Inlet And Discharge Distributors Patents (Class 417/571)
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Patent number: 6318980Abstract: Discharge holes and suction holes having shapes that suppress the turbulence of a refrigerant gas flow are disclosed. The shape of the discharge hole according to the present invention has a tapered surface wall, such that the circumference of the discharge hole increases from the piston cylinder surface to the discharge chamber surface. Similarly, the shape of the suction hole according to the present invention has a tapered surface wall such that the circumference of the suction hole increases from the suction chamber surface to the piston cylinder surface. The present invention allows the flow path of the refrigerant gas to flow approximately tangential to the valve reed by providing a tapered surface wall. The flow resistance of the discharge hole or the suction hole is reduced such that the volume efficiency of the compressor is improved and compressor noise is suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1999Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventors: Masayuki Kurihara, Iwao Uchikado, Yoshio Kimura, Tetsuya Noda, Kazuhiko Takai
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Publication number: 20010041142Abstract: A suction port as a fluid port of a piston type compressor is contoured with reference to a middle line passing through a middle point of a maximum length of the suction port in the longitudinal direction of the suction valve and perpendicularly crossing a reference line extending in the longitudinal direction. The middle line divides the suction port into a first section positioned on the proximal end side and a second section positioned on the distal end side. An area of the second section is greater than an area of the first section. A width increasing region is disposed in which the width of the suction port becomes gradually greater from the proximal end side to the distal end side, and the length of the width increasing region occupies a major part of the maximum length of the suction port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2001Publication date: November 15, 2001Inventors: Naofumi Kimura, Masakazu Obayashi
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Patent number: 6314990Abstract: A pressure valve for a compressor, in particular a hermetically encapsulated small-size refrigerating machine, comprising the following elements: a valve plate (33), a cylinder cover (40)comprising a substantially quadrangular base plate with cylinder walls formed thereon, with the valve plate (33) and the cylinder cover (40) being mutually connected by means of fastening elements, and with a seal (58) arranged in between and a valve spring (23) arranged in the volume enclosed by the valve plate (33) and the cylinder lid (40), a substantially U-shaped holding-down element (21) with pins and legs taking the squaring and, optionally, a damper element (27), with the valve spring, the damper element and the holding-down element being arranged in this sequence above the valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2000Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Verdichter Oe. Ges. m.b.H.Inventors: Walter Brabek, Hans Peter Schögler
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Publication number: 20010028856Abstract: A variable displacement compressor 10 comprises a wall 1a that seals a cylinder bore 14, and is integrally formed with a cylinder block 1. A rear plate 5 having a plate-like shape is fastened via a gasket 6 to a location that extends to the inner rear side of a wall 1a. Suction valves 40 and discharge valves 44 are disposed within the wall 1a.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Inventors: Masaki Ota, Tomoji Tarutani, Tomohiro Wakita, Taku Adaniya, Ryo Matsubara, Yoshikazu Fukutani
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Patent number: 6299421Abstract: An oil supply apparatus of a linear compressor including an oil feeder frame having an oil cylinder, an oil suction hole communicated with the oil cylinder and an oil discharge hole; an oil cover combined to the oil feeder frame to cover the oil cylinder and having an oil suction opening selectively communicated with the oil suction hole and an oil communication space selectively communicated with the oil cylinder and the oil discharge hole; an oil piston positioned between the oil feeder frame and the oil cover, being inserted in the oil cylinder and performing a slidable reciprocal movement to suck and discharge oil; and a single oil valve positioned between the oil cover and the piston. In the apparatus, only one oil valve is used to reduce the parts in number and facilitate the assembling of the valve, and does not contact other structure during its operation of the opening and closing so that a proper amount of oil can be constantly supplied.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2000Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Won Sik Oh, Hyeong Kook Lee
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Publication number: 20010022942Abstract: An air compressor includes a cylinder head in which is disposed a suction valve and a discharge valve, a cylinder having an opening edge closed by the cylinder head, a piston slidably inserted in the cylinder and forming a variable volume chamber with the cylinder head, and a driving device for driving the piston in a reciprocating manner. The cylinder head includes a plate forming valve seats and ports of the suction valve and the discharge valve, and a housing accommodating the suction valve, the discharge valve and the plate. The plate is fixed against the cylinder by a fixing member engaged with the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2001Publication date: September 20, 2001Inventor: Masakazu Ohashi
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Publication number: 20010017162Abstract: Disclosed is a valve device for a hermetic reciprocating compressor, more particularly, a valve device for a hermetic reciprocating compressor in which a seat portion of a valve plate, an intake portion and a discharge passport have an area for restraining a resonance sound and an impacting sound. The valve device of a hermetic reciprocating compressor in which an outlet valve and an keeper are fixed to one side of a valve plate, and an intake valve is coupled to a cylinder block to be closely contacted with the other side of the valve plate, is characterized in that the valve plate has an intake port which is opened/closed by a driving of the intake valve and has a diameter of 5.0-6.0 mm, a seat portion to which the intake valve is closely contacted and an external diameter of 6.2-7.2 mm, and an exhausting pass port which has a diameter of 3.5-4.5 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Inventor: Seung-Don Seo
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Publication number: 20010002979Abstract: A piston-driven oil pump mechanism constructed to simplify structure and reduce parts for increased compression efficiency but drastically reduced generating of noise, the mechanism comprising: an oil pump cylinder additionally mounted at one side of a cylinder block formed with a cylinder where a piston is reciprocally driven by explosion in a combustion chamber; an oil pump piston reciprocally driven in the oil pump cylinder by a crank shaft where reciprocal motion of the piston is changed rotary motion; an oil drainage outlet so formed to communicate with an oil gallery above the oil pump cylinder; an oil suction inlet formed adjacent to the oil outlet above the oil pump cylinder for connection to an oil pan; and oil suction and oil drainage valves openably and closeably actuated by a valve train for opening the oil suction inlet when the oil pump cylinder is downwardly actuated to block the oil drainage outlet and for closing the oil suction inlet when the oil pump cylinder is upwardly actuated to open thType: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2000Publication date: June 7, 2001Inventor: Jae-Man Cho
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Patent number: 6241480Abstract: A micropump fabricated in a planar substrate is provided with a valving chamber which is communicated to a pumping chamber. The valving chamber has an inlet and outlet port. Both the valving chamber and pumping chamber have a liquid, electrically conductive piston disposed therein, which liquid piston is nonmiscible with the pumped working fluid and nonreactive with the substrate in which the chambers are formed. The valving piston is magnetohydrodynamically driven to selectively close either the inlet port or the outlet port. The pumping piston is magnetohydrodynamically driven to pull or push the working fluid through one of the inlet or outlet ports, through the valving chamber, into the pumping chamber, back out of the pumping chamber and through the other one of the inlet or outlet ports after activation of the valving piston. Both direct current and inductive magnetohydrodynamic drives are contemplated.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1999Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: The Regents of the Unversity of CaliforniaInventors: Charles Ye Yingjie Chu, Guann Pyng Li
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Patent number: 6227825Abstract: Improved membrane valve for transferring fluids or gases in hermetic or semi-hermetic compressors, including a method and system for manufacturing a membrane valve and a membrane valve with applications for use in several motors, particularly in hermetic or semi-hermetic compressors which use, as a refrigeration fluid, an appropriate type of gas thus promoting the refrigeration physical affect. The above mentioned gas is to be transferred from one chamber to the other, according to a pre-determined frequency, when utilized in conjunction with a piston. A body and a membrane are produced from substantially thin metallic plates separately in accordance to an available process and subjected to rounding in order to eliminate live comers, and then juxtaposed thus composing the valve, with the above mentioned membrane on one side, fitted to the body which is fixed through a connection process and, on the other side, left free to oscillate, thus allowing the passage of a fluid such as a refrigeration gas.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1999Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Barnes Group Inc.Inventor: Martin Vay
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Patent number: 6227826Abstract: A leak-proof compression pump, which includes a base frame, a pressure cylinder fastened to the base frame, the pressure cylinder having a fluid chamber, a fluid inlet, and a fluid outlet, and a fluid pumping mechanism mounted in between the base frame and the pressure cylinder, the fluid pumping mechanism including an actuating member fixedly connected between the pressure cylinder and the base frame, the actuating member having an integrated semispherical diaphragm reciprocated in and out of the fluid chamber to draw fluid into the fluid chamber through the fluid inlet and to force fluid out of the fluid chamber through the fluid outlet, a reciprocating rod driven to reciprocate the diaphragm of the actuating member, and a supporting cup connected between the actuating member and the reciprocating rod for enabling the diaphragm of the actuating member to be moved in and out of the fluid chamber in the pressure cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1999Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Inventor: Chi-Chung Lo
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Patent number: 6200113Abstract: A fluid coupling assembly includes a first connection member, a second connection member, and a flow sealing member. The first connection member has an exterior surface, an interior surface and a threaded through hole from the exterior surface to the interior surface. The second connection member has a first sealing surface facing the interior surface of the first connection member, and a first flow passage. The first sealing surface is rigidly fixed with respect to the first connection member. The flow sealing member has external threads that mate with the threaded through hole, a second flow passage aligned with the first flow passage of the first member, and a second sealing surface that seals with the first sealing surface around the first and second flow passages upon application of sealing force via rotation of the external threads in the threaded hole.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1999Date of Patent: March 13, 2001Assignee: Dyax Corp.Inventor: Peter C. Van Davelaar
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Patent number: 6196806Abstract: Continuously variable transmission having a hydraulically adjustable transmission ratio, includes a hydraulic circuit that interacts with a reservoir, at least two pumps for pumping hydraulic medium from the reservoir to an outflow channel and adjustor which act on the circuit, for switching the pumps in series or in parallel or is suitable for making and breaking hydraulic connections between an outlet opening of the first pump and an inlet opening of the second pump, between the outlet of the first pump and the outflow channel and between the inlet opening of the second pump and the reservoir and is at least provided with individual hydraulic elements for making and breaking a hydraulic connection between the outlet opening of the first pump and the inlet of the second pump and between the reservoir and the inlet opening of the second pump.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Van Doorne's Transmissie B.V.Inventor: Francis Maria Antonius Van Der Sluis
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Patent number: 6190144Abstract: A compressor having at least one cylinder in which is defined a compression chamber defined at the bottom by a piston movable along the cylinder, and at the top by a wall having a suction opening and an exhaust opening, each of which is connected to a respective conduit by a respective valve having a channel in which a sealing member slides, in opposition to a spring, from a closed position, in which the compression chamber is cut off from the respective conduit, to an open position, in which the compression chamber communicates with the respective conduit.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1999Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Abac Aria Compressa S.p.A.Inventor: Antonio Balma
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Patent number: 6179576Abstract: A reciprocating compressor includes a discharge chamber, a suction chamber provided at a radially outer portion around the discharge chamber, and a reciprocating mechanism for compressing a gas introduced through the suction chamber. The compressor comprises a partition wall separating the suction chamber from the discharge chamber, and an outer wall extending along the suction chamber for defining the suction chamber. The outer wall has a plurality of portions projecting toward the partition wall on a radially inner surface of the outer wall, and arranged with an interval in a circumferential direction of the outer wall. Each projecting portion has an arc-projecting surface facing the partition wall, and an inclined surface facing the partition wall and extending from each side of the arc-projecting surface to the radially inner surface of the outer wall. Thus, a gas being compressed may be uniformly distributed from the suction chamber to the reciprocating mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1999Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventor: Yujiro Morita
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Patent number: 6174147Abstract: A refrigerant compressor, for compressing a refrigerant gas and delivering the compressed refrigerant gas toward an external refrigerating system, which has at least a rear housing provided with a rear discharge chamber defined by a partition wall and a rear discharge valve assembly including a rear discharge valve element and a rear retainer element coated with a rubber material, the partition wall having an endmost first end surface holding a base portion of the rear discharge valve element and a base end portion of the rear retainer element, a tapered surface portion extending toward a rear direction from the endmost first end surface, and a second end surface extending from the rear end of the tapered side surface to be parallel with the first end surface, the tapered surface portion and the second end surface defining a cavity and a support portion to prevent an uncontrolled deformation of controlling portions of the retainer element which control an amount of opening of the valve portions of the rear diType: GrantFiled: February 4, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki SeisakushoInventors: Tomoji Tarutani, Satoru Kuramoto, Norikazu Deto, Kuniyoshi Shirai
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Patent number: 6170706Abstract: A hand holdable pump spray system where the pump mechanism is in the hand holdable wand rather than in the liquid container. The wand may be held with one hand while the pump handle is extended with the other hand. This creates a pressure differential which allows liquid to flow from the container into the wand. A biased spring provides force against the liquid so that when a thumb actuated trigger opens the nozzle, the liquid will be ejected. Should all of the liquid not be ejected, there is a liquid return mechanism which opens a check valve and allows the liquid to return to the container through a supply tube connecting the wand and the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 1999Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: OMS Investments, Inc.Inventor: Paul M. Havlovitz
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Patent number: 6168398Abstract: A piston pump comprising at least one working space, which is surrounded by a cylinder and which is adapted to be varied by a piston arranged in said cylinder, and at least one inlet valve as well as at least one outlet valve, said valves being lifting valves and being adapted to be controlled and driven by a control and drive means. In order to provide a piston pump which can be cleaned more easily and which includes the smallest possible number of dead spots, a first teaching according to the present invention suggests that, when closed, the inlet valve should be located nearer to the working space than when it is open. Alternatively, the underlying technical problem is solved according to a second solution of the present invention by the feature that the valve surface of the inlet and/or outlet valve(s) facing the working space merges without any steps with the inner surface of said working space at the closed position of the valve or of each valve.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1998Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Inventor: Thomas Handtmann
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Patent number: 6168400Abstract: A check valve module includes a body having a first fluid communicating surface and a second fluid communicating surface, and two one-way check valves in the body controlling flow between the first and second surfaces. One of the valves permits flow from the first surface to the second surface, and the other valve permits flow from the second surface to the first surface. The body also has an outer sealing surface between the first and second fluid communicating surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1999Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Assignee: Dyax CorporationInventors: Peter C. Van Davelaar, Jeffrey A. Horsman, William Schnoebelen
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Patent number: 6126410Abstract: A head cover assembly for a compressor according to the present invention includes a valve plate mounted onto the compressor cylinder having a first side, a second side, a first bore, and a second bore, a first valve connected to the first side of the plate for controlling flow through the first bore, and a second valve connected to the second side of the plate for controlling flow through the second bore. The first and second valves are attached substantially adjacent the center of the plate using a single fastener. A cover is mounted onto the second side of the valve plate. The cover includes a continuous side wall which surrounds the first and second bores, an enclosure wall extending between the top edge of the side wall thereby enclosing a volume above the valve plate, and a divider wall which extends between the side wall through the enclosed volume to define an intake volume and an exhaust volume.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1998Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: Gast Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Lin E. Kung, Steven C. Fairbanks, Edward T. Faulkner
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Patent number: 6116874Abstract: In a piston and cylinder gas compressor having a cylinder block, a valve plate and a cylinder head the sealing means between the cylinder head and the valve plate is designed to constrain the delivered air and/or coolant fluid to flow in an extended fluid flow path to enhance the heat flow from the delivered air before arrival at a delivery port.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1998Date of Patent: September 12, 2000Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systems for Commercial Vehicles LimitedInventors: Toby James Nation, Gary Peter Brown, Martin Selway, John McCouch, Jeremy James Durrant
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Patent number: 6099275Abstract: A spring must be engaged and deformed by the suction valve in order for the suction valve to seat. The spring provides an opening bias to the suction valve with negates most, if not all, of the effects of adhesion due to the presence of a thin oil film between the suction valve and suction valve seat when the suction valve is closed. Accordingly, the opening of the suction valve takes place sooner in the suction stroke and is essentially solely responsive to the differential pressure across the suction valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1998Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Bruce A. Fraser, Kyle D. Wessells
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Patent number: 6053713Abstract: A piston and cylinder air compressor has a valve plate between an upper end of the cylinder and a cylinder head, the valve plate having a generally diametrically located recess at the inward surface thereof accommodating a suction valve reed, the valves being located above apertures at least to one side of said recess the arrangement being such as to minimize the operating clearance volume of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1998Date of Patent: April 25, 2000Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systems for Commercial Vehicles LimitedInventor: Gary Peter Brown
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Patent number: 6019124Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a valve assembly including a valve body and a poppet member for controlling flow through the valve body. The valve assembly also includes a valve seat adapted to interface with the poppet member to provide a fluid seal, and seat retaining member adapted to be compressed against the valve seat. Additionally, the valve assembly includes a deformable elastic spacer arranged and configured to axially compress the valve body and the seat retaining member together such that relative movement between such components is inhibited.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 1998Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Wanner Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Timothy L. Sebion, Frederick Allan Powers
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Patent number: 6016833Abstract: A valve plate for a piston compressor, in particular for air compression in motor vehicles, consists of two mutually facing and connected plate halves, each of which is made of a diecast material such that the valve plate consists of two diecast plates. The two diecast plates are joined together by coating or gluing, the sealant in the sealing gap between the two diecast plates being protected against thermal effects in the region of the pressure apertures by protective bodies (sleeves, steel rivets) that can be inserted in the pressure apertures.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1998Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systems Fur Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Dieter Spurny, Jakob Theiss
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Patent number: 6004118Abstract: Inlet valves, with inlet cages, in inlet ports in a cylinder head, and outlet valves, with outlet cages, in outlet ports in the cylinder head, comprise mating combinations of elements which exhibit optimum and proper seating together. The bores and the cages have configurations which, upon elements of one of the combinations being substituted for elements of the other combination, will prevent the seatings from occurring. Consequently, only the correct elements, per combination, will join together and nest in the correct bore and, in this way, the seating of an inlet valve in an outlet bore, or vice versa, is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1998Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Dresser-Rand CompanyInventor: Gary A. Templar
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Patent number: 5993175Abstract: An improved oil supply apparatus for a friction portion of a linear compressor which is capable of enhancing the lubricating performance of the piston by substantially supplying oil to the fricton portion between a cylinder (122') and a piston (129), thus enabling a desired reciprocating movement of the piston (129), which includes a cylinder (122') having a plurality of oil introducing holes (122a) for communicating the inside and the outside of the cylinder (122'); an oil mass (131) disposed between the cylinder and a core liner spaced apart from the cylinder (122') and slidable whithin an oil pocket (132) communicating with the cylinder (122') by an oil suction hole (143c); an elastic member (133, 134) for elastically supporting the oil mass (131); and a valve assembly (139') for a refrigerant gas flowing path for guiding the flowing of the refrigerant gas, a suction gasket (141) integral with an oil flowing path for guiding the flowing of the oil supplied to and discharged from the friction portion betweeType: GrantFiled: February 21, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyung Jin Kim, Hyung Kook Lee
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Patent number: 5993180Abstract: A pump is assembled, starting from a basic part having an inlet channel and an outlet channel, which terminate in a wall portion, by successively stacking a valve foil provided with an inlet valve and an outlet valve onto the wall portion, stacking an intermediate part having an inlet opening and an outlet opening onto the stack comprising the basic part and the valve foil, stacking an end part of a flexible material onto the stack comprising the basic part, the valve foil and the intermediate part, and securing the end part to the basic part. The pump is particularly suited for use in a personal body care appliance such as an electric shaver, depilating device or body massage device.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1998Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventors: Willem A. Westerhof, Lambertus J. Pezij
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Patent number: 5934305Abstract: A reciprocating compressor includes a compression chamber in which a piston compresses gas, the gas being discharged through a discharge hole that is normally closed by a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a valve plate on which one end of a discharge valve is anchored. The discharge valve includes an elastically flexible portion for covering the discharge hole. A stopper valve is positioned behind the discharge valve for limiting the extent of movement of the discharge valve. A keeper member is disposed behind the stopper valve to retain the stopper valve and discharge valve in place. One end of the keeper member is fixed to the valve plate by a pin, and the other end of the keeper member is fixed to the valve plate solely by a pressing force of a cylinder head.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1998Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung-Chang Cho
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Patent number: 5895208Abstract: A reciprocating piston machine (1) has an inlet valve (9) on the suction side and an outlet valve (10) on the delivery side, which valves exhibit a valve body having a valve disc (11, 12) comprising of an elastomer, whereby the compression chamber (6) sealed off by the reciprocating piston or similar displacer (2) and by the valves (9, 10) has a pressure relief connection between compression chamber and atmosphere. To be able to bring the compression chamber (6) quickly to atmospheric pressure after the reciprocating piston machine (1) has been put out of operation and to be able to bring about the restart of the reciprocating piston machine (1) so as to be load-free in this respect, the valve disc (11,12) of the valve (9, 10) on the delivery side and/or on the suction side has at least one capillary passage (18, 19) as pressure relief connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1997Date of Patent: April 20, 1999Assignee: KNF Neuberger GmbHInventors: Heinz Riedlinger, Erich Becker
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Patent number: 5885064Abstract: An improved reed type compressor discharge valve assembly uses a conventional reed and reed stop, but increases flow efficiency past the reed with a uniquely configured valve plate port. The valve plate port has an elongated ovoid or teardrop shape, oriented colinear to and symmetrical to the reed. A greater surface area is thus opened to the underside of the reed, compared to a round port, and the wider end of the port is located beneath the higher lifting free end of the reed, providing for a larger, more efficient flow path.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1997Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventor: Amy Lynn McCoy
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Patent number: 5875819Abstract: An improved discharge valve apparatus for a hermetic compressor which is capable of fixing the retainer based on the elastic force of the elastic protrusions formed in the retainer itself and the shape of the head cover engaged with the retainer, for thus reducing the number of parts and the number of processes. The apparatus includes a head cover, a head engaged with the head cover and having a groove formed in an upper surface of the head, a discharge valve inserted into the groove of the head, a valve spring inserted into the groove of the head for limiting a movement of the discharge valve, and placed on an upper surface of the discharge valve, and a retainer inserted into the groove, and positioned on an upper portion of the valve spring, and having elastic protrusions formed at both sides thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1996Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Jae Moon Hwang
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Patent number: 5871337Abstract: A compressor has a swash (slanting-cam) plate located in a crank chamber and mounted on a drive shaft. The cam plate is tiltable between a maximum inclined angle position and a minimum inclined angle position with respect to a plane perpendicular to an axis of a drive shaft according to a difference between the pressures in the crank chamber and a cylinder bore. The cam plate varies the stroke of a piston in the cylinder bore based on an inclination thereof to control the displacement of the compressor. A shutter member is movable between a first position where the shutter member connects a external circuit with a suction chamber and a second position where the shutter member disconnects the external circuit with the suction chamber in response to the inclination of the cam plate. The cam plate moves the shutter member to the second position when the cam plate is at the minimum inclined angle position to minimize the displacement of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1996Date of Patent: February 16, 1999Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki SeisakushoInventors: Tetsuhiko Fukanuma, Masahiro Kawaguchi, Ken Suitou, Tomohiko Yokono
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Patent number: 5860800Abstract: A compressor with a cylinder head (33, 29) comprises a lower cylinder head section (33) and an upper cylinder head section (29) connected to each other. A seal (12) is provided between the faces of the lower cylinder head section (33) and the upper cylinder head section (29) facing each other. A suction space (31, 25) and a pressure space (10, 17) as well as a suction valve (32, 4) and a pressure valve (5, 7) are installed in the cylinder head (33, 29). A compression space (3) of the compressor is connected by the suction valve (32, 4) to the suction space (31, 25), and by the pressure valve (5, 7) to the pressure space (10, 17). The suction space (31, 25) is also connected by a suction connection (71) to the atmosphere, and the pressure space (10, 17) is connected to a consumer by a pressure connection (18) to a source of pressure.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1995Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: WABCO Vermogensverwaltungs GmbHInventors: Manfred Kramer, Heinrich Schlossarczyk, Karl-Heinrich Schonfeld
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Patent number: 5857839Abstract: A compressor comprising a compressor housing including a cylinder block forming seven cylinders equiangularly spaced apart and extending axially therein. Each of the cylinders is slidably fitted with a piston, and a drive mechanism is coupled to the pistons to reciprocate them within the cylinders to create fluid suction and discharge. The drive mechanism includes a drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing and coupling means for converting the rotary motion of the drive shaft to reciprocating motion of the pistons. The coupling means may also include a rotor coupled to the drive shaft and a slant plate having a surface disposed at an inclined angle relative to the drive shaft. A valve plate fabricated from steel having a hardness in a range of about 120 to 450 Hv seals the cylinders, such that fluid is compressed between each of the pistons and the valve plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventors: Ian Arthur Fisher, Norman Edward Davis
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Patent number: 5823754Abstract: A manual pump includes first and second tubular members. The first tubular member has an upper closed end, a lower open end, and a piston member extending through and mounted movably in the first tubular member. The second tubular member has an upper open end which is fixed sealingly to the lower open end of the first tubular member, a lower closed end, an inflow check valve, an outflow check valve, and two connecting tubes connected to the external face of the second tubular member. Each of the connecting tubes is communicated with a corresponding one of the inflow and outflow check valves.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1997Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Inventor: Tzu-Chi Lee
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Patent number: 5803122Abstract: A diaphragm valve for a high speed reciprocating pump includes a valve seat defining at least one channel for fluid to flow through. The channel includes a support disposed therein. A diaphragm extends over the channel and is biased towards a closed position by a raised rim on the valve seat. An indented valve face under the diaphragm is shaped such that the fluid will exert a forward force on an area of the diaphragm which is greater than the cross-sectional area of the channel. The support in the channel supports the diaphragm during the reverse cycle of fluid flow. The valve therefore is durable and consumes a minimal amount of energy.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1997Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Inventor: Thomas Theilmeier
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Patent number: 5785508Abstract: In a diaphragm pump flap valves accommodated in a pump head are provided which have a valve disk in which are situated valve flaps (14) circumscribed by partial ring-shaped recesses. These are respectively flexibly connected with the remaining valve disk (15) by means of a web (17). The valve disk is clamped between pump head elements in an area circumscribing each respective valve. In order to avoid material displacements and deformations resulting from the clamping from acting upon the web and the valve flap (14), it is provided that an opening (19) of the valve disk (15) is situated in a connecting area between valve flap (14), web (17) and outer clamping (18), facing away from the valve flap (14). Material displacements originating from the clamping area (18) can thereby no longer influence the valve flap (14) and the web (17), since a transmission of these material deformations is interrupted in the area of the opening (19).Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1996Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventor: Erwin Bolt
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Patent number: 5779459Abstract: A hermetic type compressor which makes opening and closing of a exhaust valve installed inside a reentrant groove formed in a cylinder head smooth, and prevents leakage of refrigerant from the exhaust valve by fabricating a valve seat surface to be in the same height as that of a valve fixing surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1996Date of Patent: July 14, 1998Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Jae Sang Park, Jae Mun Hwang
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Patent number: 5775887Abstract: A hermetic type compressor which makes opening and closing of a exhaust valve installed inside a reentrant groove formed in a cylinder head smooth, and prevents leakage of refrigerant from the exhaust valve by fabricating a valve seat surface to be in the same height as that of a valve fixing surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1996Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: L. G. Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae Sang Park, Jae Mun Hwang
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Patent number: 5762480Abstract: A reciprocating machine converts linear motion to rotary motion or vice-versa and is associated with a supply of working fluid, and includes rotational power apparatus having a rotational motion transfer member; a cylinder defining a longitudinal axis and having a first end at which are located working fluid input and output apparatus, and further having a second end; a piston located within the cylinder and arranged for linear, reciprocating travel along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends; a connecting rod having a first end connected to the piston, and further having a second end portion; and linkage apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1996Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Inventor: Carmeli Adahan
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Patent number: 5738502Abstract: A cylinder assembly of a reciprocating compressor has exhaust valve elements including an exhaust valve reed, a stopper and a keeper. The keeper has two opposite fixed ends pressed against a valve seat by the cylinder head. Each of the fixed ends of the keeper includes an elastically deformable portion arranged to be elastically deformed by a pressing force of the cylinder head. This ensures accurate positioning of the keeper, regardless of the magnitude of the pressing force from the cylinder head.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1996Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tae-Kyung Lee
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Patent number: 5733108Abstract: A hermetic refrigeration compressor has a tubular casing closed at each end by suitable caps and in which a cylinder block and motor stator are held by a press-fit. The cylinder block carries a crankshaft that is centrally located by a pair of axially-spaced bearings and defining a central space within which is mounted a connecting rod and piston. The piston has two portions, one on either side of the crankshaft, connected together by a pair of arms that extend around the crankshaft. One end of the piston slides within a pumping cylinder, while the other end of the piston to which the connecting rod is connected through a wrist pin, slides in a guide bore. This arrangement gives a slow reversal at the end of the compression stroke and a fast reversal at the end of the suction stroke. A segmental-shaped cylinder head is fitted to match a planar face on the cylinder block at the end of the pumping cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1996Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.Inventor: Delmar Ray Riffe
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Patent number: 5722818Abstract: A hermetically sealed type compressor having a valve seat plate equipped with a plurality of suction holes to effectively suck a refrigerant into a cylinder and capable of preventing the breakage of the valve seat plate coming from the opening and closing operations of a suction reed valve. A partition 50 between adjacent suction holes in the valve seat plate 15 is made to have a constant dimension, thus maintaining a given strength of the partition section and preventing the breakage of the partition 50 coming from the opening and closing movements of the suction reed valve. In addition, in the valve seat plate 15, a cavity 22 or a groove 37 is formed to define a low-pressure space 36 communicating with the plurality of suction holes 24, 25, thereby reducing the suction resistance.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1996Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michio Ohta, Hirokazu Kawakami, Shuji Kawashima
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Patent number: 5718571Abstract: A valve assembly for a pumping apparatus includes a cylinder sleeve having a head end with inlet and outlet ports surrounded by a recess. An elastomer seal element is received in the recess and includes a peripheral portion that encircles the ports and a bridge portion that extends across the space between the ports. Integral flapper valves extend into the spaces between the peripheral portion and the bridge portion. A valve head with inlet and exhaust chambers has a flat surface that seats against the seal element. The cross-section of the peripheral and bridge portions are compressible, such as that of an O-ring.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1996Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Assignee: Thomas Industries Inc.Inventor: Roy J. Rozek
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Patent number: 5655503Abstract: The invention concerns an internal-combustion engine with fuel injection, in particular a single-cylinder diesel engine, in which the fuel-injection pump (3) is connected to the fuel pressure line (23) by a constant-pressure valve assembly comprising a feed valve (28) and a pressure-relief valve (29) mounted with its direction of flow opposite to the feed direction. Both valves (28, 29) are fitted next to each other and off the cylinder axis in a separate valve housing located directly on top of the pump cylinder (5).Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1996Date of Patent: August 12, 1997Assignee: Motorenfabrik Hatz GmbH & Co., KG.Inventors: Gunter Kampichler, Herbert Geier
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Patent number: 5636975Abstract: A high-pressure, plunger-type liquid pump including a liquid manifold that includes a plunger chamber in the form of an axial cylindrical bore portion for slidably receiving a pressurizing plunger, and that also includes a valve chamber coaxial with the plunger chamber and in communication therewith for removably receiving a cartridge-type flow control valve. The liquid manifold includes a closure plug to close the valve chamber. The cartridge-type valve is slidably received in the valve chamber for enabling removal of the cartridge-type valve from the liquid manifold without the need for separating the liquid manifold from the pump drive housing. The cartridge-type valve is of a structure that includes in-line, axially spaced suction and discharge valves that are each spring biased into closed positions.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1994Date of Patent: June 10, 1997Assignee: Reynolds Metals CompanyInventors: James C. Tiffany, William K. Morgan
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Patent number: 5632609Abstract: A refrigerant compressor comprises a compressor housing divided at least partially by a valve plate into a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber comprises a discharge chamber. An elastic valve member is capable of bending to open and close an end opening of the conduit. The valve member has a predetermined elastic modulus and is arranged such that the end opening of the conduit remains blocked until a pressure in the first chamber reaches a predetermined value. The valve plate includes a valve seat surrounding the end opening of the conduit and a recessed portion offset from the end surface of the valve plate. The recessed portion includes an inclined surface portion and a wall portion extending therefrom so that the elastic valve member closes the end opening of the conduit without striking the end surface of the valve plate due to an elastic restoring force of the elastic valve member.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1995Date of Patent: May 27, 1997Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventor: Kenji Hashimoto
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Patent number: 5609477Abstract: A fluid pressure-intensifying apparatus of the double-acting type has end check valve assemblies (25, 25a). Each assembly has an inner low pressure poppet (100) communicable with the high pressure chamber (30) of the apparatus, and an outer high pressure ball poppet (110) communicable with a high pressure fluid outlet line (57). The check valve assembly (25) is designed for service accessibility without having to dismantle the intensifier. The apparatus includes a cylindrical housing (10) within which low and high pressure piston assemblies (28, 30, 30a) are confined by threaded end rings (12, 12a) under compression.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1994Date of Patent: March 11, 1997Assignee: Forgesharp LimitedInventor: Albert C. Saurwein
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Patent number: 5605449Abstract: There is provided a fluid side of a high pressure water pump is to be used with a pump having a power side which has at least one piston and at least one stuffing box. The fluid side consists of a unitary substantially block shaped fluid end which defines a generally cylindrical fluid inlet bore, a generally cylindrical fluid outlet bore, and at least one generally cylindrical working bore. The working bore intersects the fluid inlet bore and the fluid outlet bore. Within each working bore there is sealably provided a substantially tubular suction/discharge seat which has a longitudinal axis, a suction end, a discharge end, an outside surface extending between the suction end and the discharge end, and an inside surface extending between the suction end and the discharge end. The suction/discharge seat defines a plurality of fluid holes at the suction end which provide a flow path of a fluid from the fluid inlet bore to the inlet end of the fluid end.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 1996Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Assignee: Wendy BuskopInventor: Glen E. Reed