Rotary internal combustion engine
OwnerWilliam A. Gallagherinventor
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Abstract
A drive shaft is coaxially rotatably mounted in a cylindrical engine casing and extends out of the casing. An arm extends radially from the drive shaft in the casing. A combustion chamber is formed in the arm in close proximity with the cylindrical interior surface of the casing and has an end with an exhaust opening therethrough and an ignition opening formed therethrough in the combustion chamber. A spark plug is mounted in the casing and in operative proximity with the opening of the arm. Fuel and air lines extend through the arm to the combustion chamber for supplying fuel and air thereto so that when the spark plug produces a spark in the combustion chamber, the arm rotates the drive shaft.
Claims2
A rotary internal combustion engine, comprising
- a cylindrical engine casing with a predetermined diameter, an axis and a width smaller than the diameter, the casing having a cylindrical interior surface;
- a drive shaft coaxially rotatably mounted in the engine casing and extending out of said casing;
- an arm extending radially from the drive shaft in said casing;
- a combustion chamber formed in the arm in close proximity with the cylindrical interior surface of said casing and having an end with an exhaust opening therethrough, said arm having an ignition opening formed therethrough to said combustion chamber;
- a spark plug mounted in said casing and in operative proximity with the ignition opening of said arm;
- a fuel feed line extending through said drive shaft and said arm to said combustion chamber therein for supplying fuel to said combustion chamber;
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- an air feed line extending through said drive shaft and said arm to said combustion chamber therein for supplying air to said combustion chamber whereby when the spark plug produces a spark in said combustion chamber said arm rotates and rotates said drive shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.