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Gear pump or motor with tooth tips of dissimilar metal

US4682939A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 25, 1986
Grant dateJul 28, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04C2/084
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gear pump and motor is provided having increased life and efficiency as a result of improved wiping action of the gear teeth on the inner periphery of the pump chamber. This is accomplished by providing a non-smooth surface layer of a dissimilar metal such as a carbide on the tip ends of the teeth.

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