Patent ID: 6928977
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: B64D,F01C,F02B,F04C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A means rotationally separating an engine from accessories to allow counter-rotational output including a) A stationary spindle rigidly fixed at one end containing within the mass of the spindle a plurality of hydraulic ducts and electrical conductors open at both ends of the spindle, open at the fixed end leading to the stationary accessories and, open at the free end, to a mountable, journaled surface concentric to the central axis of the engine, and which cooperate with electrical conductors and hydraulic ducts within the crankshaft and or block, b) a rotating torque producing engine block including an output shaft counter-rotatingly mounted to a free end of the stationary spindle allowing shaft and housing to counter-rotate about the central axis of the spindle, c) A rotatably mounted gerotor style hydraulic pump/motor wherein d) A pair of cooperating crankshaft/block position sensors including; a rotating electro magnetic coil and a counter-rotating, cooperating magnet.