公开(公告)号：US4598628A

公开(公告)日：1986-07-08

申请号：US612252

申请日：1984-05-21

Applicant: Harold D. Courtright

Inventor： Harold D. Courtright

IPC: F01B1/06 ,  F01B9/02 ,  F01B13/06 ,  F02B1/04 ,  F03C1/24 ,  F03D9/00 ,  F04B17/02 ,  F04B27/02

CPC classification number: F03C1/2454 ,  F01B13/06 ,  F03C1/24 ,  F03D9/001 ,  F03D9/12 ,  F04B17/02 ,  F04B27/02 ,  F02B1/04 ,  Y02E10/72 ,  Y02E60/16

Abstract: A rotary hydraulic engine is disclosed having a stationary crankshaft with an eccentric crank portion disposed thereon. A housing is rotatable about the crankshaft. At least two pairs of cylinders are connected to the housing and extend quadrilaterally therefrom. A piston is slidingly disposed within each cylinder, and is connected to an oppositely disposed piston so as to move in tandem when propelled by a fluid under pressure. An external valve mechanism is provided which is connected to the cylinders so as to sequentially actuate the pistons contained therein when supplied with fluid under pressure. A scotch yoke assembly integrates the motion of the pairs of pistons into a balanced array of weight and force vectors rotating around the axis of the eccentric crank portion of the stationary crankshaft. This sequential reciprocation of the pairs of pistons imparts a rotary motion to the housing, the rotary motion in turn causing the housing to act as a flywheel. A transmission mechanism such as a belt drive is attached to the housing for conveying rotary motion to a desired mechanical apparatus, or alternatively for driving the engine. As a result, the engine may be driven by an external source of energy such as wind for compressing air, and later selectively driven by the compressed air collected.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种旋转液压发动机，其具有设置在其上的偏心曲柄部分的静止曲轴。 壳体可围绕曲轴旋转。 至少两对气缸连接到壳体并从其四边方向延伸。 活塞滑动地设置在每个气缸内，并且连接到相对设置的活塞，以在由压力下的流体驱动时串联运动。 提供外部阀机构，其连接到气缸，以便在被供应流体的压力下依次致动其中容纳的活塞。 苏格兰铁杆组件将活塞对的运动整合成围绕静止曲轴的偏心曲柄部分的轴线旋转的重量和力矢量的平衡阵列。 活塞对之间的这种顺序的往复运动给壳体提供了一个旋转运动，旋转运动又使壳体充当飞轮。 诸如皮带驱动器的传动机构附接到壳体，用于将旋转运动传送到期望的机械装置，或者替代地用于驱动发动机。 结果，发动机可以由诸如风的外部能量源驱动以压缩空气，并且随后由所收集的压缩空气选择性地驱动。