Variable orbital aperture valve system for fluid processing machines

A fluid processing machine comprising:

• at least one fluid processing chamber having at least one port through which fluid passes into and out of said chamber;
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• a variable orbital aperture valve system for each said chamber, said variable orbital aperture valve system for each fluid processing chamber comprising:
• an orbiter having at least one primary aperture therein;
• means for mounting said orbiter adjacent said chamber to thereby mount said orbiter rotatably with respect to said chamber in sealingly interfaced relation with respect to said at least one port thereof;
• means for rotating said orbiter with respect to said chamber to thereby provide periodic alignment of said at least one primary aperture with respect to said at least one port;
• at least one floater having a secondary aperture therein;
• means for mounting said at least one floater adjacent said orbiter to thereby mount said at least one floater movably in sealingly interfaced relation with respect to said orbiter and said at least one port;
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• means for selectively moving said at least one floater with respect to said at least one port so that said secondary aperture is selectively aligned with respect thereto wherein said secondary aperture remains substantially near said at least one port;
• wherein fluid passes through said at least one port when said at least one primary aperture of said orbiter aligns there;with, and wherein said alignment of said at least one primary aperture with respect to said at least one port is selectively modified by the selective movement of said at least one floater due to repositioning of said second aperture thereof with respect to said at least one port.

A method for providing dynamic control of aspiration of a fluid processing machine, wherein the machine has at least one chamber having at least one port through which fluid enters and leaves the chamber, said method comprising the steps of:

• rotating an orbiter having at least one primary aperture therein with respect to a chamber of a fluid processing machine, wherein the chamber has at least one port, to thereby provide periodic alignment of the at least one primary aperture with respect to the at least one port, wherein the periodic alignment provides periodic aspiration of the chamber of the fluid processing machine;
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• selectively moving at least one floater having a secondary aperture therein with respect to the at least one port so as to selectively align the secondary aperture with respect to the at least one port wherein said secondary aperture remains substantially near the at least one port to thereby provide selective modification of the periodic alignment;
• wherein the selective modification of the periodic alignment provides dynamic control of the aspiration of the fluid processing machine.

An internal combustion engine comprising:

• at least one combustion chamber for providing an enclosed space for combustion of a combustible gas, said combustion chamber having a head, said head having intake port means for providing entry into said combustion chamber of at least a gaseous component of the combustible gas, said head further having exhaust port means for providing exhaust of combusted gas from said combustion chamber;
• piston means fluidically communicating with said combustion chamber for providing movement of a piston in response to combustion of the combustible gas within said combustion chamber, and for providing rotation of a shaft in response to said movement of said piston;
• ignition means for providing periodic combustion of the combustible gas within the combustion chamber responsively to movement of said piston;
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• a variable orbital aperture valve system for providing periodic aspiration of said combustion chamber via said intake and exhaust port means timed responsively to movement of said piston, comprising:
• an orbiter having at least one primary aperture therein;
• means for mounting said orbiter to said head to thereby mount said orbiter rotatably with respect to said head in sealingly interfaced relation with respect to said intake and exhaust port means;
• means for rotating said orbiter with respect to said head to thereby provide periodic alignment of said at least one primary aperture with said intake and exhaust port means;
• at least one floater having a secondary aperture therein;
• means for mounting said at least one floater adjacent said orbiter to thereby mount said at least one floater movably in sealingly interfaced relation with respect to said orbiter and at least one of said intake and exhaust port means;
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• means for selectively moving said at least one floater with respect to at least one of said intake and exhaust port means wherein said secondary aperture remains substantially near thereto so that said secondary aperture is selectively aligned with respect thereto;
• wherein at least a gaseous component of the combustible gas passes into said combustion chamber through said intake port means when said at least one primary aperture of said orbiter aligns therewith, wherein combusted gas passes out of said combustion chamber through said exhaust port means when said at least one primary aperture of said orbiter aligns therewith, and wherein at least one of said alignments is selectively modified by the selective movement of said at least one floater due to repositioning of said secondary aperture thereof with respect to at least one of said intake and exhaust port means.