US 12,110,819 B1
Side plate for rotary engine
Johnny Vinski, Châteauguay (CA); and Vincent Savaria, Laval (CA)
Assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil (CA)
Filed by PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil (CA)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/470,791.
Int. Cl. F02B 55/08 (2006.01); F02B 53/00 (2006.01)
CPC F02B 55/08 (2013.01) [F02B 53/00 (2013.01); F02B 2053/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A side housing for a rotary internal combustion engine, comprising:
a side wall defining first threads, the first threads extending around a central axis;
a side plate having a rotor-engaging side facing away from the side wall and a back side opposite the rotor-engaging side and facing the side wall; and
a nut rotatable relative to the side plate about the central axis, the nut and the side plate axially locked to one another, the nut defining second threads extending around the central axis, the side plate secured to the side wall via a threading engagement between the first threads of the side wall and the second threads of the nut.