Oscillating Bell Or Drum Patents (Class 73/236)
  • Patent number: 8381586
    Abstract: A metering apparatus for measuring the flow of water or other fluid through a conduit. The meter comprises a measuring chamber, in which is disposed a nutating ball and disc. A unitary biaxial member, comprising a drive shaft and a spindle having a longitudinal axis offset from that of the drive shaft, couples the ball and disc to a rotating magnet. The unitary biaxial member both controls the offset of the ball and disc from horizontal, such that it nutates in response to water flow through the meter, and translates this nutation to rotation of the magnet, allowing for measurement of water volume flowing through the measuring chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Neptune Technology Group, Inc.
    Inventor: John Raymond Scarborough, III
  • Patent number: 7611150
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing device (16) for a rotatably mounted roll (15). Said sealing device (16) comprises at least one annular body which sits on a roll neck (2), encompasses said roll neck (2), and is provided with at least one outward-extending lip (21) that rests in a sealing manner against a stationary part (7) during rotation of the roll. Said ring body is embodied in at least two pieces (17; 18), one first piece (17) resting against one part (2) of the roll (15) and one second piece (18) encompassing at least one outward-extending lip (21, 22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: SMS Demag AG
    Inventors: Konrad Roeingh, Karl Keller