Rotary expansible chamber devices – Working member has planetary or planetating movement – Plural working members or chambers
Patent
1989-07-14
1990-12-11
Vrablik, John J.
Rotary expansible chamber devices
Working member has planetary or planetating movement
Plural working members or chambers
418 77, 418 81, 418133, F03C 208, F04C 210
Patent
active
049765949
ABSTRACT:
A rotary fluid pressure device is provided of the type including a housing portion (13), a gerotor gear set (15), and an endcap member (17). The gerotor gear set includes an internally-toothed ring member (19) and an externally-toothed star member (23) which orbits and rotates within the ring member. The star includes an end surface (24) disposed adjacent a stationary valve member (65), and another end surface (26) disposed adjacent the shaft housing. The star (23) defines high-pressure ports (93) and low-pressure ports (95) which engage in commutating fluid communication with valve passages (83) defined by the stationary valve member. The star (23) defines passages (101) and (103) which communicate with the fluid ports (93) and (95), respectively, and feed high pressure to a fluid chamber (113) having a transverse area (B). Seated against the stationary valve member (65), and disposed within the endcap (17) is a pair of O-ring seals (117) and (119) which cooperate with adjacent surfaces to define a pressurized region (121) which is in communication with whichever of the ports (37) or (39) is at higher pressure. The region (121) has a transverse area (A), the area (A) being equal to or greater than the area (B). Pressurized fluid in both the fluid chamber (113) and pressurized region (121) biases the star (23) into sealing engagement with the stationary valve plate (65) to prevent cross-port leakage, while at the same time, maintaining a sufficiently small end clearance between the end surface (26) of the star and the adjacent wear surface (111) to substantially eliminate leakage from the volume chambers to the case drain.
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Eaton Corporation
Kasper L. J.
Vrablik John J.
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