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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113804 | Vane pump with rotating cam ring and increased under vane pressure An example vane pump comprises a shaft driving a rotor. The rotor has a plurality of vane grooves, with a vane received in each of the plurality of vane grooves, and an under vane chamber for communicating a pressurized fluid into the grooves to bias the vanes radia... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7354260 | Pneumatic motor including a rotor in a cylinder between two covers in a shell from which air travels into the cylinder through the covers A pneumatic motor includes a shell, two covers, a cylinder and a rotor. The shell defines a space, at least one inlet in communication with the space and at least one outlet in communication with the space. Each of the covers defines at least one radial channel and ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353796 | Rotary machine The rotary machine can be used as a rotary internal combustion engine and as a pneumatic or hydraulic pump. The rotary machine comprises a housing in the form of two intersecting cylinder parts of different diameters having parallel axes. A rotor is received in the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338267 | Hinged paddle pump A rotary pump for fluids comprising a shaft to rotate about a longitudinal axis and a cylindrical rotor centrally secured to that shaft. A housing encasing the shaft and rotor includes, interior end walls adjacent to the rotor disks and an interior side wall. Fluid ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331411 | Hydraulic traction system for vehicles A hydraulic traction system for vehicles is described. The system comprises a hydraulic vane motor mounted at each wheel of the vehicle, and equal number of identical hydraulic vane motors operated as engine driven pumps, and a control system for regulating the flow... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314359 | Vane pump for continuously variable transmission In a vane pump disposed inside a transmission case of a continuously variable transmission, a pump case (20), a pump drive shaft (8) rotatably supported by a shaft bore (9) of the pump case (20) to rotate a rotor (5), and a drain p... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7261526 | Cylinder for a vane motor A cylinder to a vane motor is designed to include cylindrically shaped inlet and outlet holes, an axial passage that includes a blocked upstream portion that bypasses the upstream inlet holes, spaced circumferentially slots for leading a portion of the pressurized a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7229262 | Rotary piston pump end pressure regulation system A rotary piston pump for fluids, wherein the ends of the housing are configured so as to provide reduced pressure differentials between opposite sides of the rotor end disks. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220111 | Hydraulic pump A fluid pump includes a housing having a lateral wall and an end wall, an insert located in the housing surrounded by the lateral wall and including a body having a central aperture and inlet and outlet fluid channels. A seal, located between the end wall and the in... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207782 | Vacuum pump A rotating vane vacuum pump has a secondary inlet (4) which permits additional suction after the primary inlet (3) has closed. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201238 | Low friction face sealed reaction turbine rotors Rotary jetting tool including a rotor with axially-opposed pressure-balanced mechanical face seals. Vented upper mechanical face seal enables the rotor to be operated with the relativity low starting torque achievable using reaction forces from offset jets energized... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198456 | Floating head reaction turbine rotor with improved jet quality A rotary jetting tool including a pressure-balanced rotor, which is achieved using a vented volume. Axial movement of the rotor relative to the housing caused by pressure imbalances acting on the rotor selectively uncovers or opens a vent that places the volume in f... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192263 | Pump and ink jet printer mounting the pump The pump is provided with a housing 31, a rotor 40, and a separating member 50. Rotor 40 and separating member 50 are rotated within housing 40. Separating member 50 separates the cavity of housing 31 into a divided space 77a, a divided space 7b and a ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175403 | Integrated select high pressure valve A rotary actuator includes one or more rotor vanes (40); an endplate (60); a corner seal (30) being positioned between the rotor vanes (40) and the endplate (60); a vane seal (20); a high pressure chamber and a low pressure ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172039 | Down-hole vane motor The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for use in a wellbore. In one aspect, a downhole tool for use in a wellbore is provided. The downhole tool includes a housing having a shaped inner bore, a first end and a second end. The downhole to... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165955 | Trochoid type oil pump It is an object of the present invention to provide a trochoid type oil pump in which erosion of the rotor surfaces caused by cavitation is minimized, vibration and noise are reduced, and the structure is greatly simplified. The trochoid type oil pump of the present... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150610 | Gas compressor To reduce an excessively high vane back pressure to an appropriate pressure to thereby relieve operational load, and to improve the vane projectability at the start and during low speed operation to thereby prevent chattering; There are provided back pressure spaces... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128544 | Crescent seal for the cylinder of a vane motor A vane motor is modified to increase the sealing effectiveness of the gap made at the interface of the spindle and cylinder by undercutting the cylinder a predetermined amount and distance so as to increase the effectiveness of the spindle to cylinder gap and to dec... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114537 | Transformer unit A transformer unit for sawing, wherein the transformer unit comprises: a first machine element for performing a continuous rotational motion, and a second machine element for performing a limited alternating rotational motion, wherein the transformer unit can be cou... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101161 | Rotary compressor, method for manufacturing the same, and defroster for refrigerant circuit An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a multi-stage compression type rotary compressor which can avoid the replacement of parts to be used as much as possible to reduce costs and also which enables easily setting an appropriate ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094044 | Vane pump having a pressure compensating valve An apparatus (10) comprises a pump (12) and a pressure compensating valve (94). The pump (12) includes a member (22) having a surface (24) defining a pumping chamber. A rotatable rotor (30) is located in the pumping c... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090476 | Rotary fluid machine A rotary fluid machine is provided in which a rotating shaft (113) fixed to a rotor (41) is rotatably supported on a fixed shaft (102) fixed to a casing (11), sliding surfaces of the fixed shaft (102) and the rotating shaft (113... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6935854 | Gas compressor A gas compressor has a cylinder in which a refrigerant gas is compressed and a side block mounted to an end surface of the cylinder. The side block has suction holes each having a first end opening to an outer surface of the side block and a second end opening into ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929457 | Gas compressor A rotary vane gas compressor has a cylinder, a rotor in the cylinder, and vanes slidably disposed in radial vane grooves in the rotor to define compression chambers for intaking, compressing and discharging compressed gas during rotation of the rotor. A flat groove ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923628 | Vacuum pump A vacuum pump, in particular for brake booster systems in motor vehicles, with a drivable rotor via which a blade in a housing can be set in rotation is proposed. The vacuum pump is distinguished by the fact that the rotor consists of plastic and is formed as one pi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6655936 | Rotary vane pump with under-vane pump A vane pump including a rotating group comprising a thrust plate and a pressure plate which cooperate with a cam ring, rotor and vanes to provide a plurality of pump chambers. The thrust plate includes a pair of thrust plate passageways. Each thrust plate... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6589033 | Unitary sliding vane compressor-expander and electrical generation system The present invention provides a unitary sliding-vane type compressor-expander comprising a housing with a compressor inlet and outlet, and an expander inlet and outlet. A single rotor is disposed therein defining in cooperation with the housing a compres... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6481990 | Hydraulically balanced multi-vane hydraulic motor A multi-vane hydraulic motor for accessory drive in which the vanes of a hydraulically balanced rotor are primarily urged into operative engagement with a surrounding cam by forces of the hydraulic fluid in undervane passage produced by an associated hydr... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6422845 | Rotary hydraulic vane pump with improved undervane porting The pump has a multi-vane rotor operating within a cam ring to pump oil to a component such as a power steering gear. The pump rotor sandwiched between stationary thrust and pressure plates is supplied with oil from a surrounding fluid chamber through ali... | 07/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6203303 | Vane pump A vane pump is composed of a rotor that is rotatably disposed in a cam ring attached to a housing, a plurality of vanes that are slidably disposed in corresponding slits formed in the rotor in which the vane is projected from the slit upon rotation of the... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6106255 | High efficiency rotary vane motor A rotary vane motor adapted to operate at low rpm with a source of cryogenic pressurized gas. The rotary vane motor includes a housing having a cylindrical opening connected to a primary inlet assembly and an outlet assembly, a first and second end plate ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6030195 | Rotary pump with hydraulic vane actuation A sliding vane rotary pump having fixed volume hydraulic vane actuation. The pump generally includes a rotor assembly rotatably positioned within a rotor chamber to define at least one pumping chamber. The pumping chamber is divided into a primary chamber... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6015278 | Vane machine, having a controlled pressure acting on the vane ends In the vane machine of the invention the wear-causing pressure differences at the opposite ends (16,18) of the vanes (15) are at least partially reduced, especially during the reversing stages of the vanes (15). A compression gate valve (35) without a val... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5961307 | Pressure proportioning regulator valve and vane machine including same The simple and economical pressure proportioning regulator valve can maintain a constant pressure ratio of the pressure at its inlet (13) to the pressure in its outlet duct (14), especially during negative pressure changes at the inlet (13). The pressure ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5490770 | Vane pump having vane pressurizing grooves When one chamber of vane pump is located at an end of a discharge process and is compressed at maximum, pressure in the chamber is higher than the discharge pressure of the pump. Vanes are supported in slits of a rotor. A passage connecting the one chambe... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5290155 | Power steering pump with balanced porting The balanced vane hydraulic pump designed for automotive power steering applications employs a two-piece aluminum housing construction, a cam ring, rotor flow regulating valve, a high pressure gallery, and a pressure plate, all located in the rear housing... | 03/01/1994 |
