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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 21, 2020
Applicant:

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;

Inventors:

Bruno Villeneuve, Boucherville, CA;

Edwin Schulz, St-Bruno, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/04 (2006.01); F02B 53/10 (2006.01); F02B 55/16 (2006.01); F02B 53/00 (2006.01); F02B 19/00 (2006.01); F02B 19/12 (2006.01); F02B 53/04 (2006.01); F01C 21/06 (2006.01); F01C 1/344 (2006.01); F01C 21/10 (2006.01); F01C 1/22 (2006.01); F01C 21/18 (2006.01); F01C 20/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 53/04 (2013.01); F01C 1/22 (2013.01); F01C 1/344 (2013.01); F01C 21/06 (2013.01); F01C 21/106 (2013.01); F01C 21/18 (2013.01); F02B 19/00 (2013.01); F02B 19/12 (2013.01); F02B 53/10 (2013.01); F02B 55/16 (2013.01); F01C 20/28 (2013.01); F02B 2053/005 (2013.01); F02B 2730/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rotary engine having an outer body having an internal cavity with a peripheral wall having an insert opening defined therethrough in communication with the internal cavity, and a plurality of coolant passages defined through the peripheral wall in proximity of the insert opening, a rotor body rotatable within the internal cavity, and an insert removably received in the insert opening of the peripheral wall, the insert having a subchamber defined therein communicating with the internal cavity, with a minimum width of the insert opening being at least 0.75 inches. An outer body for a rotary engine and a method of inspecting in an internal cavity in an outer body of a rotary engine are also discussed; also, a rotary engine including a fuel injector having a tip received in the injector hole of the peripheral wall without protruding in the insert opening.


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