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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182248 | Vane pump with tilting pad radial bearings A vane pump comprises: a drive shaft that passes through the pump frame; a rotor coupled to the drive shaft that has multiple vanes and rotates within the pump frame in an axial direction about an axis of rotation with an outer rotor surface that has a radius that e... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8128386 | Variable flow pumping system A variable displacement pump and pump control system therefor to pump a fluid at selected pump output flow rates having a variable displacement pump and a fluid volume displacement selection controller to select a volume of fluid to be forced from the pump inlet to ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7862311 | Variable displacement vane pump A variable displacement vane pump includes a pump body, a rotor, an annular cam ring, a rear body closing the pump body, a low pressure supply passage constantly connecting the inlet passage and the other of the first fluid pressure chamber and the second fluid pres... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7637724 | Variable displacement vane pump with pressure balanced vane A radially pressure balanced vane pump includes a housing that defines an inlet port and a discharge port. A cam block disposed within the housing defines a continuous inner surface. A plurality of vanes are supported within rotor slots and rotated above a shaft. Ea... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7491043 | Variable displacement pump having a rotating cam ring Vane pump (10) mechanical losses are reduced by removing vane friction losses and replacing them with lower magnitude journal bearing fluid film viscous drag losses. A freely rotating cam ring (70) is supported by a journal bearing (80). A relat... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7371053 | Two-stage hydraulic pump A two-stage hydraulic pump includes a rotor, a ring, and a plurality of rollers disposed in slots formed on the rotor. The pump has two inlet ports and two outlet ports, which are disposed inwardly and outwardly, respectively, of the rollers. A valve mechanism is in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7270521 | Variable capacity rotary compressor with pressure adjustment device A variable capacity rotary compressor capable of equalizing an interior pressure (i.e., discharge pressure) of a hermetically sealed container with an interior pressure of a compression chamber where an idling operation is performed, resulting in a reduction of rota... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247008 | Cam ring bearing for fuel delivery system A bearing assembly is provided for a fuel delivery system that includes a pump (10) having a housing that rotatably receives a rotor (20) carrying vanes (26) thereon, a cam ring (70) received between the housing and rotor (20), and... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7192259 | Variable capacity rotary compressor A variable capacity rotary compressor with upper and lower compression chambers having different capacities, the upper and lower compression chambers being partitioned from each other, and a rotary shaft extending through the upper and lower compression chambers. Th... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7128542 | Variable displacement pump In a hydraulic pump, a cam ring is provided in a cylindrical adaptor for movement in a radial direction, and a differential pressure control valve is provided to control internal pressure and load pressure at the front and back sides of a variable orifice to be intr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107967 | Fuel supply pump having inner lubricating groove A fuel supply pump includes a housing, a camshaft and a cam ring. The camshaft is rotatably supported in the housing. The cam ring is supported around a cam portion of the camshaft such that the cam ring is rotatable with respect to the cam portion. A washer member ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108493 | Variable displacement pump having rotating cam ring Vane pump (10) mechanical losses are reduced by removing vane friction losses and replacing them with lower magnitude journal bearing fluid film viscous drag losses. A freely rotating cam ring (70) is supported by a journal bearing (80). A relat... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083394 | Vane pump with undervane feed A vane pump is disclosed for use with gas turbine engines which has pressurized fluid supplied to the undervane portion of the vane elements to balance the forces imparted thereon. The vane pump includes a pump housing, a cam member, a cylindrical rotor member and a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070396 | Oil pump apparatus having oil drain In an oil pump apparatus, a drain outlet is positioned outwardly from an inner peripheral surface of a suction passage or from an extended line thereof at a sectional view which takes along an orthogonal direction relative to a central axis of the suction passage an... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070399 | Variable displacement pump with a suction area groove for pushing out rotor vanes A variable displacement pump has a cam ring, a rotor, a plurality of vanes, a pressure plate and a rear body. The cam ring is accommodated within a pump body. The rotor rotates within the cam ring. The plurality of vanes are inserted retractably into slits formed at... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6976830 | Variable displacement pump Within a cam ring (8), a rotor having a plurality of vanes (27) is eccentrically disposed. A metering orifice (136) is provided halfway on a discharge passage (135) of pressure fluid discharged from the pump, and a control valve is activa... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6929455 | Horizontal two stage rotary compressor A hermetic two stage rotary compressor having a housing with a stationary shaft fixedly mounted in the housing. A motor having a rotor and a stator is mounted in the housing with the rotor being rotatably mounted on the shaft. A pair of compression mechanisms are ro... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913451 | Vacuum pump with fail-safe vanes A vacuum vane pump for generating a vacuum condition for aircraft instruments includes a rotor having a peripheral surface eccentrically mounted in a housing having a confrontingly opposed inner surface so that the opposed surfaces define a crescent-shaped chamber. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913446 | Method for improving the efficiency of a variable displacement pump An auxiliary solenoid controlled variable displacement power steering pump, hydraulic systems incorporating same, and method for improving the efficiency of variable displacement power steering pumps. In one embodiment, a rotor is arranged within a pump body, and a ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6896489 | Variable displacement vane pump with variable target regulator A variable displacement vane-type fluid pump is provided which permits improved regulation of the pump discharge such that the pump can meet the various requirements of lubrication for internal combustion engines at all speeds with minimized use of power. Of course,... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6857862 | Roller vane pump A fixed displacement pump includes a housing having a cavity, an inlet, and an end cap with alignment portions therein. A cam ring pivotally associated within the cavity includes adjustment portions. The cam ring is aligned in a fixed position via a pin inserted thr... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6821093 | Flow meter A fuel metering unit including a pump having a rotor with a plurality of slots. The pump also includes a pivotally movable cam ring coaxially arranged with respect to the rotor. Vanes are slideably disposed in the slots for maintaining contact with the cam ring duri... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6790013 | Variable displacement vane pump with variable target regulator A variable displacement vane-type fluid pump is provided which permits improved regulation of the pump discharge such that the pump can meet the various requirements of lubrication for internal combustion engines at all speeds with minimized use of power. Of course,... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6722856 | Vane-cell pump The invention relates to a vane-cell pump comprising a pump rotor (20), provided with a radially displaceable rotor blade (22). Said pump rotor is mounted in a pump stator (12) which can be pivoted inside a pump bearing house (10) around ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719543 | Selectively adjustable fixed displacement vane pump An adjustable fixed displacement vane pump is disclosed which includes a pump housing defining an interior pumping chamber having a central axis extending therethrough, a rotor member mounted for rotational movement within the interior pumping chamber of the pump ho... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6709242 | Variable displacement pump In a variable displacement pump, a pressurizing cylinder is provided on an opposite side of the first fluid pressure chamber, holding the cam ring there between, and a piston inserted to the pressurizing cylinder collides with the cam ring. An oil chamber of the pre... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6688862 | Constant flow vane pump A variable capacity pump includes a housing and a rotatable rotor within the housing. The rotor includes radial slots to accommodate slidable vanes or rotor blades, wherein the vanes are urged outwards by centrifugal force into contact with the inner surf... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6558132 | Variable displacement pump A variable displacement vane pump comprises a pump body having inlet and outlet ports, a rotor driven by a drive shaft and co-axially aligned therewith, a plurality of radially extending vanes slidably disposed in the rotor, and a slide pivotally disposed... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6537047 | Reversible variable displacement hydraulic pump and motor A compact high efficiency vane pump is disclosed having a unique T-shaped vane and rotor slot configuration with a roller tip vane in a uniquely configured chamber. To minimize friction in chamber diameter, a pressure plate is provided which is hydraulica... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530752 | Variable displacement pump In a variable displacement pump, a relief valve is constituted by a pilot drive type relief valve obtained by adding a pilot valve to a main valve, a fluid pressure in a downstream side of a metering orifice provided in a pump discharge side passage is ap... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6503068 | Variable capacity type pump In a variable capacity type pump, in the inner diameter of a cam ring, an inner diameter of a portion forming a middle section between a suction section and a discharge section in a pump chamber is constituted by a negative slope curve in which an end por... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6457946 | Regulatable pump A regulatable pump, in particular a vane pump, is provided with a rotor, with a rotor body and with at least one guide ring and with a cam ring. The eccentricity of the cam ring can be adjusted by means of a regulating piston, a journal of the cam ring ly... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6375435 | Static cam seal for variable displacement vane pump A variable displacement vane pump includes a pump housing having a cylindrical interior chamber, a cylindrical rotor member mounted for rotational movement within the interior chamber of the pump housing, a cam member mounted for pivotal movement within t... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6375441 | Back pressure groove structure of variable displacement vane pump In the back pressure groove structure of a variable displacement vane pump comprising a rotor rotatably contained in a pump housing and having a plurality of vane grooves arranged radially and equidistantly in a circumferential direction, a cam ring is ar... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6155797 | Variable displacement pump In a variable displacement pump, a pump body has an inner surface and is formed with suction and discharge paths communicating with the inner surface. First and second fluid pressure chambers are divisionally formed between the inner surface of the pump b... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6120256 | Variable displacement pump A variable displacement pump has a swingable, displaceable cam ring fitted to form a pump chamber together with the outer circumferential surface of a rotor having vanes. Notches are formed by notching to have a substantially V-letter shape in the startin... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6042343 | Variable displacement pump A cam case 23 is provided which swingably supports a cam ring 34 for forming a pump chamber 36 from a rotor in a state in which the rotor 33 having a vane 33a is moved to an eccentric position such that a swingable pin 35 axially disposed is used as a ful... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5895209 | Variable capacity pump having a variable metering orifice for biasing pressure A variable capacity pump includes a rotor, a plurality of vanes, a cam ring, a spring, a variable orifice, first and second fluid pressure chambers, and first and second openings. The spring biases the cam ring to a position where a volume of the pump cha... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5802851 | Motor vehicle hydrostatic transmission system A hydrostatic transmission for a transaxle which contains two flanged mounting surfaces which are used to secure the transmission to the lower housing of the gear axle. A third point is used as a pilot diameter during assembly but is not required to secur... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5752815 | Controllable vane pump In a controllable vane pump for pumping lubricant through a lubricant circulating system of an internal combustion engine wherein a pivotally supported control ring surrounds the vanes which rotate with the pump rotor and engage the inner walls of the con... | 05/19/1998 |
