TEPZZ 4979Z B_T

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(11) EP 2 497 902 B1

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45) Date of publication and mention (51) Int Cl.:

of the grant of the patent: F01C 1/22 (2006.01) F01C 21/06 (2006.01)
07.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/36 F01C 21/08 (2006.01)

(21) Application number: 11157738.3

(22) Date of filing: 10.03.2011

(54) Rotary Engine Rotor

Drehmotorläufer
Rotor de moteur rotatif

(84) Designated Contracting States: • BAGNELL, Jonathan Mark

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB Lichfield, Staffordshire WS14 0DT (GB)
GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO
PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (74) Representative: Chapman, Helga Claire et al
chapman+co
(43) Date of publication of application: 18 Staple Gardens
12.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/37 Winchester SO23 8SR (GB)

(73) Proprietor: UAV Engines Ltd (56) References cited:

Lichfield, Staffordshire WS14 0DT (GB) US-A- 4 486 159 US-A- 4 772 189
US-A- 4 898 522
(72) Inventors:
• Biddulph, Christopher John
Lichfield, Staffordshire WS14 0DT (GB)
EP 2 497 902 B1

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Description
[0001] The present invention relates to a rotary engine
rotor.
Rotary internal combustion engines are well known and
typically comprise a rotary piston or rotor rotatably mount-
ed within a cavity in a housing or stator. The rotor and
the walls of the cavity are shaped so that combustion
chambers are formed as the rotor rotates, the walls of
the cavity further being provided with inlet and exhaust
ports for air and exhaust gases respectively. Wankel en-
gines are a particular form of rotary internal combustion
engine in which the stator is provided with a two-lobed
epitrochoidal bore which forms the cavity and further
comprises end plates which form axially spaced end
walls closing the cavity. The rotor is provided with a body
which comprises an outer surface comprising three rotor
sides of generally equilateral triangular sectional shape
with outwardly curved sides. The rotor is mounted on an
eccentric journal of a main shaft and is geared to rotate
in a planetary manner within the cavity at one third of the
rotation of the main shaft. The gearing of the rotor is typ-
ically provided by means of an insert received within a
location aperture provided by an inner surface of the
body. The insert comprises a bearing part and an index-
ing gear, the indexing gear being arranged to engage
with a fixed gear carried by one of the end plates of the
engine. The engagement of the indexing gear with the
fixed gear constrains the rotation of the rotor to one third
that of the main shaft. The insert is required to be firmly
secured to the body of the rotor in order to prevent rotation
or axial movement of the insert relative to the rotor body.
This may enable prolonged operation of the rotor at high
rotational speeds such as when employed within rotary
engines which may be used in boats, automobiles, aer-
oplanes, stationary engines or compressors for example.
The coupling of the insert to the body should also not
deleteriously interfere with the working operation of the
chambers formed by the rotating rotor and the cavity.
US 4,772,189 describes an air cooled rotor comprising
a rotor body and insert rigidly fastened together.
[0002] In order to prevent rotation and axial movement
of the insert relative to the rotor body, radially extending
passageways are provided, one along each rotor side.
Each passageway receives a rigid elongate fastener
comprising a pin and comprises a first passage part pro-
vided in the insert, and a second passage part provided
in the rotor body. Each pin is a drive fit with each of the
passage parts and has a head which is received in a
counterbore of the second passage part adjacent to the
outer profile of the rotor. The head of the pin is welded
to the rotor body to provide a substantially gas tight seal.
Excess material of the head and welding material is sub-
sequently removed so that the remainder of the head and
welding material lies flush with the outer profile of the
rotor.
[0003] US 4,898,522 describes a rotary engine rotor
with cooling channels and coolant ribs.
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[0004] According to the present invention there is pro-
vided a rotary engine rotor comprising:
a one-piece body comprising:
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an outer surface comprising three rotor sides
arranged in a generally equilateral triangle
shape; and
an inner surface comprising: a respective loca-
10 tion portion provided generally at the midpoint
of each rotor side, the location portions together
defining at least in part a location aperture and
one location portion being provided with a blind
hole extending generally radially from the inner
15 surface of the body, part way towards the outer
surface of the body; and a cooling channel pro-
vided axially through the body in the region of
each apex;
20 an insert provided in the location aperture and com-
prising a bearing part and an indexing gear, the bear-
ing part being provided with a fixing socket extending
generally radially through the insert and provided in
alignment with the blind hole; and
25 a rigid elongate fixing member provided through the
fixing socket and at least partially received in the
blind hole to thereby couple the insert to the body.
[0005] By arranging the blind hole, fixing socket and
30 fixing member to extend outwardly from an internal po-
sition, disruption of the outer surface of the body of the
rotor may be prevented and thus the risk of formation of
a gas leak path between the outer surface and the inner
surface of the rotor body is reduced. A further advantage
35 of this arrangement is that creation of "hot-spots" on the
outer surface may be reduced. Weld-heat cracking of the
outer surface may also be avoided as no welding is re-
quired on said outer surface. There is also no constraint
on the shape or profile of the outer surface as the blind
40 hole does not impinge upon it.
[0006] Preferably, each rotor side of the outer surface
of the body is provided with a combustion chamber re-
cess formed in the outer surface and extending part way
towards the inner surface and the blind hole is further
45 arranged to extend from the inner surface of the body
part way towards the respective combustion chamber
recess. The recess is arranged to form a combustion
chamber between the rotor side and a cavity provided
by an external stator within which the rotor is arranged
50 to be housed in use. Because the blind hole extends only
part-way towards the combustion chamber, the socket
and the fixing member do not impinge on the combustion
chamber recess. This may provide flexibility in the loca-
tion of the recess in the rotor side.
55 [0007] Preferably, the blind hole extends from the inner
surface of the body, part way towards the outer surface
of the body generally within a region located between the
respective combustion chamber recess and cooling
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channel. This may allow the length of the fixing member
and thus the strength of the coupling to be maximised
whilst ensuring that the blind hole, fixing socket and fixing
member do not impinge on the combustion chamber re-
cess.
[0008] Preferably a said rigid elongate fixing member,
blind hole and fixing socket are provided on each side of
the rotor body, each fixing member being received in a
respective blind hole and fixing socket in corresponding
positions along the location portions of the rotor body.
This may improve the engagement between the body
and the insert whilst retaining the balance of the rotor
and allowing stable rotation at high rotational speeds.
[0009] Preferably, each location portion is part-circular
in shape and the location portions together define a lo-
cation aperture of substantially circular section. This en-
ables the location aperture to receive an insert of sub-
stantially circular shape and may further improve the bal-
ance of the rotor, allowing stable rotation at high rotational
speeds.
[0010] Preferably each cooling channel is provided be-
tween a respective pair of location portions, the cooling
channels and the insert together forming cooling con-
duits. The cooling conduits allow the flow of air for cooling
of the rotor during operation.
[0011] Preferably, each blind hole and fixing socket ex-
tend generally transverse to the axis of rotation of the
rotor at an angle of between 70° to 90° to a tangent to
the insert. This may enable increased flexibility in the
positioning of each blind hole and fixing socket, and an
improved manufacturing tolerance during the manufac-
turing process.
[0012] Preferably, the rotary engine rotor is for a Wan-
kel engine or a compressor.
[0013] Embodiments of the invention will now be de-
scribed in detail by way of example only, with reference
to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional diagrammatic represen-
tation of a rotary engine rotor according to a first em-
bodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the rotary engine
rotor of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional diagrammatic represen-
tation of a rotary engine rotor according to a second
embodiment of the invention;
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the rotary engine
rotor of Figure 3; and
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional diagrammatic represen-
tation of a rotary engine rotor according to a third
embodiment of the invention.
[0014] Referring to Figures 1 and 2 a first embodiment
of the invention provides a rotary engine rotor 10 com-
prising a one-piece body 12, an insert 14 and rigid elon-
gate fixing members 16.
[0015] The body 12 comprises an outer surface 18
comprising three rotor sides 20 arranged in a generally
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equilateral triangle shape. Each rotor side 20 is outwardly
curved in shape. The body 12 further comprises an inner
surface 22 comprising three location portions 24, each
location portion being provided generally at the midpoint
5 of a respective rotor side 20. The location portions 24
together partly define a location aperture 26. In this ex-
ample, each location portion 24 is provided with a blind
hole 28 which extends generally radially from the inner
surface 22 part-way towards the outer surface 18.
10 [0016] The body 12 further comprises three cooling
channels 30, a respective cooling channel 30 being pro-
vided axially through the body 12 in the region of each
apex 31 of the body 12. Each respective cooling channel
30 is part cylindrical in shape and provided with cooling
15 fins 32 which are arranged to increase the surface area
of said cooling channel 30. Each cooling channel 30 is
provided between a respective pair of location portions
24 so that the cooling channels and an outer surface 36
of the insert 14 together form cooling conduits 34. The
20 cooling conduits 34 allows for the flow of cooling air
through the rotor 10.
[0017] The insert 14 is provided in the location aperture
26 and comprises a bearing part 38 and an indexing gear
50. The indexing gear 50 comprises a machined ring gear
25 and is disposed at one end axially of the rotor 10, as
shown in Figure 2. The bearing part 38 is provided with
a fixing socket 40 which extends generally radially
through the insert 14. The insert 14 is arranged within
the location aperture 26 such that the fixing socket 40 is
30 provided in alignment with the blind hole 28.
[0018] Each rigid elongate fixing member 16 is provid-
ed through a respective fixing socket 40 and is received
in a respective blind hole 28, to thereby couple the insert
14 to the body 12. In this example, each fixing member
35 16 comprises a fixing pin. Each fixing pin 16 is a drive fit
with the respective fixing socket 40 and blind hole 28 so
as to provide secure coupling of the insert 14 to the rotor
body 12. Each fixing pin 16 is received in a respective
fixing socket 40 and blind hole 28 in corresponding po-
40 sitions along the location portions 24 of the rotor body
12. This enables stable operation of the rotor at high ro-
tational speeds by retaining the balance of the rotor 10.
In this example, each respective blind hole 28, fixing
socket 40 and fixing pin 16 is arranged to extend at an
45 angle of substantially 90° to a tangent to the insert 14. If
desired, the respective blind hole 28, fixing socket 40 and
fixing pin 16 could extend at other angles, although pref-
erably fixing pins do not extend at an angle of less than
70° to a tangent to the insert 14. In this embodiment,
50 each blind hole 28 may be positioned anywhere along
the inner surface 22, between the cooling conduits 24.
This may enable increased flexibility in the positioning of
each blind hole and fixing socket and an improved man-
ufacturing tolerance during the manufacturing process.
55 [0019] The one-piece rotor body 12 may be made as
a casting in iron whilst the insert 14 may be made as a
forging in an appropriate bearing steel, or from a bar of
bearing steel. The fixing pins 16 are preferably made in
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high grade stainless steel and thus differential expansion
between the rotor body 12, insert 14 and pins 16 is min-
imised. To further secure the insert 14 to the rotor body
12, the head 44 of each fixing pin 16 may be welded to
the insert 14 within a respective bullnose shaped bore
42. It will be appreciated that any other machined shaped
bore may be alternatively used. Excess welding material
may be subsequently removed so that the remainder of
each head 44 and welding material lies flush with the
inner surface 46 of the insert 14, but it will be appreciated
that the removal of excess welding material is not essen-
tial
[0020] In use, the rotor 10 is mounted within a cavity
(not shown) in a stator (not shown) on an eccentric journal
of a main shaft (not shown). The ring gear 50 is arranged
to engage with an external fixed gear (not shown) in a
planetary manner and said engagement ensures that the
rotor 10 rotates at one third of the rotation of the main
shaft. The rotor 10 and the walls of the cavity are shaped
so that combustion chambers are formed as the rotor
rotates, the walls of the cavity further being provided with
inlet and exhaust ports (not shown) for air and exhaust
gases respectively. By arranging each blind hole 28, fix-
ing socket 40 and fixing pin 16 to extend outwardly from
an internal position, disruption of the outer surface 18 of
the body 12 of the rotor 10 is prevented. In this way, the
risk of formation of a gas leak path between the outer
surface 18 and the inner surface 22 of the rotor body 12
is reduced. A further advantage of this arrangement is
that creation of "hot-spots" on the outer surface may be
reduced. Weld-heat cracking of the outer surface may
also be avoided as no welding is required on said outer
surface. There is also no constraint on the shape or profile
of the outer surface 18 as the blind hole 28 does not
impinge upon it.
[0021] A second embodiment of the invention provides
a rotary engine rotor 60 for a Wankel engine as shown
in Figures 3 and 4. The rotor 60 of this embodiment is
similar to the rotor 10 of the first embodiment, with the
following modifications. The same reference numbers
are retained for corresponding features.
[0022] In this embodiment the body 12 of the rotor 60
is additionally provided with three combustion chamber
recesses 62, one on each rotor side 20. Each combustion
chamber recess 62 comprises a combustion pocket
formed in the outer surface 18 of a respective rotor side
20. Each combustion pocket 62 extends generally about
the mid-point of the respective rotor side and extends
part way towards the inner surface 22 of said rotor side.
In use, the combustion pocket 62 is arranged to form a
combustion chamber between the rotor side 20 and a
cavity provided by an external stator (not shown) within
which the rotor is arranged to be housed. In this embod-
iment, each blind hole 28 extends from the inner surface
22 of the body 12, part way towards the outer surface 18
of the body generally towards a region located between
the respective combustion pocket 62 and cooling channel
30. This allows the length of the fixing pin 16 and thus
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the strength of the coupling of the insert 14 to the body
12 to be maximised whilst ensuring that the blind holes
28, fixing sockets 40 and fixing pin 16 do not impinge on
the combustion pocket 62.
5 [0023] Each apex 31 of the body 12 is further provided
with a sealing strip socket 64. Each sealing strip socket
14 is arranged to receive a sealing strip (not shown) which
in use forms a seal between the rotor 10 and a wall of
the engine cavity provided by the external stator.
10 [0024] A third embodiment of the invention provides a
rotary engine rotor 70 for a Wankel engine as shown in
Figure 5. The rotor 70 of this embodiment is similar to
the rotor 60 of the second embodiment, with the following
modifications. The same reference numbers are retained
15 for corresponding features.
[0025] In this embodiment the body 12 is provided with
a blind hole 72, a fixing socket 40 and a fixing pin 74
generally at the mid-point of each rotor side 20. Each
blind hole 72 is arranged to extend generally radially from
20 the inner surface 22 of the body 12 part way towards the
respective combustion pocket 62. Each fixing pin 74 is
provided through a respective fixing socket 40 and is re-
ceived in a respective blind hole 72, to thereby couple
the insert 14 to the body 12. Each blind hole 72 and re-
25 spective fixing pin 74 do not impinge on the combustion
pocket 62. In this embodiment, because each blind hole
72 extends only part-way towards the combustion pocket
62, each fixing pin 74 and each blind hole 72 do not im-
pinge on the combustion pocket. An improvement in the
30 flexibility of the location and size of the pocket 62 in the
rotor side 20 may thereby be achieved.
Claims
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1. A rotary engine rotor comprising:
a one-piece body (12) comprising:
40 an outer surface (18) comprising three rotor
sides (20) arranged in a generally equilat-
eral triangle shape; and
an inner surface (22) comprising: a respec-
tive location portion (24) provided generally
45 at the midpoint of each rotor side (20), the
location portions together defining at least
in part a location aperture (26) and one lo-
cation portion being provided with a blind
hole (28) extending generally radially from
50 the inner surface of the body, part way to-
wards the outer surface (18) of the body;
and a cooling channel (30) provided axially
through the body in the region of each apex;
55 an insert (14) provided in the location aperture
(26) and comprising a bearing part (38) and an
indexing gear (50), the bearing part being pro-
vided with a fixing socket (40) extending gener-
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ally radially through the insert and provided in
alignment with the blind hole; and
a rigid elongate fixing member (16) provided
through the fixing socket (40) and at least par-
tially received in the blind hole to thereby couple
the insert to the body.
2. A rotor as claimed in claim 1, wherein each rotor side
(20) of the outer surface of the body (12) is provided
with a combustion chamber recess (62) formed in
the outer surface and extending part way towards
the inner surface and the blind hole (28) is further
arranged to extend from the inner surface of the body
part way towards the respective combustion cham-
ber recess.
3. A rotor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the blind hole
(28) extends from the inner surface of the body, part
way towards the outer surface of the body generally
within a region located between the respective com-
bustion chamber recess (62) and cooling channel.
4. A rotor as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein
a said rigid elongate fixing member (16), blind hole
and fixing socket are provided on each side of the
rotor body, each fixing member being received in a
respective blind hold and fixing socket in correspond-
ing positions along the location portions of the rotor
body.
5. A rotor as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein
each location portion is part-circular in shape and
the location portions together define a location ap-
erture of substantially circular section.
6. A rotor as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein
each cooling channel (30) is provided between a re-
spective pair of location portions, the cooling chan-
nels and the insert together forming cooling conduits.
7. A rotor as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein
each blind hole and fixing socket extend generally
transverse to the axis of rotation of the rotor at an
angle of between 70° to 90° to a tangent to the insert.
8. A rotor as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein
the rotary engine rotor is for a Wankel engine or a
compressor.
Patentansprüche
1. Drehmotorläufer, umfassend:
einen einteiligen Körper (12), umfassend:
eine äußere Oberfläche (18), die drei Läu-
ferseiten (20) umfasst, die in einer generell
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gleichseitigen Dreieckform angeordnet
sind; und
eine innere Oberfläche (22), umfassend: ei-
nen jeweiligen Positionierungsabschnitt
5 (24), der generell am Mittelpunkt jeder Läu-
ferseite (20) bereitgestellt ist, wobei die Po-
sitionierungsabschnitte zusammen we-
nigstens teilweise einer Positionierungsöff-
nung (26) definieren und ein Positionie-
10 rungsabschnitt mit einem Grundloch (28)
versehen ist, das sich generell radial ab der
inneren Oberfläche des Körpers, teilweise
in Richtung der äußeren Oberfläche (18)
des Körpers erstreckt; und ein Kühlkanal
15 (30) im Bereich jedes Scheitelpunkts axial
durch den Körper bereitgestellt ist;
einen Einsatz (14), der in der Positionierungs-
öffnung (26) bereitgestellt ist und ein Lagerteil
20 (38) und ein Indexzahnrad (50) umfasst, wobei
das Lagerteil mit einer Befestigungsbuchse (40)
versehen ist, die sich generell radial durch den
Einsatz erstreckt und in Ausrichtung mit dem
Grundloch bereitgestellt ist; und
25 ein starres längliches Befestigungselement
(16), das durch die Befestigungsbuchse (40) be-
reitgestellt wird und wenigstens teilweise um
Grundloch aufgenommen wird, um dadurch den
Einsatz an den Körper zu koppeln.
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2. Läufer wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, wobei jede
Läuferseite (20) der äußeren Oberfläche des Kör-
pers (12) mit einer Brennkammeraussparung (62)
versehen ist, die in der äußeren Oberfläche gebildet
35 ist und sich teilweise in Richtung der inneren Ober-
fläche erstreckt und das Grundloch (28) ferner ein-
gerichtet ist, sich von der inneren Oberfläche des
Körpers teilweise in Richtung der jeweiligen Brenn-
kammeraussparung zu erstrecken.
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3. Läufer wie in Anspruch 2 beansprucht, wobei sich
das Grundloch (28) ab der inneren Oberfläche des
Körpers teilweise in Richtung der äußeren Oberflä-
che des Körpers generell innerhalb eines Bereichs
45 erstreckt, der sich zwischen der jeweiligen Brenn-
kammeraussparung (62) und dem Kühlkanal befin-
det.
4. Läufer wie in einem vorhergehenden Anspruch be-
50 ansprucht, wobei ein starres längliches Befesti-
gungselement (16), ein Grundloch und eine Befes-
tigungsbuchse auf jeder Seite des Läuferkörpers be-
reitgestellt sind, wobei jedes Befestigungselement
in einem jeweiligen Grundloch und einer Befesti-
55 gungsbuchse in entsprechenden Positionen entlang
der Positionierungsabschnitte des Läuferkörpers
aufgenommen wird.
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5. Läufer wie in einem vorhergehenden Anspruch be-
ansprucht, wobei jeder Positionierungsabschnitt teil-
weise kreisförmigen Profils ist und die Positionie-
rungsabschnitte zusammen eine Positionierungsöff-
nung im Wesentlichen kreisförmigen Bereichs defi-
nieren.
6. Läufer wie in einem vorhergehenden Anspruch be-
ansprucht, wobei jeder Kühlkanal (30) zwischen ei-
nem jeweiligen Paar von Positionierungsabschnit-
ten bereitgestellt ist, wobei die Kühlkanäle und der
Einsatz zusammen Kühlleitungen bilden.
7. Läufer wie in einem vorhergehenden Anspruch be-
ansprucht, wobei sich jedes Grundloch und jede Be-
festigungsbuchse generell quer zur Drehachse des
Läufers in einem Winkel zwischen 70° bis 90° zu
einer Tangente zum Einsatz erstrecken.
8. Läufer wie in einem vorgehenden Anspruch bean-
sprucht, wobei der Drehmotorläufer für einen Wan-
kel-Motor oder einen Kompressor ist.
Revendications
1. Un rotor de moteur rotatif comprenant :
un corps monobloc (12) comprenant :
une surface extérieure (18) comprenant
trois côtés de rotor (20) agencés selon une
forme de triangle généralement équilatéral,
et
une surface intérieure (22) comprenant :
une partie de positionnement respective
(24) placée généralement au niveau du
point médian de chaque côté de rotor (20),
les parties de positionnement définissant
conjointement au moins en partie une
ouverture de positionnement (26) et une
partie de positionnement qui est munie d’un
trou borgne (28) s’étendant généralement
radialement à partir de la surface intérieure
du corps, en partie vers la surface extérieu-
re (18) du corps, et un canal de refroidisse-
ment (30) placé axialement au travers du
corps dans la zone de chaque sommet,
un insert (14) placé dans l’ouverture de position-
nement (26) et comprenant une partie palier (38)
et un engrenage d’indexation (50), la partie pa-
lier étant munie d’une douille de fixation (40)
s’étendant généralement radialement au tra-
vers de l’insert et placée en alignement avec le
trou borgne, et
un élément de fixation allongé rigide (16) placé
au travers de la douille de fixation (40) et au
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moins partiellement reçu dans le trou borgne de
façon à coupler ainsi l’insert au corps.
2. Un rotor selon la Revendication 1, où chaque côté
5 de rotor (20) de la surface extérieure du corps (12)
est muni d’un évidement de chambre de combustion
(62) formé dans la surface extérieure et s’étendant
en partie vers la surface intérieure, et le trou borgne
(28) est agencé en outre de façon à s’étendre à partir
10 de la surface intérieure du corps en partie vers l’évi-
dement de chambre de combustion respectif.
3. Un rotor selon la Revendication 2, où le trou borgne
(28) s’étend à partir de la surface intérieure du corps,
15 en partie vers la surface extérieure du corps géné-
ralement à l’intérieur d’une zone située entre l’évi-
dement de chambre de combustion respectif (62) et
le canal de refroidissement.
20 4. Un rotor selon l’une quelconque des Revendications
précédentes, où lesdits élément de fixation allongé
rigide (16), trou borgne et douille de fixation sont
placés sur chaque côté du corps de rotor, chaque
élément de fixation étant reçu dans un trou borgne
25 et une douille de fixation respectifs dans des posi-
tions correspondantes le long des parties de posi-
tionnement du corps de rotor.
5. Un rotor selon l’une quelconque des Revendications
30 précédentes, où chaque partie de positionnement
est de forme partiellement circulaire et les parties de
positionnement définissent conjointement une
ouverture de positionnement de section sensible-
ment circulaire.
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6. Un rotor selon l’une quelconque des Revendications
précédentes, où chaque canal de refroidissement
(30) est placé entre une paire respective de parties
de positionnement, les canaux de refroidissement
40 et l’insert formant conjointement des conduits de re-
froidissement.
7. Un rotor selon l’une quelconque des Revendications
précédentes, où chaque trou borgne et douille de
45 fixation s’étendent généralement transversalement
à l’axe de rotation du rotor à un angle situé entre 70°
et 90° à une tangente à l’insert.
8. Un rotor selon l’une quelconque des Revendications
50 précédentes, où le rotor de moteur rotatif est destiné
à un moteur Wankel ou à un compresseur.
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