摘要 |
<p>An internal combustion engine comprising at least one rotating, oscillating or reciprocating piston (20, 21) in a cylinder (11, 12), each piston (20, 21) defining with the cylinder (11, 12) a combustion chamber (35), each combustion chamber (35) having at least one inlet valve (36) and one exhaust valve (37), and means (40) to periodically open the inlet and exhaust valves, characterised in that the valves are closed by a gas spring (80, 82) having a closing force proportional to the speed of the engine.</p> |