INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH PAIRED, PARALLEL, OFFSET PISTONS

摘要

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 an angle between 1 and 90 degrees as measured from the crankshaft.

主权项

1. An internal combustion engine comprising:
a cylinder head, a first and second cylinder, a first and second piston, a first and second connecting rod, and a crank shaft, wherein the first and second cylinder communicate via the cylinder head, wherein the cylinder head remains open to the first and second cylinders at all times, and wherein the second connecting rod is offset from the first connecting rod at an offset angle between about 1 and about 90 degrees.