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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1987
Clifford E Wilson, Madisonville, TN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A compressor/pump engine (10) is provided which includes a wall (12) defining a toroidal cylinder (22). A pair of flywheels (36 and 38) are mounted for rotating with respect to said cylinder (22) on a central axis thereof and with respect to each other. Each of the flywheels carry at least a pair of pistons (50) mounted at selected locations, and preferably 180 degrees apart. These pistons (50) cooperate to define compressing/pumping and inlet chambers during rotation of the flywheels. A fluid for compressing/pumping is admitted into the inlet chambers and then removed from the compressing/pumping chambers during operation. A device (70) is also provided to control the speed of revolution of the pistons during the compressing/pumping cycling such that the compression/pumping and inlet chambers are defined at selected locations during a cycle of the compressor/pump.