Title:
GEROTOR APPARATUS FOR A QUASI-ISOTHERMAL BRAYTON CYCLE ENGINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005073513
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A gerotor apparatus includes a first gerotor (16a), a second gerotor (14a), and a synchronizing system (18a) operate to synchronize a rotation of the first gerotor with a rotation of the second gerotor. The synchronizing system (18a) includes a cam plate (22a) coupled to the first gerotor (16a), wherein the cam plate (220) includes a plurality of cams (24a), and an alignment plate (26a) coupled to the second gerotor (14a). The alignment plate (260) includes at least one alignment member (28a), wherein the plurality of cams (24a) and the at least one alignment member (28a) interact to synchronize a rotation of the first gerotor with a rotation of the second gerotor.
Inventors:
HOLTZAPPLE MARK T (US)
RABROKER GEORGE A (US)
ROSS MICHAEL K (US)
RABROKER GEORGE A (US)
ROSS MICHAEL K (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/001941
Publication Date:
November 24, 2005
Filing Date:
January 21, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
STARROTOR CORP (US)
TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS (US)
HOLTZAPPLE MARK T (US)
RABROKER GEORGE A (US)
ROSS MICHAEL K (US)
TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS (US)
HOLTZAPPLE MARK T (US)
RABROKER GEORGE A (US)
ROSS MICHAEL K (US)
International Classes:
F01C1/10; F01C11/00; F01C17/04; F01C17/06; F01C19/08; F01C21/00; F01C21/04; F01C21/06; F02G3/00; (IPC1-7): F01C1/10; F01C17/04; F01C17/06; F01C21/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2003067030A2 | 2003-08-14 |
Foreign References:
| US20030228237A1 | 2003-12-11 | |||
| US20030215345A1 | 2003-11-20 |
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