Rotary internal combustion engine
US3975122A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1974 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01C19/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a rotary internal combustion engine comprising a unitary housing member including first annularly extending wall means including an outwardly facing surface partially defining a cooling jacket extending generally circumferentially around the first wall means, and an inwardly facing surface partially defining a rotor cavity, together with second wall means extending in outwardly spaced relation from the first wall means and including an inwardly facing surface in opposing relation to the outwardly facing surface of the first wall means to further partially define the cooling jacket, and web means extending generally transversely to and joining the first and second wall means. Also disclosed herein is a rotary internal combustion engine comprising a housing assembly including a housing member having an end wall and wall means partially defining a rotor cavity extending to the end wall and having a portion in which combustion takes place and also partially defining a cooling jacket extending adjacent to the cavity portion and to the end wall, together with a cover on the housing member end wall and including a first portion further defining the rotor cavity and a s…
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