Low profile positive displacement pump system
US5700137A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04B2205/11
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A low profile positive displacement pump system is disclosed. The pump system includes a gasoline powered engine with a vertically disposed crank shaft. The system also includes a piston pump with at least one horizontally disposed piston, and a pump shaft assembly which mounts onto the crank shaft. A base includes a cavity configured for retaining the pump. The engine mounts directly onto the base, and fixes the orientation of the pump shaft assembly with respect to a driven end of each piston. The pump shaft assembly includes at least one eccentric camming surface for contacting a driven end of the piston and for causing each piston to complete one stroke per revolution of shaft rotation. The base comprises a main body including an upper surface, wherein the upper surface is suitable for mounting directly to a mounting flange of the gasoline powered engine.
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