Bearing structures for gear pumps
US10260501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04C2240/56
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bearing structure for abutting a pair of gears of a gear pump includes a body including a face on which the gears rotate, an inlet defined in the body, and an outlet defined in the body. The bearing structure includes a sealing portion of the face configured to fluidly seal the inlet from the outlet, the sealing portion being defined as a portion of the face in sealing engagement with the gears at a rotational position of the gears wherein a volume contained by teeth of the gears and the face is constant or about constant as the gears rotate.
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