Rotary cylinder diesel engine
AssigneesJames E. Casebolt, Jr., Barion Casebolt
InventorNolan F. Haynes
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Abstract
A rotary 2-cycle diesel engine has five circumferentially spaced cylindrical combustion chambers orbiting in one direction for engagement with four spherical pistons mounted for parallel orbit in the opposite direction. The pistons and combustion chambers interact through a 72.degree. arc of the combustion chamber while aspiration, exhaust and cooling are effected by centrifugal movement of the air during the remaining 288.degree. arc. The connecting rods of the pistons are provided with a double bend and are geared for rotation to provide a longer piston stroke. A cam wheel and follower arrangement control the necessary piston orbiting speed fluctuation in relation to the combustion chambers' angular velocity.
Claims12
A rotary diesel engine comprising:
- five circumferentially spaced, radially distributed combustion chambers mounted on a central hub to orbit in one direction;
- four circumferentially spaced radially extending spherical pistons mounted to rotate in a coplanar orbit in the opposing direction;
- piston connection rods having one end affixed to a piston, and other end connected to a rod rotation differential for rotating the piston elements and rods about the longitudinal axis of the rods, and
- cam and cam follower wheel arrangement mounted parallel to the combustion chamber and piston unit in a gearbox to transfer energy between these units during the interdigitation of the pistons and combustion chambers.
A rotary diesel engine comprising:
- a rotatable combustion chamber unit having radially disposed cylindrical chambers orbiting about a central hub;
- a piston unit having one less number of pistons than the number of chambers consisting of spherical pistons circumferentially spaced and radially extending about a central shaft parallel to the first hub and orbiting in the opposed direction;
- connecting rods joining the pistons to a rod rotation differential, which rotates both rod and piston about the longitudinal axis of the rod, and
- cam wheel and cam follower means mounted parallel to the combustion chamber and piston units to transfer energy between these units during the interdigitation of the pistons and combustion chambers in the course of a two-stroke cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.