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US 5,261,451 AGranted
Pneumatic multiplexer
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorWilliam R. Spencer
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Abstract
A pneumatic multiplexer including a stator portion adapted to receive multiple inputs. The stator including a plurality of channels therethrough adapted to channel compressible fluid from the inputs to a stator face. The stator portion including arc grooves therein at each of the stator output holes and pressure relief grooves between the arc grooves.
Claims5
A pneumatic multiplexer comprising:
- a stator including a stator face and a plurality of input ports;
- a rotor including a first rotor face, a reverse rotor face and a rotor channel extending therebetween;
- a rotor housing fixedly connected to said stator and enclosing said rotor;
- a central tube situated in said rotor housing and being in flow communication with said rotor channel;
- means for driving said rotor at a continuious angular velocity relative to said stator;
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- a plurality of arc grooves in said stator face each being in flow communication with one of said input ports and each sequentially being in flow communication with said rotor channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.