Abstract: A compressor unit for oil wells, operating independently from conventional AIB rod pumps, which allows regulated gas extraction to keep the gas pressure constant inside the well and thus allowing the extraction of oil without the inconveniences of traditional pumping systems.

Abstract: A system for mounting a fluid end (420) of a pump (400) to a power end (410) of the pump (400) includes an upper clamping bar (448) and a clamping assembly (460) that is adapted to removably clamp the fluid end (420) to the upper clamping bar (448). The clamping assembly (460) includes a clamp bar (462) having a first tapered clamping face (462x) that is adapted to contact a correspondingly tapered clamping face (448x) on the upper clamping bar (448) when the fluid end (420) is removably clamped to the upper clamping bar (448).

Abstract: A medical injector is provided herein which includes first and second body portions each having a longitudinal axis and configured to couple at a coupling. The medical injector also includes an axially-displaceable plunger; biasing element for advancing the plunger a predetermined distance; and, a releasable retainer for releasably retaining the plunger in a first state against the force of the biasing element. In an initial state, the axes of the first and second body portions are not aligned and the plunger is in the first state. In a coupled state, the axes of the first and second body portions are axially aligned, and the releasable retainer releases the plunger, thereby allowing the biasing element to advance the plunger the predetermined distance. Advantageously, the subject invention provides a medical injector having an automated plunger drive which is triggered upon assembly of the pen injector, thereby minimizing premature or failed activations.

Abstract: A piston pump device has a support unit, a pump cylinder, and a pump piston arranged in the pump cylinder. The pump cylinder has a longitudinal center axis, and a cylinder bottom arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis. The pump piston is movable relative to the cylinder bottom, and the pump cylinder is secured on the support unit by a securing unit. The securing unit has a leaf spring, which permits a pivoting movement of the longitudinal center axis of the pump cylinder relative to the support unit. The piston pump device is wear-resistant and runs quietly. When used as a suction pump, the piston pump device additionally permits a controllable air flow until the pump comes to a stop.

Abstract: An ultrahigh pressure pump includes a frame; a crankshaft having a journal; and at least one telescoping pump subassembly having inner and outer ends. The outer end is carried by the frame pivot so as to allow pivotal swinging movement of the pump subassembly, and the inner end is attached to the journal. The piston rod can reciprocate relative to the inner bore substantially free from side loads. The pump subassembly includes: an outer member including a cylinder defining an inner bore; and a inner member having a piston rod and a outer sleeve. The piston rod is received in the inner bore and the cylinder is received in the outer sleeve. First and second restraining elements are disposed at spaced-apart positions along the axis of the pump subassembly and are configured to oppose misalignment forces between the piston rod and the cylinder.

Abstract: An ultrahigh pressure pump includes a frame including at least one radially-extending member having an outer frame pivot disposed at outer end thereof; a crank rotatably mounted in the frame and adapted to be driven by a power source and a crank pin offset from a rotational axis of the crank; and at least one radially-extending telescoping pump subassembly having inner and outer ends. The outer end of each pump subassembly is attached to the outer frame pivot for pivotal swinging movement thereabout, and the inner end is pivotally attached to the crank pin. The pump subassembly operates substantially free from side loads on the piston rod and has a long component life.

Abstract: The occurrence of fluctuations in liquid chemical during the discharge and intake thereof in a device that employs a liquid chemical supply pump 10 that discharges liquid chemical taken in by means of a change in volume inside a pump chamber 16 that accompanies the displacement of a bellows type partition 14. The amount of fluctuation in the bellows type partition member 14 that accompanies the operation of a discharge side valve 32 will be detected by a displacement sensor 58. The amount of fluctuation is a parameter that indicates a correlation with the abrupt flow of liquid chemical that accompanies the opening of the discharge side valve 32. Thus, the amount of fluctuation will be reduced, and the pressure inside a pump chamber 16 prior to the opening of the discharge side valve 32 will be controlled.

Abstract: An oxygen-compression apparatus has a driving device, multiple rotating wheels, multiple driving rings, multiple rocking cylinders and multiple connecting hoses. The driving device has a driving shaft with a central axis. The rotating wheels are eccentrically attached on and rotated with the driving shaft and are located respectively at different angles relative to the central axis of the driving shaft. The driving rings are rotatably mounted respectively around the rotating wheels. The rocking cylinders are connected respectively to the driving rings and each has a housing and a piston rod. The piston rod has a first end extending into the inner space of the housing to form a compression chamber in the inner space and a second end pivotally connected to a corresponding one of the driving rings. The connecting hoses are connected between the compression chambers of adjacent rocking cylinders.

Abstract: An air gun includes an air pump with a pumping piston mounted to reciprocate within a pump cylinder, which is mounted on the barrel of the gun to pivot about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the barrel so that as the pump cylinder is moved back and forth around the pivot, the cylinder and piston reciprocate relative to each other to pump air into a high pressure housing carried by the pump cylinder. A discharge conduit is also provided for releasably connecting the high pressure housing to the breach end of a gun barrel when the pump is moved toward the barrel. A firing valve in the discharge conduit releases air from the high pressure housing into the breach end of the barrel. Preferably, a floating differential piston disposed to reciprocate in a high pressure housing divides the housing into a storage chamber and a high pressure chamber.

Abstract: A metering pump includes an actuating mechanism, and a plurality of piston cylinders coupled to the actuating mechanism. A first of the cylinders has a working volume that differs from a second of the cylinders. The actuating member is centrally located and the cylinders are arranged radially about the actuating mechanism. The working volume of the cylinders can be varied by adjusting the spacing of the cylinders from the actuating mechanism, thus varying the stroke of pistons housed within the cylinders, and/or by providing the cylinders with different inner diameters. A method of metering fluids includes independently adjusting stroke of a plurality of pistons to adjust the volume of metered fluid, and selecting different cylinder diameters to adjust the volume of metered fluid.

Abstract: An air compressor includes a cylinder head in which is disposed a suction valve and a discharge valve, a cylinder having an opening edge closed by the cylinder head, a piston slidably inserted in the cylinder and forming a variable volume chamber with the cylinder head, and a driving device for driving the piston in a reciprocating manner. The cylinder head includes a plate forming valve seats and ports of the suction valve and the discharge valve, and a housing accommodating the suction valve, the discharge valve and the plate. The plate is fixed against the cylinder by a fixing member engaged with the housing.

Abstract: A metering device for pressurized fluids has a rotor containing an oscillating free piston operating in a bore at right angles to the rotor axis. The piston is driven by the fluid to be metered. The rotor is retained within a stator having inlet and outlet ports. When the rotor is rotated, a first end of the bore becomes in fluid connection with the inlet port and the piston is operated upon by the pressurized fluid and moves within the bore in a first direction towards the outlet port. As the rotor is turned further, the second end of the bore becomes in fluid connection with the inlet port whilst the first end is made in fluid connection with the outlet port, and the piston reverses to move in a second direction, i.e. towards the outlet port to discharge the fluid which had previously moved the piston in a first direction.

Abstract: An improved reciprocating plunger pump boasting a self-aligning plunger assembly, a selectively removable plunger guide cartridge, and an improved seal cartridge assembly.

Abstract: An ink jet printer includes a maintenance station which is simple in construction and small-sized. A cap holder is provided with a suction port communicating with a cap through a communication hole, a discharge port and a vent port. Provided in the cap holder is a cylinder which rotates upon actuation of a piston and which is provided on an outer diameter portion thereof with connection holes such that a pressure chamber is connected to the suction port in a suction stroke, the pressure chamber is connected to the discharge port and the suction port is connected to the vent port in an exhaust stroke. The cap holder contains therein the vent port for a suction pump and an atmospheric opening valve.

Abstract: A power grease pump having a rotary disk fixed on a base plate and rotating by a power device, and a rotary axis eccentrically mounted thereon. The pump unit includes a cylinder body with both ends being sealed and a piston assembly accommodated therein. One end of the cylinder body is pivotally mounted on a hollow column fixed on the base plate, near to the other end a plurality of longitudinal slotted holes are provided to penetrate the cylinder wall, and another longitudinally long slotted hole in which the rotary axis on the rotary disk passes and is connected with the piston assembly. A grease discharge hole located near the bottom dead center of the inner piston in corresponding piston assembly is provided on the cylinder body to penetrate the cylinder wall. A set of grease paths are provided in the piston assembly, cylinder body and hollow column, and are interconnected with one another.

Abstract: A hand lever actuated pump for testing a water line for leaks by pumping water into the line under pressure comprises a container for water to be pumped and a hand lever actuated piston and cylinder type pump having suction and discharge strokes in response to displacement of the hand lever in opposite directions about a lever axis. The piston and cylinder components of the pump are pivotally supported on the container and interconnected with the hand lever so as to provide a high flow rate during the initial part of the discharge stroke and a progressively increasing leverage for displacing the piston during the discharge stroke to provide high pressure discharge at the end of the discharge stroke with a low force application to the hand lever.

Abstract: A pump is described including an elongated cylindrical reservoir, a valve casing, at which the pump is pivotally fixed in space, and a pump chamber which are in a linear arrangement. A piston within the pump chamber is connected to a link, the end of which is pivotally fixed in space. A handle atop the reservoir is used to pump fluid from the reservoir to an attached device to be operated. Bores and check valves within the valve casing regulate the flow of fluid through the pump. A release mechanism which allows fluid to flow from the attached device to be operated back into the reservoir is activated by rotating the handle.

Abstract: In a radial piston engine, in order to reduce the friction forces appearing at the pistons, a guide part is provided which engages a hollow piston through a guide section and which includes a bearing section at its outer end, by means of which the guide part is pivotably mounted in the cylinder cover.

Abstract: A compressor of the reciprocating piston and cylinder type especially adapted for use in moving gas from the wellhead or casing of a producing oil or gas well into the gas sales line with the compressor being operated by the conventional pump jack utilized to operate a downhole pump and more particularly the walking beam of the pump jack is used as the prime mover for operating the compressor. The compressor includes a long stroke piston reciprocal in a cylinder with the cylinder being attached to the walking beam and the piston rod supported from the pump jack skid or samson post with the attachment structures being unique to enable optimum operating conditions in each installation. The cylinder and piston are constructed of non-metallic components or coated to resist corrosion by various corrosive materials normally found in natural gas.

Abstract: A radial piston machine has a cylindrical housing which encloses a rotary shaft formed with an eccentric. A plurality of stationary piston rods is connected to the inner wall of the housing and radially directed toward the shaft. The free ends of piston rods are provided with ball-and-socket joints permitting universal rotary movement of the pistons. Each piston slidably engages the inner wall of an assigned cylinder which at its bottom wall slidably engages the eccentric. In a modification, the spherical surface of the stationary ball joint directly engages the inner wall of the cylinder.

Abstract: The novel slave pump having a piston rod having a fluid passage through which catalyst is discharged for ultimate use. The slave pump also has an exterior casing which holds it together without contacting the catalyst or other fluids being pumped.A novel combination of a slave pump as just described driven by a master pump having a cylinder and a piston rod, a slave pump having a cylinder and a piston rod, a first means interconnecting the piston rod of the master pump with the piston rod of the slave pump, and a second means connecting the cylinder of the master pump with the cylinder of the slave pump.The position of the slave pump can be adjusted with respect to the master pump to change the amount of catalyst or other fluid delivered by said slave pump per stroke of the slave pump piston. The interconnecting linkages are provided with spherical connections to mitigate wear and binding due to misalignment.

Abstract: A radial piston pump has a housing bounding a suction chamber therein and provided with a plurality of pressure ports spaced from one another in circumferential direction of this housing, and with at least one suction port. A plurality of valve units spaced from one another in the circumferential direction of this housing are provided, each of which includes a pressure valve element located in a respective one of the pressure ports and a sleeve member mounted in the same pressure port radially outwardly of the pressure valve element so as to form, together with the latter, a pressure chamber inwardly of and communicating with the pressure port. A plurality of circumferentially extending channels are formed in this housing and intersect the respective pressure chambers.

Abstract: A foot pump comprises a base member and an operating member pivotally connected to the base member. A piston-and-cylinder assembly is connected between the members. In use the user depresses the operating member with his or her foot, thereby causing air to be compressed in and expelled from said assembly. A return spring returns the operating member to its raised position. The base and operating members have complementary pivot pin and hook means which are hooked together to form the pivotal connection between the members. The members are preferably made as unitary plastics mouldings, the pivot pin and hook means being resiliently clipped together.

Abstract: A radial piston pump comprises a housing bounding a suction chamber therein and at least one valve piston unit mounted in the housing. The valve piston unit includes a pressure valve defining a pressure chamber, a movable piston having an axial passage operatively communicating the suction chamber with the pressure chamber, and a suction valve located in the axial passage of the piston. The suction valve is operative for opening and closing the axial passage of the piston so as to establish and interrupt the above communication, respectively. The piston performs a suction stroke and a working stroke, and a valve member of the suction valve is open during the suction stroke of the piston. The valve member has such a mass that it is opened by an accelerative force produced during the above suction stroke of the piston. The piston is moved by an eccentric mounted on a rotatable shaft, which eccentric has a circumferential groove operatively communicating the suction chamber with the axial passage of the piston.

Abstract: A foot pump comprises a base member and an operating member pivotally connected to the base member. A piston-and-cylinder assembly is connected between the members. In use the user depresses the operating member with his or her foot, thereby causing air to be compressed in and expelled from said assembly. A return spring incorporated in said assembly returns the operating member to its raised position. The assembly can be disconnected from the base member and connected to the base member again, at will, and the whole is so arranged that when the assembly is disconnected from the base member the pump can assume a storage position in which the operating member is in a depressed position and the return spring is not loaded, or at least not significantly loaded.

Abstract: A two stroke mechanism is described which has rotary moveable piston and cylinder-piston elements. The piston and cylinder-piston elements both rotate within a stationary body forming two variable volume chambers. The first variable volume chamber formed between the piston and cylinder-piston elements may serve as a combustion or compression chamber. The second variable volume chamber formed around the piston and cylinder-piston elements and within the stationary body may serve as a precompression chamber. Methods for balancing, sealing, intake, discharge and cooling such mechanisms are disclosed. The mechanisms are especially useful as internal combustion primer movers, external combustion prime movers, pumps and compressors.