Sorrels engine

Abstract

Engine is an internal combustion engine that is a unique combination of the use of; rotating cylinders radically arranged perpendicular to centerline of the power shaft, cams to force strokes which are in alignment with the cylinders which are attached to the power shaft, the energy of the power stroke and the resistance of the same by the cams produce rotation of the cylinders, pistons, connecting rods, restraining plates, seals and power shaft inside a ported engine housing. Engine should be lighter, able to use a variety of fuels, able to use simplified ignition systems, produce more power and be more cost efficient to manufacture and operate than existing engines of the same displacement Once engine position, fuel and compression ratio is decided lubricant ports, lubricant collection channels in the housing and seal and compression rings in the seal can be designed.

1 . (canceled) 
   
   
       2 . That this 4 cycle engine design in which the combination of rotating cylinders, pistons and connecting rods (with a fixed range of motion) around a fixed cam or cams (could be cam and belt or chain) cast in the side housings (with the resultant of the resistance by the cam to the direction of the power stroke producing the rotating forces and the resistance of the cam forces the exhaust, intake and compression strokes) within a ported fixed cylinder head (arranged in a way that improves manufacturability and power output) is a unique concept. 
   
   
       3 . That the engine has a cylindrical cylinder head that has ports to allow the intake of air or fuel air mixtures and the escape of exhaust gases, has liquid cooling jackets and, if required, has room for fuel and oxidizer injectors and an fuel igniter. 
   
   
       4 . That the engine has a singularity or plurality of cylinders, pistons and connecting rods which are restrained in in radially aligned plane perpendicular to to the power shaft by the upper restraining ring (which can be used as an oil pump), the restraining plates and spacer blocks. 
   
   
       5 . That the engine has restraining plates, with power shafts and bearings, which are attached to the restraining hub, includes lubricant reservoir, and the bottom ends of the connecting rods extend into holes in the same restraining hub. 
   
   
       6 . That the engine has connecting rods that have shafts that extend, perpendicular to their longitudinal centerline, though slots in the restraining plates and that have on the ends of the shafts cam rollers that extend between cams (could be cam and chain or belt) cast into the engines side housings (Duration of cycles and compression ratio can be modified by changing the shape of the cam and the location of the ports).