An axial piston motor with inner continuous combustion burns a compressed combustion medium with fuel in a continuously operating combustion chamber to form a working medium, the working medium is supplied to cyclical working cylinders in order to extract mechanical energy, and the mechanical energy extracted in the working cylinders is also used for the compression of the combustion medium. The compression is carried out in two steps or at a compression end temperature of less than 300 C. with a compression ratio of more than 10 and/or a rotating distributor includes at least two distributor openings which cyclically open and close the firing connections and/or are cyclically guided past or through firing channels.

An axial piston motor with inner continuous combustion burns a compressed combustion medium with fuel in a continuously operating combustion chamber to form a working medium, the working medium is supplied to cyclical working cylinders in order to extract mechanical energy, and the mechanical energy extracted in the working cylinders is also used for the compression of the combustion medium. The compression is carried out in two steps or at a compression end temperature of less than 300 C. with a compression ratio of more than 10 and/or a rotating distributor includes at least two distributor openings which cyclically open and close the firing connections and/or are cyclically guided past or through firing channels.

The invention provides an internal combustion engine comprising a piston mounted for reciprocating linear motion within a cylinder along a cylinder axis. The piston is coupled to an output shaft by a power transfer assembly arranged to convert linear motion of the piston to rotary motion of the output shaft. The piston has a first head moveable within a first chamber and a second head opposite the first head and moveable within a second chamber. The power transfer assembly has a lubrication system for lubricating moving components of the power transfer assembly. The lubrication system is sealed from the first chamber and the second chamber to prevent the passage of fluid from the lubrication system into the first chamber and the second chamber.

The invention provides an internal combustion engine comprising a piston mounted for reciprocating linear motion within a cylinder along a cylinder axis. The piston is coupled to an output shaft by a power transfer assembly arranged to convert linear motion of the piston to rotary motion of the output shaft. The piston has a first head moveable within a first chamber and a second head opposite the first head and moveable within a second chamber. The power transfer assembly has a lubrication system for lubricating moving components of the power transfer assembly. The lubrication system is sealed from the first chamber and the second chamber to prevent the passage of fluid from the lubrication system into the first chamber and the second chamber.

An internal combustion engine having an independent combustion chamber comprises a combustion chamber (1), an air inlet system (2), a material feeding system (3), and a working system (4). The air inlet system (2) and the combustion chamber (1) are connected together and configured to transport a compressed air to the combustion chamber (1). The material feeding system (3) and the combustion chamber (1) are connected together and configured to transport a fuel to the combustion chamber (1). The combustion chamber (1) has a fixed volume and has no movable wall such as a piston. The fuel continues to be burned in the combustion chamber (1) to generate a high-temperature and high-pressure gas, and chemical energy of the fuel is converted into internal energy of the high-temperature and high-pressure gas. The working system (4) and the combustion chamber (1) are connected together. The piston (21) of the working system (4) works to convert the internal energy of the gas into a mechanical energy.

The present invention concerns an engine comprising at least one working cylinder (1) which has valves (16) and/or nozzles for the feed or injection of fuel and air and for the outlet of exhaust gas and a method of operating such an engine. In order to provide an engine and a corresponding method by which the fuel is used considerably more efficiently without excessively high temperatures occurring, which entail the risk of misfires, it is proposed according to the invention that each working cylinder (1) is coupled to a subsequent cylinder (11) which is driven by the pressure of hot exhaust gases from the working cylinder (1) and which is so designed and arranged that on the other hand it feeds pre-compressed combustion air to the working cylinder (1), a cooling device (17) which cools the pre-compressed gas, a device (9, 7) for transferring the cooled pre-compressed gas into the working cylinder (1) and a transfer valve (16) which for a further stroke of the subsequent cylinder (1) transfers exhaust gas under pressure from the working cylinder (1) into the subsequent cylinder (11).

An internal combustion engine includes a first low-pressure cylinder housing a first low-pressure piston, and a first high-pressure cylinder housing a first high-pressure piston, the first high-pressure cylinder being arranged in upstream fluid communication with the first low-pressure cylinder for providing exhaust gas into the first low-pressure cylinder. The internal combustion engine further includes a second low-pressure cylinder housing a second low-pressure piston, the second low-pressure cylinder being arranged in upstream fluid communication with the first high-pressure cylinder for providing compressed gas into the first high-pressure cylinder, and a second high-pressure cylinder housing a second high-pressure piston, the second high-pressure cylinder being arranged in downstream fluid communication with the first low-pressure cylinder for receiving compressed gas from the first low-pressure cylinder, and further arranged in upstream fluid communication with the second low-pressure cylinder for providing exhaust gas into the second low-pressure cylinder.

An internal combustion engine includes a first low-pressure cylinder housing a first low-pressure piston, and a first high-pressure cylinder housing a first high-pressure piston, the first high-pressure cylinder being arranged in upstream fluid communication with the first low-pressure cylinder for providing exhaust gas into the first low-pressure cylinder. The internal combustion engine further includes a second low-pressure cylinder housing a second low-pressure piston, the second low-pressure cylinder being arranged in upstream fluid communication with the first high-pressure cylinder for providing compressed gas into the first high-pressure cylinder, and a second high-pressure cylinder housing a second high-pressure piston, the second high-pressure cylinder being arranged in downstream fluid communication with the first low-pressure cylinder for receiving compressed gas from the first low-pressure cylinder, and further arranged in upstream fluid communication with the second low-pressure cylinder for providing exhaust gas into the second low-pressure cylinder.

An engine assembly is provided that includes an engine throttle and a supercharger placed in series with one another in air flow to the engine. The throttle and supercharger can be controlled so that throttling losses are selectively distributed across the throttle and/or the supercharger. Throttling losses placed across the supercharger can create torque that can be converted to stored energy.

An internal combustion engine includes a first low-pressure cylinder housing a first low-pressure piston, and a first high-pressure cylinder housing a first high-pressure piston, the first high-pressure cylinder being arranged in upstream fluid communication with the first low-pressure cylinder for providing exhaust gas into the first low-pressure cylinder. The internal combustion engine further includes a second low-pressure cylinder housing a second low-pressure piston, the second low-pressure cylinder being arranged in upstream fluid communication with the first high-pressure cylinder for providing compressed gas into the first high-pressure cylinder, and a second high-pressure cylinder housing a second high-pressure piston, the second high-pressure cylinder being arranged in downstream fluid communication with the first low-pressure cylinder for receiving compressed gas from the first low-pressure cylinder, and further arranged in upstream fluid communication with the second low-pressure cylinder for providing exhaust gas into the second low-pressure cylinder.