Split cycle engine with crossover shuttle valve

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10378431
APP PUB NO 20180266308A1
SERIAL NO

15544497

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A split-cycle internal combustion engine (ICE) is provided, comprising a compression cylinder, an expansion cylinder and a crossover valve having a valve cylinder housing inside a shuttle and a combustion chamber structure defining a combustion chamber. The shuttle is configured to perform reciprocating motion inside the valve cylinder synchronously with a compression piston and an expansion piston, thereby alternatingly fluidly coupling and decoupling the combustion chamber with the compression cylinder and with the expansion cylinder, selectively. Sealing rings positioned between the valve cylinder and the shuttle prevent gas leaks between them during the reciprocating motion. In some embodiments, a phase shift between the pistons may be set or varied by a piston phase transmission gear. A bi-directional fluid flow split-cycle internal combustion engine (ICE) is also provided having a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a combustion chamber and a single crossover valve fluidly communicating them.

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TOUR ENGINE INC9889 HIBERT ST STE E SAN DIEGO CA 92131-1062

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Tour, Gilad Rehovot, IL 9 27
Tour, Hugo Benjamin Rehovot, IL 6 26
Tour, Oded San Diego, US 12 49

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