Abstract: The moving parts of the machine are mounted as a unit on the control journal. These parts include the cylinder block, pistons, piston guide ring, lateral support disks and drive shaft. The unit may be removed as such without having to remove the control journal from the housing. The diameters of the bearing surfaces for the lateral support disks and cylinder block are of successively reduced diameter from each other to facilitate the unit construction.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improvement in a radial piston machine having a stationary member, a cylinder body rotatable about the stationary member and having cylinder bores, pistons reciprocable in the cylinder bores, a piston-control ring adjacent the cylinder body, and glide shoes on the pistons and in sliding engagement with the control ring. According to the improvement the member and the pistons are of case-hardened steel, the cylinder body is of alloyed pearlitic cast iron, and the control ring is of steel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a short stroke, rapid fire, continuous power rotary engine which can be affixed to the body of a vehicle or other stationary position, depending upon its intended use. The engine includes a housing within which is a rotating block which houses the pistons and at least one cylinder. A central power shaft having first and second sections mounted within the housing is connected to the rotating block. Upon ignition, the expanding gases urge the pistons radially outwardly from the axis of the central power shaft. Further provided are piston rods and means for transmitting the radially outward movement of the pistons to the rotating block, thereby imparting a rotational moment thereto. The engine also includes a fuel intake system and novel ignition and exhaust systems.

Abstract: The bearing surface of each piston is provided with hydrostatic pressure medium during operation to maintain the axis of the piston perpendicular to the guide surface. The pressure medium is supplied through throttle passages which terminate in feed openings at the corners or at uniformly distributed points remote from the piston axis. Cooperating guide ledges are also provided on each foot and on the guide member to prevent the piston bearing surfaces from falling away from their respective guide surfaces of the guide member.