Abstract:
An air-powered engine assembly uses compressed air as a complementary power source. The air-powered engine assembly includes an engine body (1), a multiple-column power distributor (2), a power equipment (4), a controller system (6), an intake speed control valve (23), a high pressure gas tank set (13), a constant pressure tank (16), an electronic control unit ECO (29) and a complementary compressed air circuit. The complementary compressed air circuit includes an air compressor (7), a condenser (11), a pressure limiting valve (702), sequence valve (705), an exhaust gas recycle tank (9), an electro-drive turbine unidirectional suction pump (19) and an exhaust gas muffler (22).
Abstract:
Systems and methods for implementing a uniflow fluid engine having at least one cylinder having at least one high-pressure input and at least one low-pressure output. In some embodiments, the engine includes piston-operated valves that are related to the piston shaft and pistons that may also act as exhaust valves. In some embodiments, a valve is slidably positioned within the cylinder on the piston shaft, the valve being movable between a first position allowing input fluid to be conveyed through a first passage and blocking input fluid from a second passage, and a second position allowing input fluid to be conveyed through the second passage and blocking input fluid from the first passage.
Abstract:
An air motor (10) that receives compressed air in order to be driven. The air motor (10) includes a valve assembly (11) with a base (12) of a unitary construction. The base (12) has opposite side faces (13) to which there is sealingly attached caps (14) that in cooperation with flexible diaphragms (15) provide working chambers (15, 16).
Abstract:
A fluid energized double acting motor is provided for use as the drive for reciprocating mechanisms such as paint pumps for airless spray painting. A piston within the pump housing is moved by pressurized fluid controlled by an automatic reversing valve including spaced check valves. The check valves are selectively seated and unseated by a spring biased piston and fluid pressure controlled valve actuator assembly. The reversing valve system includes anti-stalling features and is of single, low cost, field repairable nature. The motor system also includes features to prevent chattering oscillation due to abrupt changes in motor load.
Abstract:
A method of controlling the revolution of the drive shaft of an external combustion engine comprises shaping a control signal for a switching member and converting said signal to mechanical movement of an actuating member. The control signal is shaped in the form of symmetric, periodic sustained vibrations of variable sign, the time intervals of positive and negative values of said vibrations being of equal duration, and the frequency of said vibrations is set equal to a preset number of drive shaft revolutions. The variation of said movement corresponds in time to variation of the control signal, an instantaneous value of the control signal is varied in proportion to the variation of load on the drive shaft, and the actuating member movement is converted to revolution of the engine drive shaft.
Abstract:
A housing contains a slidable spool operable to port a first pressurized fluid line to a fluid motor, and a housing reservoir has a float movable with a fluid level. The motor drives a pump which "pumps down" the reservoir. A second pressurized fluid line is directed through a primary fixed orifice and against one end of the spool, acting against a spring bias, and is permitted to exit through an end orifice to the reservoir. The float moves in response to the fluid level and operates to shut off the end orifice flow, thereby building up backpressure to shift the spool, and thus varying outlet flow from the valve in accordance with the reservoir level. Therefore, the reservoir is pumped down in accordance with reservoir build-up.
Abstract:
A flow control apparatus whereby an incompressible fluid may be supplied at a controlled rate. The apparatus includes a pair of chambers and a cylinder and piston in communication with one of said chambers and an incompressible fluid fitting that chamber. The piston has a motor connected thereto for moving same in the cylinder and a follower is associated with said motor so as to rotate at a speed that is proportional to that of the motor.
Abstract:
A speed governor is utilized in an air driven turbine dental handpiece having both an air inlet passage to said turbine and an air release passage from said turbine. A valve is included in the inlet passage and is moved in response to the velocity or to the pressure of air from the turbine in the outlet passage. The valve includes a valve body movable between different air flow positions in response either to a spring restrained vane or to a pressure responsive piston or diaphragm, the net result being to maintain the turbine velocity reasonably constant under varying load and at or below a predetermined maximum.