| 摘要 |
An internal combustion engine (10) including at least two radial cylinders (17) disposed with their axes coplanar and equi-angular located relative to each other. The cylinders (17) meet to form a common combustion chamber (18). A piston (20) is located in each of the cylinders (17), each piston (20) cooperates with a cam profile (23) formed by the inner wall of a rotor (13). The cam profile (23) is rotationally symmetrical and includes the same number of lobes (26) as pistons (20) with each lobe (26) projecting radially inwards. The lobes (26) are equi-angularly disposed about the inner wall of the rotor (13). In contrast to a conventional crankshaft driven engine, the cammed pistons (20) may move according to a non-sinusoidal time-velocity function. The lobes (26) may be modified in shape, for example, by filing or other reshaping, in order to customise the pattern of movement of the pistons (20) so as to alter the operating characteristics of the engine (10). In particular the lobes (26) may be re-shaped until an optimal efficiency is obtained.
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