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- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
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- This invention relates to pivoting vane hydraulic pumps and motors with vane timing.
- pivoting vane pumps or motors There are two basic types of pivoting vane pumps or motors. The first has the pivoting vane pivoting at one end of the vane and the other has the pivoting vane pivoting near its center. Historically both types produced variable volume outputs and have the pressurizing vanes sliding on the inner housing surface creating friction and wear. In addition, these pumps/motors have circular inner housings surfaces providing sealing at only one point.
- the main object and advantage of this invention is to create a pivoting vane pump or motor with vane stops that produce a constant volume output, at a given speed, and increased mechanical efficiency, by reducing friction, in a cost-effective way.
- a new pivoting vane with a new housing performs these objects and advantages.
- This pump/motor minimizes friction because the pressurizing vanes do not contact the chamber wall.
- the clearances on this pump decrease with increased pressures allowing for greater pressures.
- FIG. 1 is an angled profile of a pivoting vane pump.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the pivoting vane pump illustrating section line 2 - 2 .
- FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the pivoting vane pump.
- FIG. 4 illustrates the circular arcs and lines that make the pump inner chamber, the inner housing surface.
- FIG. 5 illustrates the circular arcs and lines that make the vane.
- FIG. 6 illustrates the circular arcs and lines that make the rotor.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-section, from section lines 2 - 2 in FIG. 2 , of the pivoting vane pump.
- a pivoting vane motor for hydroelectric production may be 10-20 feet in diameter.
- the pump rotates counterclockwise.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,762,480 is for a rotary pump with the pivot at one end of the vane.
- the pump has a circular housing and “a plurality of vanes pivotally mounted on the periphery of the rotor having free ends in sliding sealing contact with said bore,” from the ABSTRACT lines 11-13, This pump uses the housing surface for a vane stop.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,846,638 is on a rotary fluid machine with pivoting vanes that is used as a compressor or a pump.
- This patent also has the vane pivoting near the center of the vane and a cam action that is in effect a vane stop.
- the cam action opens and closes the vanes and allows for wear at both ends of the vane to compensate for wear on each other. Even with the cam effect, they are using the housing surface for a vane stop as stated in SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION, paragraph 3, lines 11-13 “The vanes are, thus, designed and positioned to automatically self compensate for frictional wear on the vanes.”
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,163,825 is for an air or hydraulic motor with a vane stop specifically designed as a vane stop.
- a vane stop specifically designed as a vane stop.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,571,005 is for a hinged vane rotary pump that has the vane hinged near the center of the vane and a circular housing with the vanes riding on the housing surface.
- This patent has a vane stop for closed vanes but not an open vane and consequently rides of the housing surface.
- stops are provided to limit movement of the vanes after maximum wear has occurred.”
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,939,117 B2 is for a rotary apparatus that is both a hydraulic pump and motor.
- the ABSTRACT states, lines 9-11 “the gates form a seal against surface (22), of outer housing (16) and a retracted position in which the gates (20) lie substantially against surface (24) of the housing (12).”
- Claim 24 states, “The machine according to claim 23, wherein each socket and each gate is provided with a first set of respective stop surfaces that come into mutual abutment when the gates swing to the sealing position from the retracted position.”
- FIG. 1 illustrates a typical embodiment of the present invention.
- a pump 20 has a cover 24 a - b attached to a case 22 by a bolt 32 a - h and a nut 34 a - h.
- Cover 24 a - b is circular in shape and has a flange 36 a - b centered on it. Centered inside flange 36 a - b is a seal 38 a - b. Seal 38 a - b prevents fluid leakage along a shaft 30 and the inside of flange 36 a - b.
- a inlet 26 is a fluid passage to the interior chamber of pump 20 .
- a outlet 28 is a fluid passage from the interior chamber of pump 20 to the exterior. Inlet 26 and outlet 28 have threads for connecting fluid lines, not illustrated.
- the pump/motor housing uses standard pump technology.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of pump 20 illustrating section line 2 - 2 .
- FIG. 3 is an exploded view of pump 20 .
- a bolt assembly 40 a - h consisting of bolt 32 a - h and nut 34 a - h, attach cover 24 a - b to case 22 .
- the interior surface of cover 24 a - b is flat.
- Sea 138 a - b fits inside, on the exterior side, of cover 24 a - b.
- a bushing 44 a - b fits inside of cover 24 a - b and allows the rotation of shaft 30 , a standard power shaft, with a keyway 46 and a key 48 .
- a roller 50 a - c is a cylindrical rod with a smaller radius in the middle of their length.
- Case 22 is flat with one half of the exterior being circular and the other half being square.
- a vane 52 a - c and a rotor 54 fit inside case 22 .
- the height of vane 52 a - c and rotor 54 is slightly smaller, by the thickness of an oil film, than case 22 .
- a groove 66 b fits on the bottom half of case 22 .
- Groove 66 b is a shallow, and eighth or quarter of an inch in depth, and extents beyond outlet 28 .
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the arcs and lines that, when extruded; make the interior chamber surface, a chamber 56 , of case 22 .
- the lines from the center of chamber 56 lead to the endpoints of the various arcs and lines.
- the arc that makes a big seal 64 has an angle of about 130 degrees.
- the arc that makes a small seal 62 has an angle of about 50 degrees.
- the arcs of big seal 64 and small seal 62 have the same center but different radii.
- the radius of the arc of big seal 64 is slightly larger, by about a thousand of an inch, than the radius of the arc of a pressure seal 84 a, shown in FIG. 5 , when a vane 52 a is open.
- Vane 52 a in FIG. 7 illustrates an open vane.
- a vane 52 c, in FIG. 7 illustrates a closed vane.
- the arc of a opening arc 58 is tangent to the arc of big seal 64 and tangent to a line 72 a, a line.
- the arc of a closing arc 60 is a mirror image, top to bottom, of the arc of opening arc 58 .
- Line 72 a is tangent to opening arc 58 and small seal 62 .
- a line 72 b is a mirror image of line 72 a and is tangent to closing arc 60 and small seal 62 .
- a groove 66 a is approximately the same length, has the same center, but a slightly larger radius, as opening arc 58 .
- a groove 66 b is approximately the same length, and has the same center, with a larger radius, as closing arc 60 . Groove 66 b extends from about five degrees before the end of big seal 64 to a point near small seal 62 wherein vane 52 a can close without trapping fluid.
- FIG. 5 illustrates vane 52 a and shows a side view of the arcs and line that make vane 52 a - c.
- the arc of a closed seal 74 a and small seal 62 in FIG. 4 , has arcs that have same center when vane 52 a is closed. Their diameters differ by a small clearance, usually the thickness of an oil film.
- Pressure seal 84 a has the same center as big seal 64 , in FIG. 4 , when vane 54 a is open.
- a vane pivot 76 a has the same center as a rotor pivot 90 a, in FIG. 6 . Their diameters differ by the thickness of an oil film.
- One end of the arc of vane pivot 76 a is tangent to the arc of close seal 74 a.
- the other end of the arc of vane pivot 76 a ends at the line of vane flat 82 a.
- the other end of vane flat 82 a ends at pressure seal 84 a.
- the arc of vane pivot 76 a is not continuous because of a pin holder 78 a.
- Pin holder 78 a is a cylindrical cut centered on the edge and approximately midway on the length of vane pivot 76 a.
- a heel 80 a occurs at the intersection of closed seal 74 a and pressure seal 84 a. When vane 52 a opens or closes, it rides on heel 80 a preserving closed seal 74 a and pressure seal 84 a.
- FIG. 6 is a side profile of the lines and arcs that make rotor 54 .
- Rotor 54 is cylindrical in shape.
- a rotor pivot 90 a is circular and tangent to the outer radius of rotor 54 and extends from a cut 70 a to a rotor flat 86 a.
- Rotor pivot 90 a, b, c are spaced 120 degrees from each other.
- Cut 70 a is a small section of material removed from rotor 54 and eliminates binding on vane 52 a when it is open.
- a roller housing 88 a is centered on the edge and located approximately halfway on the length of rotor pivot 90 a.
- Each end of pin housing 88 a has the same radius as roller holder 78 a and roller 50 a and the midsection of the arc is centered on the center of rotor pivot 90 a and tangent to the ends.
- Rotor flat 86 a is an end mill cut and located next to vane flat 82 a when vane 52 a is closed.
- Rotor 54 and closed vane 52 a - c make a cylindrical shape.
- the center of rotor 54 has a rotor hole 92 that is slightly larger than shaft 30 .
- a rotor keyway 94 is a keyway.
- FIG. 7 is a cross section of pump 20 along section line 2 - 2 in FIG. 2 and illustrates how the various pump components connect together.
- Inlet 26 and outlet 28 connect to chamber 56 and to their respective fluid lines, not illustrated.
- Case 22 has holes, a case hole 68 a - h, drilled into case 22 .
- Case hole 68 a - h accommodates their respective bolt 32 a - h.
- Rotor 54 holds and positions pin 50 a - c, shaft 30 and key 48 , and allows vane 52 a - c to pivot.
- FIG. 7 illustrates pump 20 operations.
- An external power source rotates shaft 30 .
- Shaft 30 has key 48 that holds and allows rotor 54 to rotate.
- Rotor 54 also holds and allows the rotation of vane 52 a - c and roller 50 a - c.
- Drag on the sides of vane 52 a - c causes them to open.
- vane 52 c slides on line 72 a and opening arc 58 until it reaches the position of vane 52 a.
- pressure seal 84 a is parallel to, but not touching, big seal 64 .
- Roller 50 c has moved to the location of roller 50 a.
- Roller 50 a prevents vane 52 a from opening too far and touching chamber 56 wall and is a vane stop. Roller 50 a is attached to vane 52 a and rotates in roller housing 88 a. Vane 52 a is in position to begin the 120-degree pressurizing cycle. Vane 52 a is pressurizing fluid on the pressure side and drawing in fluid on the draw side.
- Vane 52 a When vane 52 a reaches the position of vane 52 b, the pressure/draw cycle is over. Vane 52 b position has slid onto groove 66 b. Groove 66 b breaks the pressure seal and allows vane 52 b to close without any pressure bias on one side. As the rotating vane 52 b moves to the vane 52 c position groove 66 b allows vane 52 b to close by allowing the fluid to escape. Groove 66 a allows fluid to slide past vane 52 a - c until the start of the pressure cycle.
- vane 52 a - c is pumping, for 120 degrees, at any time.
- vane 52 a - c looses pressure, the next vane 52 a - c is in position to begin pressurizing and provides a constant output volume for pump 20 .
- the pivoting vane pump creates a highly efficient pump or motor. This efficiency stems from vane 52 a - c not touching the big seal 64 when pressurizing fluid and having no pressure bias when opening or closing. Another advantage is that with increased pressure there will be a slight flexing of the vane, which will reduce vane/wall clearances even further.
- the advantage of this invention is vane timing where only one vane produces pressure for 120 degrees and consists of the following three improvements.
- vane timing produces a pump or motor that operates at a given volume and pressure while minimizing friction.
- Earlier pivoting vane pumps also had the vane sliding on the pressurizing surface that created more friction with increasing pressure.
- the pivoting vane pump is the only positive displacement pump in the world that accommodates backpressure. Besides hydraulic pumps and motors, a multi-chambered pivoting vane pump makes a transmission for bicycles, tricycles, etc. The pivoting vane also makes gas compressors, for compressing air, etc. The pivoting vane motor also works as a water turbine for hydroelectric production.
Abstract
An improved pivoting vane pump or motor with vane timing that minimizes friction by eliminating contact between the pressurizing vane 52 a and the pressure surface, big seal 64 and produces constant pressure and volume outputs at a given rotational speed.
Description
- A Provisional Patent Application was filed on Mar. 5, 2009, Application No. 61/209,405, Confirmation No. 9218 by Thomas P. Kadaja.
- This invention relates to pivoting vane hydraulic pumps and motors with vane timing.
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U.S. Class: 418/268 Field of Search: 418/268, 418/266, 418/153, 418/39 - U.S. patent Documents
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4,762,480 September 1988 Winkler et al. 4,846,638 August 1989 Pahl et al. 5,163,825 November 1992 Oetting 5,571,005 November 1996 Stoll et al. 6,939,117 B2 September 2005 Wheeler et al. - Currently there are two basic types of pivoting vane pumps or motors. The first has the pivoting vane pivoting at one end of the vane and the other has the pivoting vane pivoting near its center. Historically both types produced variable volume outputs and have the pressurizing vanes sliding on the inner housing surface creating friction and wear. In addition, these pumps/motors have circular inner housings surfaces providing sealing at only one point.
- Most pivoting vanes pivot between two vane stops that limit the rotation of the vane. When the vane is resting on the rotor and it is closed is the first vane stop. The second vane stop limits the vane rotation when the vane is pressurizing, i.e., it is open. Unless a specific vane stop is created the vane stop becomes the circular inner housing surface, creating wear and friction.
- Accordingly, the main object and advantage of this invention is to create a pivoting vane pump or motor with vane stops that produce a constant volume output, at a given speed, and increased mechanical efficiency, by reducing friction, in a cost-effective way. A new pivoting vane with a new housing performs these objects and advantages. This pump/motor minimizes friction because the pressurizing vanes do not contact the chamber wall. In addition, the clearances on this pump decrease with increased pressures allowing for greater pressures. Further objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent from a consideration of the drawings and ensuing description.
- In the drawings, closely related figures have the same number but different alphabetic suffixes. A description of the first suffix describes the other suffixes.
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FIG. 1 is an angled profile of a pivoting vane pump. -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the pivoting vane pump illustrating section line 2-2. -
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the pivoting vane pump. -
FIG. 4 illustrates the circular arcs and lines that make the pump inner chamber, the inner housing surface. -
FIG. 5 illustrates the circular arcs and lines that make the vane. -
FIG. 6 illustrates the circular arcs and lines that make the rotor. -
FIG. 7 is a cross-section, from section lines 2-2 inFIG. 2 , of the pivoting vane pump. -
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20 pump 22 case 24a- b cover 26 inlet 28 outlet 30 shaft 32a- h bolt 34a- h nut 36a- b flange 38a- b seal 40a-h bolt assembly 42 44a- b bushing 46 keyway 48 key 50a- c pin 52a- c vane 54 rotor 56 chamber 58 opening arc 60 closing arc 62 small seal 64 big seal 66a-b groove 68a- h case hole 70a-c cut 72a- b line 74a-c closed seal 76a- c vane pivot 78a-c pin holder 80 82a-c vane flat 84a- c pressure seal 86a-c rotor flat 88a- c pin housing 90a- c rotor pivot 92 rotor hole 94 rotor keyway - There is no unique size for the pump and usually measures in inches, but a pivoting vane motor for hydroelectric production may be 10-20 feet in diameter. The pump rotates counterclockwise.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,762,480 is for a rotary pump with the pivot at one end of the vane. The pump has a circular housing and “a plurality of vanes pivotally mounted on the periphery of the rotor having free ends in sliding sealing contact with said bore,” from the ABSTRACT lines 11-13, This pump uses the housing surface for a vane stop.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,846,638 is on a rotary fluid machine with pivoting vanes that is used as a compressor or a pump. This patent also has the vane pivoting near the center of the vane and a cam action that is in effect a vane stop. The cam action opens and closes the vanes and allows for wear at both ends of the vane to compensate for wear on each other. Even with the cam effect, they are using the housing surface for a vane stop as stated in SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION, paragraph 3, lines 11-13 “The vanes are, thus, designed and positioned to automatically self compensate for frictional wear on the vanes.”
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,163,825 is for an air or hydraulic motor with a vane stop specifically designed as a vane stop. In the DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS, first paragraph, lines 7-9, “These forces bring the tips of the vanes into contact with the inner cylindrical wall of the housing 12.” The vanes wear away and create a clearance and the vane stop prevents the clearance from increasing.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,571,005 is for a hinged vane rotary pump that has the vane hinged near the center of the vane and a circular housing with the vanes riding on the housing surface. This patent has a vane stop for closed vanes but not an open vane and consequently rides of the housing surface. As stated in the ABSTRACT, lines 9-11, “Preferably, stops are provided to limit movement of the vanes after maximum wear has occurred.”
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,939,117 B2 is for a rotary apparatus that is both a hydraulic pump and motor. The ABSTRACT states, lines 9-11 “the gates form a seal against surface (22), of outer housing (16) and a retracted position in which the gates (20) lie substantially against surface (24) of the housing (12).” Claim 24 states, “The machine according to claim 23, wherein each socket and each gate is provided with a first set of respective stop surfaces that come into mutual abutment when the gates swing to the sealing position from the retracted position.”
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FIG. 1 illustrates a typical embodiment of the present invention. Apump 20 has a cover 24 a-b attached to acase 22 by a bolt 32 a-h and a nut 34 a-h. Cover 24 a-b is circular in shape and has a flange 36 a-b centered on it. Centered inside flange 36 a-b is a seal 38 a-b. Seal 38 a-b prevents fluid leakage along ashaft 30 and the inside of flange 36 a-b. Ainlet 26 is a fluid passage to the interior chamber ofpump 20. Aoutlet 28 is a fluid passage from the interior chamber ofpump 20 to the exterior.Inlet 26 andoutlet 28 have threads for connecting fluid lines, not illustrated. The pump/motor housing uses standard pump technology. -
FIG. 2 is a side view ofpump 20 illustrating section line 2-2. -
FIG. 3 is an exploded view ofpump 20. A bolt assembly 40 a-h, consisting of bolt 32 a-h and nut 34 a-h, attach cover 24 a-b tocase 22. The interior surface of cover 24 a-b is flat. Sea 138 a-b fits inside, on the exterior side, of cover 24 a-b. A bushing 44 a-b fits inside of cover 24 a-b and allows the rotation ofshaft 30, a standard power shaft, with akeyway 46 and a key 48. A roller 50 a-c is a cylindrical rod with a smaller radius in the middle of their length.Case 22 is flat with one half of the exterior being circular and the other half being square. A vane 52 a-c and arotor 54 fit insidecase 22. The height of vane 52 a-c androtor 54 is slightly smaller, by the thickness of an oil film, thancase 22. Agroove 66 b fits on the bottom half ofcase 22.Groove 66 b is a shallow, and eighth or quarter of an inch in depth, and extents beyondoutlet 28. -
FIG. 4 is a side view of the arcs and lines that, when extruded; make the interior chamber surface, achamber 56, ofcase 22. The lines from the center ofchamber 56 lead to the endpoints of the various arcs and lines. The arc that makes abig seal 64 has an angle of about 130 degrees. The arc that makes asmall seal 62 has an angle of about 50 degrees. The arcs ofbig seal 64 andsmall seal 62 have the same center but different radii. The radius of the arc ofbig seal 64 is slightly larger, by about a thousand of an inch, than the radius of the arc of apressure seal 84 a, shown inFIG. 5 , when avane 52 a is open.Vane 52 a inFIG. 7 illustrates an open vane. Avane 52 c, inFIG. 7 illustrates a closed vane. - The arc of a opening
arc 58 is tangent to the arc ofbig seal 64 and tangent to aline 72 a, a line. The arc of aclosing arc 60 is a mirror image, top to bottom, of the arc of openingarc 58.Line 72 a is tangent to openingarc 58 andsmall seal 62. Aline 72 b is a mirror image ofline 72 a and is tangent to closingarc 60 andsmall seal 62. Agroove 66 a is approximately the same length, has the same center, but a slightly larger radius, as openingarc 58. Agroove 66 b is approximately the same length, and has the same center, with a larger radius, as closingarc 60.Groove 66 b extends from about five degrees before the end ofbig seal 64 to a point nearsmall seal 62 whereinvane 52 a can close without trapping fluid. -
FIG. 5 illustratesvane 52 a and shows a side view of the arcs and line that make vane 52 a-c. The arc of aclosed seal 74 a andsmall seal 62, inFIG. 4 , has arcs that have same center whenvane 52 a is closed. Their diameters differ by a small clearance, usually the thickness of an oil film.Pressure seal 84 a has the same center asbig seal 64, inFIG. 4 , when vane 54 a is open. Avane pivot 76 a has the same center as arotor pivot 90 a, inFIG. 6 . Their diameters differ by the thickness of an oil film. - One end of the arc of
vane pivot 76 a is tangent to the arc ofclose seal 74 a. The other end of the arc ofvane pivot 76 a ends at the line of vane flat 82 a. The other end of vane flat 82 a ends atpressure seal 84 a. The arc ofvane pivot 76 a is not continuous because of apin holder 78 a.Pin holder 78 a is a cylindrical cut centered on the edge and approximately midway on the length ofvane pivot 76 a. Aheel 80 a occurs at the intersection ofclosed seal 74 a and pressure seal 84 a. When vane 52 a opens or closes, it rides onheel 80 a preservingclosed seal 74 a and pressure seal 84 a. -
FIG. 6 is a side profile of the lines and arcs that makerotor 54.Rotor 54 is cylindrical in shape. Arotor pivot 90 a is circular and tangent to the outer radius ofrotor 54 and extends from acut 70 a to a rotor flat 86 a.Rotor pivot 90 a, b, c are spaced 120 degrees from each other. Cut 70 a is a small section of material removed fromrotor 54 and eliminates binding onvane 52 a when it is open. Aroller housing 88 a is centered on the edge and located approximately halfway on the length ofrotor pivot 90 a. Each end ofpin housing 88 a has the same radius asroller holder 78 a androller 50 a and the midsection of the arc is centered on the center ofrotor pivot 90 a and tangent to the ends. Rotor flat 86 a is an end mill cut and located next to vane flat 82 a whenvane 52 a is closed.Rotor 54 and closed vane 52 a-c make a cylindrical shape. The center ofrotor 54 has arotor hole 92 that is slightly larger thanshaft 30. Arotor keyway 94 is a keyway. -
FIG. 7 is a cross section ofpump 20 along section line 2-2 inFIG. 2 and illustrates how the various pump components connect together.Inlet 26 andoutlet 28 connect tochamber 56 and to their respective fluid lines, not illustrated.Case 22 has holes, a case hole 68 a-h, drilled intocase 22. Case hole 68 a-h accommodates their respective bolt 32 a-h.Rotor 54 holds and positions pin 50 a-c,shaft 30 and key 48, and allows vane 52 a-c to pivot. -
FIG. 7 illustrates pump 20 operations. An external power source rotatesshaft 30.Shaft 30 has key 48 that holds and allowsrotor 54 to rotate.Rotor 54 also holds and allows the rotation of vane 52 a-c and roller 50 a-c. Drag on the sides of vane 52 a-c causes them to open. Starting withclosed vane 52 c,vane 52 c slides online 72 a and openingarc 58 until it reaches the position ofvane 52 a. In thevane 52 aposition pressure seal 84 a is parallel to, but not touching,big seal 64.Roller 50 c has moved to the location ofroller 50 a.Roller 50 a preventsvane 52 a from opening too far and touchingchamber 56 wall and is a vane stop.Roller 50 a is attached to vane 52 a and rotates inroller housing 88 a.Vane 52 a is in position to begin the 120-degree pressurizing cycle.Vane 52 a is pressurizing fluid on the pressure side and drawing in fluid on the draw side. - When vane 52 a reaches the position of
vane 52 b, the pressure/draw cycle is over.Vane 52 b position has slid ontogroove 66 b.Groove 66 b breaks the pressure seal and allowsvane 52 b to close without any pressure bias on one side. As the rotatingvane 52 b moves to thevane 52c position groove 66 b allowsvane 52 b to close by allowing the fluid to escape.Groove 66 a allows fluid to slide past vane 52 a-c until the start of the pressure cycle. - Consequently only one vane 52 a-c is pumping, for 120 degrees, at any time. When vane 52 a-c looses pressure, the next vane 52 a-c is in position to begin pressurizing and provides a constant output volume for
pump 20. - Thus, the reader will see that the pivoting vane pump creates a highly efficient pump or motor. This efficiency stems from vane 52 a-c not touching the
big seal 64 when pressurizing fluid and having no pressure bias when opening or closing. Another advantage is that with increased pressure there will be a slight flexing of the vane, which will reduce vane/wall clearances even further. - The advantage of this invention is vane timing where only one vane produces pressure for 120 degrees and consists of the following three improvements.
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big seal 64, that has an arc that has the same center as the arc of open vane 52 a-c but their arcs have slightly different radii so they never make contact but still provide a seal. - Second, are
groove 66 a, b that allow vane 52 a-c to open and close without pressure bias and sets the location where vane 52 a-c begins and ends the pressure cycle. - Third is roller 50 a-c that limits the rotation of vane 52 a-c, the vane stop.
- First is a seal,
- Consequently vane timing produces a pump or motor that operates at a given volume and pressure while minimizing friction. This contrast to earlier pivoting vane pumps that were continuously producing pressure that had variable volume and pressure outputs. Earlier pivoting vane pumps also had the vane sliding on the pressurizing surface that created more friction with increasing pressure.
- The pivoting vane pump is the only positive displacement pump in the world that accommodates backpressure. Besides hydraulic pumps and motors, a multi-chambered pivoting vane pump makes a transmission for bicycles, tricycles, etc. The pivoting vane also makes gas compressors, for compressing air, etc. The pivoting vane motor also works as a water turbine for hydroelectric production.
- While my description contains many specifications, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as exemplification of one preferred embodiment thereof.
- Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined not by the embodiments illustrated, but by the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
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1. I claim: a pivoting vane pump or motor that utilizes vane timing.
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