Nutating internal combustion engine
US5251594A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A nutating internal combustion engine is disclosed including a disc having cone-shaped surfaces and a centrally disposed sphere positioned within a symmetrical, spherical-segment shaped chamber which is adapted to contain the disc and has a central bearing to movably engage the sphere and to allow the disc to nutate within the chamber to turn drive shafts. Preferably, the engine operates on a four cycle principle and combines the intake and compression chambers into a single chamber and the combustion and exhaust chambers into a single chamber to fire every 180 degrees.
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