Rotary combustion engine apex seal arrangement
US3973882A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01C19/02
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotary combustion engine apex seal arrangement comprising two end-to-end apex seal segments forced by a spring biased central wedge to engage a peripheral wall at their outer sealing surfaces and also to engage the respective adjoining side walls at their outer ends thereby leaving a gap only between their inner ends.
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