Fluid connections to rotary members
US4268044A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 1979 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S277/946
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connection for the supply of fluid under pressure to a rotary member. The connection comprising a rotary member having a rotary surface; a non-rotatory annular member having a stationary surface engaged with said rotary surface at an interface therebetween; a finite clearance between said surfaces at the interface; one fluid passageway in the non-rotatory member connecting with the interface; a second fluid passageway in the rotary member connecting with the interface; and a groove providing a continuous connection between the two passageways. There are two seals, located either side of the groove at the interface which act between the two members and a bearing ring also arranged at the interface to hold the non-rotatory member concentric with rotary member, the non-rotatory member being free to move radially except for the contraint provided by the bearing ring.
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