Rotary Vane Engine: US Patent No. 5,711,268

[sid_galt]

I came across this patent.

US Patent no. 5,711,268

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...="rotary+vane+engine"&RS="rotary+vane+engine"

How good is the idea? How does it fare in comparision to other engines?

 

[sid_galt]

Well, any comments

 

[Q_Goest]

Hi Sid. Problem is this patent link provided only gives verbage. Do you have any cross sections of this motor? I Google'd but found nothing within a few minutes and gave up.

Claims are intended to elucidate the invention to the point that figures are not required. With as many claims as I've reviewed I have yet to be able to decipher an invention without figures.

 

[sid_galt]

Actually the if you click on the Images link at the top, it shows the pictures. However the pictures I think need a plug into download which is available at uspto website.

The engine is just like a rotary vane compressor only instead of releasing the compressed gases, it burns them and then expands them and thus keeps running.