Abstract: A gear rotor fuel pump having a gear rotor pump assembly received on a cantilever bearing in an end cap of the pump and an armature journalled for rotation at one end in the bearing while being rotatably unsupported at its other end for preventing bearing misalignment and reducing pump noise. The end cap preferably carries a bellows modulator for reducing pump noise by reducing the amplitude of fuel pressure pulses transmitted to the bellows from the pump assembly through a port in the end cap. To further reduce noise, the end cap preferably has at least one cavity for receiving compressible gas therein to further absorb the pressure pulses as well as noise generated by turbulent fuel flow at a pump inlet.

Abstract: A pump submersible in a well casing having fluid therein and comprising a reciprocating cylinder located within a pump housing and having a rod and piston which alternately draws the fluid into a sealed region of the pump housing through a one-way valve and then discharges this fluid from this sealed region through a one-way valve connected to discharge tubing. The sealed region of the pump housing can be defined by the end of the reciprocating piston or it can consist of a flexible bellows.

Abstract: A variable discharge pump (3) comprises a piston (4) reciprocable within a cylinder (2), a displaceable inlet valve (5) adapted to control admission of lower pressure hydraulic fluid (9) to the swept volume areal (10) of the piston (4) and cylinder (2), a displaceable outlet valve (7) adapted to control delivery of higher pressure fluid (9) from the swept volume area (10), and means (13, 13A, 26-28, 29-44) to control the position of the inlet valve (5) so as to control the volume of fluid (9) delivered by the pump (3) in accordance with demand.

Abstract: A fuel pump has a motor with a shaft extending therefrom and an impeller fitted thereon for pumping fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine. A pumping chamber, which encases the impeller, is comprised of a cover channel and a bottom channel formed in a pump cover and a pump bottom, respectively. The impeller has a plurality of radially extending vanes on an outer circumference separated by partitions of shorter radial length. The partitions are comprised of quarter-circle shaped arcuate portions extending from the outer circumference of the impeller to a straight portion having parallel sides, which preferably extend approximately 0.1 millimeters to 0.5 millimeters, to a flat top with rounded corners. Fluid active vane grooves thus formed circumferentially between the vanes and axially between the partitions which reduce fuel vortices angular acceleration within the pumping chamber thus increasing pump efficiency.

Abstract: A swash plate of a variable displacement type compressor is swingably provided within a housing. Pistons reciprocate according to the swinging motion of the swash plate. The gas is compressed and discharged in response to the reciprocal motion of the pistons. As a stroke of the piston is varied according to the inclination angle of the swash plate, displacement of the compressor is varied. A displacement detector of the compressor includes a detected piece made of magnet. The detected piece is attached to one of the piston and a member which reciprocates in association with the piston. Detecting wires are arranged along the reciprocating locus of detected piece, and include a plurality of cyclic units which cross the center line extending in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: An integrated motor-driven pump includes an electromagnet disposed in the pump casing opposite a magnet mounted to an impeller of the pump. The impeller is rotatably supported within the casing, and is rotated by inducing a repulsion force in the magnet. In addition, a bearing rotatably supporting the impeller is provided in a portion of the casing formed with a flow passageway which leads working fluid handled by the pump flow to both sides of the bearing so that the bearing can be lubricated and cooled by the working fluid.

Abstract: A flow regulating valve for rotation piston pumps to regulate a useful flow, especially for auxiliary power steering in motor vehicles, contains in a valve core (2) an axially-movable, spring-loaded flow regulating piston (3). On one front surface (4) of the flow regulating piston (3), there is a control edge (14) by means of which a flowoff cross section in a flowoff duct (15) can be altered. To reduce the flow noises, control edge (14) has a rounded portion (17) at the transition to the generated surface (16) of the flow regulating piston (3). In addition, control edge (14) reveals a negative bezel (18). A positive bezel (21) is arranged between this negative bezel (18) and the rounded portion (17) that adjoins generated surface (16).

Abstract: A gas supply apparatus (1) particularly for supplying oxygen comprises a gas separator (2) for separating oxygen from the other constituents of the air. The oxygen passes to a piston cavity (6) of a compressor unit (7) where it is compressed and passed to a storage means (12) from where it can be dispensed via a pressure regulator (13) to a number of emergency oxygen masks (14). The compressor unit (7) includes a number of moving parts lubricated by oil within a first cavity (8). Cavity (8) is separated from the piston cavity (6) by a purge cavity (9). In the event of an oil leak from the first cavity (8), the oil will gather in the purge cavity (9) where it is purged therefrom by the waste gas from the separator unit (2) after the oxygen has been removed. If any of the waste gas leaks from the purge cavity (9) into the piston cavity (6) it will mix with the oxygen compressed therein and form a safe mixture.

Abstract: A preferably hermetic motor-compressor unit comprises a usual drive shaft operated by a known electric motor and acting on a compressor section (1) for a fluid, for example a refrigerant fluid, comprising a piston (3) associated with a connecting rod (2) operated by the said shaft, said piston (3) moving within the bore (23) of a corresponding cylinder (4) in which it compresses said fluid. With the connecting rod (2) there are associated means (11) arranged to engage with counter-means (13) associated with the piston (3) so as to connect this latter to the connecting rod (2), retention means (20) being provided to maintain the engagement between said means and counter-means.

Abstract: A blower housing is formed by two housing members each of which has a motor chamber portion located on one side of a blower chamber portion. The open sides of the a housing members are fitted together to form a motor chamber and a blower chamber for receiving a motor and a blower coupled to a shaft of the motor extending from one end thereof. The structure forming the motor chamber portion of each of the two housing members has at least one arcuate slot formed between two arcuate edges for removably receiving at least one gasket such that arcuate edges and gaskets are provided for holding the housing of the motor. The two housing members may be formed with motor chambers portions with arcuate slots and arcuate edges of different sizes to receive and hold motor housings of different sizes.

Abstract: A swash plate type refrigerant compressor having an axial cylinder block assembly having therein a double-headed piston operated compressing mechanism for compressing refrigerant gas introduced from an external air-conditioning system to a plurality of cylinder bores, the compressor further having a swash plate chamber capable of not only permitting a swash plate to rotate to thereby reciprocating the pistons but also receiving the refrigerant gas before compression, a rotary valve capable of controlling distribution of the refrigerant gas from the swash plate chamber to each of the cylinder bores, and a pair of taper roller bearings mounted in front and rear housings attached to the cylinder block assembly, and rotatably and stably supporting a drive shaft for mounting thereon the swash plate. The front and rear housings having only a discharge chamber for receiving the compressed refrigerant gas, respectively.

Abstract: A manually operated reciprocating liquid pump employs both a priming valve and a check valve where the priming valve performs the dual functions of priming the pump and sealing the pump to prevent inadvertent leakage of liquid through the pump when it is not in an upright orientation.

Abstract: An electric motor operated impeller has a drive motor having a motor shaft, a stator and a rotor rotated about a rotary axis, an impeller housing having a receiving casing which extends in direction of the rotary axis of the rotor and accommodating the electric drive motor. The receiving casing has a wall against which the stator of the drive motor radially abuts a bottom and an opposite edge. A support supports the shaft of the motor and is provided with throughflow openings for cooling air. The wall of the casing has at least one channel-shaped expansion extending parallel to the rotary axis and formed so that the expansion is open toward the edge of the casing and closed toward the bottom of the casing.

Abstract: A pump casing made of sheet metal has an outer casing having a suction nozzle, and an inner casing housed in said outer casing and spaced therefrom. A resilient seal is disposed in a gap defined between the outer casing and an inner casing. An impeller is rotatably disposed in the inner casing with a clearance defined between a liner portion of the inner casing and the impeller. The resilient seal is effective to absorb deformations of the outer casing, such deformations of the outer casing are not transmitted to the inner casing.

Abstract: The pump for a liquid, especially an electric fuel pump, includes a pump portion having feed members drivable to provide a liquid flow; a housing can having a can base and a housing connector pipe extending from the can base and receiving the pump portion; and an electric drive motor having electrical contacts and a drive shaft connected to the feed members to drive the feed members and a motor housing enclosing the electric drive motor through which the drive shaft extends. The feed members are coupled nonrotatably with the drive shaft projecting through the can base. To provide a simpler assembly and reduced manufacturing costs, the drive motor and the enclosing motor housing are installed as a completely preassembled structural unit in the housing can.

Abstract: An electrical portable air compressor with an air storage tank having a relief valve on an end portion therethrough. The relief valve serves to release pressure from the air storage tank. An air pressure gauge is secured to an end portion of the air storage tank. The air pressure gauge has a first outlet, a second outlet and a third outlet. The first outlet serves as means for receiving air from an outside source. The air pressure gauge serves to monitor the amount of air present in and exiting from the air storage tank. A compressor is secured to the end portion of the air storage tank downward of the air pressure gauge. The compressor has an outlet on one side thereof. The outlet has a hose theresecured. The hose is secured to the second outlet of the air pressure gauge. The hose serves to transport generated air from the compressor through the air pressure gauge to the air storage tank. The compressor has a power outlet on a bottom portion thereof.

Abstract: A compressor unit that has a compressor component and a condensate filter that is used to precipitate water and oil condensed from a compressed gas stream. For the environmentally friendly disposal of the condensate, a filter device containing a filter material is arranged so that a warm air stream entering the filter device after passing through the condensate filter condenses the water in the filtrate stream. The condensate is soaked up in the filter device by the filter material and, with the help of the air stream, which can be the warmed outgoing air of a cooling device of the compressor component, the water contained in the condensate is evaporated, while the oil-containing components of the condensate are adsorbed in the filter material for subsequent disposal. The filter material is preferably placed in the filter device in the form of filter elements arranged preferably in several rows behind one another at predetermined distances in the direction in which air flows through.

Abstract: A reusable cassette assembly (14) for an ambulatory medical infusion pump (10) with a reservoir bag (22) has a pump plate 16 removably attached to the shell (18). The pump plate includes a retainer (30) and latch (50) that have distal ends (44) and (56) spaced from the upper surface (26) of the pump plate to allow the tube (22) of the reservoir bag (22) to be laterally engaged or disengaged thereunder. The plate has a slot (25) that is opened or closed by a removable wall section (63) of the shell (18) to allow the tube to laterally disengage from the slot (25).

Abstract: A hermetic terminal cover is arranged to be mounted onto a hermetic terminal of, such as, a closed-type compressor. The hermetic terminal cover has terminal caps for covering respective terminal strips of the hermetic terminal. Each terminal strip includes a terminal pin fixedly passing through a metallic base with an insulator interposed therebetween. The terminal caps are mutually connected by flexible ribs each having a curved shape, and preferably an arc shape. Accordingly, each terminal cap has a high degree of positional or displacement freedom to facilitate mounting of the terminal cap onto the corresponding terminal strip. Further, each terminal cap has an increased thickness at a portion corresponding to an exposed surface of the insulator holding the terminal pin. Accordingly, adverse affection of metallic powders, such as, generation of short circuits and sparks between the terminal pins and the metallic base is effectively prevented.

Abstract: A fluidic apparatus includes a pulley driven by an engine, torque limiting means disposed in the pulley and adapted to shut off the transmission of driving force transmitted by the pulley when overload is applied thereto, and a driving shaft driven by the torque limiting means. The torque limiting means includes a boss formed coaxially with the pulley, a collar disposed integrally and coaxially with the driving shaft, and a coiled spring adapted to hold outer peripheral surfaces of the boss and the collar by tightening with a predetermined tightening allowance. With the torque limiting means, if abnormal loads should be applied to the driving shaft, there hardly occur internal breakages, or the like, in the fluidic apparatus. In addition, because the torque limiting means has such a simple construction, the fluidic apparatus is down-sized and reduced in manufacturing cost.