Pumps – Condition responsive control of pump drive motor – Responsive to change in rate of pump fluid flow
Patent
1997-03-03
1998-01-06
Thorpe, Timothy
Pumps
Condition responsive control of pump drive motor
Responsive to change in rate of pump fluid flow
417 63, 418 2, 73261, F04B 4900
Patent
active
057047677
ABSTRACT:
A pump housing is provided with a conduit extending through the housing between a pump inlet and pump outlet. A pump device is disposed within the housing and in communication with the conduit to pump fluid therethrough. A fluid flow meter also is disposed within the housing and in communication with the conduit to monitor fluid flow rate through the conduit. The fluid flow meter generates signals related to the fluid flow rate which are fed back to a control device operable to control the flow rate through the pump device. The flow meter may include a pair of meshed modified elliptical gears. The modified elliptical gears are based on a true elliptical shape, with bulged portions added between the major and minor axes of the elliptical shape. The modified elliptical gears have involute teeth that are relatively thick adjacent the minor axis and relatively thin adjacent the major axis.
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Micropump Corporation
Thai Xuan M.
Thorpe Timothy
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