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Rotary vane compressor

US4859162A · kind A · utility

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11References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 1988
Grant dateAug 22, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01C21/104
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotary vane compressor or vacuum pump having an extended service life in which the rotor housing is composed of cast iron, the rotor of either cast iron or powder metallurgy materials, and the associated adjacent surfaces which form the rotor chamber are coated with a material having the characteristics of plastic with respect to friction and abrasion resistance.

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