US3599612A
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Internal combustion engine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-08-04
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Granted: 1971-08-17
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Expires: 1989-08-04
Abstract
Abstract This application discloses a novel internal combustion engine incorporating the advantageous features of two-cycle and fourcycle engines in a single simplified engine, and also discloses the novel engine in combination with a drive assembly for utilization of the engine in an automobile. A stationary vertical crankshaft and a cylinder block disposed for rotation about the crankshaft are disclosed. Cylinder sleeves disposed in the rotatable block assembly include intake and exhaust ports which are substantially diametrically opposed with the valve action being controlled by the position of the piston within the cylinder sleeve in combination with nonrotative upper and lower intake and exhaust control casings. Fuel as well as air for combustion and scavenging of the combustion chamber is provided through the use of a blower system cooperating with a rotating blower ring attached to the block assembly. The engine includes not only a combustion chamber associated with each piston but also a secondary burning chamber which is opened at a predetermined point in the travel of each piston so that an additional charge of oxygen is applied to the combustion chamber after the main combustion has taken place. Construction details of the complete engine, the novel power transfer assembly for driving a vehicle, and a fuel injection system are disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Tony R Villella
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:01
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B57/00; F02B57/08; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/025; F02B75/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
An internal combustion engine comprising in combination: a first plate having air-intake opening means therein; a second plate having at least one exhaust opening therein; a crankshaft; means interconnecting said plates and said crankshaft and holding the same against relative movement; cylinder block means having means defining a plurality of combustion chambers extending radially outward from a common point, each of said combustion chambers having means defining at least one air-intake opening in the circumference thereof aligned radially with the said airintake opening means of said first plate and at least one exhaust opening in the circumference thereof aligned radially with the said exhaust opening in said second plate; means supporting said block means between said plates for rotation relative to said crankshaft; and a plurality of pistons each disposed in one of said combustion chambers and each having connecting rod means associated therewith and connected to said crankshaft, each of said pistons in moving from one end of the associated combustion chamber to the other during rotation of the block covering and uncovering the intake and exhaust openings in the chamber wall, said second plate being positioned relative to said block such that each piston uncovers the associated exhaust opening in the cylinder block before the cylinder block exhaust opening becomes aligned with an exhaust opening in said second plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
221 words
An internal combustion engine comprising in combination: a first plate having air-intake opening means therein; a second plate having at least one exhaust opening therein; a crankshaft; means interconnecting said plates and said crankshaft and holding the same against relative movement; cylinder block means having means defining a plurality of combustion chambers extending radially outward from a common point, each of said combustion chambers having means defining at least one air-intake opening in the circumference thereof aligned radially with the said airintake opening means of said first plate and at least one exhaust opening in the circumference thereof aligned radially with the said exhaust opening in said second plate; means supporting said block means between said plates for rotation relative to said crankshaft; and a plurality of pistons each disposed in one of said combustion chambers and each having connecting rod means associated therewith and connected to said crankshaft, each of said pistons in moving from one end of the associated combustion chamber to the other during rotation of the block covering and uncovering the intake and exhaust openings in the chamber wall, said second plate being positioned relative to said block such that each piston uncovers the associated exhaust opening in the cylinder block before the cylinder block exhaust opening becomes aligned with an exhaust opening in said second plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 including blower means secured to said block means and aligned for rotation adjacent said first plate and radially aligned with said air intake openings of said first plate and of said combustion chambers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said second plate includes a plurality of exhaust openings therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said block means has a circumferential groove disposed around at least a portion of the circumference of each of said combustion chambers starting from an area of radial alignment with the said air intake opening means of said first plate means, and each of said combustion chambers includes a sleeve member having a plurality of air intake openings disposed in alignment with said groove.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the said intake and exhaust openings of each of said chambers are at least partially disposed in opposite sidewalls of the chamber and radially aligned to permit through-flow of air during the exhaust cycle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means defining said combustion chambers comprises a cast block portion having diametrically opposed intake and exhaust openings therein, and a sleeve membeR secured in each said portion with each sleeve member having diametrically opposed intake and exhaust openings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including a main beveled drive gear disposed about said crankshaft, means holding said gear to said block for rotation therewith and a second beveled gear meshed with said first gear and lying in a plane substantially parallel to the axis of said crankshaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including fuel input means for providing a mixture of air and fuel to said chambers through at least one opening in said first plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 8 including an intake cover secured to said first plate and disposed over the said intake openings thereof, and means supplying air under pressure to the interior of said cover.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
165 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including fuel injection means coupled with each of said cylinders and operative to supply pressurized fuel to the interior of each chamber at a selected time during rotation of said block means, said fuel injection means including individual control valve assemblies associated with each of said chambers and each having a fuel line connected thereto and extending to a point adjacent said crankshaft, and fuel distributor means secured to said crankshaft and having an opening therein which is sequentially aligned with said fuel lines as said block means rotates, said fuel distributor means including an elongated member having a splined end, a fuel line extending longitudinally to an interior point of the member, and a radial fuel line terminating in an open end which is sequentially aligned with the ends of the said fuel lines connected to said control valves; and wherein one end of said crankshaft has a splined opening for receiving the splined end of said elongated member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including a plurality of electrically actuated ignition devices each having a portion extending inside one of said chambers and including conductive terminal means for receiving an electric signal, and means defining a conductive ignition ring maintained stationary relative to said first plate near the outer edge thereof and sequentially engageable with said terminal means as said block means rotates relative to said first plate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said ignition devices comprise spark plugs having an end member extending radially outward from said block means, and said conductive ignition ring is secured to means interconnecting said plates.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said conductive ring is secured to said first plate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including a thin walled substantially flat bearing and sealing member secured to said bottom plate, said bearing and sealing member and said block means having mated upstanding and depressed portions which are mutually reentrant to form a seal extending around a circumference on said plate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including a blower ring secured to said block means below said first plate, said blower ring including a plurality of individual compartments each having open tops and bottoms and angled leading and trailing end walls.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said blower ring has a number of said compartments corresponding to the number of combustion chambers in the engine.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
180 words
An internal combustion engine comprising in combination: a first plate having air-intake opening means therein; a second plate having at least one exhaust opening therein; a crankshaft; means interconnecting said plates and said crankshaft and holding the same against relative movement; cylinder block means having means defining a plurality of combustion chambers extending radially outward from a common point, each of said combustion chambers having means defining at least one air-intake opening in the circumference thereof aligned radially with the said air-intake opening means of said first plate and at least one exhaust opening in the circumference thereof aligned radially with the said exhaust opening In said second plate; means supporting said block means between said plates for rotation relative to said crankshaft; blower means secured to said block means and aligned for rotation adjacent said first plate and radially aligned with said air-intake openings of said first plate and of said combustion chambers; and a plurality of pistons each disposed in one of said combustion chambers and each having connecting rod means associated therewith and connected to said crankshaft.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
180 words
An internal combustion engine comprising in combination: a first plate having air-intake opening means therein; a second plate having at least one exhaust opening therein; a crankshaft; means interconnecting said plates and said crankshaft and holding the same against relative movement; cylinder block means having means defining a plurality of combustion chambers extending radially outward from a common point, each of said combustion chambers having means defining at least one air-intake opening in the circumference thereof aligned radially with the said air-intake opening means of said first plate and at least one exhaust opening in the circumference thereof aligned radially with the said exhaust opening In said second plate; means supporting said block means between said plates for rotation relative to said crankshaft; blower means secured to said block means and aligned for rotation adjacent said first plate and radially aligned with said air-intake openings of said first plate and of said combustion chambers; and a plurality of pistons each disposed in one of said combustion chambers and each having connecting rod means associated therewith and connected to said crankshaft.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-08-16 | 1979-02-15 | 1979-08-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-08-16 | 1983-02-15 | 1983-08-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |