External Combustion Engine with a General Wheel Power Rotation Motor

Abstract

General Wheel Rotation Power Motor (GWRPM) systems, apparatus, devices and methods of using a pressure generation, storage and control element; a pressure conversion to rotational force unit with reverse and neutral capability and components to transfer said rotational force to a power accumulator/multiplier whereby useful rotational force can be applied to varied applications. Pressure can be generated from an internal combustion engine (ICE), a pressurized air source, and the like.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A general wheel rotation power motor for an external combustion engine system comprising:
 a firing chamber including an air intake for allowing fresh air into the firing chamber, a fuel storage supply for metering fuel into the firing chamber and an igniter to ignite the metered fuel inside of the firing chamber;   a pressure storage chamber to store pressure generated in the firing chamber;   an oscillating cylinder being driven by the generated pressure in the pressure storage chamber;   a rotatable member driven by the cylinder for rotating a power wheel; and   an accumulator rotated by the power wheel.   
     
     
         2 . The motor of  claim 1 , wherein the firing chamber includes a dual firing chamber. 
     
     
         3 . The motor of  claim 2 , wherein the fuel storage supply includes dual fuel injection connections. 
     
     
         4 . The motor of  claim 3 , wherein the igniter includes a dual igniter for alternatively igniting the metered fuel of each of the dual firing chambers. 
     
     
         5 . The motor of  claim 1 , wherein the oscillating cylinder includes:
 a double acting piston.   
     
     
         6 . The motor of  claim 1 , wherein the rotatable member includes a rotatable crank, and the power wheel includes a geared crank power wheel. 
     
     
         7 . The motor of  claim 1 , wherein the accumulator includes a geared power accumulator rim. 
     
     
         8 . The motor of  claim 2 , wherein the dual firing chamber includes a rotating firing chamber wall offset to alternately direct the fresh air into each of the dual firing chambers and release expanding gasses into the pressure storage chamber and causing rotation of the rotating firing chamber wall for each next combustion cycle. 
     
     
         9 . The motor of  claim 1 , wherein the oscillating cylinder comprises:
 a cylinder head intake and exhaust valve at opposite ends of the oscillating cylinder.   
     
     
         10 . The motor of  claim 6 , wherein the geared crank wheel comprises:
 a center support member fixedly attached with the power wheel and surrounded by a rotatable crank ring having geared inner and outer peripheral surfaces to move a crank pin connecting the rotatable crank with the piston along a radius of the geared power wheel;   a geared positioning wheel meshed with the inner geared surface of the rotatable crank ring to move the crank pin; and   a power wheel cover with the rotatable crank extending a distance therefrom covering an opposite end of the center support member.   
     
     
         11 . The motor of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pressure conversion unit connected with a pressure regulator relief valve located between an output of the pressure storage chamber and the pressure conversion unit.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the oscillating cylinder remains longitudinally aligned with movement of the crank power wheel, the oscillating cylinder includes a piston having pressure surfaces in both faces, a piston rod is rigidly attached to a center of one piston face and extends beyond the end of the oscillating cylinder where it passes through a bearings component attached to the oscillating cylinder and then connects to the rotatable wheel via a pin movable in a slot of the wheel which is used to rotate the wheel. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the accumulator rim connects to a drive shaft component attached to its center of rotation to transport the rotational force, wherein the rotational force applied to the accumulator is multiplied by the radius of the accumulator so that increased force is applied to the drive shaft component. 
     
     
         14 . A method of converting pressure to rotational force with an internal combustion engine comprising the steps of:
 inputting fresh air into a firing chamber;   metering fuel from a fuel storage supply into the firing chamber;   igniting the fuel inside of the chamber;   releasing the pressure generated in the chamber into a pressure storage chamber;   regulating release of the stored pressure into an insulated manifold of an oscillating cylinder to achieve a selected torque;   driving a piston with the regulated pressure;   rotating a wheel by the piston; and   transferring the rotational force from a crank wheel to an accumulator rim.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the inputting step includes the step of:
 solely inputting fresh air into the firing chamber.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the inputting step includes the step of:
 inputting the fresh air into a dual firing chamber, and the metering fuel step includes the step of: metering fuel from duel fuel injection connections into the duel firing chamber.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the igniting step includes the step of:
 alternately igniting the metered fuel inside of each of the dual firing chambers.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the driving step includes the step of driving a double acting piston. 
     
     
         19 . A method for wheel rotation power for an external combustion engine system comprising:
 allowing fresh ambient air into a firing chamber via an air intake;   metering fuel from a fuel storage supply into the firing chamber;   igniting the metered fuel inside the firing chamber;   storing pressure generated from the firing chamber in a pressure storage chamber;   driving an oscillating cylinder by the generated pressure in the pressure storage chamber; and   driving a rotatable crank with the piston for rotating a geared power wheel; and   rotating a geared power accumulator rim rotated by the geared crank power wheel.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further comprising the step of:
 rotating a firing chamber wall offset in the dual firing chamber to alternately direct the fresh air into each of the dual firing chambers; and 
 releasing expanding gasses into the pressure storage chamber to rotate the rotating firing chamber wall for each next combustion cycle.