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US 9,708,911 B1Granted
Gyroscopic internal combustion engine
OwnerGary O. Sandstedtinventor
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine, configured in the form of an enclosed powered flywheel, operating in a horizontal plane, which functions both as an on-board gyroscope, to stabilize a vehicle from rolling over, and to simultaneously provide vehicular locomotion, through a power train, with the flywheel rotated by at least one fueled piston, of a hosting combustion chamber, internal to the flywheel.
Claims18
An internal combustion engine comprising;
- (A) a flywheel system of a vehicle, operating in a horizontal plane and functioning both as an on-board gyroscope to stabilize a vehicle from rolling over and simultaneously providing vehicular locomotion;
- (B) a flywheel containing at least two opposing combustion chambers, each hosting a rotating piston assembly, with each piston having a connected extension, engaging a respective offset cam of a cam shaft, which is static during the application of fuel usage and freely spinning at all other times by the release of a first clutch plate attached to the cam shaft from opposing second clutch plate secured to a stationary anchor, under control of a data processor;
- (C) a flywheel extension opposite a flywheel centered cam shaft in the form of a flywheel centered drive shaft of a lesser diameter than the flywheel and directly connected to a first motor-generator, which, in fueled operation, through a data processor controlled bi-directional current flow switch, passes current flow to at least one mechanically connected second motor-generator assembly over a supply line to directly drive at least one traction wheel of a vehicle;
- (D) the flywheel encased by a cooling jacket, the cooling jacket either:
- (i) being in a closed circuit loop with a cooling radiator and a liquid circulating pump to facilitate engine cooling, or
- (ii) having an input port connected to a forced air blower to facilitate engine cooling and an exhaust port to expel spent engine heated air from the cooling jacket.
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