Gerotor pump having inlet and outlet relief ports
US5733111A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04C15/0049
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gerotor pump includes a pair of relief ports superimposed on and directly communicating with the pump's inlet and outlet channels, respectively. The relief ports simultaneously communicate with an open mesh pumping chamber so as to provide an intermittent controlled leak from the open mesh pumping chamber. Upon rotation of the gear members of the gerotor pump when the volume in the open mesh pumping chamber is increasing to a maximum volume, fluid in the open mesh pumping chamber vents into the relief port superimposed on and communicating with the outlet channel while continuing to communicate with the relief port superimposed on and communicating with the inlet channel. Upon further rotation of the gear member when the volume in the open mesh pumping is decreasing, fluid in the open mesh pumping chamber is prevented from venting into the relief port superimposed and communicating with the inlet channel while continuing to communicate with the relief port superimposed on and communicating with the outlet channel. Thus, fluid over-pressure in an excessive fluid leakage from the open mesh pumping chamber is limited.
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