Abstract:
An internal combustion engine of uniquely simple elements that combines the use of an assemblage of rotating elements to restrain cylinders radically coplanar perpendicular to centerline of the power shaft and pistons and connecting rods to a rotating coplanar reciprocating alignment with the cylinders, channels to force strokes of the pistons and connecting rods, with the energy of the power stroke and the resistance of the same by the channels producing a force that rotates the assemblage inside a ported engine housing. Engine should be lighter, able to use a variety of fuels, able to use simplified ignition systems, produce more power and be more cost efficient to manufacture and operate than existing engines of the same displacement. Once engine position and fuel is decided elements of the fuel, cooling, lubrication, ignition and electrical systems can be included in the drawings.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     Same as typical for existing four and two cycle engines. 
     U.S. CL . . . 123/44C; 123/44D; 123/45R; 123/54.3 
     2. Background Art 
     Existing four cycle engines utilize crankshafts that provide little mechanical advantage, have restricted intake and exhaust cycles, existing four cycle engines must store energy in flywheels to smooth power strokes, existing four cycle engines can provide only one power stroke per cylinder every other revolution and have strokes that are limited to each being ninety degrees of revolution. Two cycle engines are polluters. 
     Attempts at designing rotary engines with some, most or all of the following elements; reciprocating pistons, rotating cylinders, cams and ported engine housings, have failed to produce marketable designs because they would not produce the amount power required, have much concentric motion, were limited to strokes of ninety degrees in duration, were suitable only for aircraft, were too complex or could not be properly cooled or lubricated, or could not be practically manufactured. 
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
             
           
               
                   
               
               
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                 Raoul Philippe 
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                 1,190,949 
                 Raoul Philippe 
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                 H. A. PALMER 
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                 Joseph P. Triulzi 
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                 4,653,438 
                 Robert L. Russell 
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                 6,167,850 
                 David H. Bount 
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     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In this engine the resultant of the power stroke and resistance to the same by channels cast in the engine housings forces rotation of an upper restraining ring, pistons with rings, cylinders, channel rollers, slotted restraining plates with power shafts, connecting rods with side shafts, restraining hub and threaded spacer bars. Cylinders rotate past exhaust and intake ports in the cylinder head while channel rollers in the channels force the cycles. Engine provides a minimum of one power stroke for every cylinder every revolution with unrestricted exhaust and intake strokes. A large percentage of the mass of the engine is rotating. The advantage of this engine is no flywheel is required, complete unrestricted exhaust and intake cycles, a minimum of one power stroke every cylinder every revolution, variability in the duration of stokes, fuel efficiency, and simplified manufacturing and it produces more power relative to its weight and displacement. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows the location of the cross sectional views 
         FIG. 2A  shows sectional view number  1 - 1 , refer to  FIG. 2B   
         FIG. 2B  assigns reference numbers to FIG.  2 As&#39; elements as follows 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
             
                 
                     
                 
                 
                     
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                    1 
                   Cylinder head (includes intake and exhaust ports) 
                 
                 
                     
                    2 
                   Engine housing with channel 
                 
                 
                     
                    2a 
                   Thickened peripheral portion (of engine housing with channel) 
                 
                 
                     
                    2b 
                   Channel portion (of engine housing with channel) 
                 
                 
                     
                    2c 
                   Circular center thickening (of engine housing with channel) 
                 
                 
                     
                    3 
                   Power shaft bearings 
                 
                 
                     
                    4 
                   Seal and compression rings 
                 
                 
                     
                    5 
                   Upper restraining ring (includes threaded Cylinder openings) 
                 
                 
                     
                    6 
                   Cylinders (includes threads at opposing ends) 
                 
                 
                     
                    7 
                   Piston with rings (with threaded connecting rod opening) 
                 
                 
                     
                    9 
                   Restraining hub 
                 
                 
                     
                    9a 
                   Peripheral thickening (of the restraining hub) 
                 
                 
                     
                    9b 
                   Circular center thickening (of the restraining hub) 
                 
                 
                     
                   10 
                   Receiving cylinders 
                 
                 
                     
                   11 
                   Connecting rod with side shafts (includes threads to attach piston) 
                 
                 
                     
                   11a 
                   Side shaft portion (of connecting rod with side shafts) 
                 
                 
                     
                   11b 
                   Inwardly end (of connecting rod with side shafts) 
                 
                 
                     
                   12 
                   Slotted restraining plate with power shaft 
                 
                 
                     
                   12a 
                   Plate portion (of slotted restraining plate with power shaft) 
                 
                 
                     
                   12b 
                   Power shaft portion (of slotted restrain plate with power shaft ) 
                 
                 
                     
                   14 
                   Restraining plate slot bearings 
                 
                 
                     
                   15 
                   Channel roller bearings 
                 
                 
                     
                   16 
                   Channel rollers 
                 
                 
                     
                   17 
                   Channel bearings 
                 
                 
                     
                 
               
            
           
         
       
         FIGS. 3 ,  4  and  5 B assigns reference numbers to the elements as follows 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
             
                 
                     
                     
                 
               
               
                 
                     
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                   Threaded spacer bars 
                 
                 
                     
                   13 
                   Restraining slots 
                 
                 
                     
                   18 
                   Threaded holes with fastener 
                 
                 
                     
                     
                 
               
            
           
         
       
         FIG. 3  Shows sectional view numbers  2 - 2 ; refer to ref. no&#39;s  2   a ,  2   b ,  2   c ,  3 ,  11   a ,  12   a ,  12   b ,  15 ,  16 ,  17  and  18  reveling only thicken and channel portions of an engine housing with channels. 
         FIG. 4  Shows sectional view number  3 - 3 , refer to ref. no&#39;s  1 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  11   a ,  12   a ,  12   b ,  13 ,  14  and  18  showing how connecting rods side shafts extend through restraining slots in a slotted restraining plate with power shaft. 
         FIG. 5A  Shows sectional view number  4 - 4 , refer to ref. no&#39;s  1 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  9 ,  11 , and  11   b , a longitudinal section through the center of the engine; showing how connecting rods are restrained by restraining hub, showing exhaust and intake ports, showing cylinder and piston alignment and showing threaded spacer bars. 
         FIG. 5B  Assigns reference no&#39;s to FIG.  5 As&#39; elements and has a bracketed view of element reference number  8 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Fuel systems are not addressed in this application due to the wide variance of fuels available and the need to adapt these systems to the fuels properties. 
     Cooling systems are not addressed in this application due to the wide variance of fuels available and need to adapt these systems to the fuels properties. 
     Lubrication systems are not addressed in this application due to the wide variance of fuel available and the need to adapt these systems to the fuels properties. 
     Ignition and electrical systems are not addressed in this application due to the wide variance of fuel available and the need to adapt these systems to the fuels properties. 
     Elements of the above systems, subdivision of multifunctional elements and minor changes to the elements are not limited by this description or the claims. 
     A rotary four-cycle internal combustion engine that is an assemblage of single and multifunctional fixed elements comprising 
     a cylinder head  1  ( FIGS. 2B ,  4  and  5 B) being cylindrical with a singularity or plurality of exhaust and a singularity or plurality of intake ports serially located around the peripheral in correspondence with engines exhaust and intake cycles prescribed by the channel portions  2   b,    
     a duality of engine housings with channels  2  ( FIG. 2B ), circular plates having thickened peripheral portions  2   a  providing space for parallel protrusions extended inward forming channel portions  2   b  and circular center thickening  2   c  extended inward, with material removed from circular center thickening  2   c  forming openings for power shafts, providing space for placement of power shaft bearings  3  and fastened along the peripheries opposing one another with protrusions facing inwardly to a cylinder head  1 , 
     and an assemblage of single and multifunctional rotating elements comprising 
     a duality of power shaft bearings  3  ( FIGS. 2B and 3 ) disposed in circular center thickening  2   c  of a duality of opposing engine housings with channels  2 , 
     a seal and compression rings  4  ( FIGS. 2B ,  4  and  5 B), cylindrical with openings equal in diameter to the inside diameter of a cylinder  6  evenly coplanar radially disposed, aligned with and against the inwardly surface of a cylinder head  1  providing closure of exhaust and intake ports when a cylinder  6  is not present and tighter seal of the cylinders during compression and combustion cycles, 
     an upper restraining ring  5  ( FIGS. 2B ,  4  and  5 B), cylindrical with a plurality of threaded openings for a plurality of cylinders  6  evenly coplanar radially disposed, aligned with and against the inside surface of a seal with compression rings  4 , 
     a plurality of cylinders  6  ( FIGS. 2B ,  4  and  5 B) evenly coplanar radially disposed with the outward end against a seal and compression rings  4  and extending inwardly, threaded at opposing ends with cylinders  6  slightly, greater in outside diameter for the length of the threads on the outward ends, and fastened in threaded openings in a upper restraining ring  5 , 
     a plurality of pistons with rings  7  ( FIGS. 2B and 5B ) reciprocally disposed in each cylinder  6  and aligned for a singularity or plurality of pistons  7  to be in each of the four cycle regions simultaneously, 
     a plurality of threaded spacer bars  8  ( FIG. 5B ) evenly coplanar radially disposed in pairs joining each other forming rectangles with threaded cylinders and rigidly fastened to the inward ends of cylinders  6 , 
     a restraining hub  9  ( FIGS. 2B and 5B ) being a thick circular plate having peripheral  9   a  and circular center thickening  9   b  extending outwardly in opposing directions and having receiving cylinders  10  evenly coplanar radially disposed from its center, 
     a plurality of connecting rods with side shafts  11  ( FIGS. 2B ,  3 ,  4  and  5 B) fastened to a plurality of pistons  7  with rings radially reciprocally disposed in each cylinder  6 , having side shaft portions  11   a  extended transversely and having the inwardly ends  11   b  reciprocally disposed in each receiving cylinder  10  of a restraining hub  9 , 
     a duality of slotted restraining plates with power shafts  12  ( FIGS. 2B ,  3 ,  4  and  5 B) having circular plate portions  12   a  with restraining slots  13  evenly coplanar radially disposed and having power shafts portions  12   b  extending transversely in one direction from the centers of the plate portions  12   a,    
     a plurality of restraining plate slot bearings  14  ( FIGS. 2B and 4 ) evenly disposed opposing one another in restraining slots  13  reducing friction between reciprocating side shafts  11   a  and sides of restraining slots  13 , 
     a plurality of channel roller bearings  15  ( FIGS. 2B and 3 ) fastened to the side shafts portions  11   a,    
     a plurality of channel rollers  16  ( FIGS. 2B and 3 ) fastened to, with channel roller bearings  15  between, side shaft portions  11   a  and fitted within channel portions  2   b,    
     a plurality of channel bearings  17  ( FIGS. 2B and 3 ) evenly disposed along outward side of channel portions  2   b  reducing resistance to rolling motion of channel rollers  16  and 
     a plurality of threaded holes with fasteners  18  ( FIGS. 3 and 4 ) to assemble the elements. 
     An engine having engine housings with channels  2  fastened to cylinder head  1 , with thickened  2   a  and  2   c  and channel portions  2   b  turned inwardly, inclosing all rotating elements excepting an outwardly portion of power shaft portions  12   b,    
     having channel portions  2   b  with a center line alignment two stoke lengths plus half the diameter of side shaft portions  11   a  from axis of rotation at beginning of combustion and intake cycles and a stoke length plus half the diameter of side shaft portions  11   a  from axis of rotation at beginning of compression and exhaust cycles and with degrees of each rotation between the cycles, as drawn, being ninety, 
     having channel portions  2   b  concentrically resisting inwardly forces applied to channel rollers  16  during combustion cycles forcing channel rollers  16  to roll within channel portions  2   b  alignment transitioning inwardly a stroke length,
         outwardly resisting motion of channel rollers  16  as channel portions  2   b  alignment transitions outwardly a stroke length during exhaust cycles,   inwardly resisting channel rollers  16  motion as channel portions  2   b  alignment transitions inwardly a stroke length during intake cycles,   outwardly resisting channel rollers  16  motion as channel portions  2   b  alignment transitions outwardly a stroke length during compression cycles,   with stroke length, degrees of rotation between cycles and number of cycles being those, within practicalities of dimension and mechanics, best suiting chosen fuel.       

     An engine having a cylinder head  1  providing a surface to seal top of a cylinder  6  during compression and combustion cycles, providing access to cylinders  6  by ignition and/or fuel injection devises and a singularity or plurality each, beginning at beginning and ending at end of exhaust and intake cycles, of exhaust and intake ports serially located in correspondence with cycles prescribed by alignment of channel portions  2   b.    
     An engine having an assemblage of rotating elements consisting of an upper restraining ring  5 , a seal and compression rings  4 , a plurality of cylinders  6 , a plurality of threaded spacer bars  8 , a restraining hub  9 , a plurality of receiving cylinders  10 , a plurality of restraining slots  13 , and a duality of slotted restraining plates with power shafts  12  fastened together in rigid parallel plane radial coaxial alignment and 
     a plurality of pistons  7 , a plurality of connecting rods with side shafts  11 , a plurality of channel roller bearings  15  and a plurality of channel rollers  16  in parallel plane radially reciprocating coaxial alignment and 
     having cylinders  6  participating in a cycle and disposed for sequential entry into each cycle, pistons with rings  7  reciprocally disposed in cylinders  6 , connecting rods with side shafts  11  attached to pistons with rings  7 , with side shafts portions  11   a  passed through and restrained in restraining slots  13 , attached to channel rollers  16  disposed in channel portions  2   b  and lower portions lib disposed in receiving cylinders. 
     An engine having an upper restraining ring  5  with outward ends of cylinders  6  fastened into threaded openings restraining cylinders in spaced apart coplanar radial coaxial alignment extended inwardly and having a seal with compression rings  4  between inward surface of cylinder head  1  and upper restraining rings  5  outward surface closing ports when cylinders are not present and providing tighter seal of cylinders during compression and combustion cycles. 
     An engine having a plurality of cylinders  6  threaded at opposing ends with cylinders  6  slightly greater in outside diameter for length of threads on outward ends, fastened into threaded openings in upper restraining ring  5  and fastened into joined pairs of threaded spacer bars  8  at inward ends providing a rigid coplanar coaxial connection between upper restraining ring  5  and threaded spacer bars  8 . 
     An engine having a plurality of pistons with rings  7  reciprocally disposed in each cylinder  6  and aligned for a singularity or plurality of pistons  7  to be in each of the four cycle regions simultaneously and disposed for sequential entry into each cycle region, 
     An engine having a plurality of threaded spacer bars  8  evenly radically coplanar disposed and fastened between opposing plate portions  12   a , spacing plate portions  12   a  apart equal to outside diameter of inward end of cylinders  6  fastened to and restraining a plurality of cylinders  6  in coplanar evenly spaced radially coplanar coaxial; alignment, 
     An engine having a restraining hub  9  fastened between and spacing apart, equal to the outside diameter of inward end of cylinders  6 , opposing plate portions  12   a  and restraining receiving cylinders  10  and inwardly ends  11   b  in evenly spaced parallel plane radial alignment, 
     An engine having slotted restraining plates with power shafts  12  restraining side shaft portions  11   a  passed through restraining slots  13  in evenly spaced parallel plane radial reciprocating alignment, restraining joined pairs of threaded spacer bars  8 , restraining slots  13  of opposing plate portions  12   a  and restraining hub  9  in evenly spaced parallel plane radial coaxial alignment, 
     having transversely offset from centers of plate portions  12   a  opposing power shaft portions  12   b , extending through opposing power shaft bearings  3  and openings in opposing thickened circular center portions  2   c , providing an axes of rotation for an assemblage of single and multifunctional rotating elements. 
     An engine having a plurality of connecting rods with side shafts  11  fastened to pistons with rings  7 , channel roller bearings  15  and channel rollers  16  forcing fastened elements to reciprocate in unison, 
     transferring pressure of expanding combustion gases acting as an inward force on piston with rings  7  during combustion cycle to channel rollers  16  constrained within channel portions  2   b  transitioning a stoke length closer to axis of rotation, where force is concentrically resisted forcing channel rollers  16  engaged in combustion cycles to roll applying force to fastened side shafts  11   a  which in return is applied to sides of slots  13  inducing rotational momentum to slotted restraining plates with power shafts and fastened elements which in return is applied to side shaft portions extended though slots engaged in the remaining three cycles, 
     transferring force to channel rollers, which in return transfer the resisting forces constraining channel rollers  16  to alignment of channel portions  2   b  transitioning a stoke length more distant from the axis of rotation during exhaust cycle to pistons with rings  7  pushing pistons with rings  7  outwardly and pushing combustion gases out though an exhaust port, 
     transferring resisting forces constraining channel rollers  16  to alignment of channel portions  2   b  transitioning a stoke length closer to axis of rotation during intake cycle to pistons with rings  7  pulling pistons with rings  7  inwardly in-taking air or fuel/air mixture, and 
     transferring resisting forces constraining channel rollers  16  to alignment of channel portions  2   b  transitioning a stoke length more distant from axis of rotation during compression cycle to pistons with rings  7  pushing pistons with rings  7  outwardly compressing air or fuel/air mixtures.