ADJUSTABLE POWER OUTPUT ROTARY-PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; rotary engines.

SUBSTANCE: proposed engine contains rotor made in form of hollow ring rigidly fitted on drive shaft. Clutch with disks secured on bases are fitted on shaft through bearings. Cylinders are rigidly fitted along chords of disks. Pistons are hinge-connected by connecting rod with spring-loaded lever rocker whose free end freely thrusts against spring-loaded ratchet located on inner surface of rotor. According to invention clutch is made interrupted in length, rotor is fitted on shaft in space between, clutches, second end of spring-loaded lever rocker is hinge-mounted with eccentricity relative to shaft axis on washer rigidly fitted on clutch. Free end of rocker is provided with slot for free passage of suction tooth, and traveling gate providing, when necessary, free passing of tooth through slot to cut cylinder out of operation, leaving the piston at rest.

EFFECT: improved efficiency of engine in operation.

4 dwg