IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0954541
(2007-12-12)
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등록번호 |
US-7753011
(2010-08-02)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Dick, Timber
- Tillemann-Dick, Corban I.
- Tillemann-Dick, Levi M.
- Tillemann-Dick, Tomicah S.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
80 |
초록
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Radial impulse engine, pump, and compressor systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the invention, an engine includes a first end wall portion spaced apart from a second end wall portion to at least partially define a combustion chamber therebetween. In this embodiment, the engine further
Radial impulse engine, pump, and compressor systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the invention, an engine includes a first end wall portion spaced apart from a second end wall portion to at least partially define a combustion chamber therebetween. In this embodiment, the engine further includes a plurality of movable wall portions disposed between the first and second end wall portions. Each movable wall portion includes a cylindrical surface extending at least partially between a distal edge portion and a pivot axis. Upon ignition in the combustion chamber, the distal edge portion of each movable wall portion slides across the cylindrical surface of the adjacent movable wall portion as the movable wall portions pivot outwardly in unison about their respective pivot axes.
대표청구항
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We claim: 1. An internal combustion engine comprising: a combustion chamber; a first movable wall portion positioned proximate to the combustion chamber, the first movable wall portion having a first distal edge portion spaced apart from a first pivot axis; a second movable wall portion positioned
We claim: 1. An internal combustion engine comprising: a combustion chamber; a first movable wall portion positioned proximate to the combustion chamber, the first movable wall portion having a first distal edge portion spaced apart from a first pivot axis; a second movable wall portion positioned proximate to the combustion chamber, the second movable wall portion having a second distal edge portion spaced apart from a second pivot axis, the second movable wall portion further having an aperture; means for introducing fuel into the combustion chamber; and means for igniting the fuel in the combustion chamber, thereby causing the first distal edge portion of the first movable wall portion to slide across the aperture in the second movable wall portion as the first movable wall portion pivots outwardly about the first pivot axis and the second movable wall portion pivots outwardly about the second pivot axis. 2. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, further comprising means for flowing an air/fuel mixture into the combustion chamber through the aperture as the first movable wall portion pivots outwardly about the first pivot axis and the second movable wall portion pivots outwardly about the second pivot axis. 3. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, further comprising means for discharging exhaust gas from the combustion chamber. 4. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, further comprising means for synchronizing movement of the first and second movable wall portions. 5. The internal combustion engine of claim 1, further comprising: a crankshaft; and means for converting pivotal motion of the first and second movable wall portions into rotational motion of the crankshaft. 6. The internal combustion engine of claim 1 wherein the aperture in the second movable wall portion is a first aperture, and wherein the internal combustion engine further comprises: a third movable wall portion having a second aperture, wherein the third movable wall portion is positioned proximate to the combustion chamber, and wherein the third movable wall portion has a third distal edge portion spaced apart from a third pivot axis; wherein igniting the fuel in the combustion chamber causes the second distal edge portion of the second movable wall portion to slide across the second aperture in the third movable wall portion as the first movable wall portion pivots outwardly about the first pivot axis, the second movable wall portion pivots outwardly about the second pivot axis, and the third movable wall portion pivots outwardly about the third pivot axis. 7. The internal combustion engine of claim 1 wherein the second pivot axis is positioned between the second distal edge portion of the second movable wall portion and a proximal edge portion of the second movable wall portion, and wherein the aperture is positioned between the proximal edge portion of the second movable wall portion and the second pivot axis. 8. The internal combustion engine of claim 1 wherein the second movable wall portion includes a cylindrical surface having a first radius of curvature, and wherein the internal combustion engine further comprises a third movable wall portion disposed between the first and second end wall portions adjacent to the second movable wall portion, the third movable wall portion having a third pivot axis, wherein the first, second, and third pivot axes define a circle having a second radius of curvature that is at least approximately equivalent to the first radius of curvature. 9. An energy conversion apparatus comprising: a first end wall portion; a second end wall portion spaced apart from the first end wall portion to at least partially define a pressure chamber therebetween; a first movable wall portion operably disposed between the first and second end wall portions proximate the pressure chamber; and a second movable wall portion having an aperture therein, wherein the second movable wall portion is operably disposed between the first and second end wall portions adjacent to the first movable wall portion, and wherein the first movable wall portion is configured to move across the aperture in the second movable wall portion as the first movable wall portion pivots about a first pivot axis and the second movable wall portion pivots about a second pivot axis. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the aperture in the second movable wall portion is a first aperture, and wherein the apparatus further comprises: a third movable wall portion having a second aperture therein, wherein the third movable wall portion is operably disposed between the first and second end wall portions adjacent to the second movable wall portion, and wherein the second movable wall portion is configured to move across the second aperture in the third movable wall portion as the first movable wall portion pivots about the first pivot axis, the second movable wall portion pivots about the second pivot axis, and the third movable wall portion pivots about a third pivot axis. 11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the second movable wall portion has a curved surface facing at least generally toward the pressure chamber, and wherein the aperture extends through the curved surface. 12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the second movable wall portion has a cylindrical surface facing at least generally toward the pressure chamber, and wherein the aperture extends through the cylindrical surface. 13. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the first movable wall portion has a first curved surface and the second movable wall portion has a second curved surface, and wherein the first and second curved surfaces together with the first and second end wall portions at least partially define the pressure chamber. 14. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the pressure chamber is a combustion chamber, and wherein at least one of air and an air/fuel mixture flows into the combustion chamber through the aperture when the first movable wall portion moves across the aperture in the second movable wall portion. 15. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the pressure chamber is a combustion chamber, and wherein exhaust gas flows out of the combustion chamber through the aperture when the first movable wall portion moves across the aperture in the second movable wall portion. 16. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a first wrist shaft configured to pivot about the first pivot axis and a second wrist shaft configured to pivot about the second pivot axis, wherein the first movable wall portion is fixedly attached to the first wrist shaft and the second movable wall portion is fixedly attached to the second wrist shaft. 17. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the first movable wall portion is operably coupled to the second movable wall portion so that the first movable wall portion moves in unison with the second movable wall portion. 18. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the second movable wall portion includes a cylindrical surface having a first radius of curvature, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a third movable wall portion disposed between the first and second end wall portions adjacent to the second movable wall portion, the third movable wall portion having a third pivot axis, wherein the first, second, and third pivot axes define a circle having a second radius of curvature that is at least approximately equivalent to the first radius of curvature.
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