Wobble plate piston mechanism
US6928919B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/1692
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a wobble plate piston-drive mechanism, the inclination of the ring-shaped wobble plate is adjustable through an articulated connection of the wobble plate to the shaft by means of an axially movable guiding device and a driver arm that reaches into an engagement cavity of the wobble plate at a radial distance from the shaft to transmit the driving force from the shaft to the wobble plate. The driver arm head and/or the engagement cavity are shaped so that the force-transmitting contact between the driver arm head and the annular wobble plate is moved away from the area where the engagement cavity has its minimum wall thickness. This prevents or reduces deformation of the gliding surface of the wobble plate and thus makes the mechanism run more smoothly.
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