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US 6,883,489 B2Granted
Rotational engine
OwnerEric Hochwaldinventor
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Abstract
A rotational engine that includes an annular cylinder block having an inner elliptical shape. A circular member having a number of cylinder heads is positioned centrally within the annular cylinder block. Upper and lower cylinder walls are positioned in recesses formed on the top and bottom surfaces of the annular cylinder block. Cylinder gates are disposed between the adjacent cylinder heads and extend radially to contact an inner surface of the annular cylinder block. The cylinder heads and upper and lower cylinder walls are coupled such that they rotate as a unit in response to an ignition of a fuel mixture.
Claims3
A rotational engine comprising:
- an annular cylinder block having outer, inner, top and bottom surfaces, the inner surface having an elliptical shape;
- a circular member comprising a plurality of cylinder heads positioned adjacent each other and disposed centrally within the annular cylinder block, the cylinder heads including bores formed there through wherein the cylinder heads comprise a truncated slice shaped body including an extension flange;
- an upper cylinder wall positioned in a recess formed on the top surface of the annular cylinder block, the upper cylinder wall including bores formed therein aligned with the bores formed in the plurality of cylinder heads;
- a lower cylinder wall positioned in a recess formed on the bottom surface of the annular cylinder block, the lower cylinder wall including bores aligned with the bores of the plurality of cylinder heads;
- a plurality of cylinder gates disposed between adjacent cylinder heads of the plurality of cylinder heads, the plurality of cylinder gates extending radially and contacting the inner surface of the annular cylinder block and wherein the cylinder gate comprises a rectangular member having a channel formed therein and a channel cylindrical member disposed within the channel and received by the extension flange;
- the plurality of cylinder heads and the upper and lower cylinder walls rotating as a coupled unit in response to an ignition of a fuel mixture within combustion chambers of the rotational engine.
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A rotational engine comprising:
- an annular cylinder block having outer, inner, top and bottom surfaces, the inner surface having an elliptical shape;
- a circular member comprising a plurality of cylinder heads positioned adjacent each other and disposed centrally within the annular cylinder block, the cylinder heads including bores formed there through wherein the cylinder heads comprise a truncated slice shaped body including an extension flange;
- an upper cylinder wall positioned in a recess formed on the top surface of the annular cylinder block, the upper cylinder wall including bores formed therein aligned with the bores formed in the plurality of cylinder heads;
- a lower cylinder wall positioned in a recess formed on the bottom surface of the annular cylinder block, the lower cylinder wall including bores aligned with the bores of the plurality of cylinder heads;
- a plurality of cylinder gates disposed between adjacent cylinder heads of the plurality of cylinder heads, the plurality of cylinder gates extending radially and contacting the inner surface of the annular cylinder block and wherein the cylinder gate comprises a rectangular member having a channel formed and a channel cylindrical member disposed within the channel and received by the extension flange and a spring disposed around the channel cylindrical member for biasing each of the cylinder gates against the inner surface of the cylinder block;
- the plurality of cylinder heads and the upper and lower cylinder walls rotating as a coupled unit in response to an ignition of a fuel mixture within combustion chambers of the rotational engine.
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A rotational engine comprising:
- an annular cylinder block having outer, inner, top and bottom surfaces, the inner surface having an elliptical shape;
- a circular member comprising a plurality of cylinder heads positioned adjacent each other and disposed centrally within the annular cylinder block, the cylinder heads including bores formed there through;
- an upper cylinder wall positioned in a recess formed on the top surface of the annular cylinder block, the upper cylinder wall including bores formed therein aligned with the bores formed in the plurality of cylinder heads;
- a lower cylinder wall positioned in a recess formed on the bottom surface of the annular cylinder block, the lower cylinder wall including bores aligned with the bores of the plurality of cylinder heads;
- a plurality of cylinder gates disposed between adjacent cylinder heads of the plurality of cylinder heads, the plurality of cylinder gates extending radially and contacting the inner surface of the annular cylinder block wherein the cylinder gate includes a front surface for engaging the inner surface of the cylinder block, the front surface comprising a planar portion bounded by radiuses for preventing gouging of the inner surface of the cylinder block during rotation of the engine;
- the plurality of cylinder heads and the upper and lower cylinder walls rotating as a coupled unit in response to an ignition of a fuel mixture within combustion chambers of the rotational engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.