Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080245345 | Oscillating Piston Engine - An oscillating piston engine comprises an internal combustion engine part having a housing part in which there are arranged a first and at least a second piston which can jointly revolve in the housing part about an axis of rotation fixed in relation to the housing and which, when revolving about the axis of rotation, perform reciprocating oscillating movements in opposition to one another about an axis of oscillation extending perpendicularly to the axis of rotation. The first piston has a first end face and the at least second piston has a second end face facing the first end face, the end faces delimiting a working chamber in the direction of oscillation of the pistons. The internal combustion engine part is adjoined in the direction of the axis of rotation by an electromotive part having at least one rotor which is arranged concentrically with the axis of rotation and which is arranged in a housing part adjoining the housing part of the internal combustion engine part. | 10-09-2008 |
20090031979 | Oscillating Piston Machine - An oscillating piston engine comprises a housing in which at least one piston is arranged which can revolve in the housing about an axis of rotation which is fixed in relation to the housing, and which performs when revolving about the axis of rotation reciprocating pivoting movements about pivot axis extending perpendicularly to the axis of rotation between a first end position and a second end position, the at least one piston having a running element which runs, as the piston revolves about the axis of rotation, along at least one control cam which is configured in such a way that the pivoting movements of the at least one piston are derived from the revolving movement of the running element along the control cam. A second running element mounted to the piston and/or a negative-pressure source applying a negative pressure to the backside of the piston are provided for assisting the return of the piston from the first end position to the second end position of the pivoting movement of the piston. | 02-05-2009 |
20090038581 | Oscillating Piston Engine - The invention relates to an oscillating piston engine comprising a housing that contains a first and at least a second piston, both of which can rotate about a fixed rotational axis in the housing and which when rotating about said axis execute counter-rotating displacements back and forth about a pivoting axis that runs perpendicular to the rotational axis through the centre of the housing. A working chamber is situated between opposing end faces of the first and at least second piston. The housing is provided with at least one gas exchange opening for admitting or discharging a gas into or from the working chamber. The pistons are arranged in such a way that the rotational axis runs through the working chamber. The pistons are mounted to slide in a piston cage, which is located in the housing, is concentric with the rotational axis, and rotates together with the pistons about said axis. The gas exchange opening is arranged eccentrically in relation to the rotational axis, on one end face of the housing. | 02-12-2009 |
20100199947 | Rotary Piston Machine - A rotary piston machine has a housing in which are arranged at least two pistons which are able to revolve together in the housing about an axis of rotation which is fixed with respect to the housing, the pistons being mounted slidingly in a piston cage which is mounted in the housing and revolves together with the pistons about the axis of rotation, the two pistons executing mutually opposing reciprocating motions while revolving about the axis of rotation in order alternately to increase and decrease the volume of a working chamber defined by end faces oriented towards one another of the two pistons and by the piston cage, the axis of rotation passing through the working chamber and the piston cage having a gas exchange opening for admitting and discharging gas to and from the working chamber. The gas exchange opening is arranged on the axis of rotation and a closing member is arranged in the gas exchange opening, which is connected to the piston cage in a rotationally fixed manner with respect to the axis of rotation and is axially movable relative to the piston cage in the direction of the axis of rotation in order to open and close the gas exchange opening, there being present a control mechanism for the closing member which derives the axial motion of the closing member from the rotary motion of the closing member about the axis of rotation. | 08-12-2010 |
20100269688 | Piston Machine - A piston machine comprises a housing, in which at least one first piston is arranged which can be moved to and fro between two end positions in order to periodically increase and reduce the size of a working chamber adjoining a first end face of the at least one first piston, the at least one first piston having at least one guiding member, which is in engagement with a control curve which is formed on a curve member arranged in the housing, the curve member extending concentrically and circumferentially in the housing, all the way round an axis of revolution which is fixed relative to the housing, and being arranged radially to the outside of the piston in relation to the axis of revolution, a second piston being situated opposite the at least one first piston and performing opposing reciprocating movements relative to the first piston, the second piston having a second end face, which faces the first end face of the first piston, and the working chamber being situated between the end faces. The curve member is mounted in the housing in such a way that it can revolve about the axis of revolution, while the at least one first piston and the second piston cannot revolve about the axis of revolution, with the result that the at least one first piston and the second piston perform reciprocating movements in a plane of movement which is fixed relative to the axis of revolution when the curve member revolves about the axis of revolution. | 10-28-2010 |
20110223041 | Pump - A pump has a housing in which a rotor is arranged, which is rotatable in the housing about a housing-fixed axis of rotation, the rotor having at least one recess in which is received at least one displacement body which, when the rotor rotates, revolves about the axis of rotation and at the same time runs along on a housing inner wall of the housing, the displacement body being radially movable in the recess between a position retracted into the recess and a position extended out of the recess. A first chamber is present between the outside of the rotor and the housing inner wall. The displacement body, when it revolves about the axis of rotation, subdivides the first chamber into a leading first subchamber and a trailing second subchamber. The first subchamber is connected by means of a first duct and the second subchamber by means of a second duct in the rotor to a further chamber which is formed between the displacement body and an inner wall of the recess and which, according to the radial movements of the displacement body which occur when the rotor revolves about the axis of rotation, is alternately increased in volume, with the result that an additional vacuum arises in the further chamber and in the second subchamber, or decreased in volume, with the result that an additional overpressure arises in the further chamber and in the first subchamber. | 09-15-2011 |
20130084196 | Aggregate, In Particular A Hybrid Engine, Electrical Power Generator Or Compressor - An aggregate, in particular a hybrid engine, electrical power generator or compressor, comprises a housing in which are arranged a piston motor part and an electric motor part, wherein the piston motor part has a first piston with a first end face and at least one second piston with a second end face, wherein the first piston and the at least one second piston perform reciprocating motions, wherein between the first end face and the second end face is provided a working chamber for a working medium, which chamber is periodically reduced and enlarged because of the reciprocating motions of the pistons, and wherein the electric motor part has an annular rotor which can rotate in the housing about a rotation axis that is fixed relative to the housing. The rotor surrounds the piston motor part. | 04-04-2013 |
20150102144 | Apparatus With Variable Scale For Treating Particulate Material - An apparatus for treating particulate material, including a process chamber which has a bottom constructed from overlapping guide plates between which there are gaps present through which process air can be introduced approximately horizontally into the process chamber, wherein the guide plates are arranged such that two flows of process air, which are oppositely directed one towards the other and meet along a breaking up zone, are formed, wherein in the breaking up zone a treatment medium can be sprayed onto the material via at least one linear spray nozzle. The apparatus is composed of individual performance modules of approximately same construction type and size, wherein the performance modules have a rectangular cross section and can be joined together via at least one open rectangle side to form a row, the longitudinal extents of the respective breaking up zones extend in the direction of the row. | 04-16-2015 |