APEX SEAL FOR ROTARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

摘要

A rotor of a rotary internal combustion engine including apex springs each being formed of a continuous band including first and second opposed end sections each contacting the inner surface of the apex seal adjacent to a respective one of the end faces, a respective intermediate section extending radially inwardly from each end section and contacting the outer surface of the groove along a respective contact zone, and a central section extending axially between the intermediate sections and having a portion extending radially outwardly from each of the intermediate sections, the central section extending out of contact with both the outer surface of the groove and the apex seal.