US 2017/0009769 A1 · Hydraulic Pump

Abstract

A hydraulic pump is described comprising a rotor provided for rotation about a longitudinal axis (X-X) within a housing. The pump comprises a plurality of chambers for pumping a fluid that are provided by longitudinally extending recesses in a circumferential outer surface of the rotor. During use the recesses are moved across a circumferential inner surface of the housing, and in so doing, are moved over an inlet port in the housing to draw fluid into the chamber and then over an outlet port in the housing to discharge the fluid. The hydraulic pump further comprises a roller that is mounted in a longitudinally extending pocket of the housing. The roller is positioned after the outlet port in a direction of the rotor's rotation and is arranged to follow the outer surface of the rotor and seal against each recess as it is drawn past the roller, thereby directing fluid from the chamber into the outlet port.

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Dependent claims

A hydraulic pump comprising a rotor provided for rotation about a longitudinal axis within a housing, the pump comprising:

a plurality of chambers for pumping a fluid, the chambers being provided by longitudinally extending recesses in a circumferential outer surface of the rotor, the recesses being moved across a circumferential inner surface of the housing during rotation of the rotor, and in so doing, being moved over an inlet port in the housing to draw fluid into the chamber and then over an outlet port in the housing to discharge the fluid, wherein
the hydraulic pump further comprises a roller that is mounted in a longitudinally extending pocket of the housing, the roller being positioned after the outlet port in a direction of the rotor's rotation, the roller further being arranged to follow the outer surface of the rotor and seal against each recess as it is drawn past the roller, thereby directing fluid from the chamber into the outlet port.

A method of making a hydraulic pump, the method comprising:

fabricating a housing having a circumferential outer surface and a circumferential inner surface, the inner surface being adapted to receive a rotor for pumping a fluid, the fabricating including forming, in the inner surface of the housing, an inlet port and an outlet port for a fluid and a longitudinally extending pocket for receiving a roller, the pocket being positioned after the outlet port in the intended direction of the rotor's rotation;
fabricating a rotor comprising forming a plurality of longitudinally extending recesses in a circumferential outer surface of the rotor;
introducing the rotor within the housing and arranging it for rotation with respect to the housing, wherein the recesses in the rotor are enclosed by the circumferential inner surface of the housing to provide a plurality of chambers for conveying fluid between an inlet port and an outlet port of the housing;
and
introducing a roller into the pocket of the housing and arranging it so as to follow the outer surface of the rotor and seal against each recess as the rotor is drawn past the roller.

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