US3869230A - Internal seal for the piston of a rotary engine - Google Patents

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US3869230A
US3869230A US346761A US34676173A US3869230A US 3869230 A US3869230 A US 3869230A US 346761 A US346761 A US 346761A US 34676173 A US34676173 A US 34676173A US 3869230 A US3869230 A US 3869230A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01C—ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01C19/00—Sealing arrangements in rotary-piston machines or engines
    • F01C19/10—Sealings for working fluids between radially and axially movable parts

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  • ABSTRACT Vrablik Attorney, Agent, or FirmKane, Dalsimer, Kane, Sullivan and Kurucz [57] ABSTRACT
  • the invention relates to an internal seal for the piston of a rotary engine of trochoid type having a housing with two end parts and with a shell having a multiarcuate interior surface.
  • the piston is in the housing and is rotatably mounted on an eccentric.
  • the said internal seal has an axially movable scraper ring held in spring contact with the adjacent end wall of the housing. The function of the scraper ring is to prevent passage of coolant or lubricant from the piston into the working chambers.
  • the O-ring be arranged axially behind the scraper ring.
  • the O-ring remains in direct contact with the piston, which becomes relatively hot in operation, so that the life of the elastic O-ring is limited.
  • the O-ring is stressed exclusively in compression, with resulting very small spring displacements, given the contact pressure required.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an improved internal seal for a piston of a rotary engine which permits relatively easy axial mobility of the scraper ring and secondly prolongs the service life of the rubber-like elastic seal between the scraper ring and the piston.
  • This object is achieved by the instant invention by fixedly uniting the scraper ring to a coaxial supporting ring by means of a rubber-like elastic ring stressed predominantly in shear.
  • the scraper ring is displaceable in axial direction without friction, except for internal friction in the rubber-like elastic ring.
  • the prestress when the internal seal is installed in the piston may be very small.
  • the thermal stress on the elastic ring is substantially reduced. Spring displacements of adequate length are obtainable because the elastic ring is stressed predominantly in shear.
  • the internal seal consisting of the scraper ring, the elastic ring and the supporting ring, may be set into an annular recess in one face of the piston with the supporting ring being preferably located radially inwardly, having a press fit on the inner periphery of the annular recess.
  • the supporting ring may form the radially inner flange ofa ring of U-shaped cross section embracing the scraper ring, its radially outer flange making a press fit in the circular recess in the piston wall.
  • the supporting ring likewise forms a scraper ring axially movable in an annular recess in one face of the piston or in a separate holder ring attached to the end wall of the piston.
  • the scraper ring may take the form of a segment of thin-walled tubing, the part of which projects axially from the supporting ring, being beveled radially outward to form a stripping edge.
  • a scraper ring of this type may be produced at low cost by bending a strip of suitable material into a ring and butt-welding it at the joint.
  • FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of one embodiment of an internal seal set into an annular recess in the face of the piston.
  • FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of a second embodiment of an internal seal set into a circular recess in the end wall of the piston.
  • FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of a third embodiment of an internal seal again set in an annular recess in the wall of the piston, the supporting ring taking the form of a scraper ring as well.
  • FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the engine with the housing shell and one housing end part, the eccentric shaft and the eccentric with a further embodiment ofinternal seal set in the manual recess in the wall of the piston.
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of the scraper ring made of metallic material bent into a ring and butt welded at the joint in accordance with a further refinement of the present invention.
  • the internal seal 6 is set into an annular recess 7 in the piston wall I and consists of a scraper ring 8 with beveled stripping edge 9, fixedly united by a rubber-like elastic ring 10 to a coaxial supporting ring 11 arranged inside the scraper ring 8.
  • the rubberlike elastic ring 10 is joined to the scraper ring 8 and supporting ring 11 preferably by vulcanizing.
  • the supporting ring 11 has a press fit on the inner periphery 12 of annular recess 7.
  • the elastic ring 10 in the first instance forms an absolutely tight seal between the scraper ring 8 and the piston wall 1, and moreover provides the necessary axial contact pressurefor the scraper ring 8.
  • the elastic ring 10 Upon axial motion of scraper ring 8 relative to supporting ring 11, the elastic ring 10 is stressed practically exclusively in shear, permitting comparatively great spring displacements with adequate contact pressure.
  • the heat effect on the elastic ring 10 is comparatively light, since the supporting ring 11 separates it from the hot piston.
  • the supporting ring 11 forms the radially inner flange of a holder ring 13 of U- shaped cross-section, its radially outer flange l4 making a press fit in a circular recess 15 in the piston wall 1.
  • the scraper ring 8' in this case consists of a segment of thin-walled tubing, its face 16 projecting from holder ring 13 being beveled radially outwardly to form a stripping edge.
  • the scraper ring 8 is again fixedly united to flange 11' by a rubber-like elastic ring stressed practically exclusively in shear when scraper ring 8' moves axially.
  • the holder ring 13 is bathed by the piston coolant, so that the rubber-like elastic ring 10 is not subjected to any appreciable heat load.
  • the scraper ring 8 may be made of metallic material bent into a ring and butt-welded at the joint as shown in FIG. 5. The scraper ring may then be made especially small and light possessing a high natural frequency, which favors tight contact of scraper ring 8' with the adjacent housing wall 3.
  • an additional contact spring 17 may be employed.
  • the spring is in the form of a dish spring with apertures 1.7a to lessen its rigidity.
  • the scraper ring 8 and rubber-like elastic ring 10 are essentially similar in form to the embodiment of FIG. 1.
  • the supporting ring 11'' in this case, however, is in the form of an axially movable scraper ring having a beveled stripping edge. This ring is set into recess 7 together with the elastic ring 10 and the scraper ring 8.
  • the unit consisting of rings 8, 10 and 11" is pressed axially against the adjacent housing wall 3 by a corrugated spring 18.
  • the rubber-like elastic ring 10 then need follow only relatively slight axial motions of scraper ring 8.
  • the seal between supporting ring 11" and piston wall 1 is provided by a metallic sealing ring 19 of C- shaped cross section.
  • the unit consisting of rings 8, 10 and 11" may be arranged in a holder ring [13' of U-shaped cross section, set, like the holder ring 13 in FIG. 2, into a circular recess in the piston walls.
  • the springs 18 and 19 will then cooperate with the corresponding walls of the holder ring.
  • An internal seal for the piston ofa rotary piston engine of trochoid type having a housing with two end parts and with a shell, having multi-arcuate interior surface, in which housing the piston is rotatably mounted on an eccentric, said internal seal having an axially movable scraper ring held in spring contact with the adjacent end wall of the housing, a coaxial supporting ring, a rubber-like elastic ring being adapted to be separated from the piston by the supporting ring, the scraper ring fixedly united to the coaxial supporting ring by the rubberlike elastic ring which is stressed predominantly in shear when the scraper ring moves axially relative to the supporting ring, the scraper ring, the elastic ring and the supporting ring being fixedly united and undetachably interconnected to form and function as a single unit.
  • scraper ring is in the shape of a segment of thin-walled tubing with a face thereof projecting from the supporting ring and being beveled radially outwardly to form a stripping edge.

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US2871039A (en) * 1955-01-19 1959-01-27 Crane Packing Co Sealing element for rotary mechanical seals
US3194569A (en) * 1960-07-05 1965-07-13 Utvitch Jovan Sealing joint axially supported by friction between parts in rotation in relation to one another in a machine
US3171590A (en) * 1960-12-16 1965-03-02 Curtiss Wright Corp Oil seal construction for rotary combustion engines
US3191945A (en) * 1963-03-18 1965-06-29 Gits Bros Mfg Co Rotary seal with supporting sleeve
US3180563A (en) * 1963-05-13 1965-04-27 Curtiss Wright Corp Oil seal construction for rotary combustion engine
US3291493A (en) * 1965-07-27 1966-12-13 Chicago Rawhide Mfg Co End face seal
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