Biasing Means Effects Eduction Stroke Of Abutment Driven, Pressure Producing Pumping Member Patents (Class 417/471)
  • Patent number: 11608822
    Abstract: A diaphragm assembly for a pulsatile fluid pump includes an edge-mounted flexible diaphragm, the diaphragm configured for operation cyclically between a diastole mode and a systole mode. The diaphragm assembly further includes a systolic distribution brace having an interior wall configured to cup a portion of the outside surface of the diaphragm, and a diastolic plate, embedded in the diaphragm, mechanically coupled to a portion of the inside surface of the diaphragm. In the course of the systole mode, force is applied across the maximum radial extent of the systolic distribution brace, so as to impart tension in the diaphragm around the periphery of the systolic distribution brace. In the course of the diastole mode, force is applied across the maximum radial extent of the diastolic plate, so as to impart tension in the diaphragm around the diastolic plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: VentriFlo, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Vincent, George Koenig, James W. Poitras, Matthew J. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11353018
    Abstract: In a piston pump, for example, a piston sub assembly includes a columnar plunger that lies along an axial direction, a cap that is fixed with the plunger to cover an adjacent region between a first end surface at one end in the axial direction of the plunger and the first end surface at a first outer circumferential surface of the plunger, and provided with an intake passage extending from an inlet on an outer side of the first outer circumferential surface to an outlet on an outer side of the first end surface outside the plunger, and a first valve seat of a first intake check valve located at the outlet, and a seal member that is a member different from the cap and that prevents leakage of hydraulic fluid from the first chamber through a gap between the first cylinder and the piston sub assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: ADVICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Aono, Tomoo Harada
  • Patent number: 10024286
    Abstract: A tappet assembly for use in translating force between a camshaft lobe and a fuel pump assembly via reciprocal movement within a tappet cylinder having a guide slot. The tappet assembly includes a bearing assembly having a shaft and a bearing rotatably supported by the shaft for engaging the lobe. An intermediate element has a first aperture, a shelf for engaging the fuel pump assembly, and a pair of arc-shaped bearing surfaces rotatably engaging the shaft when the bearing engages the lobe and the shelf engages the fuel pump assembly. An annular body has a second aperture and at least one stop member abutting the intermediate element to align the first aperture with the second aperture. An anti-rotation clip is disposed so as to extend through the apertures and cooperates with the stop member to substantially prevent rotational and axial movement of the intermediate element with respect to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: GT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: John E. Brune, Scott P. Smith
  • Patent number: 9885132
    Abstract: A compressed air supplying device of a sewing machine includes an air pump unit including a piston; a piston driving spring applying biasing force to the piston in an exhaust air direction which is a direction in which the air pump unit exhausts air for driving the piston in the exhaust air direction by the biasing force; a lever making the air pump unit perform intake air movements; and an operating force transmitting mechanism transmitting operating force of the lever to the piston for actuating the piston only in an intake air direction which is a direction in which the air pump unit intakes air against the biasing force of the piston driving spring by the operating force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichi Shomura, Ushio Yokoyama, Shintaro Haraguchi
  • Patent number: 9759173
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel pump includes a pump body, a plunger, a retainer, a spring that is configured to energize the plunger in a direction opposite to a direction of the pressurizing chamber, and a tappet covering the retainer from a side of an end portion of the retainer and the plunger. The retainer is provided with a projection portion protruding to a side of the tappet. The projection portion is separated from the tappet by a predetermined distance along an axial direction of the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Hashida, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masayuki Suganami, Sunao Takahashi, Toru Onose, Hideaki Yamauchi, Kazuichi Ishige
  • Patent number: 9481560
    Abstract: The device (1) consists of a second connection piece (4), which can be welded via its flange (41) onto an aseptically closed tubular bag (2). A first connection piece (33) can be screwed into the second connection piece (4) and is provided at the end with opening means (34). The first connection piece (33) forms the intake piece of a metering pump (3). Securing means (5) hold the metering pump (3) in the correct position relative to the second connection piece (4) before the first use, and further means hold the metering pump (3) in the correct position relative to the second connection piece (4) in the use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Dan Barron
  • Patent number: 9388800
    Abstract: A metering pump assembly includes a metering space (6) and a displacement body (8) which is linearly movable via a conrod (10). A helical spring (20) designed as a compression spring (20) impinges the conrod (10) with a force in a movement direction. The helical spring (20) at at least one axial end (24) is designed such that in a relaxed condition an end (26) of a spring wire projects axially with respect to a connecting winding (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Grundfos Management a/s
    Inventors: Sergei Gerz, Klaus Müller, Bernd Rosner
  • Publication number: 20150017037
    Abstract: A seal arrangement is provided for sealing a first medium from the environment or from a second medium, in a device having a movable element and a fixed element, wherein the movable element is configured for linear to-and-fro movement along a longitudinal axis and the fixed element forms a receptacle for the movable element. It is proposed that the seal arrangement should include a bellows having one or more layers made from a PTFE material, wherein the bellows at least partly receives the movable element, and wherein a first end region of the bellows is fastened in force-locking and sealing manner to the fixed element and a second end region of the bellows is fastened in force-locking and sealing manner to the movable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher
  • Publication number: 20140308143
    Abstract: A plunger pump is provided which comprises: a pump body having a cylinder hole with an expanded diameter section; a plunger defining, together with the lid member, a pump chamber; and a coiled spring disposed within the expanded diameter section. The coiled spring includes: an effective winding section; a lid-side seat winding section; and a plunger-side seat winding section. The lid-side seat winding section has an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the effective winding section, and the plunger-side seat winding section has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the plunger. With this configuration, the coiled spring within the pump chamber can have increased stability, and can be located in the center of the pump chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Mizusaki, Tsuyoshi Maruyama, Takuro Kodama
  • Publication number: 20140255227
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plunger assembly for a high-pressure fuel pump for supporting a reciprocating pump piston (1) of a pump element on a cam (2) of a drive shaft (3), comprising a supporting element (4) with a recess (5), in which a running roller (6) is mounted rotatably. According to the invention, it is provided that, furthermore, a holding element (7) is provided for holding the running roller (6) in the recess (5) of the supporting element (4), which holding element (7) is connected to the supporting element (4) in a positively locking manner, wherein the positively locking connection brings about an anti-rotation safeguard of the holding element (7) with respect to a longitudinal axis A of the pump piston (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Matthias Greiner
  • Patent number: 8820300
    Abstract: In a high pressure fuel supply pump for transmitting rotation of a cam to a reciprocating plunger via a tappet and a retainer, a diametric force acting on the plunger is reduced. The pump includes the retainer disposed on the plunger and a return spring exerting an urging force on the retainer in a direction of the tappet. A clearance between a plunger leading end and a tappet bottom surface opposed thereto is set to be greater than a clearance between a retainer bottom surface and the tappet bottom surface opposed thereto, and a clearance between a retainer inside diameter section and a plunger peripheral surface section opposed thereto is set to be greater than a clearance between a retainer outside diameter section and a tappet inner wall opposed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Aritomi, Kenichiro Tokuo, Masayuki Suganami, Satoshi Usui, Katsumi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 8757131
    Abstract: With reference to FIG. 3, the present invention provides a fluid injector (10) which functions as a positive displacement pump and comprises: a housing (12) in which a piston chamber is formed; a piston (11) which reciprocates in the piston chamber to define therewith a variable volume fluid pumping chamber; a one-way inlet valve (32) which allows flow of fluid into the pumping chamber from a fluid inlet; and a one-way outlet valve (25, 26, 27, 28, 29) which allows flow of fluid out of the pumping chamber to a fluid outlet (31). In operation of the injector the piston (11) cyclically moves to increase volume of the pumping chamber and draw fluid into the pumping chamber via the one-way inlet valve (32) and then the piston moves to decrease volume of the pumping chamber and expel fluid from the pumping chamber via the one-way outlet valve (25, 26, 27, 28, 29).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen, Steven Barraclough, Paul Bartholomew Ravenhill, Richard Matthew Hoolahan
  • Publication number: 20140170003
    Abstract: A compressor assembly is provided and may include a first compression cylinder, a first compression piston disposed within the first compression cylinder that compresses a vapor disposed within the first compression cylinder, and a crankshaft that cycles the first compression piston within the first compression cylinder. The compressor assembly may additionally include a first control piston moveable between a first state restricting passage of intermediate-pressure fluid into the first compression cylinder and a second state permitting passage of intermediate-pressure fluid into the first compression cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ernest R. BERGMAN, Frank S. WALLIS, John P. ELSON
  • Publication number: 20140127046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole hydraulic pump for providing fluid pressure during downhole operations, comprising a pump housing, a cam shaft rotatably arranged in the pump housing and having a longitudinal spin axis, the cam shaft comprising a shaft and a cam lobe arranged on the shaft, a radially arranged piston having a housing end and a cam end, a piston housing arranged in the pump housing, an inlet valve arranged in an inlet in the piston housing, an outlet valve arranged in an outlet in the piston housing, and a piston spring arranged in the pump housing for moving the piston away from the piston housing, wherein the piston housing is rotatably connected to the pump housing enabling rotation of the piston housing around a piston housing rotation axis parallel to the longitudinal spin axis of the cam shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Peter Gräbæk
  • Patent number: 8672418
    Abstract: A sealing structure is provided wherein an annular groove formed in a pump cylinder of a piston pump receives therein a seal ring made of a synthetic resin material and having an inner circumferential surface fluid-tightly contacting an outer circumferential surface of the pump piston and an O-ring arranged on the outer circumferential side of the seal ring and urging the seal ring radially inward. The seal ring is formed at its axial end portions with flange portions for preventing the O-ring from coming off. In the state that the seal ring and the O-ring are fitted in the annular groove, the flange portions do not receive a load from the O-ring, and a surface pressure which the seal ring applies to the outer circumferential surface of the piston at an axial center portion thereof is set to be higher than surface pressures which it applies to the outer circumferential surface of the piston at axial end portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tomoo Harada, Tsunekazu Nishida
  • Patent number: 8671914
    Abstract: In a high pressure fuel supply pump for transmitting rotation of a cam to a reciprocating plunger via a tappet and a retainer, a diametric force acting on the plunger is reduced. The pump includes the retainer disposed on the plunger and a return spring exerting an urging force on the retainer in a direction of the tappet. A clearance between a plunger leading end and a tappet bottom surface opposed thereto is set to be greater than a clearance between a retainer bottom surface and the tappet bottom surface opposed thereto, and a clearance between a retainer inside diameter section and a plunger peripheral surface section opposed thereto is set to be greater than a clearance between a retainer outside diameter section and a tappet inner wall opposed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Aritomi, Kenichiro Tokuo, Masayuki Suganami, Satoshi Usui, Katsumi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 8596439
    Abstract: A hydraulic assembly for actuating a setting unit in a motor vehicle may include at least one hydraulic actuating unit which acts on the setting unit, as well as at least one piston pump with a piston which is displaceably positioned in a housing, wherein, when the piston moves, there is built up a hydraulic pressure for loading the actuating unit. There is provided a driveshaft with an axis of rotation and an eccentric, wherein the eccentric acts on the piston of the at least one piston pump and, when the driveshaft rotates, builds up a hydraulic pressure. Furthermore, the hydraulic assembly may be integrated within a coupling assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: GKN Driveline International GmbH
    Inventor: Theodor Gassmann
  • Patent number: 8353691
    Abstract: A piston pump for the hydraulic energy supply in a motor vehicle, comprising a piston that is movably arranged in a stepped bore of an accommodating member that is provided with a closure, the piston carries a seat for an elastic sealing element which accommodates the sealing element with axial play, and with radial elastic preload for the purpose of sealing between piston and cylinder. The seat for the sealing element has a structure which generates forces pointing radially towards a piston axis and expanding the sealing element in a radial direction, and that the structure produces an elastic deformation of the sealing element for an increased and dosed sealing contact pressure between piston and cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., oHG
    Inventors: Georg Sonnenschein, Georg Obersteiner, Jurgen Uhlmer, Achim Possmann, Andreas Hettrich
  • Patent number: 8337178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pump, particularly a high-pressure fuel pump, having a housing, a drive shaft that is rotationally driven and has at least one drive section, and at least one pump piston, which is guided in a cylinder bore of a housing part of the pump in a sealed manner and which is driven by the drive section of the drive shaft at least indirectly in a lifting motion. The at least one pump piston is acted on by a spring element at least indirectly toward the drive section of the drive shaft. The spring element is disposed on the side of the drive shaft opposite the pump piston, and via a coupling device extending past the drive shaft it engages at least indirectly on the pump piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Friedrich Boecking
  • Patent number: 8272858
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piston pump for conveying fluids. The piston pump includes a piston, and a pressure chamber located between an intake valve and a discharge valve. The intake valve is arranged between the pressure chamber and a low-pressure zone of the piston pump. The intake valve has a valve body, a closing element, a device for preloading the closing element, and a device for fastening the intake valve to the piston. The fastening device encompasses at least two fastening elements which protrude from the valve body toward the piston. The fastening elements are positioned at a distance from one another, and are fitted with inlets therebetween for supplying fluid. The invention further relates to a piston pump having an intake valve without a spring-biased element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Bollwerk, Wolfgang Schuller, Horst Beling, Juergen Wagner, Michael Schuessler, Stefan Hallermann
  • Patent number: 8181564
    Abstract: A fuel pump for use in an internal combustion engine, the fuel pump comprising a pumping plunger for pressurising fuel within a pump chamber during a plunger pumping stroke, a rider member co-operable with a drive, and an interface member, for example a foot of the plunger or an intermediate tappet, for imparting drive from the rider member to the pumping plunger to perform the plunger pumping stroke. The interface member comprises an arcuate contact surface co-operable with the rider member. The inventive concept also extends to a pumping plunger for pressurising fuel within a pump chamber of a fuel pump, the pumping plunger comprising a foot having an arcuate contact surface for engaging a rider member of a fuel pump in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies Holding S.arl
    Inventors: Cristian A. Rosu, Alexandre C. T. Baudot, Jonathan Gardner
  • Patent number: 8011907
    Abstract: A piston pump having a retaining device for retaining a spring element for restoring a closing element of a valve; the retaining device includes a receiving region for receiving and bracing the spring element and an integrally formed sealing region, in order to seal off a pressure chamber from a low-pressure region of the piston pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rene Schepp, Wolfgang Schuller, Juergen Reiner
  • Publication number: 20110171045
    Abstract: A high-pressure water pump for a pressure washer system includes an elliptical cam, a piston, and an unloader. The elliptical cam is designed to be powered by a prime mover, and is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation. The piston is designed to be driven within a chamber by the elliptical cam. During operation of the water pump, a flow of water enters the chamber through an inlet when the elliptical cam rotates to the first orientation. The flow of water exits the chamber at an increased pressure through an outlet when the elliptical cam rotates to the second orientation. The flow of water then exits the water pump through the unloader, which is designed to control pressure fluctuations in the flow of water, and is attached to the outlet of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Richard J. Gilpatrick, Ron Kassner
  • Publication number: 20110158835
    Abstract: A roller lifter including a roller that is rotatably supported and a body that supports the roller, the body including: a base portion in the form of a flat plate; a roller holding portion in the form of a pair of opposing plate-shaped portions that are formed by bending towards one of plate surfaces of the base portion, the roller holding portion being configured to hold the roller between the plate-shaped portions; and a guide portion in the form of a plate-shaped portion formed by bending towards the other one of the plate surfaces of the base portion and also formed by curving so that the plate-shaped portion follows a cylindrical surface shape in which a direction perpendicular to the plate surface of the base portion is the axial direction of the cylinder, the guide portion being configured to form a guide surface in a shape that follows the cylindrical surface shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeyuki Yabuuchi, Takashi Usui
  • Patent number: 7841920
    Abstract: Toy dolls including a body and a fluid-transport mechanism supported by the body and configured to receive a liquid from a liquid delivery device and dispense the liquid from the toy doll. In some embodiments, the fluid-transport mechanism includes a reservoir for collecting the liquid, a plunger disposed within the reservoir, and an activation mechanism configured to move the plunger from a fluid-delivery position to a fluid-receipt position when the liquid delivery device is inserted into the input region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc,
    Inventor: Tim Rettberg
  • Patent number: 7806671
    Abstract: A piston pump includes a piston for increasing and decreasing the volume of a pump chamber formed in a cylinder bore of a cylinder member, by axially reciprocating movement thereof; a suction valve provided in the piston, and opening and closing when the volume of the pump chamber increases and decreases, respectively; and a discharge valve provided at a discharge side of the pump chamber, and opening and closing when the volume of the pump chamber decreases and increases, respectively. A plurality of mutually communicating, axially extending grooves are formed on an outer circumferential portion of the piston located on the pump-chamber side. A cylindrical seat member is fixedly and externally fitted to the piston in a region of the communicating grooves. A valve port and a valve seat of the suction valve are formed at an end portion of the seat member located on the pump-chamber side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junichi Maeda
  • Publication number: 20100247358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a one-piece plastic element having an inlet valve cover and an inlet valve seat element for an inlet valve of a piston pump of a hydraulic brake system of a motor vehicle. The inlet valve is designed as a check valve, and the inlet valve cover and the inlet valve seat element are connected to each other by a designed fracture point. The invention further relates to a piston pump having an inlet valve cover and inlet valve seat element made of a one-piece plastic element. The invention further relates to a method for assembling the inlet valve designed as a check valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Harald Hermann
  • Patent number: 7789639
    Abstract: A piston pump is proposed, having a pump housing, in which housing a pump piston is guided axially movably, so that upon an actuation of the pump piston, a fluid is pumped from an intake side to a compression side, via a pump chamber bordering on the pump piston, the compression side being provided with an outlet valve, which is preceded by a damping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Alaze
  • Publication number: 20090269227
    Abstract: A piston pump with at least one driven stepped piston element disposed longitudinally movably in a housing is disclosed. The piston element and housing define a plurality of pressure chambers whose volumes vary as a function of the motion of the stepped piston. A volume of the first pressure chamber is decreased during an intake stroke of the piston that increases the volume of the second pressure chamber. A volume of a third pressure chamber, communicating with the pumping side and defined by the stepped piston element and the housing, is increased by a defined volumetric value during the compression stroke and decreased by the during the intake stroke; the defined volumetric value is less than the change in volume of the second pressure chamber during the compression stroke of the stepped piston element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Norbert Alaze, Wolfgang Schuller, Thomas Michl, Frank Benkert, Andreas Karl, Goekham Oezkan, Berthod Kaeferstein
  • Publication number: 20090097998
    Abstract: A fixed displacement pump. The fixed displacement pump may include a chamber, a piston positioned within the chamber, and a collar positioned within the chamber to as to limit movement of the piston within the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventor: Robert Hughes
  • Publication number: 20090068039
    Abstract: A piston pump is proposed, having a pump housing, in which housing a pump piston is guided axially movably, so that upon an actuation of the pump piston, a fluid is pumped from an intake side to a compression side, via a pump chamber bordering on the pump piston, the compression side being provided with an outlet valve, which is preceded by a damping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Norbert Alaze
  • Patent number: 7481337
    Abstract: Microfluidic pumps, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof, as well as method of pumping a fluid, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Luharuka, Chi-Fu Wu, Peter Hesketh
  • Publication number: 20080307955
    Abstract: A piston pump having a retaining device for retaining a spring element for restoring a closing element of a valve; the retaining device includes a receiving region for receiving and bracing the spring element and an integrally formed sealing region, in order to seal off a pressure chamber from a low-pressure region of the piston pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Rene Schepp, Wolfgang Schuller, Juergen Reiner
  • Publication number: 20080213112
    Abstract: A clamping and seal loading technique for securing the plunger sleeve to the pump housing of a single plunger fuel pump. This is achieved by providing a load ring between a sleeve retainer and the sleeve, such that the axial force applied by the retainer during installation and attachment to the plunger bore wall of the housing, is distributed more evenly on the sleeve and the sealing surface of the sleeve against the housing adjacent to the pumping chamber. The even distribution of force minimizes misalignment of the sleeve and thus maintains concentricity between the sleeve and the plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Lucas
  • Publication number: 20080181800
    Abstract: A positive displacement pump (1) for transporting a fluid with automatic adaptation to the compressibility of that fluid has a pumping chamber (15) with a variable volume (V) which is on the one hand delimited by a rigid chamber cover plate (10) and on the other hand by an elastic diaphragm (9), a suction channel (29) which is in flow connection with the pumping chamber (15) for sucking the fluid to be transported into the pumping chamber (15), an outlet channel (24) which is in flow connection with the pumping chamber (15) for discharging the fluid to be transported from the pumping chamber (15), and a drive device (29) for cyclically increasing and reducing the current volume (V) of the pumping chamber (15), with the drive device (29) being connected to the diaphragm (9) by means of a diaphragm connecting element (34; 34a; 34b) which is spring-mounted in the drive device (29) by means of a spring element (33; 33a; 33b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Gardner Denver Thomas GmbH
    Inventors: Peter MUSCHALEK, Gunther Erich Schmid
  • Publication number: 20080170954
    Abstract: An assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention for providing a substantially uniform output flow from at least one piston of a pump powered by a prime mover includes at least a first power piston disposed in a cylinder and reciprocatingly movable within the cylinder between an extension direction when supplied with power from the prime mover and an opposite retraction direction, and a synchronization element attached to the power piston to control the speed of the power piston in the retraction direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Fangfang Jiang, Philippe Gambier, Rod Shampine
  • Patent number: 7048521
    Abstract: In a high pressure fuel supply pump, a housing is provided with a through-hole having a step. A plunger is slidably accommodated in the through-hole on an axial end side thereof. An intake valve member is positioned in the through-hole on an axially opposite side to the plunger with respect to the step so that a pump chamber is formed between the plunger and the intake valve member. A discharge valve member is positioned in the through-hole on an axially opposite side to the plunger with respect to the intake valve member. A plug is screw fastened into an inner wall of the through-hole on another axial end thereof so as to urge both of the discharge valve member and the intake valve member against the step so that the intake valve member and the discharge valve member are rigidly fixed in the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Kondo
  • Patent number: 7021911
    Abstract: A pump used in vehicle controlled braking systems provides a reverse direction of flow through a cylinder bore of the pump and utilizes an inlet check valve located outside of the piston at the end of the cylinder bore opposite the piston, in conjunction with an outlet check valve located in an outlet extending through a sidewall of the cylinder bore of the pump. The inlet check valve is assembled and tested as a module prior to being installed in the pump. A fluid reservoir, having a movable wall, is connected to the inlet to facilitate priming the pump module. The piston is driven by a self-supporting drive apparatus with an eccentric element affixed to a stub shaft, or by other forms of a drive apparatus having an eccentric element fixed to a motor drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamshid Moradmand, David F. Reuter, E. Wayne Lloyd, Darrell M. Bybee
  • Patent number: 6991438
    Abstract: In a piston pump for providing high-pressure fuel in a common-rail fuel injection system including a camshaft (2), which is mounted rotatably in a pump housing (1) and which has at least one eccentric cam 93) for operating a pump piston (4, 14) in an approximately radial direction with respect to the camshaft (2), in order to reduce the wear of the piston pump, a piston-rod element (6, 16, 26, 36, 46) is arranged between each pump piston (4, 14) and the eccentric cam (3) so as to transmit the stroke movement (5) and the force from the eccentric cam of the camshaft (2) to the pump piston (4, 14) by a rolling movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Gerd Blessing, Swen Fleisch, Karl-Heinz Hoffmann, Manfred Müller, Claus Stenger, Bernd Wiemann
  • Publication number: 20040258547
    Abstract: A pump piston and/or elements sealing the pump piston, in particular a sealing ring of elastomeric material with an additionally applied coating are/is proposed. To improve the durability characteristics, the pump piston and/or the elements sealing the pump piston have a coating which is formed at least predominantly of halogen-, silicon-, carbon-containing and/or metal-organic monomers. Furthermore, a device and a method for coating an object of elastomeric material utilizing a plasma are proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Kurt Burger, Guenter Schneider, Ronald Neidhardt, Manfred Hauser, Klaus Burghoff, Stefan Grosse, Alexander Schattke, Sascha Henke, Christian Bayer, Oliver Schmautz
  • Publication number: 20040234400
    Abstract: A piston pump for brake systems the region of the outlet valve is provided with a pressure chamber an opposing chamber, and a flexible wall that divides the pressure chamber from the opposing chamber. The flexible wall has an elastically resilient diaphragm that is supported in an elastically flexible body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Rene Schepp, Werner-Karl Marquardt, Wolfgang Schuller, Jochen Feinauer, Dirk Foerch
  • Publication number: 20040234380
    Abstract: Pumping cartridges useful for medical and surgical pumping and infusion procedures are disclosed. Methods for manufacturing and utilizing such pumping cartridges and methods for pumping or infusing liquids for delivery to the body of a patient or a surgical or medical instrument for performing a medical treatment are also described. The invention includes, in one aspect, a series of pumping cartridges comprising cylinders and pistons constructed and arranged for sliding or reciprocating motion within the cylinders. The pistons and/or cylinders can comprise a sealing component including a circumferential, flared sealing flange and can be configured to enable the pumping cartridge to generate high liquid pumping pressures, for example above 1,000 psig. Many of the pumping cartridges disclosed can be relatively easily manufactured at a low cost per unit and can be configured to be detachable from a pump drive unit and disposable after a single use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy E. Moutafis, David M. Fischer
  • Publication number: 20040141858
    Abstract: Cooling fins 72, 74 and 76 extend about the fuel pump 24, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fuel pump and parallel to the anticipated direction of flow of the air stream generated by the movement of the vehicle. The cooling fins are formed on the pump bowl 36, hood 34, and mounting arm 49 to extract the heat of conduction transferred from the engine block 12 to the mounting arm 49 and heat of radiation and convection transferred from the engine block and its accessories to the pump bowl 36, hood 34 and mounting arm 49.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventor: Barry S. Grant
  • Patent number: 6764286
    Abstract: A piston pump comprises cylinder attached within a cavity of a pump housing. An outlet check valve seat is defined about an outlet of the cylinder. A piston is slidably received in a bore of the cylinder and has a first passageway formed therein. A cylinder head encloses the outlet of the cylinder and defines a second passageway therein. The first passageway has an inlet in fluid communication with the cavity of the pump housing, and an outlet in fluid communication with a pumping chamber defined in the pump housing. A first spring retains the piston to the cylinder. A first check valve member is a ball retained near a valve seat formed in the first passageway of the piston by a disk spring, and allows fluid to flow only from the inlet to the outlet of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes Company
    Inventors: Harry A. Hunnicutt, Richard J. Barron, Peter Every
  • Patent number: 6722866
    Abstract: A pump system for delivering cryogenic liquids is proposed that is suitable, for example, for refueling motor vehicles with H2. It consists of a container for receiving the cryogenic liquid, in which at least one pump is arranged that is designed as a reciprocating pump with connecting rod actuation and spring recover. Pump cylinder (10) of the reciprocating pump is divided by means of plunger (24, 37) into two chambers (a and b) that are arranged on the pressure side or the induction side. By exerting tensile forces on connecting rod (29), in the pressure stroke the cryogenic liquid that is located in the container is initially trapped in chamber (b). When connecting rod (29) is returned to its starting position by return spring (23), the liquid that is trapped in chamber (b) is then hurled without pressure into chamber (a). In the subsequent pressure stroke, the liquid is finally released via a gap (d) to a pressure housing and from there to the consumer by exerting tensile forces on connecting rod (29).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Linde AG
    Inventor: Helmut Dresler
  • Patent number: 6655933
    Abstract: In order to provide a fuel pump in which a piston spring arrangement can be made of inexpensive material, knocking noises of a piston are reduced, and components related to the piston are protected against breakdown, a piston-following spring is provided between a fuel pump body and the piston to lower the piston in response to the rotation of an eccentric cam. A pumping member-moving spring is provided between the fuel pump body and a pin connected to a pumping member, and lowers the pumping member when the piston is moved down. The downward movements of the piston and the pumping member are caused by the springs, so that these springs can be made of inexpensive materials, and enable the piston to reliably follow the eccentric cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Mikuni Corporation
    Inventor: Noriaki Chiba
  • Patent number: 6499974
    Abstract: A piston pump having a piston axially movable against the force of a spring within an operating chamber connected via check valves to an operating cylinder and a hydraulic medium supply. A section of the piston that extends into the operating chamber has a reduced diameter extension which extends from a shoulder of the piston that delimits the operating chamber. The extension includes a thickened free end having a sealing surface facing the shoulder. A valve disk is located and guided on the extension in a gap between the shoulder and sealing surface and is capable of axially reciprocating movements thereon. The valve disk is provided with openings which provide a passageway for hydraulic medium from the operating chamber to a second check valve. The openings are blocked when the valve disk abuts the sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Holger Clasen KG (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventor: Björn Bach
  • Publication number: 20020192092
    Abstract: A fuel injection pump has a drive shaft. A cam rotates together with the drive shaft. A plurality of plungers, slidably supported by a pump housing and driven by the cam, reciprocate in accordance with rotation of the cam to pressurize the fuel introduced in a fuel pressurizing chamber. The pressurized fuel is fed to an accumulator via a fuel feed passage formed in the pump housing. A pipe joint portion is integrally formed with the pump housing and is directly connected to a piping member of the accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Katsumi Mori
  • Patent number: 6350107
    Abstract: A radial piston pump for supplying high fuel pressure in fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines that include a common rail. Pistons, which are disposed in a respective cylinder chamber, each of the pistons have a plate connected to one end. A center of each of the plates is embodied so that the stresses that occur in this location during operation are reduced. Reducing the stresses in each plate center advantageously extends the service life of each of the plates. A perfect function of the plate is thus assured, even at peak pressures of up to 2000 bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch, GmbH
    Inventor: Kasim-Melih Hamutcu
  • Patent number: 6176348
    Abstract: A lubricating system has a housing formed with an intake passage, a drive shaft extending longitudinally in the housing and carrying a plurality of longitudinally spaced worm gears, and respective pumps juxtaposed with the worm gears in the housing. Each pump has a cylinder fixed in the housing, centered on a respective transverse axis, and forming an intake port connected to the passage and an output port. A cavity-forming piston is rotatable about and reciprocal along the respective transverse axis and a worm wheel on the piston meshes with the respective worm gear. An axially projecting cam ramp on the worm wheel is axially engageable with an abutment on the housing. This abutment can be moved axially and for fixing it in any of a multiplicity of positions for varying axial deflection of the piston. A spring bearing against the piston urges the ramp toward the abutment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Perma-Tec GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl Grebe, Anton May, Claus Helbig, Bernd Scheit, Stefan Brand, Susanne B{umlaut over (a)}hrend