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US 4,065,159 AGranted
Rotary connector
AssigneesE. Sprunck, Creusot-Loire
InventorsPierre Leroy, Emile Sprunck
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AssigneesE. Sprunck, Creusot-Loire
InventorsPierre Leroy, Emile Sprunck
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A rotary connector for connecting a fixed pipe to a movable pipe for fluid flow therebetween comprising a cylindrical stator having an input for supplying fluid thereto tangentially of the axis of the stator and adapted to be coupled to the fixed pipe, and a rotor rotatable about the axis of said stator and having an output extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said tangential input and connectable to the movable pipe, the rotor comprising a plurality of demountable parts. The rotor may comprise two main body parts which are received within the stator and abut oppositely directed shoulders on the stator, the parts having opposed spaced faces between which the inlet opens and which are shaped to direct the fluid axially into the outlet in one of the parts, the two parts being releasably fixed together.
A rotary connector for connecting a fixed pipe to a movable pipe for fluid flow therebetween, the connector comprising a cylindrical stator having an inlet for supplying fluid thereto tangentially of the axis of said stator and adapted to be coupled to the fixed pipe, and a rotor projecting within said stator and rotatable about the axis of said stator, said rotor having an outlet extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said tangential inlet and connectable to the movable pipe, the rotor comprising a plurality of demountable parts, said stator having an inner surface and being provided, on its inner surface, with oppositely directed shoulders, said rotor comprising first and second main bodies received by said stator and abutting the respective shoulders on said stator, said bodies having spaced opposed faces between which said inlet opens and which faces are shaped to cause fluid to flow in the direction of said axis, said outlet being formed in said second body, means for releasably connecting said first body to the second body and means for sealing the joint between said first and second bodies and said stator.
A rotary connector for connecting a fixed pipe to a movable pipe for fluid flow therebetween, the connector comprising a cylindrical stator having an inlet for supplying fluid thereto tangentially of the axis of said stator and adapted to be coupled to the fixed pipe, and a rotor projecting within said stator and rotatable about the axis of said stator, said rotor having an outlet extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said tangential inlet and connectable to the movable pipe, the rotor comprising a plurality of demountable parts, said stator having an inner surface and being provided on its inner surface with two anti-friction rings forming oppositely directed shoulders and grooves receiving sealing rings, said rotor comprising a first main body of revolution which abuts a first one of said anti-friction rings being remote from said outlet, a second main body of revolution which abuts the second one of said anti-friction rings on said stator, said first and second main bodies having spaced opposed faces between which said inlet opens, said face of said first main body having a central dome so as to guide fluid towards said second main body, said face of said second main body being hollowed and shaped correspondingly to said dome, said outlet being provided in said second main body, a baseplate provided with a central aperture for communicating with the fixed pipe and communicating with said outlet;
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