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Axial cam air motor

US7753659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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50References

31Claims

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Assignee

The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

Theodore M. Boyl-Davis · Snohomish, US
Alan Ray Merkley · Langley, US
Ronald Outous · Shoreline, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2006
Grant date	Jul 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01B3/04
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor assembly including a body that includes a plurality of cylinders and a plurality of air channels and a conical shaped piston slidably coupled within each of said plurality of cylinders. The motor assembly also includes a rotatable timing shaft positioned concentric to and at least partially housed within the body and in flow communication with an air source and the plurality of air channels and a cam plate coupled to the timing shaft and configured to engage the pistons and generate torque.

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