公开(公告)号：US20020114718A1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-22

申请号：US10055612

申请日：2001-10-29

Applicant: Ron Richards Engine Technologies Pty Ltd.

Inventor： Ronald Leslie Richards

IPC: F01C001/00 ,  F03C002/00

CPC classification number: F01C1/077 ,  F02B53/00 ,  F02B2053/005 ,  F02B2075/027

Abstract: A toroidal engine is provided having opposed rotor assemblies supporting pistons arranged on each rotor assembly. Part toroidal working chambers are formed between the pistons in which a combustible mixture of air and fuel is compressed and then ignited at minimum working chamber volume forcing the then active pistons and rotor assemblies to accelerate. The rotor assemblies drive a planetary member for rotation about its axis through a sliding pin connection. The or each planetary member is supported on a crankpin of a crankshaft and is integral with a planet gear meshed with a sun/annulus gear centered on the crankshaft axis. The crankshaft may be arranged to counter-rotate relative to the rotor assemblies by meshing the planetary member gear with an annulus gear or in the same direction by meshing with a sun gear.

Abstract translation: 环形发动机设置有支撑设置在每个转子组件上的活塞的相对的转子组件。 部分环形工作室形成在空气和燃料的可燃混合物被压缩的活塞之间，然后以最小工作室体积点燃，迫使当时的活塞和转子组件加速。 转子组件驱动行星构件，以通过滑动销连接围绕其轴线旋转。 所述行星构件或每个行星构件支撑在曲轴的曲柄销上，并与与以曲轴轴线为中心的太阳/环形齿轮啮合的行星齿轮一体。 曲轴可以被布置成通过与行星齿轮齿轮与环形齿轮啮合或者通过与太阳齿轮啮合而在相同方向上相对于转子组件相反旋转。