Multi-cylinder internal combustion engine and method to operate such a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine

• Main Authors: BARTSCH, GUENTHER, FRIEDFELDT, RAINER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.08.2013
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL; CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; WEAPONS

The four-cylinder in-line internal combustion reciprocating piston engine (5) has two adjacent primary cylinders (11,12) and two secondary cylinders (13,14) arranged adjacent to the primary cylinders. Each of the cylinders slidably receive respective pistons. The pistons are operatively connected wi...