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Granted Patent B2
US 9,534,594 · App. 13/902,700 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Rotary piston machine, especially rotary engine

Inventors: Michael Steinbauer (Graz, AT); Andreas Krobath (Graz, AT); Karl Knaus (Thal bei Graz, AT); Heinrich Fuerhapter (Graz, AT)
Assignee: AVL List GmbH
F04C2/00F01C1/22F01C19/02F01C19/12F02B55/06F02B2053/005
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Patent No.
US 9,534,594
App. No.
13/902,700
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotary piston machine is disclosed. In one aspect, the machine includes a piston chamber that is defined in a housing by a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a peripheral wall interconnecting these sidewalls and a rotary piston that is rotatably arranged in the piston chamber and has a first face and a second face. The first face of the rotary piston faces an interior of the first sidewall of the piston chamber and the second face of the rotary piston faces an interior of the second sidewall of the piston chamber. at least one ventilation bore is provided in the first and/or the second sidewall of the piston chamber and connected to at least one ventilation channel, wherein the at least one ventilation bore is arranged at a location that radially lies within at least one first lateral seal.

Claims (40)

1. A rotary piston machine, comprising:

a housing;

a piston chamber that is defined in the housing by a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a peripheral wall interconnecting the first and second sidewalls;

a rotary piston that is rotatably arranged in the piston chamber and has a first face and a second face, wherein the first face of the rotary piston faces an interior of the first sidewall of the piston chamber and the second face of the rotary piston faces an interior of the second sidewall of the piston chamber;

at least two working zones formed between a peripheral surface of the rotary piston and the peripheral wall of the piston chamber;

at least one first lateral seal that is provided on the first and second faces of the rotary piston in order to seal intermediate spaces between the first and the second sidewall of the piston chamber and the first and second faces of the rotary piston relative to the working zones;

a central bore;

at least one second lateral seal that is provided on the first and the second face of the rotary piston in order to seal the respective intermediate spaces between the first and second sidewalls of the piston chamber and the first and second faces of the rotary piston relative to the central bore;

at least one ventilation bore provided only in one of the first and second sidewalls of the piston chamber and connected to at least one ventilation channel in the housing for discharging gases from the housing, wherein the at least one ventilation bore is arranged at a location that radially lies within the at least one first lateral seal and outside the at least one second lateral seal;

wherein the at least one second lateral seal is arranged radially within the at least one first lateral seal and wherein the at least one ventilation bore lies radially outside the at least one second lateral seal;

wherein the at least one ventilation bore lies within an angular segment; and

wherein no other bore is provided in the first or second sidewall.

2. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 further comprising, on its peripheral surface, at least one radial seal that protrudes in the direction toward the peripheral wall of the piston chamber, and wherein the at least one ventilation bore lies radially within the at least one radial seal.

3. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one ventilation bore lies within an angular segment of the cold arc of the piston chamber.

4. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 further comprising at least one cavity that extends from the first face to the second face radially within the at least one first lateral seal or between the at least one first lateral seal and the at least one second lateral seal.

5. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 further comprising, in the region of each working zone:

at least one first recess in the first face radially within the at least one first lateral seal or between the at least one first lateral seal and the at least one second lateral seal; and

at least one second recess in the second face radially within the at least one first lateral seal or between the at least one first lateral seal and the at least one second lateral seal.

6. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one ventilation bore is connected to the ventilation channel via at least one connecting channel.

7. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the ventilation bore and a connecting channel is at least partially realized in an ascending fashion in the direction toward the ventilation channel.

8. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one throttle or diaphragm configured to influence the respective opening cross section of the ventilation bore or a connecting channel provided in or on the at least one ventilation bore and/or the at least one connecting channel.

9. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 , wherein the ventilation bore has an elongated cross section in the concentric direction of the rotary piston.

10. The rotary piston machine according to claim 9 , wherein the ventilation bore has an essentially reniform cross section.

11. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 , further comprising an additional connecting channel configured to connect the central bore of the rotary piston to the ventilation channel.

12. The rotary piston machine according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the ventilation channel, the connecting channel and the additional connecting channel comprises a labyrinth.

13. The rotary piston machine according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the ventilation channel, the connecting channel and the additional connecting channel comprises at least one plenum chamber.

14. The rotary piston machine according to claim 1 , wherein the machine is suitable for use as a range extender for an electrically operated motor vehicle.

15. A power generating unit comprising a rotary piston machine, wherein the rotary machine comprises:

a housing;

a piston chamber that is defined in the housing by a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a peripheral wall interconnecting the first and second sidewalls;

a rotary piston that is rotatably arranged in the piston chamber and has a first face and a second face, wherein the first face of the rotary piston faces an interior of the first sidewall of the piston chamber and the second face of the rotary piston faces an interior of the second sidewall of the piston chamber;

at least two working zones formed between a peripheral surface of the rotary piston and the peripheral wall of the piston chamber;

at least one first lateral seal that is provided on the first and second faces of the rotary piston in order to seal intermediate spaces between the first and the second sidewall of the piston chamber and the first and second faces of the rotary piston relative to the working zones;

a central bore;

at least one second lateral seal that is provided on the first and the second face of the rotary piston in order to seal the respective intermediate spaces between the first and second sidewalls of the piston chamber and the first and second faces of the rotary piston relative to the central bore;

at least one ventilation bore provided only in one of the first and second sidewalls of the piston chamber and connected to at least one ventilation channel in the housing for discharging gases from the housing, wherein the at least one ventilation bore is arranged at a location that radially lies within the at least one first lateral seal and outside the at least one second lateral seal;

wherein the at least one second lateral seal is arranged radially within the at least one first lateral seal and wherein the at least one ventilation bore lies radially outside the at least one second lateral seal;

a rotatably supported shaft, on which the rotary piston revolves, provided in the housing and coupled to an electromechanical energy converter,

wherein the at least one ventilation bore lies within an angular segment; and

wherein no other bore is provided in the first or second sidewall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2013
From: STEINBAUER, MICHAEL; KROBATH, ANDREAS; KNAUS, KARL; FUERHAPTER, HEINRICH
To: AVL LIST GMBH
Reel/Frame 031112/0143 →
Priority Claims (2)
AT A 1962/2010 · Nov 25, 2010 · national
AT A 1969/2010 · Nov 25, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2011005925 · Nov 24, 2011
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