Patent ID: 11913374
Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY CHIEF OF NAVAL RESEARCH, OFFICE OF COUNSEL
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An internal combustion rotary engine that produces mechanical torque comprising:
an annular planar housing with a substantially circular annulus flanked by first and second cavities,
an axial shaft disposed within said annulus;
a rotor disposed on said shaft and rotating within said annulus; and
first and second valves disposed within respective said cavities, wherein
each valve has an arc wedge having an outer convex surface and an inner concave surface forming a crescent cross-section,
a shaft hole between and parallel to said surfaces along a rocking axis, and
a pivot shaft that passes through said shaft hole that enables said wedge to rock back and forth within the cavity in see-saw motion when the rotor rotates.