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Variable flow pump

US4907949A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1988
Grant dateMar 13, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B2205/171
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Variable flow pump comprising at least a piston (1) associated with a chamber (2), said piston (1) cooperating with a surface (3) driven in a constant displacement reciprocating movement, characterized in that the piston (1) is free of any continuous mechanical connection with said surface (3); and wherein said chamber (2) is associated with a flow regulating system (9) placed upstream, and wherein it is equipped with a clack valve (7) on the feed and with a clack valve (8) on the delivery; said regulating system (9) being fed by a booster pump (10).

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