Directionally reversible hot air engine system

摘要

A reversible hot air engine system having operating modes for both engine and heat pump operation features a piston located in a piston cylinder that is located on a frame. The system features a displacer located in a displacer chamber that is horizontally located at a frame bottom. A rod first end is pivotally located on a piston second end. A rod second end is pivotally located on a displacer middle via a hinge. A rod housing is fluidly connected to the displacer chamber and the piston cylinder. The system features a flywheel located at a frame top. The system features, a crank having a wheel eccentrically and pivotally connected to a crank rod first end. A crank rod second end is pivotally located to a piston first end. The system features a heat source applied to a chamber end.

主权项

1. A directionally reversible hot air engine system (100) having operating modes for both engine and heat pump operation, wherein the system (100) comprises:
(a) a frame (110); (b) a piston (120) disposed in a piston cylinder (130), wherein the piston cylinder (130) is disposed on the frame (110); (c) a displacer (140) disposed in a displacer chamber (150), wherein the displacer chamber (150) is disposed on the frame (110); (d) a rod (160) disposed in a rod housing (170), wherein the rod housing (170) is disposed on the frame (110), wherein a rod first end (162) is pivotally disposed on the piston cylinder (130), wherein a rod second end (164) is pivotally disposed on the displacer (140); (e) a flywheel (190) disposed on the frame (110); (f) a crank (200) disposed on the frame (110), wherein the crank (200) is connected to a crank rod (204), wherein the crank rod is connected to a piston first end (122), wherein the crank is operatively connected to the flywheel (190); and (g) a heat source (210) applied to the displacer chamber (150);wherein upon operation, the heat source (210) is applied to a chamber first end (152) or a chamber second end (154), wherein the displacer (140) oscillatingly rocks within the displacer chamber (150) via heated and cooled air disposed in the displacer chamber (150), wherein the rod (160) is pivoted via the displacer (140), wherein the piston (120) is cycled via the rod (160) pivoting the piston cylinder (130), wherein the crank (200) is rotated via the crank rod (204).