Patent ID: 6257196
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: F01C,F02B

Abstract:
A rotary internal combustion disc engine comprising:a cylindrical shaped rotor housing having a first open end and an opposite second open end;a pair of cylindrical shaped rotary discs, each of said rotary discs having an inner concentric member, an outer concentric member with at least one port extending radially therethrough and a plurality of spaced apart vanes connecting said outer and inner members and extending axially outward from said rotary disc, said outer member, said inner member and said vanes defining a plurality of chambers;said rotary discs being structured for mating engagement with one another by inserting said vanes of a first one of said rotary discs into said chambers of a second one of said rotary discs and said vanes of said second one of said rotary discs into said chambers of said first one of said discs, thereby forming an interlocked rotary disc assembly, said rotary disc assembly being structured to rotate within said rotary housing;a first substantially flat stator mounted over said first open end of said rotor housing;a second substantially flat stator mounted over said second open end of said rotor housing and having a plurality of exhaust ports;each of said rotary discs further including an axially disposed tubular member extending out from said inner member, said tubular member of said first one of said rotary discs being structured and disposed to extend through said first stator and said tubular member of said second one of said rotary discs being structured and disposed to extend through said second stator;a pair of gear wheels, each of said gear wheels being mounted on an end of one of said tubular members and being meshed with a starting motor gear;a centrally disposed shaft connected to said rotary discs and extending through said tubular members, said shaft and tubular members being structured to ensure rotation of said rotary discs in a single direction;means for injecting a combustible material into said plurality of chambers; andmeans for igniting said combustible material in select ones of said plurality of chambers.