Plunger pump
US5887507A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04B9/042
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In the inventive plunger pump, a plunger is pressed on a shaft by a spring via a thrust bearing having rolling elements clamped by a pair of bearing washers. By such a configuration, the motion of the shaft is immediately transmitted to the plunger, irrespective of whether the radius of the profile of a cam for driving the shaft back and forth is in the increment phase or decrement phase, so that the suction and discharge of liquid is performed without delay, since no play (or gap) exists in the transmission mechanism between the cam and the plunger. Thus, the fluctuation in the pressure is minimized during the operation of the pump and, when a low pressure gradient elusion is carried out, the solvents are supplied at the desired flow rates accurately.
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