The invention relates to multi-cylinder internal combustion ignition engines used in land, sea and air vehicles.
The invention relates in particular to a lightweight engine having higher throughput and performance rather than in-line type, v, boxer, wankel and similar engine types.
Various engine embodiments have been implemented to increase the performance and throughput of multi-cylinder, internal combustion ignition engines used in land, sea and air vehicles. In-line type and v types are those which are most prevalently known and used among the engines in question. Apart form these types, engine types such as wankel and boxer are also used. The primary operation principle in ignition engines is based on four stroke ignition. A piston, cylinder, combustion chamber, valve, crank mechanisms are standard components. Among multi-cylinder engines, in-line cylinder type engines are among the types which are by far the most worked on. Cylinders in a line, opening to an engine block and the pistons moving in the cylinders, a crank shaft which converts the post combustion motion energy of the pistons to mechanical energy and which comprises all the pistons are its major elements.
V type engines are another engine type. The main principle of such engines is positioning the line cylinders oppositely and at an angle with each other, obtaining the required high power and counterbalancing engine loads acting on the crank shaft. In the event multi-cylinder engines are in-line type, their great space requirement and counterbalancing of heavy mechanical loads are thus provided for in this manner.
Boxer type engines are another engine type. Boxer engine, or as alternatively called the flat engine is an internal combustion engine with pistons parallel to the ground. Such internal combustion engines were developed by Karl Benz. In the boxer engine, cylinders are placed in 2 lines on both sides of the crank shaft and thus it is ensured that the motion of all pistons is on a single plane. That heavy mechanical loads arise in these engine types necessitates an impact resisting shaft like the crank shaft which comprises a cost that is 30% of the engine cost. The fact that the mechanism is complicated, the sensitivity of calculating centers of gravities for a balanced rotation on the shaft, and other mechanical factors are important factors in cost and operation efficiency.
In wankel engines in which centers of gravity are improved by Felix Wankel, on the contrary to the internal combustion engines, the rotating pistons, which are triangular and flattened on the sides, are used. By virtue of transferring the loads via the shaft connected directly on the piston, their structure is less complex than other engines. Applications EP0063240 titled “rotary piston engine”, CA637089 titled “rotary piston internal combustion engine”, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,540,356 titled “Internal axis crankless rotary piston engine” are examples of Felix Wankel's improvements in this area. Wear occurring on the contact surfaces of the rotating piston is a problem encountered in these engine types. Another problem encountered is high fuel consumption due to not being able to adjust the compression ratio. In order to eliminate such disadvantages, hybrid or hydrogen based engine improvements are currently in progress.
For internal combustion, multi cylinder ignition engines in which fuel oil can be used at 15-20% and diesel fuel can be used at 30%, engine technologies which operate on different principles where mechanical load is minimized and efficiency is increased are being sought.
Based on the state of the art, the object of the invention is to eliminate existing disadvantages through improvements in multi cylinder, internal combustion, ignition engines used in land, sea and air vehicles.
Another object of the invention is to attain a lightweight engine as alternative to the known engine type. Another object of the invention is to obtain more energy from the fuel as the result of combustion. Another object is to achieve an engine with a simple mechanism. In this way, the need for complex engine components is eliminated. Another object of the invention is to provide for the transfer of the movement without requiring a durable crank shaft geometry found in internal combustion engines. In this manner, the crank shaft design that varies based on the number of cylinders is not required. In this manner, varying crank shaft center of weight measurements are not required with the increase in the number of cylinders. Another object of the invention is to obtain an engine by making simple additions according to the mechanical power.
In order to achieve said objects, innovations were made on multi cylinder, internal combustion, ignition, rotating block radial engines used in land, sea and air vehicles, comprising one external block body and at least one piston space, combustion chambers, at least one piston operating inside said block body.
In order to achieve said objects, innovations were made on rotating, internal combustion engines converting fuel/air mixture to energy, having coolant/lubricating fluid flow conduits, cooled with air or oil, comprising at least one ignition engine body and at least one engine cover connected to said engine body.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, in order to achieve an engine having a smaller volume and weight and providing higher efficiency, at least one external piston inner space was formed in said engine providing the combustion and exhaust discharge volumes and having geared rotation channels. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, at least one internal was formed which provides the combustion volume inside said engine, having fuel/air mixture suction openings located under said internal piston space. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, at least one internal piston was formed which compresses the fuel/air mixture in front of it by rotating inside said internal piston space and transfers it to the external piston inner space. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, at least one external piston is formed which rotates in the opposite direction as the internal piston, and burns the fuel/air mixture in front of it and flushes the exhaust gas by rotating inside said external piston inner space. In this manner, an engine having a simpler mechanism is achieved. In this manner, an ignition engine was obtained with a more practical maintenance and repair.
a: The view of the engine, in stationary form, in a representative application of the invention.
b: The view of engine pistons rotated by 30° in a representative application of the invention.
c: The view of engine pistons rotated by 60° in a representative application of the invention.
d: The view of engine pistons rotated by 90° in a representative application of the invention.
e: The view of engine pistons rotated by 120° in a representative application of the invention.
f: The view of engine pistons rotated by 150° in a representative application of the invention.
g: The view of engine pistons rotated by 180° in a representative application of the invention.
h: The view of engine pistons rotated by 210° in a representative application of the invention.
i: The view of engine pistons rotated by 240° in a representative application of the invention.
j: The view of engine pistons rotated by 270° in a representative application of the invention.
k: The view of engine pistons rotated by 300° in a representative application of the invention.
l: The view of engine pistons rotated by 330° in a representative application of the invention.
The implementation of the invention shown in the figures is the rotating, internal combustion gasoline or diesel engine cooled by air or oil. In
Body Components (1, 2);
Engine body consists of two parts. The engine body (1) and the engine cover (2). The to gearbox cover (1.1) is the cover where the engine is opened. The characteristic of the engine is that energy and power are generated via pistons (5, 6) of differing profiles rotating in the same angular and opposite directions. Inside the engine in the representative application given in the figures, two combustions occur in each cycle. Required power can be achieved with multiple engines connected to each other (
Via an external piston inner space (4) having gear rotation ducts shown in
Pistons (5, 7);
Compression and pumping to the external piston inner space (4) is carried out with an internal piston (7) which rotates inside the internal piston space (6) and compresses the fuel/air mixture (17) in front of it and pumps it to the external piston inner space (4). The fuel burning inside the external piston (5) and the external piston inner space (4) is discharged from the front face of the external piston inner space (4) and the exhaust exit (4.1). Combustion and exhaust is provided via an external piston (5) which rotates inside the external piston inner space (4) in the direction opposite to that of the internal piston (7) and flushes the exhaust gas (18) in front of it. The angular speed of the internal piston (7) and the external piston (5) are equal and their directions of rotation are opposite. The pistons rotate counterclockwise inside a hollow axle (11) passing through the “0” center and the internal piston (7) connected to it. The external piston (5) rotates in the opposite direction (clockwise) at the same rotational speed, with the aid of the gears on the external side of the external piston (5) via the geared disk (12) connected to the axle (11) and the intermediate gear (14) which it rotates. The internal piston (7) is the small piston; it operates inside the internal piston space (6) and performs compression. The internal piston (7) burns the air and fuel mixture coming into the internal piston space (6) and performs exhausting (
Shuttle (3);
Shown in
Compression:
The internal piston (7) compresses the fuel/air mixture (17) it has sucked in with its front face (
The movement is transferred with an axle (11) that rotates the internal piston (7) and through which the coolant/lubricant fluid (9) moves. The external piston (5) is rotated with the intermediate gear (14). The intermediate gear (14) is located in between the two gears. The intermediate gear (14) is turned with a geared disk (12) connected with the axle (11). The gear shaft (14.1) is the shaft which turns the intermediate gear (14). The oil intake (1.3) is lubrication intake for the intermediate gear (14).
Valve Caps (8.1, 8.2) in
Opening and closing is provided between the spaces (4, 6) with the top valve cap (8.1) connected to one of the internal piston space (6) openings. Opening and closing is provided between the spaces (4, 6) with the bottom valve cap (8.2) connected to one of the internal piston space (6) openings. Opening and closing of the top valve cap (8.1) is provided via a small gearwheel (8) connected to the top valve cap (8.1) and having toothed and smooth edges, located at the edges of the motion timing. Opening and closing of the bottom valve cap (8.2) is provided via a small gearwheel (8) connected to the bottom valve cap (8.2) and having toothed and smooth edges, located at the edges of the motion timing. With a spring (8.3) connected to the small gearwheel (8), the small gearwheel (8) is made to take its initial position at the end of the rotation. The spring (8.3) is connected to the valve caps (8.1, 8.2). When the small gearwheel (8) turns the valve caps (8.1, 8.2) it also winds the spring (8.3). The valve caps (8.1, 8.2) are two in number (
Lubrication and Cooling (FIG. 6,8)
Cooling is provided with a partition (10) formed inside the side surfaces of the internal piston space (6) and enables the passage of the coolant/lubricant fluid (9). Cooling is provided with multiple coolant intakes (10.1) formed inside the partition (10) and enable the passage of the coolant/lubricant fluid (9). The coolant intakes (10.1) are the ducts located inside the internal piston space (6) and external piston inner space (4) partition (10) (
With the coolant/lubricant fluid (9) (oil) in the shuttle (3) bearing (3.3) (
The shuttle coolant hole intake-exit (3.1) is on the top section of the shuttle (3). The lubrication hole (3.2) provides for the lubrication of the bearing (3.3) via the shuttle (3) (
The flow of oil into the shuttle coolant hole intake-exit (3.1) is provided for with the oil passage ducts (3.4) formed on the top and bottom surfaces of the shuttle, the engine body (1), the engine cover (2.2) (
The lubrication ring (1.2) (
Sealing:
Because the engine rotates on a single axis, the gap in between the pistons (5, 7) and the spaces (4, 6) is left as much as the expansion and oil thickness.
With a lubrication ring (9.1) which is positioned inside the partition (10) shown in
For gasoline type engines (
The spark-plug (15) is at the positions shown in
It comprises two nested concentric equal width spaces (4, 6), and two pistons (5, 7) within the same that have different profiles and rotate in opposite directions at the same angular speed, with two shuttles (3) traveling on a bearing (3.3) encased by them. In the event the fuel/air mixture (17) shown in
Diesel Engine (
Efficiency increases because compression volume is small and the combustion volume is large (same as the compound system in steam engines). Because the compression is high, valve caps (8.1, 8.2) open and close only by the action of the spring (8.3) and the compression. In the event the fuel is diesel, there is a diesel type exhaust nozzle (6.2) located under the internal piston space (6). In the event the fuel is diesel, there is a diesel type suction nozzle (4.2) located under the external piston inner space (4).
In the event the fuel is diesel, there are two injectors (16) located under the internal piston space (6).
There is an oil intake (1.3) on the engine body (1) shown in
Illustration of the operation of the engine in a cycle (
The figures given are the 12 different positions of 30° turns each from the stop. The figures show the positions of the valve caps (8.1, 8.2) and pistons (5, 7) at every 30° turn.
a is a representative start position. The center of the external piston (5) shows 0° and the center of the internal piston (7) shows 180°.
The pistons (5, 7) given in
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This invention relates to a rotating internal combustion engine providing high speed and power by enabling two combustions in one cycle. Because it is possible, due to it being small, to connect 1, 2, 3 engines on the same axle, both an economic and a powerful high speed engine is obtained as required (
This invention may not be limited to the representative embodiments provided in this section. Alternative embodiments which may be realized by the persons skilled in the art on the basis of the fundamental elements within the protective state as set forth in the claims shall mean the violation of the invention.
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