Inverted cardioid engine
OwnerDavid W. Webbinventor
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine comprising a support structure, including a tube and a hollow stator core, supported by and rigidly affixed to the tube. Additionally, a rotor assembly is eccentrically and rotatably mounted about the stator core and having a pair of partial sidewalls, each of which defines a circular opening. A pair of shaft seals, in which each shaft seal is set into one of the circular openings and are rotatably mounted about the tube. The stator core, rotor and shaft seals together define multiple, separate sealed chambers that change volume as the rotor moves. Finally, ignition, intake and exhaust mechanisms are mounted internal to the hollow stator core.
Claims17
An internal combustion engine comprising:
- (a) a support structure, including a tube;
- (b) a hollow stator core having exactly two curved surfaces that meet at acute angles, supported by and rigidly affixed to said tube;
- (c) a rotor assembly defining an interior space that is subdivided by the stator, eccentrically and rotatably mounted about said stator core and having a pair of partial sidewalls, each defining a circular opening;
- (d) a pair of shaft seals each set into a said circular opening and rotatably mounted about said tube;
- (e) said stator core, rotor and shaft seals together defining multiple, separate sealed chambers that change volume as said rotor moves;
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- (f) ignition, intake and exhaust mechanisms mounted internal to said hollow stator core.
An internal combustion engine comprising:
- (a) support structure means, including tube means;
- (b) stator core means core with exactly two curved surfaces that meet at acute angles, supported by and rigidly affixed to said tube means;
- (c) rotor assembly defining an interior space that is subdivided by the stator, eccentrically and rotatably mounted about said stator core means and having a pair of partial sidewall means, defining a circular opening;
- (d) a pair of shaft seal means each set into a said circular opening and rotatably mounted about said tube means;
- (e) said stator core means, rotor means and shaft seal means together defining multiple chambers that change volume as said rotor means moves, at least one of said chambers being a combustion chamber;
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- (f) ignition, intake and exhaust means mounted internal to said hollow stator core means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.