Continuous-combustion piston engine
First Claim
1. A continuous-combustion piston engine in which a working medium flowing from a combustion chamber is successively fed to at least two cylinders, wherein each cylinder is stationary in reference to the combustion chamber and has an inlet, wherein controls are provided that successively connect the inlet to the combustion chamber and separate it from the combustion chamber, wherein at least one inlet can be opened and closed via at least one slide valve, and wherein said continuous-combustion piston engine further comprises an output shaft that is coaxial to the combustion chamber and moves in relation to a cylinder block that holds the cylinders.
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Abstract
In a continuous-combustion piston engine in which working mediums flowing out of a combustion chamber is successively fed to at least two cylinders, each of the cylinders is stationary in relationship to the combustion chamber and has an inlet. Controls are provided that successively connect the inlet to the combustion chamber and separate it from the combustion chamber. Mechanical losses are minimized in this manner.
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- 1. A continuous-combustion piston engine in which a working medium flowing from a combustion chamber is successively fed to at least two cylinders, wherein each cylinder is stationary in reference to the combustion chamber and has an inlet, wherein controls are provided that successively connect the inlet to the combustion chamber and separate it from the combustion chamber, wherein at least one inlet can be opened and closed via at least one slide valve, and wherein said continuous-combustion piston engine further comprises an output shaft that is coaxial to the combustion chamber and moves in relation to a cylinder block that holds the cylinders.
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9. A continuous-combustion piston engine in which a working medium flowing from a combustion chamber is successively fed to at least two cylinders, wherein:
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(1) each cylinder is stationary in reference to the combustion chamber and has an inlet, (2) controls are provided that successively connect the inlet to the combustion chamber and separate it from the combustion chamber, (3) said continuous-combustion piston engine further comprises an output shaft that is coaxial to the combustion chamber and moves in relation to a cylinder block that holds the cylinders, (4) at least one inlet can be opened and closed via at least one slide valve, (5) the slide valve is a cylindrical sleeve around the piston in the cylinder that has at least one opening corresponding to the inlet, and (6) the opening mates with the inlet in synchrony with the engine rotation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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- 13. A continuous-combustion piston engine in which a working medium flowing from a combustion chamber is successively fed to at least two cylinder, wherein each cylinder has an inlet, and controls are provided that successively connect the inlet to the combustion chamber and separate it from the combustion chamber, and wherein a heat shield with an opening thereon is provided between the combustion chamber and each cylinder.
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16. A continuous-combustion piston engine in which a working medium flowing from a combustion chamber is successively fed to at least two cylinders, wherein each cylinder has an inlet, and controls are provided that successively connect the inlet to the combustion chamber and separate it from the combustion chamber, wherein the combustion chamber has a rotating combustion chamber floor with at least one flow channel for flowing the working medium from the combustion chamber to the cylinders, and wherein the floor shifts so that the flow channel is successively aligned with at least one inlet of the cylinders.
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17. A continuous-combustion piston engine in which a working medium flowing from a combustion chamber is successively fed to at least two cylinders, wherein each cylinder has an inlet, and controls are provided that successively connect the inlet to the combustion chamber and separate it from the combustion chamber, wherein the combustion chamber has a rotating combustion chamber floor with at least one flow channel for flowing the working medium from the combustion chamber to the cylinders, and wherein the floor shifts so that the flow channel is successively aligned with at least one inlet of the cylinders, wherein said piston engine further comprises a heat shield between the combustion chamber and each cylinder, and wherein said heat shield is shifted with the rotating combustion chamber floor.
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