Reciprocating Patents (Class 417/552)
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Patent number: 6648614Abstract: The present invention relates to a piston pump, which is in particular appropriate for the pressure fluid delivery in electronically controlled brake systems, including a housing, a suction valve, a pressure valve, and a pump piston that is designed as a stepped piston having a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion. According to the present invention, the stepped piston at its large-diameter portion is guided in a pump cartridge. Preferably, the pressure valve is designed additionally at the cartridge in a radial direction relative to the direction of movement of the stepped piston.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHGInventors: Axel Hinz, Hans-Dieter Reinartz
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Publication number: 20030165391Abstract: A suction valve assembly of a reciprocating compressor includes: an inertial valve having a valve plate detachably attached at a valve seat of a piston, and opening and shutting the suction passage, and a support bar extended from a rear side of the valve plate, inserted into the suction passage and a plurality of guide grooves at regular intervals in a circumferential direction thereof; and guide pins slidably inserted into the guide grooves of the inertial valve and fixed at the piston to limit an opening rate of the valve plate, thereby minimizing a dead volume inside a compression chamber by making a valve side forming the compression chamber to be plane and strengthening a structural coupling strength of a valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Hyung-Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20030141051Abstract: An auto-cycling plunger for use in lifting a fluid out of a well bore. The auto-cycling plunger includes a hollow, longitudinally extending body and at least one first directional outer seal disposed on an exterior surface of the body for creating a seal between the body and a well bore. At least a portion of the at least one first directional outer seal extends in a direction substantially parallel to a length of the longitudinally extending body. The portion of the first directional outer seal is spread resiliently outwardly from the body with an applied pressure, thereby increasing the degree of sealing. The auto-cycling plunger also includes a valve stem including a valve member, the valve stem extending through the longitudinally extending body and having actuable ends extending from the body. The valve stem is operable to be shuttled between an open position and a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Applicant: SYNCO TOOL COMPANY INCORPORATEDInventors: Douglas H. Abbott, Daniel S. Belczewski
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Publication number: 20030082063Abstract: A suction valve assembly of a compressor includes: a piston disposed movable in a cylinder forming a compression chamber, having a suction passage for sucking a fluid and a valve seat formed at a front side thereof; a valve body contacted to the valve seat to open and close the fluid, of which a front side making a portion of the compression chamber is formed hermetical; a support rod inserted into a rear portion of the valve body and fixed at one side of the piston and supporting the valve body to be moved in a certain range; and a release preventing unit formed between the valve body and the support rod to prevent the valve body from releasing from the support rod. A guide groove inside a compression chamber is removed to prevent generation of a dead volume, thereby improving an efficiency of a compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Inventors: Ki-Won Noh, Choong-Min Jung
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Patent number: 6530761Abstract: A reciprocating pump includes a housing, a piston slideably mounted within the housing for a reciprocating movement, a shaft connected to the piston and adapted for reciprocating movement concurrently with the piston, an inlet valve, a discharge valve, and an interstage valve means. A first chamber on one side of the piston is in fluid communication with an inlet and a second chamber on the opposite side of the piston is in fluid communication with a discharge, and the first and second chambers are in fluid communication. At least part of the shaft is in the second chamber. The interstage valve means, which controls the fluid flowing from the first chamber to the second chamber, is closed during a suction stroke and is open during a compression stroke.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: David Jonathan Chalk, Donald Earl Thompson, David John Farese
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Patent number: 6481987Abstract: An improved travelling valve has a ball which is positioned on a seal stem, so that the ball is reliably centered when seated on the valve seat, reducing damage to the ball and seat from improper seating and providing increased efficiency for deviated or non-vertical pumping operations and the pumping of highly viscous fluids such as heavy crude. The improved travelling valve is constructed so that a lower portion of the valve rotates during pumping, and thereby imparts rotational movement to the fluid passed therethrough. Such rotational movement of the valve and fluid helps reduce gas lock, and reduces damage to the ball, seat, and valve exterior from impurities in the pumped fluid. Preferably, rotational movement is caused by angled channels in an interior portion of a vein rotator positioned at the bottom of the travelling valve, working in combination with angled channels in the seal stem.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2001Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Inventor: Michael Brent Ford
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Publication number: 20020168275Abstract: A fluid pump for pumping a volume of fluid under pressure from a fluid source to a fluid dispenser includes an electric motor. A pump drive assembly is operably coupled to the motor for reducing an output of the motor. A pump assembly is operably coupled to the pump drive assembly and is fluidly communicable with the source of fluid, the pump assembly being actuated by the pump drive assembly, the actuation causing the pump assembly to pump the fluid. A single main housing, the main housing in part the pump drive assembly and having a pump housing defined therein, the pump housing being integral, unitary therewith for housing the pump assembly. A method of making a fluid pump for pumping a volume of fluid under pressure from a fluid source to a fluid dispenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2002Publication date: November 14, 2002Applicant: Wagner Spray Tech CorporationInventors: Robert D. Cooper, Thomas L. Kruzel
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Publication number: 20020131867Abstract: An improved travelling valve, which provides improved qualities of wear resistance, efficiency, and gas lock prevention. The improved travelling valve has a ball which is positioned on a seal stem, so that the ball is reliably centered when seated on the valve seat—reducing damage to the ball and seat from improper seating and providing increased efficiency for deviated or non-vertical pumping operations and the pumping of highly viscous fluids such as heavy crude. In the preferred embodiment, the improved travelling valve is constructed so that a lower portion of the valve rotates during pumping, and thereby imparts rotational movement to the fluid passed therethrough. Such rotational movement of the valve and fluid helps reduce gas lock, and reduces damage to the ball, seat, and valve exterior from impurities in the pumped fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2001Publication date: September 19, 2002Inventor: Michael Brent Ford
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Patent number: 6435846Abstract: A fluid pump for pumping a volume of fluid under pressure from a fluid source to a fluid dispenser includes an electric motor. A pump drive assembly is operably coupled to the motor for reducing an output of the motor. A pump assembly is operably coupled to the pump drive assembly and is fluidly communicable with the source of fluid, the pump assembly being actuated by the pump drive assembly, the actuation causing the pump assembly to pump the fluid. A single main housing, the main housing in part the pump drive assembly and having a pump housing defined therein, the pump housing being integral, unitary therewith for housing the pump assembly. A method of making a fluid pump for pumping a volume of fluid under pressure from a fluid source to a fluid dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech CorporationInventors: Robert D. Cooper, Thomas L. Kruzel
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Patent number: 6260736Abstract: A condiment pumping system for dispensing food products from a dispensing chamber by the operation of a piston assembly which during the dispensing action the dispensing chamber is refilled and during the return stroke of the piston assembly the food product is transferred to the driving side of the piston assembly to facilitate a subsequent dispensing action.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Inventors: Rodney W. Adams, Alan G. Hale
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Patent number: 6171070Abstract: A high-pressure reciprocating pump is constructed such that a plurality of plungers connected to a driver are made to move back and forth and intake channels or discharge channels are opened and closed by valves in synchronism with movements of the plungers for transferring a fluid under high pressure.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1998Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: Hakusu Tech Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazutoshi Mitake
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Patent number: 6148923Abstract: An auto-cycling plunger and method for lifting out condensate and fluid that accumulate and retard production in oil and gas wells. The auto-cycling plunger comprises a tube that defines an inner chamber, one or more flapper sealing rings mounted on the tube and a detachable valve member positioned at one end of the tube. During the method, the auto-cycling plunger free falls down the production tubing string with the detachable valve accelerating faster than the tube. The detachable valve hits the bottom-hole spring first, the tube follows and engages with the detachable valve thereby creating a seal. The liquid collects above auto-cycling plunger and the plunger moves up the production tubing as gas within the well accumulates below it and creates an upward pressure. The auto-cycling plunger repeats it's movement up and down the well without having to shut-in the well thereby continuously removing liquids without stopping production.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1998Date of Patent: November 21, 2000Inventor: Dan Casey
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Patent number: 5980222Abstract: A compressor assembly includes a compressor mechanism mounted within a hermetically sealed housing. The housing is effectively divided into a low pressure area at a relatively low temperature and a high pressure area at a relatively high temperature. A motor and a lubrication system are contained within the low pressure area and the discharge side of the compressor mechanism is disposed in the high pressure area. A cylinder block effectively separates the high and low pressure areas of the compressor. The lubrication system includes an axial passage for communication oil from a sump to various compressor components, including rotational bearings. A seal cap is disposed at the end of the crankshaft that extends into the high pressure area and in combination with the cylinder block defines an oil discharge chamber at low pressure and isolated from the high pressure area.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1997Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Tecumseh Products CompanyInventor: Emanuel D. Fry
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Patent number: 5947708Abstract: An axial flow valve system for a linear compressor which is capable of enhancing the operation of the compressor by securely fixing an intake valve comprising an axial flow valve system to prevent an undesired axial movement of the intake valve, promptly carrying out an opening-closing operation and improving the reliability of the valve opening-closing operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1997Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jung Sik Park, Hyung Kook Lee
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Patent number: 5911272Abstract: A mechanically pumped heat pipe having an evaporator section and a condenser section disposed at a location below the evaporator section. A solenoid actuated cavitation-free mechanical pump returns a working fluid from the condenser section to the evaporator section. An armature connected to the piston head of the mechanical pump is disposed inside the condenser section and the solenoid coil is disposed outside of the condenser section in the vicinity of the armature permits the piston head to be periodically reciprocated without any electrical or mechanical feedthroughs.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1996Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: Hughes Electronics CorporationInventors: David G. Cornog, Robert R. Choo
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Patent number: 5897303Abstract: The invention relates to a piston pump, having a piston that has a longitudinal bore, that includes a valve seat face upon which a valve closing body is pressed by a valve spring. The valve spring is a helical compression spring, whose winding diameter increases from a winding end that engages the valve closing body to a winding end that rests on a spring seat face formed in the longitudinal bore of the piston. The piston pump of the invention has the advantage that the valve closing body along with the valve spring can be installed in the piston in an axial motion; the valve spring is directly accessible, and a correct seating of the valve and valve spring in the longitudinal bore can be checked visually after installation.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1996Date of Patent: April 27, 1999Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Erwin Mueller
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Patent number: 5897304Abstract: A flow-through filling pump for receiving a liquid supply and discharging a predetermined amount of the liquid therefrom includes a housing defining a supply chamber and a discharge chamber and a reciprocating piston positioned in the housing intermediate the supply and discharge chambers. The piston is movable along an axial liquid flow path defined by the chamber, between a fill position and a discharge position. A drive assembly is operably connected to the piston to drive the piston between the fill and discharge positions. A seal member extends between the piston and the housing to isolate the supply and the discharge chambers and at least a portion of the piston from a portion of the housing at which the drive assembly operably connects to the piston. The pump includes a non-return type inlet valve mounted to the piston. The inlet valve has a biasedly mounted valve element, which is biased to the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1996Date of Patent: April 27, 1999Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, SAInventor: Yutaka Kaneko
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Patent number: 5846060Abstract: A pump which has a piston (30) which is reciprocatingly moved vertically inside a tubular housing (32) to extract fluid from the bottom of a well (29). The piston (30) is attached to a motor (12) for driving it and has a horizontally extending base plate (50) with a central opening (52) provided with a plug (64) functioning as a check valve. As the fluid is pumped, the plug (64) is raised and the fluid flows into a high pressure reservoir (35) above the base plate (50). When the pressure inside the reservoir (35) exceeds a specified level, the base plate (50) is moved downward against an upward biasing force. This opens an annular port (51) exposing bleed ducts (56) and allows some of the fluid in the reservoir (35) to flow back into low pressure chamber (37) located below the base plate (50).Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1995Date of Patent: December 8, 1998Inventors: Ernesto Y. Yoshimoto, Carlos Y. Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 5836749Abstract: A fuel injection system for injecting gasoline or other fuel directly into the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine including a fuel pump with a plurality of fuel pumping pistons mounted within cylinders formed in a fixed barrel member. Each of the pistons internally contains an improved inlet valving assembly mounted wholly within a bore axially extending in the piston. The valving assembly provides a one-way fluid inletting to the pumping chamber by slight movement of a low mass valving member away from an annular seating surface formed about an inlet passage. Unlike rotary sliding type valves, the subject valve does not move rapidly through and agitate fuel and thereby does not generate any significant degree of undesirable fuel heating thus preventing undesirable fuel vaporization which is detrimental to pumping action of fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 1996Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Chrysler CorporationInventors: Margaret C. Novacek, Gregg T. Black
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Patent number: 5816787Abstract: A method and apparatus to convert the torque of a drive shaft into reciprocating energy to drive and pull a piston utilizing a nodal rotator attached to the drive shaft, or alternatively to convert reciprocating energy into torque, said rotator having compression and repositioning means associated with cam followers which drive and pull opposed pistons and cylinders in air compressors, internal combustion engines, and other technology.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1996Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Inventors: Robert B. Brinkerhoff, Verdon C. Brinkerhoff, deceased, by Charlene P. Brinkerhoff, executor
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Patent number: 5775886Abstract: A highly manufacturable gas compressor includes a sheath removably attached to a piston by several resilient fingers that snap into place at the bottom of the piston. The fingers act to limit relative motion between the piston and sheath as the piston is reciprocated within a cylinder bore. During the suction stroke of the compressor, the piston and sheath separate at their tops, creating an opening at the top of the sheath which allows low pressure gas to flow through an opening formed in the side of the sheath, between the sheath and piston, through the opening at the top of the sheath, and into a compression chamber formed between the top surfaces of the piston and sheath and the bottom surface of a discharge valve.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1996Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Inventor: Gerald L. Terwilliger
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Patent number: 5772405Abstract: A water system includes a reciprocating pump operated by pedal power. The pumpstand includes a housing in which a foot pedal and a drive shaft rotate. An eccentric pin, rotating with the drive shaft, moves a connecting rod, which in turn causes a pushrod to oscillate vertically. The pushrod extends into a pressure-tight chamber formed above the rising main (wellpipe). A pumprod connected to the pushrod extends to move a conventional plunger through vertical oscillations. A flywheel is attached to the drive shaft, and a counterweight is mounted on the flywheel diametrically opposite the eccentric pin. The radial distance from the drive shaft to the counterweight can be adjusted. A discharge pipe extends from the pressure-tight chamber to an elevated or pressurized storage tank. A distribution pipe from the storage tank feeds water to a number of distribution points, such as faucets in houses.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1995Date of Patent: June 30, 1998Assignee: MWI CorporationInventor: James David Eller
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Patent number: 5725365Abstract: A submersible pump cylinder (10; 110) for immersion in and displacement of a fluid (W), including a cylindrical housing (20; 120), a plunger assembly (45; 145) positioned for reciprocating motion within the cylindrical housing, a sealing sleeve assembly (85; 185) attached to the cylindrical housing and to the plunger assembly and overlapped to maintain a convolution (90; 190; 190') which moves during the reciprocating motion of said plunger assembly, and a balance valve (55) associated with the plunger assembly maintaining pressure within the flexible sleeve, whereby the flexible sleeve is maintained in engagement with the housing and the plunger assembly and substantially without frictional interengagement during motion of the plunger assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1995Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Inventors: Fred D. Solomon, Charles S. Solomon, Dale F. Solomon
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Patent number: 5720600Abstract: A sucker rod pump comprises a cylindrical housing (1) having a suction valve (3), a hollow plunger (2) with a discharge valve (18) capable of reciprocating along the cylindrical housing (1) and at least two stationary sealing devices (7) spaced from each other for a distance equal to or higher than the length of the hollow plunger (2) which interacts with each sealing device (7) interacting, in turn, with the hollow plunger (2) whose length (L) is equal to or higher than the sum of the distance (H) between the adjacent sealing devices (7) and the length (B) of one sealing device (7) but less than the sum of the double distance (H) between the adjacent sealing devices (7) and the length (B) of one sealing device (7).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1996Date of Patent: February 24, 1998Inventor: Boris Semenovich Zakharov
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Patent number: 5688113Abstract: The invention relates to a piston, through which a fluid can flow, for a piston pump, which piston has a longitudinal bore into which a spring-loaded inlet valve body is inserted. In order to be able to bring a helical compression spring, which loads the inlet valve body, to bear against an annular shoulder in the longitudinal bore and to be able to check and if necessary improve its seating after installation, the invention proposes to produce the inlet valve body in two parts comprising the inlet valve disk and the inlet valve stem and to join these two parts to one another after the helical compression spring has been correctly inserted into the piston. The inlet valve disk can for example be joined to the inlet valve stem by ultrasonic welding, thermoplastic riveting or screwing.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1996Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Alexander Bareiss, Ron Angle, Brian Johanek, Helmuth Wuest
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Patent number: 5628624Abstract: Disclosed is an assembly for unseating a seated traveling valve ball, and pumps utilizing such an assembly. The assembly generally includes a tubular member having therein a piston with an actuator for engaging the ball. Mechanical advantage is provided either by providing a sealing area of the piston that is greater than the sealing area of the seat valve and/or by providing a engaging member suitable to strike to seated ball asymmetrically with respect to the vertical axis through the center line of the ball.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1996Date of Patent: May 13, 1997Inventor: Joe A. Nelson, II
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Patent number: 5588817Abstract: This invention is directed to a closing member of an inlet valve of a pressure-medium-traversed piston of a reciprocating piston pump. The closing member is disposed as fully as possible in the piston to minimize the dead air space. The piston has a longitudinal bore in which a stem engages the closing member, which stem emanates from a valve disk. The stem is embraced by an at least approximately frustoconical helical compression spring acting as a closing spring. This is held, with an end segment of smaller diameter, non-twistably against the stem. A shoulder of the longitudinal bore is located on the valve seat side and exhibits at least one cross-sectional alteration for the screw-like action upon the end segment of larger diameter of the closing spring. The closing spring is thus able to be sunk into the longitudinal bore and biased in place. The reciprocating piston pump can be used, for example, for slip-regulated braking systems of motor vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1995Date of Patent: December 31, 1996Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wilhelm Zirps, Wolfgang Schuller, Martin Urban
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Patent number: 5562430Abstract: A reciprocating piston pump element of a reciprocating piston pump having a piston, a cylinder with a formed-on cylinder head, an outlet valve which adjoins the cylinder head and an outlet valve housing that is secured in the cylinder head in order to form a structural unit. To reduce the amount of structural space required and to reduce the purchase price, the cylinder with the cylinder head and the region of the outlet valve housing enclosing the closure element are embodied in one piece, and in addition to a sealing ring, a further sealing ring of essentially the same diameter is disposed. As a result, a securing means in the form of a bead formed from the material of the housing block, oriented toward the outlet valve chamber, suffices to secure the reciprocating piston pump element inside the bore of the housing block. The reciprocating piston pump element can be used for space-saving, less expensive anti-lock systems in motor vehicle brake systems and can be expanded for traction control.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1996Date of Patent: October 8, 1996Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Schuller, Horst Stade, Stefan Seitz
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Patent number: 5540570Abstract: A reciprocating piston pump element of a reciprocating piston pump having a piston, a cylinder with a formed-on cylinder head, an outlet valve which adjoins the cylinder head and an outlet valve housing that is secured in the cylinder head in order to form a structural unit. To reduce the amount of structural space required and to reduce the purchase price, the cylinder with the cylinder head and the region of the outlet valve housing enclosing the closure element are embodied in one piece, and in addition to a sealing ring, a further sealing ring of essentially the same diameter is disposed. As a result, a securing means in the form of a bead formed from the material of the housing block, oriented toward the outlet valve chamber, suffices to secure the reciprocating piston pump element inside the bore of the housing block. The reciprocating piston pump element can be used for space-saving, less expensive anti-lock systems in motor vehicle brake systems and can be expanded for traction control.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1994Date of Patent: July 30, 1996Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Schuller, Horst Stade, Stefan Seitz
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Patent number: 5472323Abstract: A movable magnet type pump, wherein a magnet moving body having at least one axially magnetized permanent magnet and an axially extending through liquid passage is arranged so as to be slidable inside a liquid introducing chamber; a plurality of coils are fixed so as to enclose the liquid introducing chamber; a first check valve is arranged on a liquid introducing side of the liquid introducing chamber; a second check valve is arranged on a liquid discharge side of the through liquid passage; and the magnet moving body is caused to reciprocate by interaction between current applied to the respective coils and magnetic flux from the magnet moving body cutting across the respective coils.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1994Date of Patent: December 5, 1995Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Yasuyuki Hirabayashi, Takatoshi Oyama, Sigeo Saito
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Patent number: 5469979Abstract: An adjustable sealed can comprising a can body having an top opening for a cap to close on and a bottom opening defined by a circumferential inwardly extending short wall closed by a bottom plate movable upward and downward in a hollow interior, the cap having an elongate block on top provided with a pumping chamber for a pumping rod to fit and reciprocate therein to pump out the air in the can body through an air valve fitted in a vertical valve hole in the inner end of the pumping chamber by manual reciprocating movement of the pumping rod, with the movable bottom plate being moved up as food stored in the can body is gradually taken out and the air therein pumped out.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1994Date of Patent: November 28, 1995Inventor: Wen-Nen Chiou
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Patent number: 5407333Abstract: A rod-driven, downhole pump is disclosed, the pump including a traveling barrel contained within a pump housing, a central pump rod extending axially within the barrel, a valve ball located at the lower end of the pump rod, a valve seat near the barrel lower end, the pump rod including a rod shoulder for engaging the upper end of the barrel, the barrel containing annular passageways for the flow of fluid through the barrel, the pump rod reciprocable within the barrel, and the barrel reciprocable within the pump housing. The downward stroke of the pump rod causes the rod shoulder to engage the barrel upper end and concurrently displaces the valve ball below the valve seat, thereby allowing environmental fluid to flow through the barrel annular passageways. On the up stroke of the pump rod, the valve ball engages the valve seat and pushes the pump barrel upward within the pump housing. The sealing of the valve ball on the valve seat and the upward movement of the barrel displace columnar fluid upwardly.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1993Date of Patent: April 18, 1995Inventor: Charles T. Lambright
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Patent number: 5403167Abstract: The invention relates to a structure of a liquefied hydrogen pump, located within a liquefied hydrogen fuel tank of a hydrogen (gas ignited) engine, in which a cylinder holder is linked to a lower end of the connecting rod which is reciprocated upwardly and downwardly by means of an external driving source via a first universal joint and a cylinder is housed within a piston holding member via each arm of the cylinder holder so as to be enabled to move upwardly and downwardly. A stepped engagement recess is formed in a bottom end portion of a pump housing. A bottom lid of the piston holding member is linked to an engagement rod via a second universal joint, the engagement rod being received by the engagement recess so that a radial displacement of the piston holding member and piston member to the pump housing is permitted and an automatic axial alignment of both piston and cylinder to an axial line 01--01 of the pump housing is carried out.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1993Date of Patent: April 4, 1995Assignees: Unisia Jecs Corporation, Gotoh IkueikaiInventors: Kazumitsu Kobayashi, Shoichi Furuhama, Kimitaka Yamane
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Downhold reciprocating pump with automatically trippable travelling valve for prevention of gas lock
Patent number: 5249936Abstract: The travelling check valve of the pump is adapted to be automatically opened at the bottom of the down stroke, so that gasses trapped between the travelling and standing check valves may escape and eliminate gas locking. The valve member of the travelling check valve is provided with a downwardly extending, axial stem. The barrel carries a stationary pin extending transversely across its bore just above the standing check valve. The pump piston, carrying the travelling check valve, brings the stem into contact with the pin as the piston reaches the bottom of its down stroke. This causes the valve member to temporarily unseat until the piston commences the up stroke.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1992Date of Patent: October 5, 1993Inventors: Kenneth R. McConnell, Douglas A. Jensen -
Patent number: 5203857Abstract: A single or multi-cylinder compressor unit being cylinder wall ported and having suction inlet means to compression chamber means through the wall and top of piston means, wherein suction valve means comprises preferably a light-weight plastic disc means mounted in an essentially free-floating manner in the piston means top, the discharge valving cooperatively comprises discharge porting plate means and discharge valve disc means reciprocably mounted on bearing means in the compressor head for enhanced operating accuracy and seat longevity and adapted to seal discharge port aperture means in the plate means on the suction stroke, and wherein the piston means top, the compression side of the suction valve disc means, the compression side of the porting plate means, and the compression side of the discharge valve disc means all being adapted to lie substantially in the same plane at the apex of the compression stroke to essentially eliminate gas reexpansion.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1991Date of Patent: April 20, 1993Assignee: Bristol Compressors, Inc.Inventors: Gerald L. Terwilliger, Robert D. Douglas, Prasanta K. Roy, Milton M. Kosfeld
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Patent number: 5186254Abstract: A borehole pumping installation comprises a borehole and a pump located down the borehole so that it is at least partially submerged in water in the borehole. The pump has a reciprocable piston or plunger such that on reciprocation of the piston or plunger, water is urged out of a pump outlet. An elongate member is connected to the piston or plunger and extends up the borehole so that, on reciprocation of the elongate member, the plunger or piston moves in reciprocating fashion. A flexible water conduit or casing leads from the pump outlet along the borehole to the surface. Reciprocating drive means is operatively connected to the elongate member.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1990Date of Patent: February 16, 1993Inventor: Pieter R. van Staden
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Patent number: 5178304Abstract: In the doser-dispenser, the doser-piston 28 is carried by a first control tube 2 and the valve 32a forming with the central passage 32b of said piston 28 an intake valve 32 is situated on the side of the supply chamber 25 and is carried by a second control tube 35 guided in the first tube 2 and extending beyond the lower end of the latter. Each tube 2, 35 is surrounded by and integral with a bellows 6, 38 of which the inside is connected permanently to the outside atmosphere, the top end of the bellows being fixed either to housing 3 or to the lower end of the first tube 2. The second tube 35 with its intake flap 32a is controlled outside of the housing 3 by means of the piston 36 of a jack.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1991Date of Patent: January 12, 1993Assignee: Erca HoldingInventor: Roland Torterotot
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Patent number: 5139398Abstract: A neutralizer valve that is for use in conjunction with one or more reciprocating pumps of a tubing string that is operated in an oil well for recovery of crude oil. The neutralizer valve takes the place of a regular traveling valve in a rod pump, which includes a drag plunger for passing a crude and natural gas mix therethrough on a down stroke of the tubing string. The neutralizer valve includes a guide barrel that connects into the rod pump plunger and contains a ported seal stem that is arranged to move up and down therein. The ported seal stem includes a keyed rod as its upper end that is for fitting to travel up and down in a keyway that is formed through a ported disk which is arranged across the guide barrel interior. The ported seal stem includes a collar formed around its mid-section, the undersurface of which collar is a valve face that is for engaging, so as to seal against a seat that is maintained in the guide barrel.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1991Date of Patent: August 18, 1992Assignee: D & L Valve, Inc.Inventor: Donald R. Downing
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Patent number: 5120203Abstract: A universal plunger for oil well pumps, which universal plunger includes a symmetrical plunger body having a longitudinal bore, a pair of threaded flange nipples projecting from end flanges located on each end of the plunger body, a pair of spaced O-ring seats provided inwardly of the end flanges, respectively, the O-rings seated in the O-ring seats, a plunger body segment of reduced diameter extending between the inner sets of O-rings and a "Teflon"-hydrocarbon composition disposed between the spaced inside O-rings, the plunger body segment and that portion of the inside surface of the oil well pump barrel which faces the plunger body segment, for sealing and lubricating the universal plunger in the pump barrel.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1990Date of Patent: June 9, 1992Inventor: Ronald A. Priestly
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Patent number: 5110271Abstract: In a hand-operable double-action metering and/or atomizing pump, comprising a pump body having a pump cylinder and a pump plunger mounted therein, the pump cylinder being provided with a downwardly directed tubular extension forming a transition to a suction tube, on the pump plunger an extension is formed in the axial direction of the pump and extends into the tubular extension. Arranged on the tubular extension is an encircling sealing lip which points in the direction towards the pump cylinder and bears sealingly on the pump plunger extension.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1990Date of Patent: May 5, 1992Inventor: Jorg Hofmann
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Patent number: 5106278Abstract: A compressor asssembly, with particular reference to the suction side thereof, for a gas compressor having one or more cylinders, pistons mounted for reciprocation in the cylinders, cylinder head means mounted over the ends of the cylinders to provide discharge chambers, refrigerant discharge valve elements intermediate the head means and cylinders and providing compression chambers and adapted to open discharge passages to the discharge chambers for pressurized gas on the compression strokes of the pistons and to close the discharge passages on the suction strokes of the pistons, first suction gas inlet passages through the walls of the cylinders at positions remote from the cylinder head means, second suction gas inlet passages in the pistons extending through the outer walls thereof and in communication with the first passages over at least substantial portions of the travels of the pistons, suction gas ports in the tops of the pistons in communication with the second passages, the ports having port seatsType: GrantFiled: June 1, 1990Date of Patent: April 21, 1992Assignee: Bristol Compressors, Inc.Inventor: Gerald L. Terwilliger
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Patent number: 5102052Abstract: A manually operable spray pump with a double-action pump and a detachable fluid reservoir. A pump cylinder has valves at each end to admit air into one of two pump chambers formed by a piston and means to simultaneously force air from the other chamber down a shaft and out over a fluid discharge port, thereby pulling fluid from the reservoir and spraying it from the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1990Date of Patent: April 7, 1992Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Scott W. Demarest, James E. Buhler, Allen D. Miller
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Patent number: 5092742Abstract: A sampling pump is provided suitable for pumping a discrete quantity of either a liquid or a gas per pump stroke from a flow line to a sample vessel. An operator unit drives a piston within the pump bore, and controls the stroke of the piston and thus the quantity of fluid pumped per stroke. A balanced check valve mechanism controls flow from the pump bore to the pump outlet port, and is provided within and carried by the piston. Line pressure acts on the operator end of the piston to assist the operator in driving the piston during its power stroke. A manifold may be secured to the pump body, and has a flow path therein which is in communication with the inlet port to the pump bore. The pump may also be used for injection purposes to introduce a selected quantity of fluid to a high pressure line.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1991Date of Patent: March 3, 1992Inventors: Paul V. Allen, Spencer M. Nimberger, Robert L. Ward
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Patent number: 5080565Abstract: The present invention is a retainer for a piston and valve subassembly of a scotch yoke compressor and a method of assembling it. The subassembly is comprised of a piston head, a suction valve, a spacer, a stop washer, and a rod held together by a retainer. The suction valve is assembled on the rod, then the rod is inserted into the piston head. Next the retainer is installed on an end of the rod for frictionally engaging the piston and rod, thus axially securing the suction valve and the rest of the piston head subassembly during assembly to the yoke.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1991Date of Patent: January 14, 1992Assignee: Tecumseh Products CompanyInventors: Richard A. Schultz, Todd W. Herrick
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Patent number: 5067880Abstract: A fuel injector for diesel engines, having at least one pump plunger (1), which is sealingly guided in a plunger bushing (2) and, together with said bushing, defines a high-pressure space (5). The pump plunger (1) has an internal suction valve (6) which creates a fuel injection pump having a small dead volume in the high-pressure region and low construction cost. The suction valve (6) may be provided with a cone-shaped compression spring (7) disposed in the high-pressure region (5) or with a stroke limiting stop (28, 28a).Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1991Date of Patent: November 26, 1991Assignee: Kloeckner-Humboldt-Duetz AGInventors: Gerhard Finsterwalder, Reda Rizk, Hans G. Michels
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Patent number: 5025958Abstract: The pump comprises: a main cylinder (24); a main plunger (12) urged by a first spring (62) and extended by a hollow stem (10) and having a valve seat therein; a secondary cylinder (52) comprised within the main cylinder (24); a secondary plunger (64) urged by a second spring (70) having an upper extension (66) and being provided with a cavity (72) which is closed in the proximity of the end (68) engageable with the valve seat; while it is open at the lower end thereof, maintaining communication with the space (54).Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1990Date of Patent: June 25, 1991Assignee: Monturas, S.A.Inventors: Pedro P. Montaner, Victor R. Turro
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Patent number: 5024355Abstract: The present dispenser device is designed in particular for eye treatment and comprises a pump body including a pump chamber, a piston slidable within the chamber and extended beyond the chamber by a rod pierced by a channel capable of communicating with the chamber, and an endpiece fixed to the rod and having a dispensing orifice in line with the channel of the rod. In addition to the above conventional items, the dispenser has a chamber admission valve which is constituted by co-operation between the enclosure defining the pump chamber and the piston which engages therein or projects therefrom as the case may be. The co-operation is preferably via a sealing lip. This disposition makes it possible to dispense a drop whose volume as determined by the capacity of the chamber is very small. In addition, the piston is returned to its rest position with the admission valve closed by resilient means disposed between the pump body and the endpiece. This guarantees that only drop is dispensed at a time.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1989Date of Patent: June 18, 1991Assignee: Societe Technique de Pulverisation--STEPInventors: Claude Jouillat, Michel Brunet
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Patent number: 4955796Abstract: Refrigerant compressor construction having a cylinder, a piston mounted for reciprocation in the cylinder, a cylinder head mounted over the end of the cylinder to provide a compression chamber, and refrigerant discharge valving in the cylinder head or a valve plate assembled thereto adapted to open a discharge passage for pressurized refrigerant on the compression stroke of the piston means and to close the discharge passage on the suction stroke of the piston, a first suction gas inlet passage through the wall of the cylinder at a position remote from the cylinder head, a second suction gas inlet passage in the piston extending through the outer wall thereof and in continuous communication with the first passage, a suction gas port in the top of the piston in communication with the second passage, the port having a valve seat formed in the top of the piston and a valve disc mounted on the top of the piston for limited axial, floating movement and having a sealing surface adapted to bear against the valve seaType: GrantFiled: September 21, 1988Date of Patent: September 11, 1990Assignee: Bristol Compressors, Inc.Inventor: Gerald L. Terwilliger
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Patent number: 4930999Abstract: A precompression metering pump of the prior art which is otherwise particularly advantageous, is nevertheless difficult to prime because of the high degree of compressibility of the air it initially contains in its pump chamber. The present invention improves this aspect of metering pump operations. It consists in providing additional resilient means (20) and at least one cylindrical part (10) level with the conventional outlet non-return valve of the pump and constituting a second outlet non-return valve. In a particular embodiment, the resilient means and the cylindrical part are received one above the other in the outlet channel (33) of the pump actuator rod (31). To do this, they bear respectively against a choking step (32) in the form of a lug and a shoulder (34) presented by said channel. In normal operation, the differential piston (4) of the pump moves out of the way so that operation takes place as in a prior art precompression metering pump.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1989Date of Patent: June 5, 1990Assignee: Societe Technique de Pulverisation - STEP SAInventors: Michel Brunet, Patrick Di Giovanni, Claude Jouillat, Jean-Pierre Lina, Herve Pennaneac'h
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Patent number: 4921409Abstract: An improvement in high pressure reciprocating plunger pumps is disclosed which is characterized by a small residual volume and mechanical simplicity. The plunger is provided with a central bore which carries fluid to or from a valve located at the terminal end of the plunger. This valve may be either an intake or discharge valve. Another valve is provided with access to the pumping chamber. This second valve has a tapered exterior surface which is adapted to press-fitting and hydraulic removal. Both valve actuation movements are colinear with the direction of plunger travel.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1988Date of Patent: May 1, 1990Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.Inventor: Dragan Besic