US3224187A
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Hot gas engine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-05-04
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1984-05-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger R Breihan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:51
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02G; F02G1/00; F02G1/04; F02G1/043; F02G1/053; F02G1/055; F03; F03G; F03G6/00; F03G6/06; F03G6/062; F02G2254/00; F02G2254/30; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E10/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
IN A HOT GAS ENGINE, A CYLINDER, A SOLAR ENERGY RECIEVER LOCATED WITHIN THE FORWARD END OF THE CYLINDER, A POWER PISTON LOCATED IN THE REAR END OF THE CYLINDER, A DISPLACEMENT PISTON LOCATED IN THE CYLINDER BETWEEN THE RECEIVER AND THE POWER PISTON WITH THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DISPLACEMENT PISTON AND THE POWER PISTON DEFINING A COLD CHAMBER AND THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DISPLACEMENT PISTON AND THE RECEIVER DEFINING A HOT CHAMBER, SAID RECIEVER HAVING AN OPERNING TO RECEIVE SOLAR RADIATION AND HAVING A WALL TO BE HEATED BY SAID SOLAR RADIATION AND DISPOSED IN HEAT CONDUCTIVE RELATION WITH THE GAS IN THE HOT CHAMBER, A MIRROR POSITIONED TO DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION INTO THE OPENING OF THE RECEIVER, AND SUPPORT MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE MIRROR AND THE CYLINDER, SAID SUPPORT MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO THE CYLINDER AT THE LOCATION OF THE COLD CHAMBER AND SAID SUPPORT MEANS SERVING TO SUPPORT THE MIRROR AND ALSO SERVING TO CONDUCT HEAT FROM THE CYLINDER AT THE AREA OF THE COLD CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
IN A HOT GAS ENGINE, A CYLINDER, A SOLAR ENERGY RECIEVER LOCATED WITHIN THE FORWARD END OF THE CYLINDER, A POWER PISTON LOCATED IN THE REAR END OF THE CYLINDER, A DISPLACEMENT PISTON LOCATED IN THE CYLINDER BETWEEN THE RECEIVER AND THE POWER PISTON WITH THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DISPLACEMENT PISTON AND THE POWER PISTON DEFINING A COLD CHAMBER AND THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DISPLACEMENT PISTON AND THE RECEIVER DEFINING A HOT CHAMBER, SAID RECIEVER HAVING AN OPERNING TO RECEIVE SOLAR RADIATION AND HAVING A WALL TO BE HEATED BY SAID SOLAR RADIATION AND DISPOSED IN HEAT CONDUCTIVE RELATION WITH THE GAS IN THE HOT CHAMBER, A MIRROR POSITIONED TO DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION INTO THE OPENING OF THE RECEIVER, AND SUPPORT MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE MIRROR AND THE CYLINDER, SAID SUPPORT MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO THE CYLINDER AT THE LOCATION OF THE COLD CHAMBER AND SAID SUPPORT MEANS SERVING TO SUPPORT THE MIRROR AND ALSO SERVING TO CONDUCT HEAT FROM THE CYLINDER AT THE AREA OF THE COLD CHAMBER.
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