The present invention discloses a two-dimensional engine, including a driving device, a two-dimensional gas compressor, a gas outlet pipe, a refueling device, a safety device, an electric ignition device, an axial-flow gas compressor, and a crank connecting rod mechanism, wherein the electric ignition device is arranged on a left side of the gas outlet pipe; the crank connecting rod mechanism is arranged below the gas outlet pipe; the driving device includes a first motor, a first gear, a first dowel bar and a first rack that is arranged on the first dowel bar; the first rack is meshed with the first gear; and the two-dimensional gas compressor includes an upper pressure plate, a first cylindrical plate, a second cylindrical plate, a fixing rod, a first pressure-bearing plate, a second pressure-bearing plate and a shell. The present invention has the beneficial effects of simple structure and relatively high energy utilization rate.

An air-cooled internal combustion engine including a crankshaft rotating about a crankshaft axis, a first cylinder having a first cylinder head, a second cylinder having a second cylinder head, and a blower assembly. The blower assembly includes a blower housing, a first fan, and a second fan. The first fan is positioned proximate the first cylinder and the second fan is positioned proximate the second cylinder. The first fan and the second fan are each received within the blower housing.

The invention relates to a method (100) for operating an internal combustion engine (2), such as an internal combustion engine of a vehicle (1), the engine (2) comprising an engine cylinder (3) at least partly defining a combustion chamber (4) and a reciprocating piston (5), a number of inlet valves (20) in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and a number of exhaust valves (30) in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, wherein any one of the inlet valves and the outlet valves comprises at least one flow control valve. The method comprises the following steps: opening (105) at least one of the inlet valves and introducing the incoming fluid medium into the cylinder (3) of the engine by performing an intake stroke (S1); compressing (110) the trapped incoming fluid medium in a first compression stroke (CS1) of the cylinder (3), while having the number of the inlet valves and the number of the exhaust valves in a closed state; injecting (115) a quantity of fuel into the cylinder (3) and combusting said injected fuel; performing (120) a first work stroke (WS1) to produce power to a crank shaft of the engine, while controlling said flow control valve to partly exhaust burnt gases at the end of the work stroke; additionally compressing (125) remaining fluid medium in an additional compression stroke (CS2) of the cylinder (3), while having the number of the inlet valves and the number of the exhaust valves in a closed state; additionally injecting (130) an additional quantity of fuel into the cylinder (3); additionally performing (135) an additional work stroke (WS2) to produce power to the crank shaft of the engine, while controlling said flow control valve to partly exhaust burnt gases at the end of the additional work stroke; and opening (180) at least one of the exhaust valves and permitting partly burnt gases to expel from the cylinder via said at least one exhaust valve by performing an exhaust stroke (ES).

An embodiment relates to a machine including a prime mover, a drive pulley, a chassis, a subframe, a drive device, a drive belt, and a pulley arrangement. The drive pulley is coupled to the prime mover. The chassis is configured to support at least an operator and the prime mover. The subframe is pivotally coupled to the chassis about a pivot axis. The subframe is further coupled to the chassis via a suspension device. The drive device is configured to drive wheels of the machine. The drive device is configured to be driven by the prime mover. The pulley arrangement is configured to direct the drive belt from the drive pulley to a driven pulley on the drive device. The pulley arrangement comprises at least one idler pulley having a diameter and a rotational axis.

An outboard motor to be attached to a hull of a marine vessel that reduces an amount of oil in blow-by gas reaching a breather chamber includes an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block including at least one cylinder. The cylinder block includes two blow-by gas flow paths to guide blow-by gas from a crank chamber to a breather chamber, and the internal combustion engine is oriented such that a crankshaft extends along a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a bottom of the hull when the marine vessel is sailing.

The present invention relates to a two strokes per cycle Scotch Yoke engine that completes four power strokes per revolution per pair of pistons/cylinders by using both sides of each piston as a combustion chamber. This doubles the power to weight ratio over previous scotch yoke engines and quadruples the power to weight ratio over conventional 4 stroke cycle engines. The present invention is capable of operating in and withstanding the forces of either deflagration (subsonic) and pulse detonation (supersonic) cycles, and is capable of homogeneous charge compression ignition. The present invention can also be an internal/external combustion gas/steam hybrid. The present invention can operate under constant volume or constant pressure cycles as well as most thermal cycles of operation (EG the Otto and Diesel cycle). The present invention works best when using a modified Humphrey cycle to achieve homogeneous charge compression ignition pulse detonation engine using constant volume combustion.

An internal combustion may include a cylinder having a first combustion chamber at one end and a second combustion chamber at an opposing end, first and second cylinder heads located at an end of the first and second combustion chambers, respectively, and a double-faced piston slidably mounted therein. The piston may be configured to move in a first stroke that includes an expansion stroke portion and a non-expansion stroke portion. The engine may further include first and second piston rod portions extending from opposite faces of the piston. A recess in the piston rod portions may be configured to communicate gases between a combustion chamber and locations outside the cylinder. There may also be a chamber surrounding the first or second piston rod portion, the chamber configured to be supplied with gas and the chamber being isolated from the first combustion chamber and the second combustion chamber.

A riding lawn mower includes a chassis having longitudinal support beam, a drive wheel, an electric motor coupled to the drive wheel, a suspended subframe having a longitudinal subframe beam pivotally coupled to the longitudinal support beam about a pivot axis, and a suspension device coupled between the longitudinal subframe beam and the longitudinal support beam. The longitudinal subframe beam at least partially supports the electric motor. The drive wheel and the electric motor are configured to translate relative to the chassis via the pivotal coupling between the longitudinal support beam and the longitudinal subframe beam.

Upper anti-vibration mounts have axial lines arranged in parallel to a longitudinal center line extending in a longitudinal direction of the outboard motor body. Lower anti-vibration mounts have axial lines concentrated on one point on the longitudinal center line extending in a longitudinal direction of the outboard motor body. Meanwhile, the axial lines are inclined at the identical angle symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal center line, so that they intersect in a V-shape in front of the support shaft as seen in a plan view of the outboard motor body.

An internal combustion engine for an outboard motor for driving a vessel has an air guide system acting by way of a covering hood surrounding surfaces of the internal combustion engine and ancillary units. Covering hood inlet and outlet openings permit airflows to move in an interior space of the covering hood, and a fan driven by the internal combustion engine influences the airflows in the covering hood interior space. Airflows enter the interior space of the covering hood via an inlet opening and a first routing arrangement. Assisted by the fan, part of the airflows acts on the surfaces of the internal combustion engine and of the ancillary units. A second routing arrangement routs another portion of the airflows, as intake air, to an engine suction system. Airflows heated by engine and ancillary unit surfaces are conveyed by the fan and a third routing arrangement outside the covering hood.