Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Split-cycle air hybrid V-engine
- Patent Title (中): 分体式空气混合V型发动机
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Application No.: US13248059Application Date: 2011-09-29
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Publication No.: US08714121B2Publication Date: 2014-05-06
- Inventor: Ford Allen Phillips , Stephen P. Scuderi , Douglas Arthur McKee
- Applicant: Ford Allen Phillips , Stephen P. Scuderi , Douglas Arthur McKee
- Applicant Address: US MA West Springfield
- Assignee: Scuderi Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Scuderi Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA West Springfield
- Agency: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
- Agent John J. Penny, Jr.; Michael P. Visconti, III
- Main IPC: F02B33/00
- IPC: F02B33/00 ; F02M15/00

Abstract:
A split-cycle air hybrid engine with improved efficiency is disclosed in which the centerline of a compression cylinder is positioned at a non-zero angle with respect to the centerline of an expansion cylinder such that the engine has a V-shaped configuration. In one embodiment, the centerlines of the respective cylinders intersect an axis parallel to, but offset from, the axis of rotation of the crankshaft. Modular crossover passages, crossover passage manifolds, and associated air reservoir valve assemblies and thermal regulation systems are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120080017A1 SPLIT-CYCLE AIR HYBRID V-ENGINE Public/Granted day:2012-04-05
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