Power plants – Motor operated by expansion and/or contraction of a unit of... – Unit of mass is a gas which is heated or cooled in one of a...
Patent
1993-07-30
1996-06-04
Heyman, Leonard E.
Power plants
Motor operated by expansion and/or contraction of a unit of...
Unit of mass is a gas which is heated or cooled in one of a...
60520, 92 84, 267161, F01B 700, F02G 1043
Patent
active
055222145
ABSTRACT:
The use of flexures in the form of flat spiral springs cut from sheet metal materials provides support for coaxial nonrotating linear reciprocating members in power conversion machinery, such as Stirling cycle engines or heat pumps. They permit operation with little or no rubbing contact or other wear mechanisms. The relatively movable members include one member having a hollow interior structure within which the flexures are located. The flexures permit limited axial movement between the interconnected members, but prevent adverse rotational movement and radial displacement from their desired coaxial positions.
REFERENCES:
patent: Re29518 (1978-01-01), Franklin
patent: 3240073 (1966-03-01), Pitzer
patent: 4015913 (1977-04-01), Nakamura
patent: 4077216 (1978-03-01), Cooke-Yarborough
patent: 4397155 (1983-08-01), Davey
patent: 4475335 (1984-10-01), Davey
patent: 4532766 (1985-08-01), White et al.
patent: 4798054 (1989-01-01), Higham
patent: 4967558 (1990-11-01), Emigh et al.
patent: 5003777 (1991-04-01), Berchowitz
patent: 5351490 (1994-10-01), Ohishi et al.
Ross, B., "Conceptual Design of a Long-Life, 10 Watt Stirling Generator Set," 26th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Paper No. 910512, vol. 5, 1991, pp. 186-191.
Davey and Orlowska, "Miniature Stirling Cycle Cooler," Cryogenics, vol. 27, Mar. 1987, pp. 148-151.
Werrett, et al., "Development of a Small Stirling Cycle Cooler for Spaceflight Applications," (publication unknown), pp. 791-799.
Beckett Carl D.
Lauhala Victor C.
Neely Ron
Nelson Richard L.
Penswick Laurence B.
Heyman Leonard E.
Stirling Technology Company
LandOfFree
Flexure bearing support, with particular application to stirling does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Flexure bearing support, with particular application to stirling, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Flexure bearing support, with particular application to stirling will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-376143