêchant ainsi la surface supérieure (1.4, 2.4) dudit élément plat
(1.4, 2.4) de se déplacer plus haut que la surface de bord (1.1, 2.1) de la tête de
piston (1.12, 2.12).
5. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 4 dans lequel ledit élément
plat (1.4, 2.4) comprend un diamètre légèrement inférieur au diamètre de la surface
plate (1.10, 2.10) sur laquelle il (1.4, 2.4) est fixé par en dessous (1.4, 2.4).
6. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel ledit élément
flexible (1.3, 2.3) comprend un élément à surface horizontale vers l'intérieur (1.8,
2.8) le long de sa surface supérieure, tout en comprenant simultanément un élément
à surface horizontale vers l'extérieur (1.9, 2.9 ) le long de sa surface inférieure,
de sorte que ledit élément flexible (1.3, 2.3) est conçu pour être fixé à la fois
à la surface inférieure de l'élément plat (1.4, 2.4) au-dessus de lui (1.3, 2.3) et
à la surface supérieure médiane (1.10, 2.10) de la tête de piston (1.12, 2.12) en
dessous (1.3, 2.3), formant ainsi un ensemble de composants bien fixés (1.4, 1.3,
1.10, 2.4, 2.3, 2.10) qui scelle le volume supérieur sur le plat élément plat (1.4,
2.4) de celui qui se trouve entre ledit élément plat (1.4, 2.4) et la surface médiane
supérieure (1.10, 2.10) de ladite tête de piston (1.12, 2.12).
7. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 6 dans lequel un ensemble
d'au moins deux cavités (1.11, 2.11) est formé à travers l'élément (1.12, 2.12) qui
sépare la surface médiane supérieure (1.10, 2.10) de ladite tête de piston (1.12,
2.12) formant le volume situé sous ladite tête de piston (1.12, 2.12), offrant ainsi
un chemin d'aération pour que l'air ou l'huile soit évacué dans ou hors de la chambre
située entre ledit élément plat (1.4, 2.4) et ladite surface médiane supérieure (1.10,
2.10) de la tête de piston (1.12, 2.12), de sorte que lesdites cavités (1.11, 2.11)
doivent de préférence être formées autour du centre mais pas audit centre de la surface
médiane de la tête de piston (1.10, 2.10 ).
8. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1, 4 ou 7 dans lequel ledit élément
plat (1.4, 2.4) comprend le même diamètre extérieur que le diamètre extérieur de toute
la surface supérieure (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) de la tête du piston (1.12, 2.12), de
sorte que ladite tête de piston comprend une surface plate dans laquelle la surface
médiane (1.10, 2.10) est aussi haute que les surfaces de bord extérieures (1.1, 2.1)
de la tête de piston (1.12, 2.12), de telle sorte en ce que ledit élément flexible
(1.3, 2.3) fixera ledit élément plat (1.4, 2.4) aux surfaces de bord extérieures (1.1,
2.1) de la tête de piston (1.12, 2.12).
9. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1, 4, 7 ou 8 dans lequel ledit
élément plat (1.4, 2.4) comprend le même diamètre extérieur que le diamètre extérieur
de la tête de piston (1.12, 2.12) des surfaces supérieures (1.1, 2.1) de sorte que
ledit élément plat est positionné au-dessus de la surface supérieure (1.1, 2.1, 1.10,
2.10) de la tête de piston (1.12, 2.12).
10. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 9, qui comprend des couches
collées de revêtements ou des revêtements en matériau souple tels que de la mousse
ou du caoutchouc étant compris sur les surfaces (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.7) des éléments
(3.5, 3.6) qui peuvent entrer en contact l'un avec l'autre lorsque ledit élément plat
supérieur mobile (1.4, 2.4) est déplacé de haut en bas passivement par la pression
sur la tête de piston (1.12, 2.12), de sorte que ledit système peut également comprendre
un conduit d'évacuation d'air (3.8) qui relie la chambre inférieure sous ladite tête
de piston (1.12, 2.12) à la ou aux chambres des éléments de liaison (3.4, 3.5, 3.6)
si ledit élément de support de tête de piston (3.5) est géométrisé en une géométrie
profilée en boucle fermée .
11. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel lesdits éléments
de fixation plats inférieurs (4.3) dudit élément mobile plat (1.4, 2.4) sont fixés
au corps principal de la tête de piston (4.1) par une pluralité de rivets (4.2), d'écrous
(4.2) ou de boulons (4.2), de sorte que lesdites fixations (4.2) se fixent perpendiculairement
à la direction des forces des pressions d'injection du moteur, par conséquent perpendiculairement
à la direction de déplacement de ladite tête de piston (4.1), donc de préférence horizontalement
latéralement depuis le côté extérieur de ladite tête de piston (4.1) jusqu'au côté
intérieur desdits éléments de fixation plats (4.3).
12. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel les éléments
y compris doivent être fabriqués par moulage par injection, moulage par coulée, moulage
sous pression, moulage sous haute pression, découpe au laser, procédés de forgeage
à haute pression ou procédés de moulage à haute pression , de sorte que ledit élément
plat (1.4, 2.4) doit être fixé audit élément flexible (1.3) par collage sur la surface
interne supérieure (1.8, 2.8) de l'élément flexible (1.3, 2.3) et la surface inférieure
externe de l'élément plat (1.4, 2.4), tandis que la surface inférieure extérieure
(1.9, 2.9) de l'élément flexible (1.3, 2.3) doit être collée à la surface supérieure
(1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) de la tête de piston.
13. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel l'élément
plat (1.4, 2.4) est soudé à l'élément flexible (1.3, 2.3) en soudant ledit élément
supérieur interne (1.8, 2.8) audit élément plat ( 1.4, 2.4), suivi du soudage de la
surface inférieure externe (1.9, 2.9) de l'élément flexible (1.3, 2.3) à la surface
supérieure (1.1, 2.1, 1.10, 2.10) de la tête de piston (1.12, 2.12), de préférence
en soudant ledit élément externe (1.9, 2.9) de l'élément flexible (1.3, 2.3) à la
partie inférieure de la paroi interne (1.2, 2.2) du volume supérieur de la tête de
piston (1.12, 2.12).
14. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 13, dans lequel les matériaux
dont sont constituées les pièces concernées par la présente invention comprennent
des matériaux hautement résistants aux contraintes tels que des alliages d'aluminium,
des alliages de titane et/ou des aciers, ainsi que des matériaux résistants aux hautes
températures tels que des alliages de titane, des alliages d'aluminium et/ou des aciers,
de sorte que lesdits matériaux doivent être de préférence des aciers inoxydables,
des alliages d'aluminium et/ou des alliages de titane.
15. Moteur à combustion interne selon les revendications 1 à 14 convenant à des applications
incluant véhicules routiers, motos, scooters, véhicules de course, voitures de course,
voitures, camions, tracteurs, excavatrices, véhicules marins, navires, bateaux, sous-marins,
yachts, systèmes industriels, systèmes électriques, systèmes de production d'énergie,
avions, avions légers, hélicoptères, hélicoptères légers, modèles réduits d'avions,
modèles réduits d'hélicoptères, compresseurs de gaz, compresseurs d'air, compresseurs,
véhicules ferroviaires, locomotives, véhicules ferroviaires d'entretien, automotrices
diesel, machines agricoles, machines de construction, matériel de jardinage, machines
de jardinage, scies à moteur, moteurs à deux temps, moteurs à quatre temps, moteurs
de motos, moteurs de voitures, moteurs d'autobus, moteurs de camions, moteurs de sous-marins,
moteurs marins, moteurs de générateurs, moteurs à combustion interne à compresseur,
moteurs à pistons d'avions, moteurs à pistons d'hélicoptères, moteurs de locomotives,
moteurs de course, moteurs marins de course, machines à mouvement alternatif et moteurs
à combustion.


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