| 摘要 |
<p>A multi-cylinder, in-line, reciprocating-piston, internal combustion engine have a crankshaft with a Z-shaped crankpin upon which a universal joint having a hollow shaft is mounted rotatably, the said joint having journals arranged diametrically at right angles to the axis of rotation, to which journals the other part of the joint is articulated, this part being mounted in the housing at right angles to the said journals and being connected to, and secured against rotation in relation to, a double rocker, to which pistons are hinged by means of connecting rods, the part of the universal joint mounted in the housing surrounding the journal in the form of a box or dish, and being mounted diametrically of the crank shaft, each journal comprising two diametrically arranged double rockers having two pistons each.</p> |
