Rotary engine and cooling systems thereof
US12264616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04C2240/70
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotary engine, has: housings secured to one another, the housings including a first side housing, a second side housing, and a rotor housing disposed between the first side housing and the second side housing; and a rotor rotationally received within a rotor cavity defined by the first side housing, the second side housing, and the rotor housing; wherein the first side housing, the rotor housing, and the second side housing are cooled in parallel via respective coolant passages including: a first side housing coolant passage extending through the first side housing; a second side housing coolant passage extending through the second side housing; and a rotor housing coolant passage extending through the rotor housing, and wherein the coolant passages are free of inter-passage connection between the housings.
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