WO2001014693B1 - A variable volume device and system therefor - Google Patents

A variable volume device and system therefor

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WO2001014693B1
WO2001014693B1 PCT/AU2000/001014 AU0001014W WO0114693B1 WO 2001014693 B1 WO2001014693 B1 WO 2001014693B1 AU 0001014 W AU0001014 W AU 0001014W WO 0114693 B1 WO0114693 B1 WO 0114693B1
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Prior art keywords
volume
cavity
unswept
engine
set point
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PCT/AU2000/001014
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Glenn Alexander Thompson
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Glenn Alexander Thompson
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Priority claimed from AUPQ2422A external-priority patent/AUPQ242299A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPQ2423A external-priority patent/AUPQ242399A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPQ4496A external-priority patent/AUPQ449699A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPQ5302A external-priority patent/AUPQ530200A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPQ5439A external-priority patent/AUPQ543900A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPQ5440A external-priority patent/AUPQ544000A0/en
Application filed by Glenn Alexander Thompson filed Critical Glenn Alexander Thompson
Priority to AU66724/00A priority Critical patent/AU6672400A/en
Priority to EP00954171A priority patent/EP1222365A4/en
Priority to JP2001518543A priority patent/JP2003507630A/en
Publication of WO2001014693A1 publication Critical patent/WO2001014693A1/en
Publication of WO2001014693B1 publication Critical patent/WO2001014693B1/en

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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
    • F01C9/00—Oscillating-piston machines or engines
    • F01C9/002—Oscillating-piston machines or engines the piston oscillating around a fixed axis
    • 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
    • F01C3/00—Rotary-piston machines or engines with non-parallel axes of movement of co-operating members
    • F01C3/02—Rotary-piston machines or engines with non-parallel axes of movement of co-operating members the axes being arranged at an angle of 90 degrees
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B55/00—Internal-combustion aspects of rotary pistons; Outer members for co-operation with rotary pistons
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B53/00—Internal-combustion aspects of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston engines
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
    • Y02T10/12—Improving ICE efficiencies

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Output Control And Ontrol Of Special Type Engine (AREA)
  • Rotary Pumps (AREA)
  • Control Of Positive-Displacement Pumps (AREA)
  • Compressors, Vaccum Pumps And Other Relevant Systems (AREA)

Abstract

A rotary device having at least one variable volume cavity (16); the volume of said cavity (16) varying cyclically during operation of said device; said variable volume cavity (16) comprised of an unswept volume portion (17); the volume of said unswept portion (17) remaining at a predetermined constant volume during each cycle of operation of said device; said variable volume cavity further including a swept volume portion (18); the volume of said swept volume portion (18) varying cyclically from zero volume to a predetermined maximum volume during each cycle of operation of said device; said device including first independent set point means (19) to set the volume of said unswept volume portion (17); said device including second independent set point means (20) to set said predetermined maximum volume of swept volume portion (18).

Claims

- 54 - AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 5 February 2001 (05.02.01); original claim 1 amended; new claims 30-50 added; remaining claims unchanged (7 pages)]
1. An engine system comprising an engine having at least one variable volume cavity for combustion of a fuel; said engine further having means for moveably sealing said cavity so as to define, a containment volume for retaining said fuel during combustion of said fuel within said containment volume thereby to convert at least some energy el ase by said combustion to mechanical movement of working portions of said engine; said engine system further comprising fluid urging means for urging an oxidation fluid into engagement with said fuel within sa d containment volume. 2. The engine system of Claim 1 wherein said means for moveably sealing comprises a piston. 3. The system of Claim 2 wherein said working portions include said piston.
4. The engine system of Claim 1 wherein said means for moveably sealing comprises a rotor.
5. The system of Claim 4 wherein said working portions include said rotor.
6. The system of Claim 1 wherein said means for moveably sealing comprises a first partial disk member of a slant axis device.
7. The system of Claim 6 wherein said working portions include said first partial disk member.
8. The system of any one of Claims 1 to 7 wherein said fluid urging means comprises a compressor system.
9. The system of Claim 8 wherein said compressor system comprises a ror.ary device. 10. The system of Claim 9 wherein said rotary device includes a variable volume cavity having an unswept portion and a swept portion therein; said rcLar.y device - 55 -
further including first independent set point means for adjusting said unswept portion and second independent set point means for adjusting said swept portion.
11. The system of Claim 8 or 9 or 10 wherein said compressor system is driven directly from sa d working portions.
12 The system of Claim 8 or 9 or 10 wherein said compressor system is driven by a motive source independent of said working portions.
1-? . The system of Claim 12 wherein said compressor system is driven by an electric motor.
14. A compressor system having at least one variable volume cavity; said compressor further havmy means for moveably sealing said cavity so as to define a containment volume for compression of a fluid within said containment volume.
15. The compressor system of Claim 14 wherein said variable volume cavity includes an unswept portion and a swept portion.
16. The compressor system of Claim 15 fux-ther including Eirεt independent set point meanc for adjusting the volume of said unswept portion.
17. The compressor system of Claim 15 or Claim 16 further including second independent set point means for adjusting the volume of said swept portion. 18. A rotary device having at least one variable volume cavity; the volume of said cavity varying cyclically during operation of said device; said variable volume cavity comprised of an unswept volume portion; the volume of said unswept volume portion remaining at a predetermined constant volume durinq each cycle of operation of said device; said variable volume cavity further including a swept volume portion; the volume of said swept volume portion varying cyclically from zero volume to a predetermined maximum volume during each cycle of operation of said device,- said device including first independent set point means to act the volume of said unswept volume portion; said device including second independent set point means to set said predetermined maximum volume of said swept volume portion.
19. The rotary device of Claim 18 further including linkage means between said first independent set point means and said second independent set point means .
20. The rotary device of Claim 19 wherein said linkage means includes a slot guide.
21. A. rotary device including at least one variable volume cavity therein.
22. The rotary device of Claim 21 wherein said at least one variable volume cavity includes an unswept portion and a swept portion.
23. The rotary device of Claim 22 wherein the volume of said unswept portion can be varied by first independent set point means .
24. The rotary device of laim 22 or Claim 23 wherein the volume of said swept portion can be varied by second independent set point means . 25. The rotary device of any one of Claims 21 to 24 wherein aaid rotary device comprises a slant axis device. 26. The rotary device of Claim 25 comprising a modified slant axis device; said modified slant axis device comprising a housing; a vane plate within said housing rotatable about a vane rotation axis; - 57 -
at least one partial disk member rotatable within said housing about a partial disk member rotation axis; said at least one partial disk member defining a variable working volume beLween at least portions of said vane plate, said partial disk plate and said housing; said working volume varying cyclically during operation of said rotary device.
27. The device of Claim 26 wherein said working volume varies cyclically in accordance with the angle of offset between said vane rotation axis and said partial disk member rotation axi3.
28. An assembly comprising at least a first variable volume device in fluid communication with a second variable volume device.
29. The assembly of Claim 28 wherein said at least first variable volume device includes a cavity having a swept portion and an unswept portion.
30. ^n engine system comprising m combination (a) an engine having at least one variable volume cavity for combustion of a working fluid; said enqine further having means for moveably sealing said cavity so as to define a containment volume for retaining said working fluid during combustion of said working fluid within said containment volume thereby to convert at least some energy released by said combustion to mechanical movement of working portions of said engine;
(b) a rotary device having at least one variable volume cavity; the volume of said cavity varying cyclically during operation of said device; said variable volume cavity comprised of an unswept - 58 -
volume portion; the volume of said unswept volume portion remaining at a predetermined constant volume during each cycle of operation of said device; said variable volume cavity further including a swept volume portion,- the volume of said swept volume portion varying cyclically from zero volume to a predetermined maximum volume during each cycle of operation of said device; said device including first independent set point means to set the volume of said unswept volume portion; said device including second independent set point means to set said predetermined maximum volume of said swept volume portion; said rotary device acting to pump said working fluid into said at least one variable volume cavity of said engine .
31. The engine system of Claim 30 wherein said means for moveably sealing comprises a piston. 32. The system of Claim 30 or Claim 31 wherein said working portions include said piston.
33. The engine system of Claim 30 wherein said means for moveably sealing comprises a rotor.
34. The system of Claim 33 wherein said working portions include said rotor.
35. The system of Claim 30 wherein said means for moveably sealing comprises a first partial disk member of a slant axis device.
36. The system of Claim 35 wherein said working portions include said first partial disk member.
M . The system of any one of Claims 30 to 36 wherein said fluid urging means comprises a compressor system. - 59 -
38. The system of Claim 37 wherein said compressor system comprises a rotary device.
39. The system of claim 38 wherein said rotary device includes a variable volume cavity having an unswept portion and a swept portion therein; said rotary device further including first independent set point means for adjusting said unswept portion and second independent set point means for adjusting said swept portion.
40. The system of Claim 37 or 38 or 39 wherein said compressor system is driven directly from said working portions .
41. The system of Claim 37 or 38 or 39 wherein said compressor system is driven by a motive source independent of said working portions. 42. The system of Claim 41 wherein said compressor system is driven by an electric motor.
43. The engine system of any one of Claims 30 to 42 further including linkage means between said first independent set point means and said second independent set point means .
44. The engine system of Claim 43 wherein said linkage means includes a slot guide.
45. The system of any one of Claims 30 to 44 wherein said variable volume cavity of said engine includes an unswept portion and a swept portion.
46. The system of Claim 45 wherein the volume of said unswept portion of said variable volume cavity of said engine can be varied by engine variable volume means . 4/. The system of Claim 46 wherein the volume of said uπawept or ion can be varied by independent tseL point means . - 60 -
48. The system of Claim 46 wherein said engine variable volume means for varying said unswept portion of said variable volume cavity of said engine is linked with said linkage means between said first independent set point means and said second independent set point means.
49. The system of any one of Claims 45 to 48 wherein the maximum mass of said working fluid pumped by said rotary device is proportional to said unswept volume of said engine . 50. The system of Claim 49 wherein the mass of working fluid will not exceed that mass causing detonation.
PCT/AU2000/001014 1999-08-25 2000-08-25 A variable volume device and system therefor WO2001014693A1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU66724/00A AU6672400A (en) 1999-08-25 2000-08-25 A variable volume device and system therefor
EP00954171A EP1222365A4 (en) 1999-08-25 2000-08-25 A variable volume device and system therefor
JP2001518543A JP2003507630A (en) 1999-08-25 2000-08-25 Variable volume apparatus and its system

Applications Claiming Priority (12)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPQ2422A AUPQ242299A0 (en) 1999-08-25 1999-08-25 Improvements to internal combustion engines
AUPQ2423 1999-08-25
AUPQ2422 1999-08-25
AUPQ2423A AUPQ242399A0 (en) 1999-08-25 1999-08-25 Improvement to slant axis displacement mechanisms
AUPQ4496 1999-12-07
AUPQ4496A AUPQ449699A0 (en) 1999-12-07 1999-12-07 A mechanism
AUPQ5302 2000-01-27
AUPQ5302A AUPQ530200A0 (en) 2000-01-27 2000-01-27 Internal combustion engine with variable compression ratio and variable displa cement charge pump
AUPQ5439 2000-02-07
AUPQ5439A AUPQ543900A0 (en) 2000-02-07 2000-02-07 Internal combustion engine with variable displacement charge pump
AUPQ5440 2000-02-07
AUPQ5440A AUPQ544000A0 (en) 2000-02-07 2000-02-07 Diesel engine with variable clearence volume and variable displacement charge pump

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