Rotary vee engine

Patent · Tue Mar 10 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6651044

Sullivan, R W; Holder, T J; Buchanan, M F

This patent describes an internal combustion engine of a type comprising: a housing, two cylinder blocks mounted in the housing for rotation of one cylinder block about a first rotation axis and rotation of the other cylinder block about a second rotation axis angled with respect to the first rotation axis so that the rotation axes are angled toward one side of the engine. Each cylinder block has cylinders formed therein to intersect the end of the cylinder block adjacent the other cylinder block and to extend therefrom into the cylinder block parallel to the rotation axis of the cylinder block; and angled pistons, each piston having a portion disposed in a cylinder of one cylinder block and a portion disposed in a cylinder in the other cylinder block for orbital motion of the pistons coordinately with rotation of the cylinder blocks. The improvement described here is wherein a central bore is formed through each of the cylinder blocks to extend along the rotation axis for the cylinder block; and wherein the engine further comprises: an angled support shaft having end portions extended axially outwardly of the cylinders of the cylinder blocks and supported by the housing and having a portion extending through each cylinder block along the rotation axis of the cylinder block; and bearing means for rotatably and axially supporting each of the cylinder blocks on the portions of the support shaft.

• Assignee: Sullivan Engine Works, Inc., Snyder, OK
• Patent Number(s): US 4648358
• OSTI ID: 6651044
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330104* -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Rotary
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
CYLINDERS
DESIGN
ENGINES
HEAT ENGINES
INCIDENCE ANGLE
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MOTION
OPERATION
PISTONS
ROTARY ENGINES
ROTATION
SHAFTS
SUPPORTS