WO2021212200A1 - Moteur à cylindre volumétrique horizontal et piston à double action mû par chute d'eau - Google Patents

Moteur à cylindre volumétrique horizontal et piston à double action mû par chute d'eau Download PDF

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WO2021212200A1
WO2021212200A1 PCT/BR2021/050202 BR2021050202W WO2021212200A1 WO 2021212200 A1 WO2021212200 A1 WO 2021212200A1 BR 2021050202 W BR2021050202 W BR 2021050202W WO 2021212200 A1 WO2021212200 A1 WO 2021212200A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03C—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINES DRIVEN BY LIQUIDS
    • F03C1/00—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines
    • F03C1/007—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with single cylinder, double-acting piston
    • F03C1/0073—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with single cylinder, double-acting piston one side of the double-acting piston being always under the influence of the liquid under pressure
    • F03C1/0076—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with single cylinder, double-acting piston one side of the double-acting piston being always under the influence of the liquid under pressure the liquid under pressure being continuously delivered to one cylinder chamber through a valve in the piston for actuating the return stroke
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03C—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINES DRIVEN BY LIQUIDS
    • F03C1/00—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines
    • F03C1/007—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with single cylinder, double-acting piston
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03C—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINES DRIVEN BY LIQUIDS
    • F03C1/00—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines
    • F03C1/007—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with single cylinder, double-acting piston
    • F03C1/0073—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with single cylinder, double-acting piston one side of the double-acting piston being always under the influence of the liquid under pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G3/00—Other motors, e.g. gravity or inertia motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/04—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using pressure differences or thermal differences occurring in nature
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B19/00—Machines or pumps having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B17/00
    • F04B19/20—Other positive-displacement pumps
    • F04B19/22—Other positive-displacement pumps of reciprocating-piston type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B9/00—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members
    • F04B9/08—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid
    • F04B9/10—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B9/00—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members
    • F04B9/08—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid
    • F04B9/10—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid
    • F04B9/103—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having only one pumping chamber
    • F04B9/105—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having only one pumping chamber reciprocating movement of the pumping member being obtained by a double-acting liquid motor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03C—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINES DRIVEN BY LIQUIDS
    • F03C1/00—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines
    • F03C1/02—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with multiple-cylinders, characterised by the number or arrangement of cylinders
    • F03C1/04—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with multiple-cylinders, characterised by the number or arrangement of cylinders with cylinders in star or fan arrangement
    • F03C1/0403—Details, component parts specially adapted of such engines
    • F03C1/0428—Supporting and guiding means for the pistons
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B9/00—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members
    • F04B9/08—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid
    • F04B9/10—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid
    • F04B9/103—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having only one pumping chamber
    • F04B9/105—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having only one pumping chamber reciprocating movement of the pumping member being obtained by a double-acting liquid motor
    • F04B9/1053—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having only one pumping chamber reciprocating movement of the pumping member being obtained by a double-acting liquid motor one side of the double-acting liquid motor being always under the influence of the liquid under pressure

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  • the field of application of the present invention is that of energy generation, therefore it covers practically all productive segments and activities, such as, for example, industry in general, agribusiness, urban projects, separation of insoluble solids sewage water, etc.
  • Document JP 2011157912 entitled "HYDRAULIC PRESSURE POWER GENERATION DEVICE” - hydraulic power generation device includes a supply pipe with a three-way valve to selectively supply water under pressure from a water supply valve alternately to the chambers front and rear of a piston cylinder which has the front and rear chambers and piston rods projecting outwardly, and a drain tube having a valve. three ways to selectively drain water alternately from the front and rear chambers, the feed tube and the drain tube being connected to each other.
  • a rack gear to be operated with the movement of the piston rods during alternating water supply and drainage, and a pair of pinion gears to engage with the rack gear to transmit rotational force through a unidirectional clutch alternately to drive parts are provided to transmit alternately produced rotating force to a generator.
  • the pinion pair gears are selectively driven or idled during valve changeover via the one-way clutch, leaving a non-driving part in a no-load operated condition.
  • the displacement of the water flow is also used to move the cylinder rods horizontally in a back-and-forth linear movement, which in turn is replicated to a rectangular structure, external to the cylinder, in which a rack and pinion transfers and transforms this linear movement to radial movement at the shaft output.
  • a clutch system is used to achieve unidirectional movement on the shaft.
  • the purpose of the invention is to propose a hydraulic motor whose mechanism for transforming linear movement into radial movement is in the double-acting piston and adjacent to the midpoint of the horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder liner, which provides less vibration, less mechanical effort , less susceptibility to breakage/ unscheduled maintenance and greater efficiency.
  • the purpose of the invention is to propose a hydraulic motor with constant torque moment at the output of the main shaft, due to the uninterrupted and constant back-and-forth movement of the double acting piston.
  • the purpose of the invention is to propose a hydraulic motor of simple construction and components less subject to breakage, such as, for example, the use of unidirectional bearings instead of clutches.
  • the engine is installed in a horizontal position, being constituted in this way of enabling the invention by a command of a four-way valve at the end of the stroke.
  • the engine works by the back and forth motion of a double-acting piston inside a horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder.
  • the double acting piston is driven by the force of mca pressure.
  • the volume of water that enters the horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder sometimes from the right, sometimes from the left, taking as reference the double-acting piston, here as a lower quota of mca.
  • the transmission of force is carried out through the fitting of the rack teeth to the parallel and concentric crown teeth.
  • the rotation of the motor in the same direction is a consequence of the traction of the unidirectional bearings between the sprockets and the main shaft.
  • the engine's efficiency is given by the relation between the generation of high torque and a small volume of water, as a result of the low speed of the water flow that enters the horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder.
  • Figure 1 Perspective schematic of the engine with horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder and double-acting piston driven by a waterfall, operating with a four-way control valve
  • Figure 2 Perspective view of the engine with horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder and double-acting piston moved by waterfall
  • Figure 3 Perspective exploded view of the engine with horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder and double action piston moved by waterfall;
  • Figure 4 Perspective detail of the main shaft of the engine with horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder and double action piston moved by falling water, inside the horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder;
  • Figure 5 Perspective view of the main shaft of the engine with horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder and double action piston moved by falling water;
  • Figure 6 Exploded perspective view of the main shaft of the engine with horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder and double-acting piston moved by falling water
  • Figure 7 Cross-sectional view of the engine's double-acting piston with horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder and double-acting piston moved by falling water
  • Figure 8 Sectional view of the engine with horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder and double-acting piston moved by falling water;
  • Figure 9 Schematic in side section illustrating the movement of the engine's double-acting piston with horizontal volumetric hydraulic cylinder and double-acting piston moved by falling water.
  • THE ENGINE WITH HORIZONTAL VOLUMETRIC CYLINDER AND DOUBLE-ACTION PISTON DRIVEN BY FALL OF WATER refers to a hydraulic motor (1) commanded by automation of a valve (3) directional four-way , with two inlet ways (4,5) and two exhaust ways (6, 7) that control the inlet and outlet of water either to the left side (8) or to the right side (9) of the cylinder (10) horizontal volumetric, taking as reference the double-acting piston (11) that assumes a back-and-forth movement, transforming the linear movement into radial movement by means of racks (12, 13), sprockets (14, 15) with bearings (R ) unidirectional, shaft (16), bearings (17) and bearings (18).
  • the claimed hydraulic motor (1) uses a hydraulic potential that captures a point (A) taken by a closed conduit (2) duct to a three-way directional valve (3), two-way admission (4, 5) and two exhaust ports (6, 7) at one point (B).
  • the inlet ways (4, 5) are intended to direct the flow of hydraulic potential to the left (8) and right side (9) of the horizontal volumetric cylinder (10) taking as reference the double-acting piston (11) that is propelled by this action, thus effecting back and forth movements.
  • the exhaust ways (6, 7) are intended to empty the left side (8) and the right side (9) of the horizontal volumetric cylinder (10) and provide space for the displacement of the double action piston (11) inside the same.
  • the double piston (11) has inside an upper rack (12) and another lower rack (13) aligned with a left ring gear (14) and with a right gear ring (15) in order to transfer the intensity of the propulsion force of the double acting piston (11) for said ring gears (14, 15), which are coupled to unidirectional (R) bearings.
  • Unidirectional (R) bearings drive shaft (16) on bearings (17) in only one direction, shaft (16) which is seated in common bearings (18). Therefore, the radial force transmission assembly, that is, the sprockets (14, 15), the unidirectional bearings (R), bearings (17) are all mounted on the shaft (16) that goes through the double piston (11). action, allowing the movement to come and go, and rest on a suitable support (19).
  • the amount of water that enters the space of the horizontal volumetric cylinder (10) of the hydraulic motor (1) represents the volume of the quota of water with the intensity of the force of the mca.
  • the distance and speed that the double-acting piston (11) coupled with the racks (12, 13) moves from one side to the other inside the horizontal volumetric cylinder (10) of the hydraulic motor (1) determines the time span for the automation of valve control (3) directional four-way.
  • the four-way directional valve (3) command can be activated by solenoid or any other devices that perform the same function.
  • the end-of-stroke automation is intended to direct the flow of hydraulic potential to the intake pathways (4, 5) of the horizontal volumetric cylinder (10), simultaneously with the exhaust pathways (6, 7) to the environment.
  • the action of the valve command (3) promotes the inversion of the intake (4, 5) and exhaust (6, 7).
  • the road that had the access in the open position changes to the closed position, and the road that had the access in the closed position changes to the open position.
  • the displacement speed of the double-acting piston (11) and the number of teeth of the racks (12, 13) meshed with the teeth of the sprockets (14, 15) coupled to the shaft (16) on bearings (17) determine the number of rpm of the hydraulic motor (1), and therefore its power.
  • THE conferred power can be used to perform any mechanical work, including moving electrical generators.

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L'invention concerne un moteur (1) hydraulique commandé par automatisation d'une soupape (3) directionnelle à quatre voies, soit deux voies d'admission (4, 5) et deux voies d'échappement (6, 7) qui régulent l'entrée et la sortie d'eau, que ce soit vers le côté gauche (8) ou vers le côté droit (9) du cylindre (10) volumétrique horizontal, avec comme référence un piston (11) à double action, qui adopte un mouvement d'aller-retour, transformant le mouvement linéaire en un mouvement radial au moyen de crémaillères (12, 13), de roues dentées (14, 15) avec roulements (R) unidirectionnels, d'un axe (16), de paliers (17) et de roulements (18).
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CN204961195U (zh) * 2015-10-05 2016-01-13 中国石油大学(华东) 一种基于齿轮齿条的往复双作用式泥浆泵
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CN108180104A (zh) * 2018-01-10 2018-06-19 彭秀龙 基于换向阀的水压发动机
CA2969325A1 (fr) * 2017-07-05 2019-01-05 Abou-Raphael Afif Pompe lineaire a simple ou a double effet dans laquelle la compressibilite naturelle de liquides est la technologie utilisee pour pomper des liquides

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US343569A (en) * 1886-06-15 coopee
FR2389805A1 (en) * 1977-05-06 1978-12-01 Perrin Claude Hydraulically operated rack and pinion mechanism - has piston on end of rack enclosed in double acting cylinder
CN87100647A (zh) * 1986-02-10 1987-08-26 流程工业公司 泵装置及其操作方法
DE3742409A1 (de) * 1987-12-15 1989-06-29 Wabco Westinghouse Steuerung Linearantriebseinrichtung
CN1326050A (zh) * 2000-05-31 2001-12-12 刘海生 直线往复式压缩机
WO2006027562A1 (fr) * 2004-09-08 2006-03-16 Des Enhanced Recovery Limited Pompe immergee externe a un puits de forage
CN203404031U (zh) * 2013-08-12 2014-01-22 东台市明峰机械制造有限公司 单缸双作用浆料输送泵
US20150053075A1 (en) * 2013-08-20 2015-02-26 Vianney Rabhi Reversible hydraulic pressure converter employing tubular valves
RU2586999C1 (ru) * 2015-03-26 2016-06-10 Общество с ограниченной ответственностью Финансово-промышленная компания "Космос-Нефть-Газ" Гидропривод возвратно-поступательного движения
CN204961195U (zh) * 2015-10-05 2016-01-13 中国石油大学(华东) 一种基于齿轮齿条的往复双作用式泥浆泵
CA2969325A1 (fr) * 2017-07-05 2019-01-05 Abou-Raphael Afif Pompe lineaire a simple ou a double effet dans laquelle la compressibilite naturelle de liquides est la technologie utilisee pour pomper des liquides
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