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Expansible chamber motor with snap-acting valve

US4879943A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 1988
Grant dateNov 14, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 17, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01L21/04
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to an air motor having a snap-acting overcentering spring mechanism for snapping the valving of the air motor between first and second positions as the piston completes each stroke in the cylinder to ensure reliable stall-free operation of the motor.

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