Abstract: A reciprocating pump is provided with a flexible resilient cylinder which is mounted under tension between two end caps. The end caps are adjustably interconnected by means of a plurality of staybolts whereby the longitudinal tension on the cylinder may be adjusted. A piston comprised of a spherical segment is mounted for reciprocation within the cylinder with the spherical surface of the piston disposed in sliding contact with the cylinder.

Abstract: Apparatus for the pumping of fluids from a source without the need of external controls. The pump will continue to fill and empty itself as long as there is fluid filling the pump and compressed air of sufficient pressure to overcome the head against which the pump is pushing fluid.

Abstract: In an aspirator (10) for pumping air into an inflatable (16), initial delivery of an aspirating fluid extends a piston (68) and the piston (68) extends an aspirator tube (24) to open an ambient air inlet (30) and render the aspirator (10) operable. Aspirating fluid pressure acts on a valve plug (112) and moves it into a first position in which the aspirating fluid pressure is connected to the linear fluid motor (66) for extending the piston (68). When inflation is substantially completed, back pressure from the inflatable (16) acts on a movable wall (74) which is connected to the valve plug (112) to produce a force which overrides the force of the aspirating fluid pressure acting on the valve plug (112). The overriding force moves the valve plug (112) into a second position in which flow of aspirating fluid into the linear motor (66) is blocked and the piston (68) is vented. A spring (48) then retracts the aspirator tube (24 ) closing the ambient air inlet (30), and disabling the aspirator (10).

Abstract: The subject invention provides a double buffer vacuum system having a high vacuum inner chamber, a rough vacuum outer chamber, two rough vacuum pumps, a high vacuum pump, and two vacuum gauges. The double buffer vacuum system is adaptable for use in equipment requiring high or ultrahigh vacuum. The subject invention facilitates manufacturing and reduces the cost of materials used in the walls of the chambers. In addition, this system minimizes vacuum leakage through its use of a two vacuum system.

Abstract: A self-aspirating and self-venting metering pump comprises a pump chamber with a diaphragm valve for delivery to a metering point. In order to achieve a precise adjustment of the metering volume the diaphragm valve and the venting means are coupled to each other such that the venting means is open during a pressure stroke and closed during the suction stroke.

Abstract: A fuel injection pump has a housing (3) with a flange (5) and a bore (40) in which are arranged a sleeve (2) and a pump piston (1). A valve body (4) with a hollow core space (20) is located in an axial end portion of the sleeve (2). The valve body (4) has at both axial end portions (11, 12) hydraulic dampening means. In the zone of the top dead center of the pump piston (1), its head (13) cooperates directly with the axial end portion (11) of the valve body (4), actuating a valve seat (27). This valve seat (27) located between the valve body (4) and the sleeve (2) acts as a fuel intake and relief valve for the fuel delivery system. A fluid spring including a cylinder chamber (42) and an additional piston (44), as well as an actuating element (19), are located adjacent an axial end of the pump piston (1 ). The actuating element (19) is linked with a drive.

Abstract: A housing containing an air pump and an air pressure supply system for supplying air to a body support, such as an air mattress. The housing contains, in addition to the air pump, diaphragm type pressure regulators and diaphragm type surge check valves, as well as passageways and pressure chambers for interconnecting the pump to the pressure regulators and surge check valves.

Abstract: A radial piston pump has diametrically opposed pistons coupled to each other by a coupling ring mounted in circumferential grooves located adjacent the facing ends of the piston. The coupling ring is formed with axially projecting bifurcated arms received in the piston grooves. The arms are of a reversely bent undulating shape which is compressed between opposed walls of the groove to firmly couple the ring to each piston. The ring is thus supported entirely by the pistons. A central opening through the ring is expanded in the direction normal to the piston axis to provide clearance for side to side motion of an eccentric which drives the pistons in reciprocation.

Abstract: A transfer pump for samples of fluids at very low or very high pressures comprising a cylinder having a piston sealed with an O-ring, the piston defining forward and back chambers, an inlet and exit port and valve arrangement for the fluid to enter and leave the forward chamber, and a port and valve arrangement in the back chamber for adjusting the pressure across the piston so that the pressure differential across the piston is essentially zero and approximately equal to the pressure of the fluid so that the O-ring seals against leakage of the fluid and the piston can be easily moved, regardless of the pressure of the fluid. The piston may be actuated by a means external to the cylinder with a piston rod extending through a hole in the cylinder sealed with a bellows attached to the piston head and the interior of the back chamber.

Abstract: The rotor (1) of a compression-wave engine has cells (6) on its periphery which are concavely curved on the two end faces of the rotor (1) inwards towards its center and towards the rotor axis. Consequently, the absolute trajectory of a particle runs from its entry point (7) into a cell (6) up to its exit point (8) therefrom in a virtually rectilinear fashion, whereby in the scavenging process the mixing zone between the two media participating in the compression-wave process, and thus the scavenging losses, are greatly reduced by comparison with straight cells.

Abstract: An oil pump has a split frame with the pump mechanism situated in a chamber in one of the frames or between the split frames. An inlet conduit extends from an inlet port to the low pressure side of the pump and an outlet conduit extends from the high pressure side of the pump to an outlet port. An excess pressure relief path is provided to permit fluid flow from the outlet conduit to the inlet conduit when the outlet conduit pressure exceeds the inlet conduit pressure by a predetermined difference. This is accomplished by providing a bypass channel formed in one frame and fluidly intersecting the outlet conduit, and a valve cavity formed in the other frame and fluidly intersecting the bypass channel and the inlet conduit. Valve means are situated in the valve cavity for isolating the bypass channel from the inlet conduit during normal pressure differences between the inlet and outlet conduits.

Abstract: In a multiflow gas-dynamic pressure-wave machine, with a rotor, a housing surrounding the rotor as well as an air housing and a gas housing with ducts for the intake and discharge of the gaseous working substance, the cell ring of the rotor is subdivided by two intermediate pipes placed between a hub pipe and a shroud band into three concentric flows. The radially directed cell walls of the flows are mutually offset in the circumferential direction. The middle flow in the radial direction is dimensioned higher than the inner and outer flow. The cells of the three flows in the circumferential direction exhibit an uneven division.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a motor-driven apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw and the like having a lubricating-oil pump and an oil supply for a work tool and to apparatus for varying the reciprocatory stroke distance of the oil piston or pumping member to thereby provide selective regulation of oil flow from full flow to through no flow in response to the stroke distance of the pumping member.

Abstract: A mounting system for electric pumps used in automotive vehicles, especially those in which the pump is installed in the fuel tank. To reduce pump and pump motor vibrations and noise, which may be objectionable to passengers, the pump is mounted within a cage enclosure carried in the vehicle fuel tank. A suspension for the pump within the cage consists of leaf spring strike-outs in the walls of the cage unit which contact the outer walls and ends of the pump housing to provide a resilient suspension radially and axially.

Abstract: A system for dispensing a liquid, which may be corrosive, in an amount which is substantially fixed for each cycle of operation includes an airtight measuring vessel with an inlet conduit through which liquid is introduced unidirectionally and an outlet or discharge conduit through which the measured amount of liquid is dispensed. The outlet conduit extends to a predetermined level within the vessel and above it is a float/valve mechanism operating in association with an airjet pump. The operation is such that when the float is buoyed to an operative level higher than the predetermined level, conditions are changed within the vessel to commence the dispensing cycle which terminates when the level of liquid falls below the predetermined level whereupon the float/valve drops to an unbuoyed position to commence the next filling cycle. Operation of the jet pump is required during cycling to cooperate with the float/valve mechanism and create the conditions necessary for filling and for dispensing.

Abstract: A device for use as a convenient, easy-to-use, and inexpensive pump for pumping water is disclosed which uses water pressure from a standard garden hose connected from a tap to the pump apparatus as the motive power to pump between seven and eleven times the volume of the water from the garden hose from a reservoir into a discharge hose which is any of several different standard sizes and which is connected to the pump apparatus. The water from the garden hose flows into the pump through a pump inlet having a reduced diameter venturi, which increases the velocity of the water, into a pumping chamber with the resulting drop in pressure creating a vacuum in the pumping chamber. The vacuum in the pressure chamber draws water from a reservoir the pump is placed in through a reservoir inlet chamber into the pumping chamber in the pump body, and the water exits the pumping chamber through a pump outlet located on the opposite side of the pumping chamber from the pump inlet.

Abstract: A stress and torque reducing tool particularly useful in production of petroleum fluids from oil wells employing a reciprocating pump located within the well bore in the reservoir which is operated by means of sucker rods attached to a surface walking beam pump operating unit. The tool is deployed intermediate the sucker rod string and the plunger rod of the downhole reciprocating pump and provides a means for hydraulically dissipating shock forces encountered in the operation of the subsurface reciprocating pump occurring from fluid pound, gas pound and/or deliberately bottoming the plunger rod to avoid gas lock.

Abstract: A profiled plunger is provided for use with a reciprocating pump. A flushing chamber and a main pumping chamber of a reciprocating pump are connected by a connector having an aperture, the perimeter dimension of which is less than the internal perimeter dimension of the flushing chamber. A flushing space is defined between the connector and the profiled plunger. The profiled plunger is reciprocatingly mounted through the flushing chamber, connector, and the main pumping chamber. The perimeter dimension of the profiled plunger varies along its length in a predetermined manner in order to create a predetermined flow profile of flushing fluid through the aperture of the connector.

Abstract: Well pumping system that uses pressurized air as power fluid and operates simultaneously as a positive displacement pump and as a gas lift pump, to pump well fluids intermitently; and also may be used in combination with fluid actuated pumping devices to pump well fluids continuously, extracting them by suction from the pores of a geologic formation through the screen of a monitoring well, as often is required for remediation purposes in hazardous wastes projects, or soil stabilization purposes in foundation engineering projects. Solid particles in the well fluids are filtered prior to entering the pumping system. Well fluids are separated from the pressurized air by passing the well fluids-pressurized air mixture through separators upon discharge.

Abstract: A mounting for an electric fuel pump in a fuel tank of a passenger vehicle which includes an oversize, open-ended enclosure to surround a pump within the fuel tank. The enclosure is mounted on a pipe depending into the fuel tank from a cantilever connection. The pump is floatingly mounted in the enclosure by conical coil springs at each end seated respectively on the pump housing and inner flanges of the enclosure. The enclosure is formed of two telescoping portions clamped together by a plate which also traps the depending pipe to support the assembly within the fuel tank.