Seal Element Between Working Member And Cylinder Patents (Class 418/140)
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Patent number: 11976656Abstract: A roots pump includes a housing, a rotor chamber, a pair of rotary shafts, and a pair of rotors. The rotor chamber includes a rotor chamber peripheral surface facing a pair of distal end portions of each of the rotors. Each of the pair of the distal end portions includes: a pair of rotor peripheral surfaces facing the rotor chamber peripheral surface with a first radial clearance; and a distal end peripheral surface that is formed between the pair of the rotor peripheral surfaces in the rotational direction and faces the rotor chamber peripheral surface with a second radial clearance greater than the first radial clearance. A width of the rotor chamber peripheral surface facing the distal end peripheral surface in the rotational direction is greater than a sum of a pair of predetermined widths of the rotor chamber peripheral surface facing the pair of the rotor peripheral surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Masaya Yoshida, Daisuke Masaki, Ryosuke Fukuyama, Katsutoshi Shiromaru
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Patent number: 11720595Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for generating a query using training observations are described. According to the techniques described herein, a device (e.g., an application server) may receive a set of queries including a set of fields in a tenant-specific dataset associated with the query. The device may generate a set of training observations for the queries based on the set of fields. The device then trains a first machine learning model to determine grouping hierarchies and a second machine learning model to determine aggregation predictions. The device then builds a combined machine learning model based on the determined grouping hierarchies and the aggregation predictions. According to techniques described herein, the device uses the determined grouping hierarchies and the aggregation predictions to rank a set of suggested queries determined in response to an input query and selects a suggested query for display based on the ranking.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Zuye Zheng, Scott Musser, Raghav Ravichandran, Asra Yousuf, Meghana Ashok, Andrew Ouyang, Aditya Kochhar
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Patent number: 11143028Abstract: A composite piston machine has two moving assemblies of a rotor and a composite piston placed 180° out of phase with each other and linked to a shaft eccentrically placed inside the inner cavity of a main body that has ports for the inlet and outlet of fluids from it. This inner cavity is covered by two lids and divided in two working chambers by a separator. The composite pistons move following the rotation of the rotors while oscillating with respect of them and following the path of skid guides carved in separator and lids, dividing each working chamber in inlet and outlet chambers of variable volume, and intermittently obstructing the inlet and outlet of fluids from the inner cavity through the ports. The machine is designed for compressing gases or pumping liquids and can also operate as an engine driven by compressed gases or with pressurized liquids.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Inventor: Héctor José Mojico
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Patent number: 8753099Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes a first gerotor, a second gerotor, and a synchronizing system operable to synchronize a rotation of the first gerotor with a rotation of the second gerotor. The synchronizing system includes a earn plate coupled to the first gerotor, wherein the cam plate includes a plurality of cams, and an alignment plate coupled to the second gerotor. The alignment plate includes at least one alignment member, wherein the plurality of cams and the at least one alignment member interact to synchronize a rotation of the first gerotor with a rotation of the second gerotor.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignees: The Texas A&M University System, Starrotor CorporationInventors: Mark T. Holtzapple, George A. Rabroker, Michael K. Ross
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Patent number: 8684713Abstract: A rotor type pump is provided. A rotor rotates and closely contacts an inner surface of a chamber, and a cam controls a sealing part, so that during a compression procedure, the sealing part, a convex surface of the rotor, and an inner surface of the chamber form a substantially hermetic space, and when a gas in the chamber is compressed to a set pressure, the compressed gas is guided out. Therefore, a smooth surface of the rotor closely contacts the inner surface of the chamber, and the gas in the chamber is compressed in a rotational manner, in which the to-and-fro movement of a piston is not required, and a dead point is prevented, so that operation is smooth and noise is not easily generated. Further, the rotor type pump does not need to use a lubricating fluid and offers extremely large compression capacity and excellent efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Inventor: Pang-Chian Lio
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Patent number: 8647085Abstract: A scroll fluid machine with ensured reliability of an oil seal and a bearing even in a compressor operation at high rpm and high load is provided, which includes: a fixed scroll; an orbiting scroll facing the fixed scroll and having a boss provided on a face opposite to the fixed scroll; a drive shaft having a leading end mounted to the boss; an orbiting bearing supporting the drive shaft in connection with the orbiting scroll; and a seal member placed between the boss and the drive shaft to seal against a lubricant supplied to the orbiting bearing. The seal member has an oil lip producing action of moving the lubricant toward the orbiting bearing by rotation of the drive shaft. A communication passage is provided in the oil lip for communication between a space between the orbiting bearing and the seal member and a space outside the boss.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiminori Iwano, Susumu Sakamoto, Yoshio Kobayashi, Koichi Tashiro
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Patent number: 8602760Abstract: A vane compressor according to the present invention, including a cylinder which is approximately cylindrical and whose both ends located in an axial direction are open, a cylinder head and a frame which close both the ends of the cylinder, a rotor shaft which includes a rotor part being cylindrical and rotating in the cylinder and a shaft part transmitting torque to the rotor part, and a vane which is installed in the rotor part and whose tip portion has the R-shape facing outward, performs the compression operation in the state where the normal to the R-shape of the tip portion of the vane and the normal to the inner surface of the cylinder are always approximately coincident with each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hideaki Maeyama, Shinichi Takahashi, Shin Sekiya, Tetsuhide Yokoyama, Hideto Nakao, Tatsuya Sasaki, Hirotsugu Hayashi
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Patent number: 8597006Abstract: In one aspect, there is described a rotor of a Wankel engine including a plurality of apex seal members each biased by a respective spring, each spring including an axial action portion and a radial action portion, the axial action portion including at least two radially extending band sections with adjacent ones of the band sections being connected by a fold, one of the band sections contacting a radially extending surface of the apex seal member and another of the band sections contacting a radially extending element of the rotor body, and the radial action portion forming a major part of a length of the spring, contacting an axially extending surface of the apex seal member in two spaced apart locations, and contacting the rotor body between the two spaced apart locations.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.Inventors: Eugene Gekht, Jean Thomassin, Sebastien Bolduc, David Gagnon-Martin
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Patent number: 8523546Abstract: A rotary engine has a cycloid rotor and a sealing grid including a face seal that rotates with the rotor, and including other seals that do not rotate with the rotor. As the rotor rotates within a housing, the rotor, housing and seal grid form at least one working chamber between them, the chamber undergoing a change from initial volume V1 to V2, which is less than V1, thus compressing a working medium, and subsequently expanding to volume V3, which may be larger than V1, such that the chamber volume is a smooth and continuous function of rotor's rotational angle.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: LiquidPiston, Inc.Inventors: Nikolay Shkolnik, Alexander C. Shkolnik
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Patent number: 8419397Abstract: A screw compressor includes a casing, a screw rotor and a gate rotor. The casing has a cylinder. The screw rotor is cylindrical-shaped and configured to be fitted into the cylinder. The gate rotor is configured to be engaged with the screw rotor. A, outlet width of a seal surface of the casing on a gas-outlet side of the screw rotor is larger than an inlet width of the seal surface on a gas-inlet side of the screw rotor. The seal surface of the casing is opposed to one surface of the gate rotor.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki Gotou, Nozomi Gotou, Harunori Miyamura
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Publication number: 20120242140Abstract: A pump device comprising a first side plate arranged at one axial side of a drive gear and having a first contact surface contacting to a first side surface of the drive gear, a friction coefficient of the first contact surface being smaller than that of the first side surface of the drive gear, a second side plate arranged at the other axial side of the drive gear and having a second contact surface contacting to a second side surface of the drive gear, a friction coefficient of the second contact surface being smaller than that of the second side surface of the drive gear and a seal member incorporated with the first and second side plates to constitute a pump chamber, the seal member sealing tops of teeth of the drive gear and having a friction coefficient that is smaller than that of the tops of the teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Toshihiro KOIZUMI, Chiharu Nakazawa, Masaki Misunou
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Publication number: 20120189481Abstract: A rotor type pump is provided. A rotor rotates and closely contacts an inner surface of a chamber, and a cam controls a sealing part, so that during a compression procedure, the sealing part, a convex surface of the rotor, and an inner surface of the chamber form a substantially hermetic space, and when a gas in the chamber is compressed to a set pressure, the compressed gas is guided out. Therefore, a smooth surface of the rotor closely contacts the inner surface of the chamber, and the gas in the chamber is compressed in a rotational manner, in which the to-and-fro movement of a piston is not required, and a dead point is prevented, so that operation is smooth and noise is not easily generated. Further, the rotor type pump does not need to use a lubricating fluid and offers extremely large compression capacity and excellent efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventor: Pang-Chian Lio
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Publication number: 20120039733Abstract: Rotary piston steam engine with equal double rotary pistons is provided with a balanced rotary variable inlet cut-off valve for enhanced efficiency. The exhaust steam from the primary expansion is routed to secondary expansion avoiding back pressure for additional efficiency. The rotary valve has balanced dual inputs and outputs on opposite sides. The exhaust steam from the primary expansion is taken off when the trailing face of the rotary piston passes the inlet port of the expansion chamber housing, the exhaust outlet secondary expansion being placed approximately 180 degrees from the primary expansion inlet in the curved portion of the expansion chamber housing wherein back pressure is not imparted to the primary expansion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Errol John Smith, Kenneth Murray Smith
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Publication number: 20110293458Abstract: The invention relates to vane cell pumps having a rotor mounted in a pump housing and driven by a shaft, multiple vane plates mounted in the outer circumference of this rotor, and an outer ring that surrounds the rotor and the vane plates, whereby this ring is disposed either directly in the pump housing, or in a setting ring that can be moved in the pump housing, along predetermined paths. The purpose is to develop a new type of vane cell pump having a new type of pump chamber geometry, which guarantees optimal, complete filling, in terms of flow technology, of the pump chambers, particularly at speeds of rotation in the range from 4500 rpm to beyond 6000 rpm, and furthermore is easy to manufacture, in terms of production technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2009Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: Geraete- und Pumpenbau GmbH Dr. Eugen SchmidtInventors: Eugen Schmidt, Andreas Schmidt, Franz Pawellek, Andreas Blechschmidt, Nico Eberhardt, Torsten Wilhelm
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Publication number: 20110247583Abstract: A rotary internal combustion engine includes crank-driven gates to synchronously form chambers for the intake, compression, combustion, expansion and exhaust of a working medium during a high-efficiency hybrid engine cycle. A variety of rotor geometries and sealing apparatuses may work with a rotary engines in the execution of various engine cycles including, but not limited to, a high-efficiency hybrid engine cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: LIQUIDPISTON, INC.Inventors: Nikolay Shkolnik, Alexander C. Shkolnik, Stephen L. Nabours, Gnana Prakash Gnanam, David Collis Kieke, Yehoram Hofman
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Patent number: 8029254Abstract: Provided is scroll-type fluid machine that facilitates the formation of a back-pressure chamber so as to increase the design freedom in the space on the back side of the revolving scroll member, where it is difficult to ensure sufficient space, by decreasing, as much as possible, the installation space of the sealing member partitioning the back-pressure chamber. In the scroll-type fluid machine, a back-pressure chamber to which high-pressure gas is introduced is partitioned between the revolving scroll member and a fixed support member, a sealing member is constructed of an annular U sealing member, the annular U sealing member is oriented in a direction orthogonal to the back side of the revolving scroll member, and one side contacts a side surface (sealed surface) of a fixed support member.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Sato, Yoshiyuki Kimata
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Publication number: 20110142706Abstract: The present invention relates to a noiseless pressure blower including a main body having an inlet port and an outlet port; a pressing member which rotates to suck in fluid from the inlet port; a control member which rotates in contact with the pressure member to prevent the sucked in fluid from flowing to the inlet port; and an interlocking means for transmitting rotational force to the pressure member and the control member. The main body has two cylinders that communicate with each other. The pressure member includes a pressure rotating shaft which rotates by the interlocking means, and a spiral pressure plate provided on the pressure rotating shaft. The control member includes a control rotating shaft which rotates by the interlocking means, and a control body provided on the control rotating shaft, and which rotates in linear contact with the pressure plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventor: Gumtaek Hwang
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Publication number: 20100310399Abstract: A rotor for pneumatic paddle motor is described, comprising a plurality of segments (50) separated by radial grooves (5) adapted to slidably house paddles (4). Each segment (50) includes a surface external edge (9, 9?) consisting of a convex portion (10) joined to at least one concave abutment (11, 11?).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventor: Andrea Valentini
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Patent number: 7845921Abstract: The invention is to reduce flutter and wear and improve the serviceability and wear life of tip seals for roots blower and screw type compressor superchargers where used for improved supercharger output and efficiency. As the seals travel over the outlet opening, the seals move outward in their slots, leading to flutter which may shorten their useful lives. As each seal reaches the center of the outlet opening, it is forced back into its groove by engaging a valley of the mating rotor with the likelihood of increased wear. The invention provides longitudinally spaced support bars extending laterally across the opening in the directions of rotation of the rotors. The support bars have inner surfaces machined with the associated rotor cavity bores and thus smoothly support the seals as they ride over the support surfaces. The support reduces the flexing of the seals and the resultant wear.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.Inventor: Gregory P. Prior
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Publication number: 20100247362Abstract: A gear pump includes: a pump chamber formed in the housing; a gear disposed in the pump chamber; a side plate disposed between a wall of the pump chamber and the gear, and arranged to seal a side surface of the gear, the side plate including an annular receiving portion formed between the wall of the pump chamber and the side plate, the receiving portion having a bottom portion and a side wall portion; a seal member disposed in the receiving portion of the side plate, and arranged to liquid-tightly separate the low pressure chamber and the high pressure chamber of the pump chamber; a pressure introducing section arranged to introduce a pressure generated by the pump operation, to a space between the bottom portion of the receiving portion and the seal member, and thereby to separate the seal member away from the bottom portion of the receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro KOIZUMI, Masaki Misunou, Chiharu Nakazawa
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Patent number: 7726960Abstract: This invention relates to a twin-plate, rotary compressor and refers particularly, though not exclusively, to a twin-plate, rotary compressor comprising two conical plates for relative rolling motion within a casing, there being a line contact between the two conical plates; the line contact being maintainable during operation of the compressor; a central seal for sealingly engaging correspondingly-shaped recesses of the two conical plates; and an outer seal in mating relationship with the two conical plates; wherein the central seal is mounted on a drive shaft, the drive shaft being operatively connected to an output shaft of a motor; wherein the drive shaft, the central seal and the outer seal are for rotation about a third axis of rotation, the third axis of rotation being coincident with a longitudinal axis of the drive shaft and a center of the central seal.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Nanyang Technological UniversityInventors: Kim Tiow Oui, Yung Liang Teh
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Patent number: 7707987Abstract: A hydrogen G-cycle rotary vane internal combustion engine has a sodium vapor chamber transferring excess combustion heat into combustion chambers. An active water cooling system captures heat from the engine housing stator, rotor, and sliding vanes and transfers it back into the combustion cycle by premixing it with hydrogen to reduce peak combustion temperature and with an early an late stage combustion chamber injection to help transfer heat from the sodium vapor chamber, to control chamber temperature, and to increase chamber vapor pressure. A combustion chamber sealing system includes axial seals between the rotor and the stator, vane face seals, and toggling split vane seals between the outer perimeters of the sliding vanes and the stator. Sliding vanes reciprocate laterally in and out of the rotor assisted by a vane belting system. A thermal barrier coating minimizes heat transfer and thermal deformation. Solid lubricants provide high temperature lubrication and durability.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Prime Mover International, LLCInventor: Barry R. Guthrie
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Publication number: 20100034685Abstract: A pump includes a housing and a shaft rotatable about an axis. The shaft has a shaft diameter and has a portion disposed within the housing. A plurality of retractable vanes is coupled to the shaft and each vane includes a first end that contacts the housing. A seal element is positioned to define a seal between the shaft and the housing. The seal element includes a first bushing, a second bushing, and a dry seal assembly including a wiper that defines a diameter that is smaller than the shaft diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: RAPCO, INC.Inventor: John L. Wicht
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Patent number: 7614861Abstract: A static-fluid-pressure-driven rotary motor includes a casing, which defines a chamber having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and at least one rotor assembly rotatably mounted within the casing. The rotor assembly includes a rotor, a plurality of barrier elements associated with, and extending outwards from, the rotor, and a resilient seal associated with at least an outer edge of each of the barrier elements. As the rotor turns about its axis of rotation, the outer edges of the barrier elements passing in proximity to a facing wall of the casing chamber against which the resilient seals for a sliding seal while accommodating variations in clearance between the outer edge of the barrier element and the facing wall of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2005Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Hydro-Industries Tynat Ltd.Inventor: Ehud Nagler
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Patent number: 7527486Abstract: A surgical pneumatic motor is designed to be used with or without an MRI machine without affecting or influencing the magnetic characteristic of the MRI machine. The motor includes an improved vane motor with undercuts in the spindle to increase the power faces of the vanes and spindle itself, the holes in the cylinder are modified to increase the sealing area between the spindle. The inlet cylindrical holes and the cylinder holes and grooves are arranged to enhance the life . Wear of the edge of the vanes is decreased by the judicious location of the discharge holes. The bearings are cooled by bypassing a portion of cylinder air before re-entering the air. The noise is attenuated by a cris-cross plug in the hose the temperature of the handle is reduced by a serrated sleeve. Slipping discs in the seal serves to enhance seal life.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2005Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: The Anspach Effort, IncInventor: Eddy H. Del Rio
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Publication number: 20080274001Abstract: The upper and lower end surfaces (67b, 67c) of a rotary piston (67) are formed with annular seal grooves (91) extending along the annular end surfaces (67b, 67c), and an annular lip seal (92) is fitted in each of the seal grooves (91). Thereby, the lubricating oil fed from oil feed grooves (49) in the shaft (40) rarely flows from between the upper and lower end surfaces (67b, 67c) of the rotary piston (67) and front and rear heads (61, 62) and into the fluid chamber (65) of a cylinder (63), so that shortage of lubricating oil is eliminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2005Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Masakazu Okamoto, Michio Moriwaki, Eiji Kumakura, Tetsuya Okamoto, Katsumi Sakitani
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Publication number: 20080258405Abstract: A high performance sealing device having an excellent pressure resistance and realizing a prevention of damage. The sealing device usable at a working pressure of 0 to 2 MPa, and not damaged. even if the pressure of high-pressure fuel of 5 MPa or higher is applied thereto, wherein high pressure fuel on the high pressure side H is sealed by a first seal part 2, oil from a cam side on a low pressure side L is sealed by a second seal part 3, and the fuel slightly leaked due to failure of scraping at the first seal part is sealed by the second seal part to form a dual seal structure, and a resin ring 21 coming into slidable sealing contact with a shaft 10 is used in the first seal part 2, whereby abnormal abrasion does not occur even when fuel having less lubricity is used, and the durability of the seal is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Masatoshi Okada, Iwao Taira, Tadashi Abiko, Yosuke Kondo, Kazuki Takeno, Ichiro Yamane
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Publication number: 20080159897Abstract: A reciprocating part free kinematic apparatus, designed for transforming the volume variations of a plurality of chambers into a rotary motion of an axis, is characterized in that all the mechanism for performing this function is housed in a cylindric cavity coaxial with the driving axis, between the cylindric cavity, a smaller diameter inner coaxial cylinder and two discs perpendicular to the axis, being defined a toroidal cavity in which are housed rotary pistons, each longitudinally traversed by an axis and having a cross-section schematically in the shape of a circular sector, said rotary pistons rotating so as to cause the cavities defined therebetween, also of a substantially circular sector shape cross section, to cyclically change their volumes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Eliodoro Pomar, Rosolino Tarenzi
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Patent number: 7390182Abstract: A rotor structure of pneumatic grinder, including a rotor main body and at least one reinforcing plate. The rotor main body is formed with a central shaft hole for a rotary shaft to pass through. Several radial projecting sections are formed on outer circumference of the rotor main body at equal intervals. Each projecting section has a depression for reducing the weight of the rotor structure. A split is defined between each two adjacent projecting sections. A vane is inserted in each split. The reinforcing plate is coaxially embedded in the rotor main body. The reinforcing plate outward radially expands from the axis of the rotor main body for increasing the strength of the rotor main body.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Inventor: Jen-Chih Chang
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Patent number: 7364417Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compression unit of an orbiting vane compressor having improved tight contact between a circular vane and sealing means wherein the sealing means can be easily manufactured. The compression unit compresses refrigerant gas introduced by an orbiting movement of a circular vane in an annular space defined between the inner wall of a cylinder and an inner ring. The compression unit comprises a first horizontal contact surface formed at the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring, a second horizontal contact surface formed at the inner wall of the cylinder while being parallel with the first horizontal contact surface, and a linear slider disposed in an opening formed at the circular vane for performing a linear reciprocating movement along the first and second horizontal contact surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seon-woong Hwang, Dong-won Yoo
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Patent number: 7287970Abstract: A roots compressor has a housing, a rotary shaft, a rotor and a layer. The housing defines a pump chamber, a suction port and a discharge port. The suction port and the discharge port adjoin to the pump chamber. The rotary shaft is rotatably supported by the housing. The rotor is connected to the rotary shaft and contained in the pump chamber. Fluid introduced into the pump chamber through the suction port is discharged to the outside of the pump chamber through the discharge port by rotation of the rotor which is driven through the rotary shaft. The layer is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the housing, which defines the pump chamber. The layer is thinner from a side adjacent to the suction port toward a side adjacent to the discharge port in circumferential direction of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Takayuki Hirano, Kazuho Yamada, Toshiro Fujii
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Patent number: 7278839Abstract: A multi-stage vacuum pump includes a plurality of casings connected in series and each casing defining a respective compression chamber, a plurality of partition plates each set in between each two casings. When compressed by rotors at shafts in one compression chamber, compressed air passes through the air path formed in the corresponding partition plate to the next compression chamber for further compression, and finally compressed air passes to the last compression chamber through the air path formed in the last partition plate. Because the invention is designed to let compressed air directly pass through the air path in each partition plate, the outer diameter and volume of the multi-stage vacuum pump can be minimized to reduce the weight and the manufacturing cost.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2004Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Hsin Liu, Hong-Sheng Fang, Tean-Mu Shen, Jung-Chen Chien, Jiun-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 7270521Abstract: A variable capacity rotary compressor capable of equalizing an interior pressure (i.e., discharge pressure) of a hermetically sealed container with an interior pressure of a compression chamber where an idling operation is performed, resulting in a reduction of rotation resistance of a rotary shaft. The variable capacity rotary compressor includes housings disposed in the hermetically sealed container and having an interior space partitioned by intermediate plates into first and second compression chambers with different capacities, a rotary shaft rotatably disposed in the two compression chambers, eccentric units to selectively induce a compression operation in one of the two compression chambers depending on a rotational direction of the rotary shaft, and a pressure adjustment unit to apply the discharge pressure of the hermetically sealed container to one of the compression chambers where the idling operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chun Mo Sung, Sung Hea Cho
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Patent number: 7128544Abstract: A vane motor is modified to increase the sealing effectiveness of the gap made at the interface of the spindle and cylinder by undercutting the cylinder a predetermined amount and distance so as to increase the effectiveness of the spindle to cylinder gap and to decrease the requirements for lubrication of the vane motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2005Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: The Anspach Effort, Inc.Inventor: Eddy H. Del Rio
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Patent number: 6935851Abstract: External gear pump, comprising: a casing (3a, 3b) with a gear chamber (4), comprising an inlet (5) for a fluid on a low pressure side and an outlet (6) on a high pressure side and comprising axial and radial sealing stays (7, 8); toothed wheels (1, 2) being in toothed mesh, wherein the external toothings of the wheels (1, 2) form delivery cells (10) for the fluid which are axially sealed off by the axial sealing stays (7) and radially sealed off by the radial sealing stays (8); and at least one pressure fluid supply (15, 16) through which pressure fluid may be supplied to the low pressure side, wherein the at least one pressure fluid supply (15, 16) opens on the low pressure side into a delivery cell (10) which is radially opposed by one of the radial sealing stays (8).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2003Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke GmbHInventors: Dieter Peters, Robert Laux, Herbert Ailinger, Lothar Preisler, Sven Peters, Christof Lamparski
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Patent number: 6887058Abstract: A fluid machinery includes a helical mechanism connected to a driving mechanism, which is driven via a crank shaft. The helical mechanism includes a cylinder defining an inner space, a roller disposed inside the cylinder so as to be rotated in an eccentric manner, the roller being formed with a plurality of helical grooves on an outer peripheral surface, and at least one seal ring groove between respective helical grooves, a plurality of helical blades fitted to the helical grooves so as to be disposed between as inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and the outer peripheral surface of the roller, and at least one seal ring fitted to the seal ring groove so as to tightly seal the inner space as a plurality of operation sections. Furthermore, a plurality of suction ports and a plurality of drain ports, associated with respective operation sections, communicate with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2004Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Toshiba Carrier CorporationInventor: Takayoshi Fujiwara
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Patent number: 6273694Abstract: A rotary-piston machine (10) comprising a housing (5) having a cavity (9), a rotor (2) received in the housing (5), which rotor (2) having a rotor axis (A) and a peripheral surface (21), inlet and outlet passages (3, 4) in communication with said cavity (9), one or more vanes (1) radially slideable received in slots (11) in the rotor (2), each vane (1) extending radially from the internal surface (20) of the housing (5) to the rotor axis (A), and at least one working chamber (9a) being part of the cavity (9) and is defined by the internal surface (20) of the housing (5), the peripheral surface (21) of the rotor (2) and the side surface of at least one vane (1).Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2000Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Vading Motor ASInventor: Kjell Vading
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Patent number: 6164943Abstract: An internal geared wheel pump that does not have a crescent shaped piece. The pump has an internal geared wheel that meshes with a pinion. The pinion and geared wheel are mounted in a rotatable manner in a housing that has a suction connection and a pressure connection. The geared wheel has passages that produce each time a conductive connection between the base of the tooth and the envelope surface of the geared wheel. Conductive connections are produced between the bearing flanks of the teeth of the geared wheel or the teeth of the pinion and the radial boreholes of the geared wheel.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1999Date of Patent: December 26, 2000Assignee: Voith Turbo GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Franz Arbogast, Peter Peiz
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Patent number: 6126422Abstract: A single piece tip seal for use in scroll compressors is produced using a polyetheretherkeytone base material injected into a mold having two ingates to the mold cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1997Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: American Standard Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Crum, William L. Stichman
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Patent number: 6071106Abstract: Hydraulic vane machine with a rotor having several radially movable vanes, and with a stator having a stator bore, in which the rotor is arranged rotatably, and whose internal wall is made as a guiding contour on which the vanes bear, and with a sideplate arrangement on each axial front side of rotor and stator, which define the vane cells together with the rotor, the vanes and the stator. In such a machine an improvement of the operation behaviour is desired. For this purpose, the sideplate arrangements are fixed on the rotor and rotate together with the rotor in relation to the stator.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1998Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: Danfoss A/SInventors: Lars Martensen, Gunnar Lysh.o slashed.j Hansen, Henry Madsen M.o slashed.ller
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Patent number: 5810574Abstract: The proposed power unit of the rotary-piston type, for example an internal combustion engine, compressor or pump, has a stator and a rotor designed in such a way as to allow a number of variable-volume working chambers to be created in the stator when the rotor turns. The meshing mechanism between the stator and the rotary piston which rotates on an eccentric section of the shaft is essential for the management of that rotation and is situated outside the rotary piston. For that purpose an aperture is provided in the wall of the stator and is shut off by a rotating disk (or ring) through which a spigot passes and rigidly connects the rotary piston and a pinion. This arrangement creates a power unit with a triangular stator and double-peak rotor. Several sets of balance, lamellate, spring-loaded sealing elements are mounted on the lateral surface of the stator. They are in contact with the side surface of the rotary piston which has a forced cooling system.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1996Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Inventors: Konstantin Ivanovich Marx, Vitaly Egorovich Makeev
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Patent number: 5399079Abstract: The invention is directed to a sickleless internal gear pump including an internal ring gear and a pinion meshing with the ring gear. The internal ring gear and pinion having a common width and a plurality of teeth extending across the width. Each tooth has a tooth head with an involute profile. Each ring gear tooth includes a tooth head having a slot therein. The ring gear has a plurality of radial ports. A housing rotatably carries the internal ring gear and the pinion, and includes a suction port, a pressure port and an axial expanse corresponding to the teeth width. A plurality of sealing elements are respectively disposed in the ring gear tooth head slots. The sealing elements are radially movably disposed in the slots, and each sealing element defines an end face of the tooth head. The end face has an exterior profile corresponding to the involute profile. Each sealing element comprises a stop surface and a fixed stop.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1992Date of Patent: March 21, 1995Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbHInventors: Peter Peiz, Franz Arbogast
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Patent number: 5364249Abstract: A rotary steam engine has a working chamber (14), with first and second cylindrical rotors (1,2) mounted in overlapping cylindrical chamber portions (26, 27) for rotation about respective parallel axes (24, 25), connected by gears (18) for synchronized rotation. The first rotor (1) has at least one pusher (21) extending radially outward of the first rotor's circumferential surface, and the second rotor's circumferential surface has a corresponding at least one indenture (22) shaped to receive the pusher (21) during rotation of the two rotors (1, 2 ) . Side plates (4) attached to the first rotor (1) for rotation with the first rotor (1), press against spring-loaded seals (34) and the second rotor (2) to provide improved sealing with minimum wear.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1993Date of Patent: November 15, 1994Inventor: Donald M. Link
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Patent number: 5161961Abstract: By using multiple external gears and internal gears, which are engaged with each other, and multiple radial sealing elements and axial sealing elements, a pump or motor, which includes multiple equivalent pumps or motors, is made. Each gear included in thus made gear pump or motor is radially hydraulically counterbalanced, even completely hydro-mechanically counterbalanced, loads on bearings being able to become zero. Axial gaps and radial gaps both have been compensated. The pump or motor can stagelessly vary its output. Accordingly, a gear pump or motor with constant output or stagelessly variable output, as well as a relevant stageless hydraulic speed variator, can be made, which will have lower production cost, higher transmission efficiency and higher power density.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 1991Date of Patent: November 10, 1992Inventor: Yue Zheng
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Patent number: 5122041Abstract: A scroll type fluid displacement apparatus, in particular, a compressor unit is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pair of scroll members interfitting at an angular and radial offset for forming fluid pockets, each scroll member including an end plate and a spiral element. A seal plate is provided on the surface of the end plate of at least one scroll member and is movable between the surface of the end plate of the scroll member and the axial end surface of the spiral element of the other scroll member. A fluid introducing mechanism is provided on the central portion of the spiral elements for introducing a high-pressure fluid between the seal plate and the end plate to move the seal plate in the axial direction for sealing the fluid pockets more completely.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1990Date of Patent: June 16, 1992Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventors: Taketoshi Yokota, Yoshio Kimura, Kenichi Ida
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Patent number: 4898524Abstract: An improved, fluid driven rotary motor of the vane type includes a housing having a rotor cover disposed between a pair of end plates, a rotor rotatably mounted in the housing and a drive shaft torsionally affixed to the rotor. In the improved rotary motor of the invention, the rotor is slidable on the drive shaft so that the axial position of the rotor is permitted to "float" with respect to the housing. The degree of axial displacement, or degree of "float", is limited by a compression spring means and an abutting ring which cooperate with a pair of bearings in the end plates so that contact between the rotor and housing is avoided. Furthermore, the compression spring means is operative to force the rotor to return to a predetermined normal operating position upon axial displacement of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1989Date of Patent: February 6, 1990Assignee: Snap-on Tools CorporationInventor: James K. Butzen
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Patent number: 4657009Abstract: A rotary engine including a compressor, an external pressure vessel, an internal pressure vessel defining a combustion chamber, and a fuel nozzle opening into the combustion chamber. Both compressed air and fuel are pumped into the fuel nozzle. Water is sprayed into the compressed air prior to entering the nozzle. Compressed air and water are directed between the interior and exterior pressure vessels so that the water cools the walls of the interior vessel and is turned to compressed steam. A mixture of steam, compressed air and fuel is formed at the fuel nozzle and is directed into the combustion chamber where it is ignited by an ignitor to produce a high temperature high pressure gas. The high temperature high pressure gas is directed into a dynamic rotor cylinder where its pressure eccentrically rotates a dynamic rotor which is in turn coupled to an output shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1984Date of Patent: April 14, 1987Inventor: Sheng T. Zen
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Patent number: 4484872Abstract: A volumetric machine comprises a screw rotatable inside a casing and cooperating with at least one pinion-wheel. The screw has a low pressure end adjacent a low pressure port and a high pressure end adjacent a high pressure port, the high pressure end being provided with an annular sealing device substantially preventing axial leakage towards a cavity maintained at the low pressure to reduce axial thrusts on the screw. The profile of the screw corresponds to that of the casing with a very small clearance, except in an area adjacent the sealing device where the clearance increases from the low pressure side towards the sealing device.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 1983Date of Patent: November 27, 1984Assignee: Omphale S.A.Inventor: Akira Ohtsuki
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Patent number: 4475877Abstract: A device to ensure tightness without friction and thus as reduced as possible clearance at the high pressure end of the screw. At the high pressure side of the screw, the bearing housing of the screw comprises a metal ring which is different from the metal of the screw ring and has a higher coefficient of expansion. This ring fills up a circular recess machined at the end of the screw. This device ensures an almost perfect leak-tightness in the case of compressors, or oil free expansion machines or high pressure pumps.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 1983Date of Patent: October 9, 1984Inventor: Bernard Zimmern
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Patent number: 4433967Abstract: A centrifugal pump impeller with vanes extending radially from an elastomeric hub in the operation of which the unavoidable flexing, i.e. alternately changing angular orientation, of the vanes in the hub does not contribute to any rupture, because the hub is provided with a compartment cooperating with each vane so that the flexing movements occur in that compartment, rather than causing stretching and compression in the hub elastomeric construction material which ultimately produces rupture or other such breakdown.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1982Date of Patent: February 28, 1984Inventors: Lawrence B. Craig, Alfred J. Farina