Hydraulic motor
OwnerAlbert Ben Curreyinventor
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Abstract
A hydraulic motor is provided. The device includes a manifold member having an inner volume, a fluid inlet orifice and a fluid outlet orifice. The device further includes a power generating member having a channel grooved drive. The inner volume receives the power generating member within the inner volume and retains the power generating member within the inner volume. The power generating member rotates and generates power to be supplied to an external device in response to hydraulic fluid flowing into the manifold member through the inlet orifice and out of the manifold member through the outlet orifice.
Claims6
A hydraulic motor comprising:
- a manifold member comprising an inner volume, a fluid inlet orifice and a fluid outlet orifice;
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- a power generating member operatively coupled within the manifold member, power generating member comprising a channeled grooved drive, wherein:
- the power generating member further comprises a spool and a drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft extends out of the manifold member;
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- the channeled grooved drive comprises:
- a channel formed in the outer surface of the spool of the power generating member, the channel forming a bottom surface having a constant width and a lip on either side of the bottom surface extending transverse from the bottom surface of the channel in a direction away from an axis of the spool;
- a plurality of recessed grooves formed in the bottom surface of the channel, wherein the plurality of recessed grooves are evenly spaced around the circumference of the spool and each recessed groove comprises a fluid engaging surface, wherein the power generating member rotates in response to hydraulic oil flowing into the inner volume of the manifold member through the inlet orifice, wherein the hydraulic oil engages the plurality of recessed grooves to rotate the power generating member, and the hydraulic oil flows out of the inner volume of the manifold member through the outlet orifice.
A method of operating a hydraulic motor comprising:
- directing flow of hydraulic oil into a manifold member with a power generating member coupled within the manifold member, wherein the power generating member comprises a drive shaft extending out of the manifold member and a channeled groove drive comprising:
- a channel formed in the outer surface of the spool of the power generating member, the channel forming a bottom surface having a constant width and a lip on either side of the bottom surface extending transverse from the bottom surface of the channel in a direction away from an axis of the spool;
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- a plurality of recessed grooves formed in the bottom surface of the channel, wherein the plurality of recessed grooves are evenly spaced around the circumference of the spool;
- rotating the power generating member rotates in response to the hydraulic oil directed into the inner volume of the manifold member engaging one or more recessed grooves of the plurality of recessed grooves, and generating power in response to rotating the power generating member;
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- directing flow of hydraulic oil out of the manifold member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.