Wotary engine

Abstract

The basic Wotary Engine is a mechanical device consisting of two rotating components. A valve rotating within a valve cavity and a piston continuously rotating through a toroidal cylinder. A wide variety of fuels can be used within the toroidal cylinder to convert solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel, as well as energy sources such water pressure, steam, or air pressure, into rotational mechanical output via a shaft and flywheel which are attached to the pistons.

The Wotary Engine can also be constructed with wire coils closely and sequentially surrounding the toroidal cylinder. As a strongly magnetic piston rotates past the coils, electricity can be conducted off the coils.

Properly timed input of electrical energy to the coils can also be used to impart rotary force to the magnetic piston in the Wotary Engine, thus providing yet another energy source for conversion to rotating mechanical output.

Claims

1. The continuous toroidal cylinder arranged with a synchronized rotating valve is unique with respect to the valve cavity allowing the pistons to continuously rotate around the interior of the cylinder. The construction of the pistons, attached to the perimeter of the flywheel, result in continuous rotational power output without reciprocating motion of components. Hence the continuous rotation provides for the mechanism's flexibility to produce electrical output as well as to use electricity to power the wotary engine when the engine is constructed with the appropriate wire coils and magnetics.

2. Energy efficiencies are gained because the wotary engine has no reciprocating components to result in loss of momentum.

3. Manufacturing efficiencies result because there is only two moving parts in the basic wotary engine.

4. Operating efficiencies occur because fewer parts result in less weight for this engine.

5. Portability of quickly and easily coupling power shafts of individual wotary engines together in banks allows modifications to accommodate power load demands of a particular use then returned back to a lesser tare weight for lighter duty applications.

6. More direct production of electrical power by encircling the toroidal cylinder with coils of wire while using powerfully magnetized pistons and flywheel: Hence a single mechanism can quickly switch between, (and simultaneously use), electrical power and other fuel sources. (Separate electrical power output/input modes are possible)

7. Flexibility of varied fuel types is possible for convenience as well as emergency situation where a specific fuel may not be available. The wotary engine may be powered by electricity when provided with wire coil windings and magnetics making the wotary very suitable for hybrid engine applications. (Electrical power input mode)

8. Recovery of braking, downhill and coasting forces directed to the wotary engine power shaft can be used to produce electrical power output for storage. (Electrical power output mode).

9. The structural arrangement and continuous rotational operation of the rotating valve in conjunction with the continuous rotation of the wotary engine pistons within the toroidal cylinders provides for comingling of combustible fuels, (or externally produced fuels such as air pressure, steam, water pressure), and electrical power usage, (and, or, generation of electrical power), within a single integral unit.

Description

[0010] The particularly dimensioned plans and drawings, for the operating prototype demonstration model, included in the application are easily scaled up to larger and more powerful functioning units with different configurations of valve timing, fuel metering, and synchronization of other aspects of the wotary engine.

[0011] Coils of wire constructed into the wotary engine case and being in close proximity to magnetic materials of which are constructed within the pistons and flywheel.create electrical current flowing within the coils of wire as those powerful magnets in the pistons and flywheel pass by the coils. Electrical current can be conducted off for use.

[0012] The wotary engine can be fueled by electrical power when it is constructed with appropriate coils of wire and powerful magnets. Use of electricity as a fuel source to power the wotary engine as in a conventional electric motor provides for switching back and forth from electricity to other fuels, such as gasoline, within the same engine unit.

[0013] An example of an ideal operational application would be a hybrid automobile. Energy efficiencies can be achieved by lighter weight of a single unit capable of simultaneously using various proportions of electrical power from batteries combined with gasoline. Braking energy used for slowing or stopping the vehicle can be recovered by linking braking devices to the power shaft of the wotary engine to spin the flywheel and pistons thus producing electricity to charge batteries.