PISTON ENGINE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; rotary engines. SUBSTANCE: engine has cylinders and crankshaft installed in housing, pistons fitted in cylinders and mechanically coupled with rocking lever, timing mechanism with drive and camshaft. According to invention, cylinders of housing consist of torus-shaped sectors, and crank of shaft is arranged at angle of 5-30^° to its axis of rotation and is furnished with split load-bearing boss with inserts in which rocking levers are fitted. Said levers are aligned with double-acting pistons whose axes pass through center of split load-bearing boss. Timing mechanism consists of worm train whose worm is mounted on crankshaft and worm wheel, on camshaft of timing mechanism. EFFECT: improved mass and dimensional characteristics of engine. 2 cl, 1 dwg