Rotary piston engine

Patent · Tue Apr 04 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5836012

Wilks, R C

An improved rotary piston engine is described, comprising, in combination: a housing having an internal chamber bounded by curved bore including convex and concave curved surfaces, the internal cross section of the chamber presenting an oval profile which is constricted about a housing section disposed intermediate the convex and curved surfaces; a piston mounted for rotation within the chamber, the piston having a convex curved external surface and a slot intersecting the convex surface for receiving a movable vane; a piston vane mounted for extension and retraction through the piston slot; a resilient member mounted in the piston slot biasing the piston vane into yieldable engagement with the housing bore; and a counter-piston vane mounted on the housing for extension into and retraction out of the housing chamber, the counter-piston vane being mounted for sliding movement within a slot which intersects the housing through the constricted housing section.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-89-115500; NOV-89-066026
• Patent Number(s): US 4817567
• OSTI ID: 5836012
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330104* -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Rotary
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
DESIGN
ENGINES
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
FINS
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
PISTONS
ROTARY ENGINES