Self-starting, free piston Stirling engine
US4036018A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02G2275/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A free piston, Stirling engine is provided with seals which permit a limited range of friction-free displacer piston movement for allowing a starting perturbation of displacer piston position. The seal is a sealing ring resiliently mounted to one of two slidably engaged members of the Stirling engine with a limited freedom of movement relative to that member and sealingly slidable along the other member.
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