Three Or More Cylinders Arranged In Parallel, Radial, Or Conical Relationship With Rotary Transmission Axis Patents (Class 417/269)
  • Patent number: 8333571
    Abstract: A pump is disclosed. The pump may have a housing, and a body disposed within the housing and at least partially defining a plurality of barrels. The pump may also have a plurality of plungers associated with the plurality of barrels, and a plunger engagement surface. The plunger engagement surface may have geometry configured to reciprocate the plurality of plungers within the plurality of barrels as the plurality of plungers rotate relative to the plunger engagement surface, and a plurality of undulations configured to reduce a flow pulsation of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Viral S. Mehta, Bryan E. Nelson
  • Patent number: 8322999
    Abstract: A hydrostatic axial piston machine, in particular a swashplate machine, has a cylinder drum (3) mounted so that it can rotate around an axis of rotation (2). The cylinder drum (3) is provided with cylinder bores (4), in each of which a piston (5) is mounted so that it can be displaced longitudinally. The cylinder drum (3) is axially supported on a control surface (8) affixed to the casing and on which an inlet connection (10) and an outlet connection (11) are realized. The cylinder bores (4) can each be placed in communication by a connecting channel (12) with the control surface (8). The connecting channel (12) is provided with a cross-section that increases from the cylinder bore (4) toward the control surface (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Linde Material Handling GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Bergmann
  • Patent number: 8313310
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash plate compressor includes a swash-plate boss (50) permitting a rotary shaft to extend therethrough and coupled to the rotary shaft so as to be tiltable relative to the rotary shaft, the swash-plate boss having a thread groove (78) cut in an outer peripheral surface thereof, an annular swash plate (60) fitted around the swash-plate boss (50), a nut (64) screwed on the thread groove (78) of the swash-plate boss (50) to fix the swash plate (60) to the swash-plate boss (50), a conversion device for converting rotating motion of the swash plate (60) to reciprocating motion of pistons, and engaging protuberances (68) formed integrally with the nut (64) and protruding in a direction parallel with the axis (A) of the nut (64) to be engaged with a tool (80) for turning the nut (64).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventor: Iwao Uchikado
  • Patent number: 8303263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compressor, wherein a rotary shaft 140 having a swash plate 144 coupled thereto is used to linearly reciprocate a piston 150 in a cylinder bore 134 formed in front and rear cylinder blocks 130 and 130?. The rotary shaft 140 has a flow channel 142 formed therein and inlets 142a formed to communicate with the flow channel 142. A hub 146 is formed in the swash plate 144, and a shaft hole 146a, through which the rotary shaft 140 passes, is formed in the center of the hub 146. Communication holes 146b are formed in the hub 146 to communicate with the inlets 142a of the flow channel 142. First races 148a are coupled to the hub 146. A rotary shaft hole 148d is formed in the first race 148a, which has a thickness greater in its outer peripheral portion than its inner peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Corp.
    Inventors: Kweon-Soo Lim, Duck-Bin Yoon, Min-Gyu Kim, Jung-Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20120269656
    Abstract: A first swash plate (30) and a second swash plate (40) are disposed on either side of a cylinder block (4), and a plurality of cylinders (6) are disposed in the cylinder block (4). A first piston (8) and a second piston (9) are inserted opposite to each other in each cylinder (6) such that the first piston (8) slides on the first swash plate (30) and the second piston (9) slides on the second swash plate (40). By providing a servo mechanism (33) that tilts the first swash plate (30) and a tilt linking mechanism (40, 70) that tilts the second swash plate (40) in conjunction with the tilting of the first swash plate (30), tilt angles of the two swash plates (30, 40) can be controlled by the single servo mechanism (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeo SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20120251344
    Abstract: A double-headed piston type swash plate compressor is provided with a front housing including a suction chamber, a rear housing, a cylinder block, a rotation shaft, and double-headed pistons. The cylinder block includes cylinder bores, a rotation shaft accommodation bore, a communication conduit that communicates the suction chamber with the rotation shaft accommodation bore, and suction passages communicating the rotation shaft accommodation bore to front compression chambers. The rotation shaft includes a groove passage that communicates with the suction passages. Further, the rotation shaft includes an annular groove that communicates the communication conduit with the groove passage. The annular groove includes a front side surface, which is spaced toward the rear housing from an opening of the rotary shaft accommodation bore that faces the front housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Toshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Mitsuyo ISHIKAWA, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20120251345
    Abstract: The respective spaces for forming gas passages on the suction side 21, 31 formed on the front and rear side cylinder blocks 2, 3 are assembled together to configure a gas passage on the suction side 51, and the respective spaces for providing gas passages on the discharge side 22, 32 are connected with each other to configure a gas passage on the discharge side 52. A gas port 53 leading to the suction side space is provided on one of both cylinder blocks, and a gas port 54 leading to the discharge side space is arranged on the other. A circumferential width of the space for forming a gas passage communicating with the gas port is made larger than a circumferential width of a space for forming a gas passage not communicating with the gas port in the respective cylinder block. Partition walls 23, 33 are contacted with each other in the axial direction when both cylinder blocks are assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Ryoma SUZUKI, Ryosuke IZAWA
  • Patent number: 8272315
    Abstract: A dual pump apparatus having two pumps mounted in a housing, where the housing comprises two elements mounted on opposite sides of a hydraulic mounting member or center section. The pumps are mounted on one side of the hydraulic mounting member in a pump cavity, and the hydraulic mounting member and second housing element form a drive cavity in which gears or an endless coupling member such as a chain or belt to connect the two pump input shafts are located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Raymond Hauser, Lonnie E. Holder
  • Publication number: 20120237369
    Abstract: A cylinder block of a piston-type compressor includes a main cylinder block, a shaft hole formed through the main cylinder block, a plurality of cylinder bores formed in the main cylinder block around the shaft hole, a separation wall formed integrally with the main cylinder block and closing one end of the cylinder bore, a first hole formed through the separation wall and a second hole formed linearly and connecting the cylinder bore and the shaft hole. The first hole is formed so that the first hole is located on an extended line of axis Q of the second hole and the diameter of the first hole is equal to or more than that of the second hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Toshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Mitsuyo ISHIKAWA, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20120237370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanism (1) having rotary pistons (21), said mechanism comprising an outer enclosure (2) forming a stator in which a rotary assembly (20) forming a rotor moves, the rotary assembly (20) including: a plurality of pistons (21) forming a hinged polygon, each piston (21) defining a positive-displacement chamber (35) with the enclosure (2), and first guide (27, 27a, 27b) that are arranged so as to engage with second guide means (7a, 7b) comprising rolling surfaces (10a, 10b) so as to drive the polygon to carry out a predetermined movement, the mechanism (1) being characterized in that it comprises a drawback device (50) that maintains contact between the guide means (27, 27a, 27b) and the rolling surfaces (10a, 10b). The invention also relates to an engine and a pump including such a mechanism (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: PK-ENR
    Inventor: Philippe Kuzdzal
  • Publication number: 20120234038
    Abstract: A compressor (10, 200) for compressing refrigerant, having a power unit arranged in a power unit space (14) which is delimited at least partially by a power unit housing (12), having a suction gas volume (46) and having a high-pressure volume (48) is in fluid communication with the power unit space (14) via a second fluid connection (74), wherein the compressor furthermore has a first fluid connection (54, 254) which can be placed in or is in fluid communication with an oil-conducting volume (205) of a refrigeration plant or of the compressor (10, 200), wherein an oil seperator (56) is arranged in the first fluid connection (54, 254).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Wolfgang Etter, Arno Goerlich
  • Patent number: 8267672
    Abstract: An ultrahigh pressure pump includes a frame; a crankshaft having a journal; and at least one telescoping pump subassembly having inner and outer ends. The outer end is carried by the frame pivot so as to allow pivotal swinging movement of the pump subassembly, and the inner end is attached to the journal. The piston rod can reciprocate relative to the inner bore substantially free from side loads. The pump subassembly includes: an outer member including a cylinder defining an inner bore; and a inner member having a piston rod and a outer sleeve. The piston rod is received in the inner bore and the cylinder is received in the outer sleeve. First and second restraining elements are disposed at spaced-apart positions along the axis of the pump subassembly and are configured to oppose misalignment forces between the piston rod and the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventors: Franz W. Kellar, Harold Lloyd Crowder, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8262368
    Abstract: A hydraulic piston machine includes a plurality of pistons (12, 14) which are driven by a drive/output shaft (40), guided in an axially displaceable manner in a piston barrel (4) of a housing (2), and, in each case, bound one working chamber (44) into which the pressure medium may be fed via a suction valve (46), and from which the pressure medium may be discharged via a pressure valve (48). The housing (2) includes at least one further housing part (6) which is connected to the piston barrel (4) on the front side. The suction valves (46) and pressure valves (48) are situated in the region of a parting plane (50) between the housing parts (4, 6), in housing receptacles (52, 54), approximately axially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the piston machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Brian Kane, Thomas Seufert
  • Patent number: 8251673
    Abstract: A displacement control valve of a variable displacement compressor opens and closes a communication passage extending between a portion of the compressor on which discharge pressure acts and a crank chamber of the compressor. The displacement of the compressor is controlled, such that discharge chamber pressure does not act on the valve body in the opening and closing direction, and pressures acting on the opposite ends of the valve body are maintained at the same level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventor: Yukihiko Taguchi
  • Patent number: 8246323
    Abstract: A liquid pressurization device which is housed within a single rectangular housing that utilizes a solar panel as the front cover and the only source of energy. An interchangeable pulley mounted on a motion controlled technology motor allows for a wide range of pressure and volume scenarios common to liquid pressurization applications, and in combination with a motor controller and driver board, and programmable logic control board, these pressure and volume scenarios are further optimized for the utilization of solar energy as the sole energy source. Said programmable logic board further provides ports for firmware updates, monitoring devices, and diagnostic devices. A lever is reciprocated by an energy transfer pulley that transfers drive force to the liquid end of the apparatus, providing a low friction multiplication of available power. The liquid end of the apparatus is further designed for ease of maintenance to replaceable components with limited life spans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventor: George Patterson Bellis, Sr.
  • Patent number: 8241012
    Abstract: In a structure for mounting a filter in a compressor, a mounting member is connected to the filter. A receiving hole is formed in a housing of the compressor for receiving therein the mounting member. A first fitting portion is formed on an inner circumferential surface of a holding portion of the filter. A second fitting portion is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the mounting member for having fitting relation to the first fitting portion for an overlap distance in a radial direction of the receiving hole. When the mounting member is received in the receiving hole with the fitting relation, the filter is disposed in a fluid passage of the housing. A clearance having a dimension is formed between an outer circumferential surface of the holding portion and an inner circumferential surface of the receiving hole. Minimum value of the dimension is smaller than the overlap distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Hiroyuki Nakaima, Yoichi Takashima, Kazuya Shinmyo, Atsuo Sakagami, Masaya Sakamoto, Satoshi Umemura, Naoki Koeda, Yuji Hashimoto, Hisaya Kondo
  • Patent number: 8240513
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing liquids including an inner displacement member nested in an outer displacement member. The inner member is moveable between two end positions within the outer member by an actuator. The actuator is arranged to move the outer displacement member into a dispensing position when the inner displacement member is in one of its end positions. The displacement members can be pistons and/or bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Fluid Management Operations LLC
    Inventors: Mark Voskuil, Jan Post, Mart Verschoor
  • Publication number: 20120201697
    Abstract: A compressor including a hollow housing having a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, and a crank chamber formed therein. A first fluid flow path provided within the compressor facilitates a flow of the working fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber. A second fluid flow path provided within the compressor facilitates a flow of a mixture of the working fluid and a lubricating fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber, wherein the second fluid flow path is selectively opened and closed by an annular sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Pete Edward Ganster, Kanwal Bhatia, Michael Gregory Theodore, JR., Rodney James Callahan, Brian Robert Kelm
  • Patent number: 8235681
    Abstract: A first swash plate (30) and a second swash plate (40) are disposed on either side of a cylinder block (4), and a plurality of cylinders (6) are disposed in the cylinder block (4). A first piston (8) and a second piston (9) are inserted opposite to each other in each cylinder (6) such that the first piston (8) slides on the first swash plate (30) and the second piston (9) slides on the second swash plate (40). By providing a servo mechanism (33) that tilts the first swash plate (30) and a tilt linking mechanism (40, 70) that tilts the second swash plate (40) in conjunction with the tilting of the first swash plate (30), tilt angles of the two swash plates (30, 40) can be controlled by the single servo mechanism (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8235680
    Abstract: A radial cylinder hydraulic motor having continuously variable displacement capabilities includes: oscillating hydraulic cylinders which are driven to oscillate through an eccentric crankpin formed on the motor shaft and carrying a radially movable ring adapted to be shifted along the radial direction of the crankpin by actuation of opposed counteracting hydraulic cylinders housed within the crankpin; a hydraulic control circuit for controlling and adjusting the positions of said counteracting hydraulic cylinders in a continuous manner; an electronic control circuit adapted to control the hydraulic control circuit and process signals from at least one position sensor arranged to detect the positions of said oscillating cylinders; a rotary joint for hydraulic conduits through which said counteracting hydraulic cylinders are controlled and adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: S.A.I. Societa' Apparecchiature Idrauliche S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vittorio Pecorari, Davide Pecorari, Gabriele Pecorari
  • Patent number: 8231359
    Abstract: A pump unit includes a main pump (4) and a charge pump (5), the pump capacity of which is adjustable via an adjusting element. To adjust the pump capacity of the charge pump (5), an adjusting element of the charge pump (5) is acted upon by an adjusting force which is dependent on the inlet pressure of the main pump (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Merz, Ulrich Gordon Mohn, Rene Constantin Scheerer, Martin Josef Zug
  • Publication number: 20120186518
    Abstract: Exemplary illustrations directed to a rotary piston pump, e.g., for metering a coating agent in a coating installation, as well as exemplary methods of using the same, are disclosed. An exemplary piston pump may comprise a plurality of pump units, each having one cylinder and one rotary piston which carries out a wobbling or tumbling movement in the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Frank Herre, Rainer Melcher, Manfred Michelfelder, Steffen Sotzny
  • Publication number: 20120180650
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axial piston machine of a kind that has a plurality of pistons each reciprocating in a respective cylinder in a direction substantially parallel or at an angle less than 30 degrees to a crankshaft axis. The crankshaft axis presents a crank that is at an angle to the crankshaft axis and to which a reciprocator is mounted. The reciprocator effects the controlled movement of the pistons in their cylinders via a connection mechanism that connects each said piston with said reciprocator. The machine includes at least one pair of rotational constraint mechanisms to constrain the movement between the reciprocator and the pistons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Noel Stephen Duke
  • Patent number: 8215924
    Abstract: Provided is an oil separating structure of a variable displacement compressor including: a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder bores; a front housing disposed in the front of the cylinder block to form a swash plate chamber; a drive shaft rotatably supported at the cylinder block; a lug plate disposed in the swash plate chamber of the front housing and fixedly installed at the drive shaft; a rear housing disposed in the rear of the cylinder block and having a discharge chamber and a suction chamber communicating with the cylinder bores; a swash plate installed to be rotated by the lug plate to vary its inclination angle; pistons connected to the swash plate and reciprocating in the cylinder bores; a suction path for communicating the swash plate chamber and the discharge chamber; an additional exhaust path for communicating the swash plate chamber and the suction chamber; and a control valve installed in the middle of the suction path, characterized in that the drive shaft has a communication apertu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Doowon Technical College, Doowon Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Geon-Ho Lee, Tae-jin Lee, Young-Chang Han, Min-jun Kim
  • Patent number: 8210253
    Abstract: A pump system for use in with a downhole pipe string has a pump comprising at least one cylinder with at least one piston inside the cylinder, the movement of the piston causing fluid to be drawn into the pump through a pump inlet before being pushed out through a pump outlet. The pump is housed in a tube having a cammed surface formed by internal wall of the tube, and the piston has a cam follower such that rotation of the piston relative to the tube causes the piston to move relative to the cylinder. Further, a pump system is shown which has two or more such pumps arranged along the downhole pipe string, the pump outlets feeding into a common manifold. The strokes of the piston or pistons of one pump may be out of step with the strokes of the piston or pistons of another pump such that the outlet stream is more uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Artificial Lift Company Limited
    Inventor: Philip Head
  • Patent number: 8202058
    Abstract: A variable displacement axial piston machine. The variable displacement axial piston machine includes a cylinder block with at least one main cylinder and main piston, a swash plate, a plunger arrangement with a plunger and auxiliary cylinder, and a sensor. The swash plate is arranged to effect movement of the main piston in the main cylinder upon rotation of the swash plate relative to the cylinder arrangement. The plunger is arranged to tilt the swash plate relative to the cylinder arrangement and to control a stroke of the main cylinder in the main piston. To provide a simple and reliable measurement of displacement of the main piston in the main cylinder, the invention provides a sensor element which is fixed in the auxiliary cylinder and which is adapted to sense movement of the plunger therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
    Inventors: Per Nielsen Lindholdt, Dietmar W. Weiss
  • Publication number: 20120134855
    Abstract: A hydraulic power module is provided with a plurality of hydraulic actuators. A piston of each of the hydraulic actuators is coupled with a drive plate and a screw is rotatably coupled with the drive plate. Rotation of the screw longitudinally displaces the drive plate to simultaneously actuate each of the hydraulic actuators. A second hydraulic power module may be coupled with the hydraulic power module, such that rotation of the screw also drives the screw of the second hydraulic power module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: HYDROMECH INDUSTRIES, LLC.
    Inventor: David W. Brown
  • Patent number: 8182239
    Abstract: A control valve includes a diaphragm assembly imparting a biasing force to a moving member according to the pressure introduced into the pressure-sensitive part. The moving member is moved by the biasing force to control the valve opening. The control valve further includes a solenoid part which imparts the thrust of the diaphragm assembly produced according to the pressure introduced into the pressure-sensitive part to the moving member through a diaphragm holding body as a biasing force, and imparts a biasing force capable of controlling the valve opening in cooperation with the afore-said biasing force to the moving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Higashidozono, Norio Uemura, Kohei Fukudome
  • Patent number: 8167580
    Abstract: An axial piston machine is provided. A housing of the machine receives an eccentric disk and a rotatably mounted cylinder drum. The drum has cylinders and pistons. The pistons are reciprocatable in the cylinders. The ends of the cylinders project from the cylinders and are supported via sliding blocks against a sliding surface on the eccentric disk. The sliding blocks are held in abutment with the sliding surface through a holding-down device. A pressure prevailing in a pressure chamber under the sliding blocks by a throttle point partially compensates a force that is exerted by the holding-down device on the sliding blocks, through a hydraulic pressure between an annular seating surface of the sliding blocks and a support surface of the holding-down device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Brueninghaus Hydromatik GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Stoelzer
  • Patent number: 8152481
    Abstract: This invention is to provide a piston-type compressor that assures optimal lubrication by supplying oil in plentiful quantity to a sliding portion in a cylinder block having cylinders formed therein, through which pistons slide reciprocally. A crankcase is defined by a cylinder block 1 having formed therein a plurality of cylinders 17 through which pistons slide, and a housing mounted at the cylinder block 1, and as a shaft passing through the crankcase rotates, a swashplate disposed inside the crankcase is made to rotate, thereby engaging the pistons to reciprocally slide through the cylinders. At the cylinder block 1, an inbound oil guide passage 35 having one end thereof made to open over an area at the end surface of the cylinder block facing the crankcase between adjacent cylinders 17 and another end thereof connecting to a sliding portion inside the cylinder block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Valeo Thermal Systems Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Takahashi, Keiichi Kanesugi
  • Patent number: 8152482
    Abstract: A displacement control valve for a variable displacement compressor. The displacement control valve includes a drive force transmission body, a pressure sensitive chamber, an internal passage, and a valve body. The valve body includes an annular seal which is contactable with a valve seat surface facing toward the first valve body. The drive force transmission body includes a drive rod and a valve body structure having a shaft passage and forming the first valve body. The drive rod is fitted to the shaft passage and coupled to the valve body structure so as to form a gap passage between an outer surface of the drive rod and a wall surface of the shaft passage. The internal passage includes a recess arranged radially inward from the annular seal, the shaft passage, and the gap passage. The gap passage is in direct communication with the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Umemura, Tatsuya Hirose, Yuji Hashimoto, Norio Uemura, Ryosuke Cho, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 8152483
    Abstract: The variable capacity compressor has a rotor 21, as a rotating member, fixed to a drive shaft 10 and rotating integrally with the drive shaft 10, a swash plate 24, as a tilting member, tiltably and slidably attached to the drive shaft 10, a linkage mechanism 40 linking the rotor 21 and the swash plate 24 at a position corresponding to an upper dead center of the swash plate 24, transferring rotation of the rotor 21 to the swash plate 24, and guiding the tilting movement of the swash plate 24, and a tilting movement guide 60 provided between the rotor 21 and the swash plate 24 and anterior to the linkage mechanism 40 in the rotating direction and guiding changes of the inclination angle of the swash plate 24 with respect to the drive shaft 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Kawamura, Masakazu Aoki
  • Patent number: 8152498
    Abstract: A peristaltic pump having a casing defining a tube race, a flexible tube disposed in the tube race, and a rotor with one or more rollers adapted to act against the flexible tube. The casing has a first section having the tube race and a first part of fitting means, and a second section having the rotor and a second part of the fitting means. The first and second parts of the fitting means are a releasable snap-fit together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Brightwell Dispensers Limited
    Inventor: Etienne Vincent Bunoz
  • Patent number: 8147214
    Abstract: Provided is a compressor having an enhanced capability of supplying oil to a thrust bearing and a radial bearing which are interposed between a center through-hole in a cylinder block and a driving shaft. To this end, the compressor 1 has an air bleed passage 31 which is configured to allow crank chamber 5 and intake chamber 7 to communicate with each other, including: a first space S1 in the center through-hole 14; a communicating part 41 for allowing the first space S1 and a second space S2 to communicate with each other; the second space S2 in the center through-hole 14; a penetrating passage 43 formed to pass through the driving shaft 10, thereby allowing the second space S2 and a third space S3 to communicate with each other; the third space S3; and a communicating passage 45 for allowing the third space S3 and an intake chamber 7 to communicate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi Hirose
  • Patent number: 8137078
    Abstract: An axial piston machine, especially an air-conditioning compressor for motor vehicles, including a power unit which is rotatably driven by a shaft and in which the rotary movement is converted, via a swash plate, a wobble plate, or a pivot ring, into a fore-and-aft movement of pistons that suction in and compress pressure media. The shaft is mounted in a forward, first axial bearing, among other things.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: ixetic MAC GmbH
    Inventor: Jan Hinrichs
  • Patent number: 8133036
    Abstract: A low pressure fluid powered motor or pump comprises a non-rotatable cover (k); an undulating lobe cam track (e) attached to the cover (k) and defining multiple crests and troughs; a rotatable cylinder block (c); at least three reciprocating pistons (d) each housed within a bore of the cylinder block (c) and each providing at one end a crown (d1), and at the other end a spherical seating cup (d2); a ball (f), adapted to engage with the cam track (e); a non-rotatable manifold block (n) incorporating a plurality of ports (s), each being radially disposed at equal intervals in an end face of the manifold block adjacent the pistons (d), with the ports (s) linked to galleries connected to a higher pressure delivery circuit, and a lower pressure return circuit, with the angular arrangement of the ports (s) being such that the higher pressure is supplied to the crown (d1) of each piston (d) only while the piston (d) is moving from a crest to a trough of the cam track (e), with a switch to the lower fluid pressure ci
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Hydrodrives Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Brisland, Margaret Lavina Brisland, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20120045347
    Abstract: Disclosed is a portable air compressor accessory connectable to the chuck-end of a hand held electric drill via a shaft mount capable of rotating in the same axis of rotation as the chuck. The shaft passes through a housing via bearing mounts. Within the housing is a plurality of radially oriented piston-containing cylinders connected at their respective check valve governed air discharge outlets to a manifold. The manifold discharges to a suitable outlet connection to provide compressed air. Each cylinder has a check valve governed air inlet. Within the housing, the shaft attaches to a cam having a spindle, offset from the axis of rotation, swivel connected to a hub. Piston rods are connected at one end to hub and at the other end swivel connected to the respective pistons. One rod is fixedly connected to the hub, the other rods are swivel connected to the hub as articulating rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Steven G. Dvorak
  • Patent number: 8118566
    Abstract: In a piston-type compressor in which a working fluid is taken in through an intake port is first compressed with pistons and is then let out through an outlet port, an axial hole ranging along the axial direction and a radial hole communicating with the axial hole and opening into a crankcase are formed within the shaft. Additionally, a first intake passage through which the working fluid having flowed in through the intake port is guided via the crankcase to the radial hole and the axial hole and a second intake passage through which the working fluid having flowed in through the intake port is guided to join the working fluid having been drawn into the first intake passage by bypassing the crankcase are formed in the compressor. The working fluid is taken into cylinders from the area where the first working fluid and the second working fluid join each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Valeo Thermal Systems Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Takahashi, Yoshihiro Adachi
  • Patent number: 8117959
    Abstract: A swash plate includes a boss, which is mounted on the drive shaft, and a plate portion, which extends from the boss to be inclined with respect to the drive shaft. A rotary valve includes a suction passage, which sequentially connects cylinder bores in a suction stroke via an associated guide passage. An introduction guide communicates with the shaft bore to introduce the refrigerant gas in the swash plate chamber to the rotary valve. The introduction guide faces the boss and extends in the radial direction from the shaft bore beyond the boss. Therefore, suction efficiency of refrigerant gas from the swash plate chamber to the cylinder bore has improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Tomohiro Wakita, Mitsuyo Ishikawa, Jun Kondo, Takeshi Aoki, Shinichi Sato, Shinsuke Asou, Masashi Oda, Kazushige Murao
  • Patent number: 8118567
    Abstract: A swash plate type piston pump motor is configured such that: a plurality of pistons are arranged in a circumferential direction in a cylinder block configured to rotate with a rotating shaft; the pistons reciprocate such that tip end portions thereof are guided by a smooth surface of a swash plate; and the swash plate is slidably supported by a concave surface of a swash plate support of a convex surface to be able to tilt with respect to a rotating axis, and concave surfaces and of the swash plate support include quenched portions which are partially quenched by laser light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawasaki Precision Machinery
    Inventors: Takashi Mori, Yasuo Ohmi, Hideki Okado
  • Publication number: 20120027626
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump includes a housing (12), a cylinder block (14), a plurality of pistons (16), a swash plate (18), a trunnion arm (22), a first biasing assembly (54), and a second biasing assembly (56). The cylinder block includes a plurality of piston chambers. The swash plate is disposed for pivotal movement in the housing and cooperates with the pistons to vary the working volume of the piston chambers. The swash plate is pivotal about a pivot axis (80). The trunnion arm includes a cylindrical shaft portion (140) and a cam portion (142) connected with or integrally formed with the shaft portion. The trunnion arm is operatively connected with the swash plate for controlling pivotal movement of the swash plate. The cylindrical shaft portion defines a trunnion arm rotational axis (144) that is parallel to and offset from the pivot axis (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: WHITE (CHINA) DRIVE PRODUCTS, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Zhongming Ye, Fugang Li
  • Patent number: 8096787
    Abstract: An axial piston fluid engine having single-acting cylinders incorporating swivel-joint attachment of the cylinders to rotary control valves wherein straight-line piston movement is established for the elimination of side forces on the pistons. The pistons and the control valves are operatively connected to a common wobble drive member and arranged in geometry of lever positions to coactively time the drive fluid into and out of the cylinders intermittently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventor: Robert R. Green
  • Patent number: 8092193
    Abstract: A self-lubricating water-cooled piston-style water pump has a unitary pump housing with a crankcase in direct water communication with the water pump inlet. A low pressure chamber is in direct water communication with the crankcase. A compression chamber is in direct pressurized water communication with a high pressure water manifold through a one-way valve. A high pressure water pump outlet extends outwardly from the manifold to the exterior of the housing. A crankshaft is connected to a connecting rod and a plunger rod, both of which are lubricated and water-cooled in the crankcase. A compression plunger has water channels therethrough connected to the plunger rod and in water communication with the low pressure chamber. The plunger is reciprocal within the compression chamber. A second one-way valve is on the plunger in the compression chamber to let water into the compression chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Diversified Dynamics Corporation
    Inventor: Steve Larson
  • Patent number: 8087903
    Abstract: In a hydraulic rotary machine having rotational shaft provided within a casing a rotational shaft, a cylinder block rotationally interlocked with the rotational shaft and formed with a plural number of cylinder bores, and pistons slidably received in the cylinder bores and adapted to slide back and forth within the cylinder bores while the rotational shaft and the cylinder block are put in rotation in synchronism with each other, a multitude of minute pits are formed at least either on sliding surfaces on the side of the cylinder bores, each one of the minute pits are in an elliptical shape defining a moderately sloped surface in one side and an acutely sloped surface in the other side, and the moderately sloped surfaces of the minute pits are oriented to face a direction in which said pistons are put in sliding movement in said cylinder bores under a greater load than in the other direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Yokoyama, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Haruo Kokubun
  • Patent number: 8079835
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a chassis that supports thereon a motor, a transmission set, and a plurality of extendible barrels. The transmission set includes a clutch that is operatively coupled to the motor through a belt. Two eccentric rotation members are respectively arranged on opposite sides of and coupled to the clutch. Each eccentric rotation member is coupled to a crank arm, which has a moving end connected to the extendible barrel. The extendible barrel is provided with an air inlet port and an air outlet port. When the motor is set in operation, the transmission set drives the extendible barrels to move carry out reciprocal and axial compression to delivery compressed air. The present invention features easy maintenance and can carry out a noise-free operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Inventors: An-Shun Lo, Ying-Po Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8062003
    Abstract: A home care oxygen system includes an inline compressor that has all the check valves and gas flow passages between cylinders located in the cylinder head. Only a single check valve is used for each cylinder. The crankshaft is built up from a shaft with eccentrics and spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Invacare Corporation
    Inventors: Gerold Goertzen, William A. Null, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8047810
    Abstract: A double-headed piston type compressor connected with an external device is provided. The compressor includes a plurality of cylinder bore pairs, double-headed pistons, a first rotary valve, a second rotary valve, first suction passages, and second suction passages. In each cylinder bore pair, a first time period from a first top dead center timing, which is timing when the double-headed piston reaches a top dead center in a first compression chamber, to a first communication start timing, which is timing when a first introduction passage starts to communicate with a first suction passage, is different from a second time period from a second top dead center timing, which is timing when the double-headed piston reaches a top dead center in a second compression chamber, to a second communication start timing, which is timing when the second introduction passage starts to communicate with a second suction passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Manabu Sugiura, Akio Saiki, Norikazu Deto, Kazuhiro Hotta
  • Patent number: 8047166
    Abstract: A machine includes a piston disposed in a housing and configured to reciprocate in the housing. At least one valve is coupled to the housing. A magnetically-geared valve actuation system is coupled to the at least one valve. A plurality of sensors is configured to detect a plurality of parameters related to the machine. A control system is coupled to the plurality of sensors and the magnetically-geared valve actuation system. The magnetically-geared valve actuation system is configured to actuate the at least one valve in response to reciprocation of the piston in the housing, signals originating from the sensors or control system, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Herbert Kopecek, Michal-Wolfgang Waszak
  • Patent number: 8047120
    Abstract: In a hydraulic piston pump, a cylinder port can communicate with a discharge port after a system pressure and a chamber pressure in a cylinder bore becomes in an equilibrium condition. A through hole opening to a surface on which a cylinder block slides in a valve plate is allowed to communicate with a side of one end surface of a balance valve, and the system pressure of a discharge port side is supplied to the other end surface of the balance valve. In the balance valve, a balance piston which slides by a pressure difference between the chamber pressure of the cylinder bore and the system pressure is accommodated. Before the cylinder port communicates with an oil guiding groove, the chamber pressure can be equilibrated to the system pressure by an activation of the balance piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Shinohara, Mitsuru Arai
  • Patent number: 8007250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compressor, which includes a main refrigerant supply channel for supplying refrigerant by passing through the inside of a driving shaft and an auxiliary refrigerant supply channel for supplying refrigerant by passing through a suction chamber of front and rear housings and a slot of the driving shaft after passing through cylinder blocks in order to supply the refrigerant inhaled into a swash plate chamber to cylinder bores, thereby enhancing performance and lubricating ability of a driving shaft seal area since the refrigerant of the swash plate chamber can be used effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Kweonsoo Lim, Mingyu Kim, Duckbin Yoon