A rotary piston engine is provided. The rotary piston engine includes a shell and a rotor, the rotating rotor is arranged in the shell and divides a rotor cavity into compression chambers with a variable volume, a plurality of combustion chambers rotating around a main shaft of the rotor are arranged on an outer ring of the shell, and any one of the plurality of combustion chambers is communicated with the compression chambers; the plurality of combustion chambers are in a transmission connection with the main shaft of the rotor via a transmission system, and each of the plurality of combustion chambers drives the main shaft of the rotor to rotate by a combustion of a compressed combustible gas mixture. The shell includes an upper cylinder cover and a lower cylinder cover, and a boss of the upper cylinder cover is fitted with a spigot of the lower cylinder cover.

An internal combustion engine for producing mechanical drive power by combustion of a fuel. The internal combustion engine includes two or three rotary pistons which are rotationally fixedly connected to an output shaft and rotatably arranged in a respective annular cylinder, and at least one passage between the annular cylinders and a respective movable shut-off slide valve for periodically closing the cylinders adjacent to the passage.

A rotary engine includes a shroud surrounding a rotor. The rotor carries a combustion chamber spaced from an axis of rotation of the rotor. A pressure activated valve is located between the combustion chamber and obliquely arranged exhaust nozzles. An ECU controls the combustion cycle of the engine based on a signal from a pressure sensor in the combustion chamber. The electronic control responds to the pressure signal from the pressure sensor to open a fuel control valve, to fire a spark plug and cause combustion of the fuel within the combustion chamber, and to thereafter open an air control valve to purge the combustion chamber of exhaust gasses.

A rotary engine includes a shroud surrounding a rotor. The rotor carries a combustion chamber spaced from an axis of rotation of the rotor. A pressure activated valve is located between the combustion chamber and obliquely arranged exhaust nozzles. An ECU controls the combustion cycle of the engine based on a signal from a pressure sensor in the combustion chamber. The electronic control responds to the pressure signal from the pressure sensor to open a fuel control valve, to fire a spark plug and cause combustion of the fuel within the combustion chamber, and to thereafter open an air control valve to purge the combustion chamber of exhaust gasses.

Disclosed is a rotary drive apparatus comprising a housing, within which is located a first rotor and second rotor, the first rotor being rotatable about a first axis and having a rotor element projecting radially therefrom, and a second rotor being rotatable about a second axis parallel to the first axis and in a direction opposite to the first rotor, the second rotor comprising a recess able to receive the rotor element, wherein the first rotor and the second rotor and housing define a chamber around the first rotor through which the rotor element passes, the chamber having an inlet and an outlet through which a fluid can enter and exit the chamber.

Disclosed is a rotary drive apparatus comprising a housing, within which is located a first rotor and second rotor, the first rotor being rotatable about a first axis and having a rotor element projecting radially therefrom, and a second rotor being rotatable about a second axis parallel to the first axis and in a direction opposite to the first rotor, the second rotor comprising a recess able to receive the rotor element, wherein the first rotor and the second rotor and housing define a chamber around the first rotor through which the rotor element passes, the chamber having an inlet and an outlet through which a fluid can enter and exit the chamber.

An internal combustion engine comprises a plurality of engine units (50A-50C), each having a working space (11), in which two rotary pistons (20, 30) are arranged so as mesh with each other and thereby divide the working space (11) into an inflow region (12) and an outflow region (13). Each engine unit comprises a closable inlet opening (62A-62C) to the inflow region (12) and a closable exhaust gas outlet opening (64A-64C). The internal combustion engine further comprises a feed-line pipe (60) to the inlet openings (62A-62C) and an exhaust gas collection pipe (66) connected to the exhaust gas outlet openings (64A-64C), so that the engine units (50A-50C) are connected in parallel with each other. The internal combustion engine further comprises exhaust gas lines (63A, 63B) which connect the engine units (50A, 50B) with each other in series. In dependence upon a desired power output, a control device (70) operates some of the engine units (50B, 50C) either as internal combustion engines, wherein the respective inlet opening (62B-62C) is opened, or as expansion engines, wherein respective inlet opening (62B-62C) remains closed and the respective rotary pistons (20, 30) are instead driven by exhaust gas flowing in via the respective exhaust gas line (63A, 63B).

An internal combustion engine comprises a plurality of engine units (50A-50C), each having a working space (11), in which two rotary pistons (20, 30) are arranged so as mesh with each other and thereby divide the working space (11) into an inflow region (12) and an outflow region (13). Each engine unit comprises a closable inlet opening (62A-62C) to the inflow region (12) and a closable exhaust gas outlet opening (64A-64C). The internal combustion engine further comprises a feed-line pipe (60) to the inlet openings (62A-62C) and an exhaust gas collection pipe (66) connected to the exhaust gas outlet openings (64A-64C), so that the engine units (50A-50C) are connected in parallel with each other. The internal combustion engine further comprises exhaust gas lines (63A, 63B) which connect the engine units (50A, 50B) with each other in series. In dependence upon a desired power output, a control device (70) operates some of the engine units (50B, 50C) either as internal combustion engines, wherein the respective inlet opening (62B-62C) is opened, or as expansion engines, wherein respective inlet opening (62B-62C) remains closed and the respective rotary pistons (20, 30) are instead driven by exhaust gas flowing in via the respective exhaust gas line (63A, 63B).

A rotary internal combustion motor has a stator that houses a compartment defined by two opposite planar surfaces and by an annular surface with elliptical profile, inside which a rotor rotates, which includes a cylindrical drum surrounded by an annular chamber, which is divided into multiple portions by a regularly spaced set of radial blades that are slidingly housed in the cylindrical drum. The motor also has at least one pair of inlet openings, at least one pair of outlet openings, at least one pair of injectors, at least one pair of spark plugs, and at least one pair of pre-heating spark plugs.

A rotary internal combustion motor has a stator that houses a compartment defined by two opposite planar surfaces and by an annular surface with elliptical profile, inside which a rotor rotates, which includes a cylindrical drum surrounded by an annular chamber, which is divided into multiple portions by a regularly spaced set of radial blades that are slidingly housed in the cylindrical drum. The motor also has at least one pair of inlet openings, at least one pair of outlet openings, at least one pair of injectors, at least one pair of spark plugs, and at least one pair of pre-heating spark plugs.