Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Piston cooling configurations utilizing lubricating oil from a bearing reservoir in an opposed-piston engine
-
Application No.: US15121527Application Date: 2015-03-05
-
Publication No.: US10208704B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Ryan G. Mackenzie
- Applicant: ACHATES POWER, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: ACHATES POWER, INC.
- Current Assignee: ACHATES POWER, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Terrance A. Meador
- International Application: PCT/US2015/019028 WO 20150305
- International Announcement: WO2015/134786 WO 20150911
- Main IPC: F01P1/04
- IPC: F01P1/04 ; F02F3/22 ; F01P3/08 ; F01B7/02 ; F01M1/08 ; F01M1/06 ; F16J1/16 ; F02B25/08 ; F02B75/28 ; F02F3/26 ; F16C9/04
Abstract:
Pressurized lubricating oil is accumulated in the bearings of opposed pistons and accumulated oil is dispensed therefrom for bearing lubrication and also for cooling the undercrowns of the pistons by jets of oil emitted from the bearings.
Public/Granted literature
Information query
