PLANETARY ROTARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Title:

PLANETARY ROTARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005024200

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An apparatus for a rotary internal combustion engine (10). The engine (10) has three rotating members (1006) that orbit about the center of a three-armed rotor (1002) as the rotor (1002) rotates within a housing (102) with three lobes (1112). The tips (1106) of the rotating members (1006) engage the lobes (1112) and a circular cutout (1306) in the rotor (1002) as the rotor (1002) rotates. A back plate (106) includes inlet and exhaust ports (502, 504) that are sequentially opened and closed by the rotating members (1006) and rotor (1002) as they move within the housing. A front plate (202) rotates with the rotor (1002) and separates the combustion chambers from a planetary gear assembly (206, 306, 308) that ensures the alignment of the rotating members (1006) as they orbit the rotor shaft (108). Fuel is injected after the compression cycle (1614) is initiated.

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Inventors:

WATKINS BARTON W (US)
WATKINS ERNEST R (US)
HENDRIX LAWRANCE A (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2004/028797

Publication Date:

July 28, 2005

Filing Date:

September 03, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

POWER SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES (US)
WATKINS BARTON W (US)
WATKINS ERNEST R (US)
HENDRIX LAWRANCE A (US)

International Classes:

F01C1/36; (IPC1-7): F02B53/04

Foreign References:

US4481920A	1984-11-13
US2136066A	1938-11-08
US4274374A	1981-06-23
US6814045B2	2004-11-09

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