摘要 |
The invention relates to a piston engine comprising a case (25) containing a t least two cylinders (3, 4; 5, 6) with inlet openings and outlet openings, which can be opened and closed by means of controllable valves. Each piston (7, 8, 9, 10) can linearly move inside said cylinders (3, 4, 5, 6) in a reciprocating manner. The inventive piston engine also comprises at least on e shaft (17), which is rotatably mounted in the case (25), and a transmission device, with which the linear reciprocating motion of the pistons (7, 8, 9, 10) can be converted into a rotational movement of the shaft (17) or the rotational movement of the shaft (17) can be converted into a linear reciprocating motion of the pistons (7, 8, 9, 10). The transmission device comprises a pivotal lever (13; 18) which can be pivoted around a centrally arranged pivot pin (14; 20) mounted in the case (25). A rotatable roller (15 ; 19) is placed on each of said pivotal levers (13; 18) at both end areas thereof. The rotational axes of the rollers are each perpendicular to the pivot pin (14; 20), and the rollers (15; 19) roll on a track (16) which is joined to the shaft (17) in a fixed manner while extending between both rollers (15; 19), and which is provided with elevations and recesses. Said elevations and recesses are matched to oneanother such that the rollers (15; 19) located opposite one another on the pivotal lever (13; 18) are in contac t with the track, and such that a connecting rod (12), which is connected to t he appropriate piston (7, 8, 9, 10), is additionally joined to both end areas o f the pivotal lever (13; 18).
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