An Improved Rotating Engine.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1890
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Rotating Engine.
I, BERNARD LIEBING of St. Johann an der Saar, Germany, Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement
My invention relates to an Improved rotating Engine and the manner in which I
prefer to carry my invention into effect is shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a cross section.
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2 is a longitudinal section.
3 & 4 are details.
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The engine according to my invention consists of an inner and an outer cylinder
the positions of which are parallel and eccentric relatively to each other. The inner
cylinder is really composed of two individual cylinders namely the cylinder band the
flap-cylinder c, attached to the former.-The flaps K are cut out of cylinder e and are
hinged on bolts d. - In cylinder there is a hollow, slightly conical body, which
tightens itself by means of the pressure upon it. It is prevented from turning by
means of ping, and has an opening which admits the driving medium (for
instance steam) into channels in cylinder b, whenever their position corresponds
with the opening (Fig. 1).-A conical turning slide 1, which consists of two oppositely
placed wings, is placed in the cone fand may by means of lever n, acting on shaft m
be altered in its position in such a way that it either quite or partly closes opening h,
or it may be connected with a governor in the usual manner.
The manner in which the machine operates is as follows:-
When steam is let into the inner part of cone fand provided the turning slide is
set so as to leave a passage through opening h, and when one of the channels k is
opposite the latter, then the steam enters the channel, presses against flap K, which
is lifted and causes the entire cylinder to revolve (Fig. 1).-The inrush of steam
will cease and the expansive action commence as soon as channel has passed
opening. Simultaneously with the next channels arrival in the position opposite
to h, the exhaust steam passes out by the opening i and a new cylinder filling
commences, and so on in regular rotation.
The steam is prevented from escaping forwards on account of the tightness with
which the flaps
are secured about their hinges and on account of the springy flaps
(Fig. 4) which are attached to the main-flaps K.
The steam is likewise prevented from escaping backwards inasmuch as the shoulder o,
which guides the flaps towards the outer cylinder wall is composed of two parts
(Fig. 3) of which the one part r is springy and can be tightened by means of screws p,
which press it against the flap-cylinder c.
The sides of cylinder are kept tight by means of elastic rings S and s (Fig. 2) which
at the same time center the inner cylinder.
The axis is wedged to the body which carries the elastic rings S, so that
when the inner cylinder turns, the axis also turns inasmuch as it is firmly con-
nected with and c, by means of volts and clutch coupling w (Fig. 5).
The slide can be set by means of lever n, whereby the extent of opening h
may be altered, thereby in a simple manner reducing or increasing the degree of
expansion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is:
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1. An Improved rotating Engine consisting essentially of the cylindrical casing a,

page_text: with channels and flap cylinder c provided with flaps K, substantially in the manner
as and for the purpose described and as shewn in the drawings.
2. In such rotating Engine the method, of tightening the cylinder by means of
elastic rings S and s and of tightening backwards internally by means of the elastic
part and forwards internally by means of elastic flaps y all substantially in the
manner as and for the purpose described and as shewn in the drawings.
3. In such rotating Engines the arrangement of turning slide substantially in the
manner as and for the purpose described and as shewn in the drawings.
1040
BERNARD LIEBING.
Per C. R. Bonne & Co.,
41, Eastcheap, his Agents..