If the describing circle is half the diameter of the pitch circle, the hypocycloid is a radial straight line. |
The present invention relates to a hypocycloid gear assembly used in internal combustion engines. |
Similarly, the vertexes of an hypocycloid are the points on the curve that coincides with an inscribed circle. |
An astroid is a specialized case of the general hypocycloid family of curves. |
It was also investigated by Steiner in 1856 and is sometimes called Steiner's hypocycloid. |
The present invention relates to a hypocycloid engine assembly which may be used in internal combustion engines. |