Rotary engine
US4401070A · kind A · utility
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5Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An internal combustion engine has a rotor and a vane extending slidably through the rotor in a transverse direction for rotation therewith. The vane has opposite ends extendable beyond the rotor. A stator has a hollow, cylindrical interior. The rotor is rotatably received within the interior. The stator has opposite side walls with circumferentially extending depressions therein. The depressions are shaped to slidably receive the ends of the vane in sealing contact. The depressions of the opposite walls are staggered, causing transverse reciprocation of the vane as the rotor is rotated.
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