Rotary internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Aug 21 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6768952

Bayless, J H

This patent describes an internal combustion rotary engine. It comprises: a housing; a casing mounted in the housing and defining, at least in part, an annular circular piston chamber, a continuous chamber slot formed in the casing and extending the full interior circumference thereof, and a combustion chamber; a shaft mounted in the housing for rotation about its axis and position radially inwardly of the annular piston chamber, the shaft having two intersecting passages extending radially therethrough and at right angles; four pistons movably mounted in the piston chamber for rotation about an axis of rotation which intersects the shaft axis and defines therewith an angle between about 30{degrees} and 80{degrees}; a first connecting rod extending through one passage and interconnecting two pistons 180{degrees} apart within the piston chamber; a second connecting rod; and ignition means.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-90-165214; NOV-90-035031
• Patent Number(s): US 4949688; A
• Application Number: PPN: US s 7-302580
• OSTI ID: 6768952
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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