Internal combustion engine e.g. piston engine, for e.g. passenger car, has adjacent individual engine units, whose output powers are controllable in engine-common outlet units by coupling devices, which are connected between engine units

摘要

The engine has adjacent individual engine units (E1, E2, E3), whose individual output powers are controllable in engine-common outlet units (4, 6) by coupling devices (K1, K2, K3), which are connected between the engine units. The adjacent single engine units are integrated in a common entire engine block (2). The block has multiple modular block units that are attached to the engine units. An independent claim is also included for a transportation unit e.g. motor vehicle such as passenger car, with an internal combustion engine.