US 6,164,263 AGranted

Quasiturbine zero vibration-continuous combustion rotary engine compressor or pump

OwnerRoxan Saint-Hilaire, Ylian Saint-Hilaire +2inventors

InventorsRoxan Saint-Hilaire, Ylian Saint-Hilaire, Gilles Saint-Hilaire, Francoise Saint-Hilaire

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Abstract

While most rotary engines use the principle of volume variation between a curve and a moving cord of fixed length, this new engine concept uses a four degrees of freedom X, Y, .theta., .PHI. rotor, confined inside an internal housing contour, and does not require a central shaft or support. The invention is an assembly of four carriages supporting the pivots of four pivoting blades forming a variable-shape rotor. This rotor rolls just like a roller bearing on the surface of an housing internal contour wall shaped like a skating rink. During the rotation, the rotor pivoting blades align alternatively in a lozenge and a square configuration. All ports are radial in the housing and/or axial on the lateral side covers. Since the compression and expansion strokes start and end simultaneously, an ignition flame transfer slot is used to maintain a continuous combustion while four strokes are completed in every rotation. A central shaft is not needed for the engine to operate, but can be added and driven by the blades, through a mechanical arms coupling. The device incorporates few parts, does not need a crankshaft or a flywheel, and can be made strong enough to meet the criteria of photo-detonation and direct hydrogen combustion.

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Dependent claims

A rotary apparatus able to produce mechanical energy from pressurized fluids flow like hydraulic, steam, pneumatic, and internal combustion, or to pump, vacuum and compress, comprising:

A housing having an internal contour wall, including two planar side covers;
Four pivoting blades consecutively pivoted one to the other at their ends about parallel axes;
Four carriages external to, and pivoted on the ends of said pivoting blades, and carrying end parts in contact with said housing contour wall;
The assembly of said four pivoting blades and four carriages forming a four degrees of freedom X, Y, .theta., .PHI. variable-shape rotor rolling inside said housing contour wall about a central axis;
Said rotor carrying filler tips;
A system of lateral seals in contact with the said side covers and a set of contour seals in contact with the said housing contour wall;
Four chambers of variable volume, each limited by two successive said contour seals, and extending in-between the said contour seals along the contour wall, and on the outward face of the said carriages, pivoting blade and filler tip;
A set of ports in the said housing and side covers for intakes and exhausts;
Wherein all consecutive compressions are occurring repetitively in the same housing areas, and all consecutive expansion are also occurring repetitively at a different intermediate housing areas;
Wherein the two compression housing areas are opposed, and alternate with the two as well opposed expansion housing areas;
Wherein successive compression strokes and expansion strokes start and end simultaneously;
Wherein the distance between two consecutive said contour seals increases and decreases during a revolution of the said rotor, such as to generate a geometric volume pressure enhancement.

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