Non-reciprocating, orbital, internal combustion engine

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine, comprising a series of cylinders carried on a rotating cylinder wheel for orbital motion and adapted to receive said combustible fluid, and a cooperating series of pistons carried on a rotating piston wheel for opposite orbital motion and arranged to coaxially oppose and sequentially enter and completely withdraw from respective ones of said cylinders, each of said cylinders and pistons being paraxial or coaxial with all other cylinders and pistons at all times during their said orbital motions, said pistons being arranged to deliver said combustible fluid to said cylinders.

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine having a combustible fluid supply and comprising a cylinder carried on a rotating cylinder wheel for orbital motion and having a longitudinal axis, and a cooperating piston carried on a counterrotating piston wheel for opposite orbital motion and having throughout its carriage the same longitudinal axis as said cylinder, said piston being arranged to sequentially enter and completely withdraw from said cylinder in timed relation with delivery of said combustible fluid for combustible fluid compression, detonation and exhaust.

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine, comprising a series of cylinders carried on a rotating cylinder wheel for orbital motion and adapted to receive said combustible fluid, and a cooperating series of pistons carried on a rotating piston wheel for opposite orbital motion and arranged to coaxially oppose and sequentially enter and completely withdraw from respective ones of said cylinders, each of said cylinders and pistons being paraxial or coaxial with all other cylinders and pistons at all times during their said orbital motions, and in which each said cylinder has an exhaust port closable during piston entry in combustible fluid compression aiding relation.

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine, comprising a series of cylinders carried on a rotating cylinder wheel for orbital motion and adapted to receive said combustible fluid, and a cooperating series of pistons carried on a counterrotating piston wheel for opposite orbital motion and arranged to coaxially oppose and sequentially enter and completely withdraw from respective ones of said cylinders, each of said cylinders and pistons being paraxial or coaxial with all other cylinders and pistons at all times during their said orbital motions, each said cylinder having an exhaust port closable during piston entry in combustible fluid compression aiding relation.

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine comprising at least one cylinder or piston having a longitudinal axis and arranged for orbital motion on a first driven wheel extending in a plane, at least one cooperating piston or cylinder respectively having at all times the same longitudinal axis as said first driven wheel cylinder or piston and arranged for counter orbital motion on a second driving wheel extending in said plane, each said same longitudinal axis between a cylinder and piston being always parallel with all other same longitudinal axes during said orbital motions, said first and second wheels being relatively arranged to interfit periodically said piston and cylinder increasingly along said same longitudinal axis;

• and an energy supply to said cylinder for decreasing cylinder and piston interfittment.

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine comprising cylinders or pistons arranged for orbital motion on a first driven wheel extending in a plane, pistons or cylinders respectively arranged for counter orbital motion on a second driving wheel extending in said plane, said first and second wheels being relatively arranged to interfit periodically said pistons increasingly with said cylinders, each of said cylinders and pistons being paraxial or coaxial with all other cylinders and pistons at all times during their said orbital motions, and an energy supply to said cylinder for decreasing cylinder and piston interfittment each said cylinder having an exhaust port closable during piston entry in combustible fluid compression aiding relation.

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine having a power output, said engine comprising a cooperating cylinder and piston having at all times the same longitudinal axis, a cylinder carrier wheel rotating on a cylinder carrier wheel hub and carrying said cylinder for orbital motion in a first angular direction, a piston carrier wheel rotating on a piston carrier wheel hub parallel to and spaced from said cylinder carrier wheel hub and carrying said piston for orbital motion in a second angular direction counter to said first angular direction, said cylinder and piston orbital motions locally intersecting in cylinder and piston increasing and then decreasing interfitting relation on said same longitudinal axis, a detonatable fuel supply for detonating fuel within said cylinder in piston and cylinder decreasing interfitting relation to drive a carrier wheel, said driven carrier wheel being coupled to said power output in driving relation.

A method of operating a combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine, including orbitally moving a cylinder having a longitudinal axis on a first circular path extending in a plane, oppositely orbitally moving a cooperating piston having the same longitudinal axis as said cylinder on a second circular path extending in said plane and that periodically intersects said first circular path in piston-in-cylinder increasing interfitting relation, supplying energy between said cylinder and said piston in piston and cylinder decreasing interfitting relation, and maintaining said cylinder and said piston on said same longitudinal axis at all times during their said orbital moving, said same longitudinal axis being in parallel with all other same said longitudinal axes if any at all times during said cylinder and piston orbital moving.

A method of operating a combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine, including sequentially interfitting a series of angularly carried cylinders in orbital motion with a series of cooperating angularly carried pistons in orbital motion, maintaining each said cylinder and its said cooperating piston on the same longitudinal axis and said same longitudinal axis parallel with all other same longitudinal axes between other cylinders and pistons if any at all times during their said orbital motions, said cylinders being adapted to receive said combustible fluid, and thereafter completely withdrawing said cooperating pistons from respective ones of said cylinders along said same longitudinal axis in combustible fluid introducing, compressing, detonating and exhausting relation repetitively as a function of said relative angular carriage of said cylinders and pistons.

A method of operating a combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine, including opposing and sequentially interfitting a series of angularly carried cylinders in orbital motion, each said cylinder having a longitudinal axis and adapted to receive said combustible fluid and a cooperating series of oppositely angularly carried pistons in orbital motion, each said piston having a longitudinal axis, maintaining said cylinder and piston longitudinal axes paraxial or coaxial with the longitudinal axes of all other cylinders and pistons at all times during their said orbital motions, thereafter completely withdrawing said pistons from respective ones of said cylinders in combustible fluid introducing, compressing, detonating and exhausting relation repetitively as a function of said relative angular carriage of said cylinders and pistons, and supplying a combustible fluid via each said piston into said respective ones of said cylinders in timed relation with piston cylinder entry for compression, detonation and exhaust.

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine, comprising a series of axially extended, interiorly open, cylindrical volume-defining cylinders carried on a cylinder wheel for orbital motion and adapted to receive said combustible fluid, and a series of axially extended cooperating pistons carried on a piston wheel for opposite orbital motion and arranged to sequentially enter and completely withdraw from respective ones of said cylinders, maintaining each said cylinder and its cooperating piston on the same longitudinal axis at all times during their said orbital motions, and maintaining all said same longitudinal axes parallel with all other same longitudinal axis at all times during said orbital motions.

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine having a power output, said engine comprising a cooperating cylinder and piston having at all times the same longitudinal axis, said cylinder being interiorly open and defining a cylindrical volume along said same longitudinal axis, a cylinder carrier wheel rotating on a cylinder carrier wheel hub and carrying said cylinder for orbital motion on a cylinder circular path in a first angular direction, a piston carrier wheel rotating on a piston carrier wheel hub parallel to and spaced from said cylinder wheel carrier hub and carrying said piston for orbital motion on a piston circular path in a second angular direction counter to said cylinder carrier wheel first angular direction, locally intersecting said cylinder and piston circular paths in cylinder and piston increasing and then decreasing axial interfitting relation along said same longitudinal axis, each said same longitudinal axis being at all times parallel with all other same longitudinal axes, supplying a detonatable fuel to said cylinder in piston and cylinder decreasing interfitting relation to drive a carrier wheel, said driven carrier wheel being coupled to said power output in driving relation.

A combustible fluid operated piston and cylinder engine, comprising plural pairs of cooperating cylinders and pistons, each said pair having at all times a common longitudinal axis, said cylinders and pistons being carried in orbital motion on oppositely rotating cylinder and piston carrier wheels respectively for sequential entry into and withdrawal from said cylinder of said piston in timed relation with delivery of said combustible fluid into said cylinder for compression, detonation and exhaust, each said common longitudinal axis being parallel with each other common longitudinal axis throughout said cylinder and piston orbital motions.