Expansible chamber devices – With releasable stop or latch means to prevent movement of... – Plural selectively operable actuators for releasable means
Patent
1988-07-21
1990-01-30
Look, Edward K.
Expansible chamber devices
With releasable stop or latch means to prevent movement of...
Plural selectively operable actuators for releasable means
92 15, 92 17, 188269, 267 6413, F15B 1526
Patent
active
048965863
ABSTRACT:
An assembly for stopping and retaining a floating piston within a closed cylinder includes a plurality of retaining ring segments which are seated within a groove provided in the internal wall of the cylinder. The retaining ring segments are held securely in place by a plurality of retaining plates which are clamped together by a plurality of threaded fasteners. The assembly is positioned deep within the cylinder at a specific location by a special tool. This tool also activates portions of the stop assembly to initially seat the retaining ring segments in the groove. A floating piston and associated seals are used in a combination oil and gas cylinder to separate the pressurized oil chamber from the compressed gas chamber. In order to maintain the piston in the cylinder while one chamber is evacuated and the other chamber remains pressurized, a piston stop and retainer assembly is required. It is advantageous to provide such a stop assembly entirely on the internal walls of the cylinder and in the central portion of the cylinder. The subject stop assembly is a compact and reliable mechanism for maintaining a floating sealing piston within a two chamber cylinder.
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Caterpillar Inc.
Denion Thomas
Look Edward K.
White Claude F.
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