US3267671A
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Turbine engine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-07-06
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Granted: 1966-08-23
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Expires: 1985-07-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles L Hill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:43
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/48; G06G7/78; F; F02; F02B; F02B53/00; F02B2730/00; F02B2730/05; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
341 words
A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A CASING, A TURBINE ROTOR JOURNALED IN SAID CASING AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERAL POCKETS, A VALVE WHEEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERAL LOBES AND ROTATABLY JOURNALED IN SAID CASING AT A FIRST POSITION WITH ITS LOBES ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE POCKETS OF SAID ROTOR AS SAID ROTOR AND VALVE WHEEL ARE ROTATED, A COMPRESSOR WHEEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERAL LOBES AND ROTATABLY JOURNALED IN SAID CASING WITH ITS LOBES ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE POCKETS OF SAID ROTOR AS SAID WHEEL AND ROTOR ARE ROTATED AT A SECOND POSITION SPACED ALONG THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR FROM THE FIRST POSITION OF SAID VALVE WHEEL, AN AIR INTAKE PASSAGE THROUGH SAID CASING ADJACENT THE POSITION OF SAID VALVE WHEEL AND SAID ROTOR WHERE THEIR LOBES AND POCKETS DISENGAGE, AN EXHAUST PASSAGE THROUGH SAID CASING ADJACENT THE POSITION OF SAID VALVE WHEEL AND SAID ROTOR WHERE THEIR LOBES AND POCKETS ENGAGE, A COMPRESSED AIR PASSAGE THROUGH SAID CASING ADJACENT THE POSITION OF SAID COMPRESSOR WHEEL AND SAID ROTOR WHERE THEIR LOBES AND POCKETS ENGAGE, A COMBUSTION CHAMBER, MEANS TO INJECT FUEL INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS CONNECTING SAID AIR PASSAGE TO SAID CHAMBER TO INJECT COMPRESSED AIR INTO SAID CHAMBER TO FORM A GASEOUS MIXTURE WITH THE INJECTED FUEL, MEANS TO IGNITE THE GASEOUS MIXTURE IN SAID CHAMBER, PASSAGE MEANS TO CONVEY EXPANDING GASEOUS PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION FROM SAID CHAMBER INTO SAID CASING AGAINST THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ROTOR AT A THIRD POSITION SPACED FROM THE POSITION OF SAID COMPRESSOR WHEEL ALONG THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR, AND MEANS TO CONVEY EXHAUST GASES IN SAID CASING FROM SAID THIRD POSITION TO SAID EXHAUST PASSSAGE, THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CASING FITTING CLOSELY IN GAS RESTRICTING RELATION AROUND SAID VALVE AND COMPRESSOR WHEELS, THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CASING FITTING CLOSELY IN GAS RESTRICTING RELATION AROUND SAID ROTOR BETWEEN SAID VALVE WHEEL AND SAID COMPRESSOR WHEEL FROM SAID INTAKE PASSAGE TO SAID COMPRESSED AIR PASSAGE AND BETWEEN SAID THIRD POSITION AND SAID COMPRESSOR WHEEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
341 words
A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A CASING, A TURBINE ROTOR JOURNALED IN SAID CASING AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERAL POCKETS, A VALVE WHEEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERAL LOBES AND ROTATABLY JOURNALED IN SAID CASING AT A FIRST POSITION WITH ITS LOBES ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE POCKETS OF SAID ROTOR AS SAID ROTOR AND VALVE WHEEL ARE ROTATED, A COMPRESSOR WHEEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERAL LOBES AND ROTATABLY JOURNALED IN SAID CASING WITH ITS LOBES ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE POCKETS OF SAID ROTOR AS SAID WHEEL AND ROTOR ARE ROTATED AT A SECOND POSITION SPACED ALONG THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR FROM THE FIRST POSITION OF SAID VALVE WHEEL, AN AIR INTAKE PASSAGE THROUGH SAID CASING ADJACENT THE POSITION OF SAID VALVE WHEEL AND SAID ROTOR WHERE THEIR LOBES AND POCKETS DISENGAGE, AN EXHAUST PASSAGE THROUGH SAID CASING ADJACENT THE POSITION OF SAID VALVE WHEEL AND SAID ROTOR WHERE THEIR LOBES AND POCKETS ENGAGE, A COMPRESSED AIR PASSAGE THROUGH SAID CASING ADJACENT THE POSITION OF SAID COMPRESSOR WHEEL AND SAID ROTOR WHERE THEIR LOBES AND POCKETS ENGAGE, A COMBUSTION CHAMBER, MEANS TO INJECT FUEL INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS CONNECTING SAID AIR PASSAGE TO SAID CHAMBER TO INJECT COMPRESSED AIR INTO SAID CHAMBER TO FORM A GASEOUS MIXTURE WITH THE INJECTED FUEL, MEANS TO IGNITE THE GASEOUS MIXTURE IN SAID CHAMBER, PASSAGE MEANS TO CONVEY EXPANDING GASEOUS PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION FROM SAID CHAMBER INTO SAID CASING AGAINST THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ROTOR AT A THIRD POSITION SPACED FROM THE POSITION OF SAID COMPRESSOR WHEEL ALONG THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR, AND MEANS TO CONVEY EXHAUST GASES IN SAID CASING FROM SAID THIRD POSITION TO SAID EXHAUST PASSSAGE, THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CASING FITTING CLOSELY IN GAS RESTRICTING RELATION AROUND SAID VALVE AND COMPRESSOR WHEELS, THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CASING FITTING CLOSELY IN GAS RESTRICTING RELATION AROUND SAID ROTOR BETWEEN SAID VALVE WHEEL AND SAID COMPRESSOR WHEEL FROM SAID INTAKE PASSAGE TO SAID COMPRESSED AIR PASSAGE AND BETWEEN SAID THIRD POSITION AND SAID COMPRESSOR WHEEL.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-08-22 | 1970-02-21 | 1970-08-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-08-22 | 1974-02-21 | 1974-08-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-08-22 | 1978-02-21 | 1978-08-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |