Fluid-operated reciprocating pump
US4472115A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1982 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04B43/0736
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fluid-operated reciprocating pump having a central housing, a pair of chamber housings attached to opposite sides of the central housing, and a pumping diaphragm in each chamber housing that separates an inner pressure chamber from an outer pressure chamber. Each outer pressure chamber is connected to an inlet manifold and a discharge manifold, and one-way check valves control the flow of the material being pumped through the chamber. The pumping diaphragms are connected together by a connecting rod that extends through the central housing. The central housing is formed by a pair of identical, generally tubular, molded sections secured to one another in reverse relationship to define inlet and outlet ports for operating fluid, a reversing valve chamber, a pilot valve chamber, and passages connecting the reversing valve chamber to the pilot valve chamber, the inlet port and the inner pressure chambers. A reversing valve is slidably mounted in the reversing valve chamber to control the supply of operating fluid to alternate from one inner chamber to the other, and a pilot valve is slidably mounted in the pilot valve chamber to control the movement of the reversing valve. The pilot …
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