EFFECTIVELY ATTAINING DEVICE FOR CORRECTING FREE MOMENT CAUSED BY INERTIA FORCE IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

摘要

Apparatus for compensating moments created by inertia forces in an internal combustion engine (2) used for a ship's propulsion comprises a balancer (8) spaced in the fore-and-aft direction from the engine and including one or more rotary unbalanced masses (9). Each unbalanced mass is driven by a positive displacement hydraulic motor (12) connected through feed and return conduits (14, 15) with a positive displacement hydraulic pump (13) driven by the engine (2) in such a way that the rpm of the mass is equal to or twice the rpm of the engine crankshaft (3) and that a desired phase relationship between the rotation of the mass and the movements of the oscillating masses of the engine is maintained. The hydraulic drive provides a simpler and cheaper apparatus as compared to known electrically driven balancers.