| 摘要 |
<p>A toroidal engine configuration with coupled cylinders such that the intake and compression strokes are performed in a first cylinder, the pressurized fuel/air mixture is then transferred to a second cylinder for combustion, and the expansion and exhaust strokes are performed in the second cylinder such that all four strokes of the conventional four-stroke cycle are performed simultaneously. The present invention also includes structurally coupling the first and second cylinders by providing a stator containing a single toroidal volume and a common rotor, the rotor and the stator defining between them the two toroidal cylinders. The cylinders may be configured on opposite sides of the rotor, along the peripheral edge of the rotor, or on the same side of the rotor.</p> |
