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PURPOSE: A swash plate engine is provided to allow the engine to be scaled down in size and weight by having a single side support structure. CONSTITUTION: A swash plate engine includes a cylinder block(102) in which a plurality of cylinders(103) are circularly disposed; a plurality of pistons(104); a drive shaft(105) having a straight shaft(106) rotatably installed at a center portion of the cylinder block and a declined shaft(107) extended from an end portion of the straight shaft; a weight(109) formed at a joint portion of the straight shaft and the declined shaft; an oscillating member(110) supported at the declined shaft of the drive shaft; a plurality of rods(112a-d) connecting the pistons to the oscillating member; a pair of bevel gears(114,115) facing each other and respectively formed at the oscillating member and the cylinder block to prevent the oscillating member from rotating; and a plurality of thrust bearing assemblies(120,150) installed at the cylinder block and the oscillating member to support the straight shaft, the weight and the declined shaft.
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