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US 5,460,496 AGranted
Wing motor having non-radial roller slats
AssigneesJohn R. N. Roe, John E. Doubenmier, Hector F. Van Drentham-Susman
InventorHector F. Van-Drentham Susman
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AssigneesJohn R. N. Roe, John E. Doubenmier, Hector F. Van Drentham-Susman
InventorHector F. Van-Drentham Susman
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The present invention relates to a wing motor of the type suitable for use in down-hole drilling applications. The motor comprises a generally tubular casing 1, 2 and a rotor 4 mounted for rotation within the casing 1, 2 with a chamber 18 therebetween. The casing 1, 2 is provided with angularly spaced apart inlets and outlets 19, 20 for ingress of pressurized working fluid from an inlet conduit 19a in the casing 1, 2 into the chamber 18 and egress of the fluid to an outlet conduit 20a separated from inlet conduit 19a by a wall 21. The casing 1, 2 has a generally radially extending wall 3 extending more or less into contact with the rotor 4 at an angular position between the outlet 20 and the inlet 19. The rotor 4 has a plurality of angularly spaced apart wings 15 mounted in generally radially extending recesses 16 so as to be displacable therein from a generally radially projecting position in substantially sealing engagement with the inner casing 2 to a generally retracted position when traversing the radially extending wall 3 which have a rising portion 3a which progressively approaches the rotor 4, and a falling portion 3d which recedes from the rotor 4. According to this invention the generally radially extending recesses 16 have trailing the walls 102 which extend, at least at radially outward portions, at an angle of at least approximately 90.degree. with respect to the the rising portions 3a of the walls so that, in use of a motor, the wings 15 are retractable upon engagement with the rising portions 3a substantially free of resistance from engagement axially against the side walls of the recesses 16.
A wing motor of the type suitable for use in down-hole drilling applications, which motor comprises a generally tubular casing and a rotor mounted for rotation within said casing with a chamber therebetween, said casing being provided with angularly spaced apart inlet means and outlet means for ingress of pressurized working fluid from inlet conduit means in said casing into said chamber and egress of said fluid from within said chamber, to outlet conduit means separated from said inlet conduit means by wall means in use of the motor, said casing having at least two generally radially inwardly extending wall means each extending substantially into contact with said rotor at an angular position between a said outlet means and a said inlet means, said rotor having a plurality of angularly spaced apart wing means in the form of rollers, said wing means being mounted in generally radially extending recesses so as to be displaceable therein from a generally radially projecting position in substantially sealing engagement with the casing to a generally retracted position when traversing the radially inwardly extending wall means, said radially inwardly extending wall means having a rising portion which progressively approaches the rotor, and a falling portion which recedes from the rotor, said generally radially extending recesses having trailing-side walls which extend, at least at radially outward portions, at an angle of not less than approximately 90.degree. with respect to said rising portions of said radially inwardly extending wall means so that, in use of the motor, said wing means are retractable upon engagement with said rising portion substantially free of resistance from pinching against the trailing side walls of said recesses, characterized in that said recesses have leading-side walls with radially outward portions inclined forwardly, towards their radially inward ends.
A wing motor of the type suitable for use in down-hole drilling applications, which motor comprises a generally tubular casing and a rotor mounted for rotation within said casing with a chamber therebetween, said casing being provided with angularly spaced apart inlet means and outlet means for ingress of pressurized working fluid from inlet conduit means in said casing into said chamber and egress of said fluid from within said chamber, to outlet conduit means separated from said inlet conduit means by wall means in use of the motor, said casing having at least two generally radially inwardly extending wall means each extending substantially into contact with said rotor at an angular position between a said outlet means and a said inlet means, said rotor having a plurality of angularly spaced apart wing means in the form of rollers, said wing means being mounted in generally radially extending recesses so as to be displaceable therein from a generally radially projecting position in substantially sealing engagement with the casing to a generally retracted position when traversing the radially inwardly extending wall means, said radially inwardly extending wall means having a rising portion which progressively approaches the rotor, and a falling portion which recedes from the rotor, said generally radially extending recesses having trailing-side walls which extend, at least at radially outward portions, at an angle of not less than approximately 90.degree. with respect to said rising portions of said radially inwardly extending wall means so that, in use of the motor, said wing means are retractable upon engagement with said rising portion substantially free of resistance from pinching against the trailing side walls of said recesses, characterized in that said recesses have leading-side walls formed and arranged for engagement with the rollers in their radially projecting position, at circumferential positions on the rollers angularly spaced apart from positions at which said rollers engage the casing, by an angle of not more than 90.degree..
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