摘要 |
A reciprocating machine including a cyclical kinematic chain in which power is transferred between translational and rotational motion, said kinematic chai n including a translational means cyclically reciprocatable along a line of motion through a first stroke between a first position and a second position and through a second stroke from said second position back to said first position, said kinematic chain having rotational means in the form of a pair of crankshafts having axes substantially symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of and normal to said line of motion of said translational means, said translational means having a pair of pivotal connecting means the axes of which are substantially symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of and normal to said line of motion of said translational means, said crankshafts each having a crank pin the axis of which follows an orbital path of predetermined diameter in motion centering on said axis of each crankshaft, a pair of connecting rods, each having a first end and a second end, the first end of each connecting rod being connected by said pivotal connecting means to said translational means, and said second end of each of said connecting rod s being rotationally connected to respective said crank pins.
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