Alternative Inventions....

THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE LINEAR CRANKSHAFT AND ACTUATOR


The conventional pendular crankshaft, being of the same design now as it was for over 200 years ago and still being the prevailing and only power transmission method in piston engines, causes considerable vibrations and wear, by oscillating masses and generating side forces on the piston.
In a normal combustion engine, the crank mechanism alone stands for 20% of the fuel consumption! For these reasons, rotating piston machines, such as f.ex. the Rotary Vane and the Wankel, have been developed, but for higher loads, like in a combustion engine, they cannot compete with the sealing potential of a reciprocating circular(!) piston.
Many inventors have tried to find another way of power transmission, but their inventions failed because they could not omit sliding components, causing excessive friction at other locations. This is why such designs never became commercial - except for the cross-head in high-load, low speed engines (ship-diesels).
My linear crankshaft design actually eliminates side forces on the piston, by using rotating elements only, that generate a linear motion and without introducing additional friction with sliding components elsewhere.

i came across this article..... would this be applicable on large vessels????