Modular Rotary Union
AssigneeRotary Systems, Inc.
InventorGerald D. Syzkulski
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Abstract
A modular rotary union and method of fabricating the same. The modular rotary union includes a housing and a rotor. The rotor includes a shaft portion rotatably supported in an axial bore of the housing. The rotor further includes a head portion secured to one end of said shaft portion. The shaft portion is selected from a quantity of shafts of a predetermined size and of a predetermined number of ports machined from a first quantity of material. The head portion is selected from a quantity of heads of a predetermined type, size, number of ports and port type machined from a second quantity of material.
Claims10
A modular rotary union, comprising:
- a housing;
- a rotor having a shaft portion rotatably supported in an axial bore of said housing, said rotor further having and a head portion secured to one end of said shaft portion;
- said shaft portion selected from a quantity of shafts of a predetermined size and of a predetermined number of ports machined from a first quantity of material;
- said head portion selected from a quantity of heads of a predetermined type, size, number of ports and port type machined from a second quantity of material.
A method of fabricating a modular rotary union having a housing and a rotor, said method comprising:
- machining a quantity of shafts of a predetermined size and for a predetermined number of ports from a first quantity of material;
- machining a quantity of heads of a predetermined type, size, number of ports and port type from a second quantity of material;
- selecting one of said machined shafts and one of said quantity of machined heads;
- securing said selected machined shaft to said selected machined head to form a rotor;
- rotatably supporting a portion of a shaft portion of said rotor in an axial bore in the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.