Split gear assembly with one-way roller clutch for controlling backlash in opposed-piston engines

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PATENT NO 9772030
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14450747

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Backlash is controlled in an opposed-piston engine that includes two crankshafts disposed in a parallel, spaced-apart relationship and a gear train coupling the first and second crankshafts, the gear train including a driving gear coupled to the first crankshaft and a split gear assembly engaged with the driving gear to transfer rotation from the driving gear to the split gear assembly. The split gear assembly includes first and second gears, a spring mechanism that acts to angularly offset the first gear relative to the second gear in a first direction, and a one-way clutch mechanism that prevents relative angular movement of the first gear relative to the second gear in a second direction opposite the first direction.

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ACHATES POWER INC4060 SORRENTO VALLEY BLVD SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Palfai, Balazs V San Marcos, US 6 44

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