Improved-efficiency rotary engine with moveable baffle
09777624 ยท 2017-10-03
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Cpc classification
F01C21/18
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F01C13/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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F02B53/12
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F02B55/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F02B55/08
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01C9/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01C21/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01C21/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01C21/08
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01C21/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F04C29/04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F04C23/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01C21/18
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
A rotary engine that includes at least two sets of baffles that are arranged between a cylinder body and a rotor, and are in seal fit with the inner wall of the cylinder body to form at least two sealed cavities in the cylinder body; at least one set of the baffle is a movable baffle, and can rotate around the center of the cylinder body; a one-way rotation mechanism is arranged between the movable baffle and the rotor, and drives the rotor to rotate in one direction. The rotary engine has the benefits that the sealed cavities are formed by the movable baffle and the cylinder body; four working strokes including air suction, compression, ignition and exhaust are carried out in each sealed cavity; the movable baffle rotates under acting and counter-acting forces, drives the one-way rotation mechanism to rotate, and then drives the rotor to rotate.
Claims
1. A rotary engine, comprising: a cylinder body; a rotor; an air inlet; an air outlet; an ignition device, the ignition device, air inlet, and air outlet arranged on the cylinder body; a set of movable baffles arranged in the cylinder body and in seal fit with an inner wall of the cylinder body to form at least two sealed cavities in the cylinder body, the set of movable baffles configured to rotate around a center of the cylinder body in a reciprocating manner, the set of movable baffles comprising two inner catches and a disk for fixing the inner catches, and a rotating shaft further arranged at a center of the disk; a fixed baffle fixed in position relative to the cylinder body; and a one-way rotation mechanism forming a mechanical connection between the movable baffle and the rotor such that movement of the set of movable baffles causes movement of the one-way rotation mechanism, the one-way rotation mechanism thereby driving the rotor to rotate in one direction; wherein the one-way rotation mechanism comprises a first one-way bearing and a second one-way bearing which are arranged on the rotating shaft but different in direction, the first one-way bearing and the second one-way bearing are connected with the rotor via two sets of different transmission mechanisms respectively, one transmission mechanism set drives the rotor and the first one-way bearing to rotate in the same direction, while the other transmission mechanism set drives the rotor and the second one-way bearing to rotate in opposite directions.
2. The rotary engine of claim 1, wherein the transmission mechanism set driving the rotor and the first one-way bearing to rotate in the same direction is a belt transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism set driving the rotor and the second one-way bearing to rotate in the opposite directions is a gear meshing transmission mechanism.
3. The rotary engine of claim 1, wherein the fixed baffle and the cylinder body form an integral structure, and the air inlet, the air outlet and the ignition device are arranged in the fixed baffle.
4. The rotary engine of claim 1, wherein two sets of movable baffles are arranged in the cylinder body, and rotate in one and the same direction around the center of the cylinder body.
5. The rotary engine of claim 4, wherein each set of movable baffle comprises two inner catches and a disk for fixing the inner catches, the rotor is arranged in the center of the cylinder body, and the disk is arranged on the rotor in a sleeving manner.
6. The rotary engine of claim 5, wherein the disks are arranged on same side of the cylinder body.
7. The rotary engine of claim 6, wherein the one-way rotation mechanisms comprise first movable teeth and second movable teeth; first chutes used for mounting of the first movable teeth are radially formed in the cylinder bodies; the first movable teeth are in sliding fit with the first chutes; an elastic resetting element is connected with one end of each first movable tooth, while the other end of the first movable tooth is a slope; second chutes used for mounting of the second movable teeth are radially formed in the rotors; the second movable teeth are in sliding fit with the second chutes; an elastic resetting element is connected with one end of each second movable tooth, while the other end of the second movable tooth is a slope of which the direction is opposite to that of the slopes of the first movable teeth.
8. The rotary engine of claim 7, wherein the first movable teeth and the second movable teeth are arranged outside the cylinder bodies, and outer catches are arranged between the first movable teeth and the second movable teeth, and are connected with the disks.
9. The rotary engine of claim 4, wherein each set of movable baffle comprises one inner catch and a disk for fixing the inner catch, the rotor is arranged in the center of the cylinder body, and the disk is arranged on the rotor in a sleeving manner.
10. The rotary engine of claim 9, wherein the number of the cylinder bodies is two, the two cylinder bodies are superposed, and the movable baffles in one cylinder body are fixedly connected with the movable baffles in the other cylinder body.
11. The rotary engine of claim 4, wherein a plurality of sets of air inlets, air outlets and ignition devices are distributed on outer rings of the cylinder bodies uniformly in a concentrated manner.
12. The rotary engine of claim 4, further comprising an intermittent transmission mechanism used for intermittent transmission between the two sets of the movable baffles.
13. The rotary engine of claim 1, wherein a plurality of sets of cylinder bodies and movable baffles in the cylinder bodies are superposed.
14. A rotary engine, comprising: a cylinder body; a rotor; an air inlet; an air outlet; an ignition device, the ignition device, air inlet, and air outlet arranged on the cylinder body; a set of movable baffles arranged in the cylinder body, and in seal fit with an inner wall of the cylinder body to form at least two sealed cavities in the cylinder body, the set of movable baffles configured to rotate around a center of the cylinder body in a reciprocating manner; a fixed baffle fixed in position relative to the cylinder body; and a one-way rotation mechanism forming a mechanical connection between the set of movable baffles and the rotor such that movement of the set of movable baffles causes movement of the one-way rotation mechanism, the one-way rotation mechanism thereby driving the rotor to rotate in one direction; wherein the fixed baffle and the cylinder body form an integral structure, and the air inlet, the air outlet and the ignition device are arranged in the fixed baffle.
15. The rotary engine of claim 14, wherein the set of movable baffle comprises two inner catches and a disk for fixing the inner catches, and a rotating shaft is further arranged in a center of the disk.
16. The rotary engine of claim 15, wherein the one-way rotation mechanism comprises a first one-way bearing and a second one-way bearing which are arranged on the rotating shaft but different in direction, the first one-way bearing and the second one-way bearing are connected with the rotor via two sets of different transmission mechanisms respectively, one transmission mechanism set drives the rotor and the first one-way bearing to rotate in the same direction, while the other transmission mechanism set drives the rotor and the second one-way bearing to rotate in opposite directions.
17. The rotary engine of claim 16, wherein the transmission mechanism set driving the rotor and the first one-way bearing to rotate in the same direction is a belt transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism set driving the rotor and the second one-way bearing to rotate in the opposite directions is a gear meshing transmission mechanism.
18. The rotary engine of claim 14, wherein two sets of movable baffles are arranged in the cylinder body, and rotate in one and the same direction around the center of the cylinder body.
19. The rotary engine of claim 18, wherein each set of movable baffle comprises two inner catches and a disk for fixing the inner catches, the rotor is arranged in the center of the cylinder body, and the disk is arranged on the rotor in a sleeving manner.
20. The rotary engine of claim 19, wherein the disks are arranged on same side of the cylinder body.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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(19) In the figures: 1-Cylinder body, 2-Rotor, 3-Air inlet, 4-Air outlet, 5-Ignition device, 6-Movable baffle, 61-Inner catch, 62-Disk, 63-Rotating shaft, 64-Outer catch, 65-Connecting groove, 66-Lug, 7-Movable baffle, 8-First movable tooth, 9-Second movable tooth, 11-First one-way bearing, 12-Second one-way bearing, 13-Gear meshing transmission mechanism, 14-Belt transmission mechanism, 15-Spring, 16-First chute, 17-Second chute, 18-Compression component, 19-First incomplete gear, 20-Second incomplete gear, 21-Gearwheel, 22-Pinion, 23-Joint shaft.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
(20) The embodiments of the invention will be further described below with reference to the drawings:
Embodiment I
(21) As shown in
(22) The ignition device 5 can be either a fuel spray nozzle or a sparking plug.
(23) The rotary engine further comprises two fixed baffles 7; the one set of movable baffle 6 comprises two inner catches 61 and a disk 62 for fixing the inner catches 61; four sealed cavities are formed by the disk 62, the two fixed baffles 7, the two inner catches 61 and the inner wall of the cylinder body 1, and correspond to four working strokes including air suction, compression, ignition and exhaust respectively.
(24) Moreover, the number of the fixed baffle(s) 7 also can be one, thus the one set of movable baffle comprises one inner catch 61 and a disk 62 for fixing the inner catch 61, and two sealed cavities are formed by the disk 62, the fixed baffle 7, the inner catch 61 and the inner wall of the cylinder body 1.
(25) In the rotary engine, the fixed baffle 7 and the cylinder body 1 form an integral structure, and the air inlet 3, the air outlet 4 and the ignition device 5 are arranged in the fixed baffle 7, so that the structure is simpler, and the action effect is better.
(26) A rotating shaft 63 is further arranged in the center of the disk 62 of the movable baffle 6; a one-way rotation mechanism is arranged on the rotating shaft 63, and comprises a first one-way bearing 11 and a second one-way bearing 12 opposite in direction; a gear meshing mechanism 13 is arranged between the second one-way bearing 12 and the rotor 2, and drives the rotor 2 and the second one-way bearing 12 to rotate in opposite directions; a belt transmission mechanism 14 is arranged between the first one-way bearing 11 and the rotor 2, and drives the rotor 2 and the first one-way bearing 11 to rotate in the same direction. Therefore, when the movable baffle 6 rotates in a reciprocating manner constantly, the rotor 2 can be driven to rotate in the same direction ceaselessly.
(27) Moreover, a connecting groove 65 connected with a starting device is formed in the disk 62 of the movable baffle 6, so that the starting device can drive the movable baffle 6 to rotate once starting is carried out; a trigger induction device is further arranged; when the movable baffle 6 rotates to a certain position, automatic ignition is carried out, so that the rotary engine gets into a work state smoothly, and the normal starting work of the rotary engine can be further ensured.
(28) Besides, a plurality of sets of cylinder bodies 1 and the movable baffles 6 in the cylinder bodies 1 can be superposed, so that the power is higher.
(29) The working principle of the rotary engine is shown in
(30) After the first working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a second working cycle, therefore air is sucked into the cavity D, compressed in the cavity A, ignited and expanded in the cavity B, and exhausted from the cavity C, and the movable baffle 6 is driven to rotate anticlockwise;
(31) After the second working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a third working cycle, therefore air is sucked into the cavity C, compressed in the cavity D, ignited and expanded in the cavity A, and exhausted from the cavity B, and the movable baffle 6 is driven to rotate clockwise;
(32) After the third working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a fourth working cycle, therefore air is sucked into the cavity B, compressed in the cavity C, ignited and expanded in the cavity D, and exhausted from the cavity A, and the movable baffle 6 is driven to rotate anticlockwise;
(33) After the fourth working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a first working cycle again.
(34) In this way, the four small cycles form a large cycle, the movable baffle 6 is pushed to rotate in a reciprocating manner constantly, and the rotating shaft 63 on the movable baffle 6 drives the rotor 2 to rotate together in one direction constantly via the first one-way bearing 11 and the second one-way bearing 12.
(35) The structure is simple and easy to manufacture, and the compression ratio in the cylinder can be adjusted more easily to achieve the effect of saving fuel oil.
Embodiment II
(36) As shown in
(37) The ignition device can be either a fuel spray nozzle or a sparking plug.
(38) Each set of movable baffle 6 comprises two inner catches 61 and a disk 62 for fixing the inner catches 61, the rotor is arranged in the center of the cylinder body 1, and the disk is arranged on the rotor 2 in a sleeving manner; four sealed cavities are formed by the disks 62, the four inner catches 61 and the inner wall of the cylinder body 1, and correspond to four working strokes including air suction, compression, ignition and exhaust respectively.
(39) The disks 62 can be arranged on the same side of the cylinder body 1, so that the rotary engine is smaller in size, and more compact in structure.
(40) The disks 62 also can be arranged on two sides of the cylinder body 1, so that the disks are more convenient to assemble.
(41) A one-way rotation mechanism is arranged among the two sets of the movable baffles 6, the rotors 2 and the cylinder bodies 1, enables the movable baffles 6 to rotate in one direction around the center of the rotor 2, and drive the rotor 2 to rotate in one direction together.
(42) As shown in
(43) Moreover, the one-way rotation mechanism also can be a set of one-way bearing.
(44) The first movable teeth 8 and the second movable teeth 9 are formed outside the cylinder body 1; outer catches 64 are arranged between the first movable teeth 8 and the second movable teeth 9, and are arranged on the disks 62; the first movable teeth 8 and the second movable teeth 9 are formed outside the cylinder body 1, therefore, the maintenance is more convenient, and the service life is longer.
(45) As shown in
(46) The air inlet 3, the air outlet 4 and the ignition device 5 are distributed on an outer ring of the cylinder body.
(47) Moreover, the rotary engine can further comprise an intermittent transmission mechanism used for intermittent transmission between the two sets of the movable baffles. As shown in
(48) The intermittent transmission mechanism also can adopt another form. For example, synchronous projections are formed on the movable baffles 6, so that when one set of the movable baffle 6 rotates for a certain angle, the synchronous projection is propped against the other set of the movable baffle 6 and drives the other set of the movable baffle 6 to rotate.
(49) The rotary engine further comprises a starting device, the starting device comprises a starting motor and a starting coil, and a connecting groove 65 in linked connection with the starting motor and a lug propped against the starting coil are formed in each movable baffle. Once the starting device works, the starting motor can drive one set of the movable baffle 6 to rotate, and the starting coil is propped against the lug 66 on the other set of the movable baffle 6, so as to prevent the other set of the movable baffle 6 from rotating. Moreover, trigger induction devices are further arranged on the movable baffles 6, and can carry out automatic ignition for starting, so that the rotary engine gets into a work state smoothly, and the normal starting work of the rotary engine can be further ensured.
(50) The main working principle of the rotary engine is:
(51) as shown in
(52) after the first working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a second working cycle, therefore air is sucked into the cavity D1, compressed in the cavity A1, ignited and expanded in the cavity B1, and exhausted from the cavity C1, the second set of the movable baffle gets stuck with the first movable teeth 8, and the first set of the movable baffle gets stuck with the second movable teeth, and drives the rotors 2 to rotate together;
(53) after the second working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a third working cycle, therefore, air is sucked into the cavity C1, compressed in the cavity D1, ignited and expanded in the cavity A1, and exhausted from the cavity B1, the first set of the movable baffle gets stuck with the first movable teeth 8, and the second set of the movable baffle gets stuck with the second movable teeth, and drives the rotors 2 to rotate together;
(54) after the third working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a fourth working cycle, therefore, air is sucked into the cavity B1, compressed in the cavity C1, ignited and expanded in the cavity D1, and exhausted from the cavity A1, the second set of the movable baffle gets stuck with the first movable teeth 8, and the first set of the movable baffle gets stuck with the second movable teeth, and drives the rotors 2 to rotate together;
(55) after the fourth working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a first working cycle again.
(56) In this way, the four small cycles form a large cycle, the two sets of the movable baffles 6 take turns to drive the rotor 2 to rotate in a circulatory manner, and the rotor 2 drives an output shaft 9 to rotate in one direction constantly.
(57) The cylinder bodies 1 are divided into a plurality of sealed cavities by utilizing the movable baffles, so that the structure is not only simple but also easy to manufacture, the compression ratio in the cylinder can be adjusted more easily to achieve an effect of saving fuel oil, and the output power is higher.
Embodiment III
(58) As shown in
(59) Each set of movable baffle 6 comprises one inner catch 61 and a disk 62 for fixing the inner catch 61, the rotors 2 are arranged in the centers of the cylinder bodies 1, and the disks 62 are arranged on the rotors 2 in a sleeving manner.
(60) In each cylinder body 1, two sealed cavities are formed by the disks 62, the inner catches 61, the inner wall of the cylinder body 1, and the outer wall of the rotor 2; the two cylinder bodies comprise four sealed cavities corresponding to four working strokes including air suction, compression, ignition and exhaust respectively.
(61) One-way rotation mechanisms are arranged among the movable baffles 6, the rotors 2 and the cylinder bodies 1, enable the movable baffles 6 to rotate in one direction around the centers of the rotors 2, and drive the rotors 2 to rotate in one direction together.
(62) The rotary engine further comprises a starting device, and the starting device comprises a starting motor and a starting coil;
(63) and a connecting groove 65 in linked connection with the starting motor and a lug propped against the starting coil are formed in the disk 62 of each movable baffle 6. Once the starting device works, the starting motor can drive one set of the movable baffle 6 to rotate, and the starting coil is propped against the lug 66 on the other set of movable baffle 6, so as to prevent the other set of movable baffle 6 from rotating. Moreover, trigger induction devices are further arranged on the movable baffles 6, and can carry out automatic ignition for starting, so that the rotary engine gets into a work state smoothly, and the normal starting work of the rotary engine can be further ensured.
(64) The main working principle of the rotary engine is shown in
(65) The work of the rotary engine consists of four working strokes including air suction, compression, ignition and exhaust; a first working cycle is shown at the top left corners in
(66) after the first working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a second working cycle, therefore air is sucked into the cavity D2, compressed in the cavity A2, ignited and expanded in the cavity B2, and exhausted from the cavity C2, the cycling work allows the second sets of the movable baffles to be fixed, and the first sets of the movable baffles to drive the rotors 2 to rotate together;
(67) after the second working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a third working cycle, therefore air is sucked into the cavity C2, compressed in the cavity D2, ignited and expanded in the cavity A2, and exhausted from the cavity B2, the cycling work allows the first sets of the movable baffles to be fixed, and the second sets of the movable baffles to drive the rotors 2 to rotate together;
(68) after the third working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a fourth working cycle, therefore air is sucked into the cavity B2, compressed in the cavity C2, ignited and expanded in the cavity D2, and exhausted from the cavity A2, the cycling work allows the second sets of the movable baffles to be fixed, and the first sets of the movable baffles to drive the rotors 2 to rotate together;
(69) after the fourth working cycle comes to an end, the rotary engine gets into a first working cycle again.
(70) The four small cycles form a large cycle, wherein the two sets of the movable baffles 6 take turns to drive the rotors 2 to rotate in a cycling manner, and the rotors 2 drive output shafts 9 to rotate together in one direction constantly.
(71) The cylinder bodies 1 are divided into a plurality of sealed cavities by utilizing the movable baffles, and the two cylinder bodies are superposed for the cycling work, so that the structure is not only simple but also easy to manufacture, the compression ratios in the cylinders can be adjusted more easily to achieve an effect of saving fuel oil, and the output power is higher.
Embodiment IV
(72) Moreover, as shown in
(73) As shown in
(74) Moreover, the compressor also can be used as water pumps, vacuum pumps, fans and other similar structures.
(75) The invention shall not be limited to the disclosed embodiments, and any improvement based on the spirit of the invention shall fall into the protection scope of the invention.