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Down hole motor

US4415316A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 1981
Grant dateNov 15, 1983
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/7052
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a Moineau type fluid motor one of the relatively rotatable elements is made of a deformable material, and axial movement of tapered surfaces within the element, caused by variation in the fluid pressure, causes adjustment of the sealing force in the motor in accordance with the fluid pressure level.

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