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US 6,164,404 AGranted
Radial torque drive system
OwnerDennis C. Hinrichsinventor
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Abstract
A torque converting linkage (10) comprising two turbines, an impeller and a reactor (12 & 14), which rotate on shafts (16 & 18) within separate fluid-filled housings (20 & 22) is disclosed. Each housing (20 & 22) includes an outlet port and an inlet port (24 & 30, 28 & 26) which are coupled by two conduits (32 & 34). An external torque applied to shaft (16) turns the impeller turbine (12). Vanes (38) on the impeller turbine (12) force the fluid (36) out of the impeller housing (20) through a first conduit (34) into the reactor housing (22). The fluid (36) entering the reactor housing (22) acts on the vanes (38) of the reactor turbine (14), causing it to rotate and to transfer rotational energy to shaft (18).
Claims56
An apparatus comprising:
- a first turbine means (12) for converting an external torque to a pressure imposed on a fluid (36);
- said first turbine means (12) including a shaft means (16) for transferring said external torque and a first housing means (20) for enclosing said fluid (36);
- said first housing means (20) including an outlet port (24) and an inlet port (30) arranged to optimize the transfer of said external torque to said fluid (36);
- a second turbine means (14) for converting a pressure imposed on said fluid (36) to rotational energy;
- said second turbine means (14) including a second shaft means (18) for transferring said rotational energy and a second housing means (22) for enclosing said fluid (36);
- said second housing means (22) including an inlet port (26) and an outlet port (28) arranged to optimize the transfer of the pressure of said fluid (36) to said rotational energy;
- said fluid (36) being applied to a side surface of both of said first and second turbine means;
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- a first and a second conduit means (32 & 34) for conveying said fluid (36) between said first and second housing means (20 & 22);
- wherein said second conduit means (34) connects said outlet port (28) of said second housing (22) to said inlet port (30) of said first housing (20).
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first turbine means (12) for converting an external torque to a pressure imposed on a generally incompressible fluid (36);
- said first turbine means (12) including a shaft means (16) for transferring said external torque and a first housing means (20) for enclosing said fluid (36);
- said first housing means (20) including an outlet port (24) and an inlet port (30) arranged to optimize the transfer of said external torque to said fluid (36);
- a second turbine means (14) for converting a pressure imposed on said fluid (36) to rotational energy;
- said second turbine means (14) including a second shaft means (18) for transferring said rotational energy and a second housing means (22) for enclosing said fluid (36);
- said second housing means (22) including an inlet port (26) and an outlet port (28) arranged to optimize the transfer of the pressure of said fluid (36) to said rotational energy;
- said fluid (36) being applied to a side surface of both of said first and second turbine means;
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- a first and a second conduit means (32 & 34) for conveying said fluid (36) between said first and second housing means (20 & 22).
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first turbine means (12) for converting an external torque to a pressure imposed on a fluid (36);
- said first turbine means (12) including a shaft means (16) for transferring said external torque and a first housing means (20) for enclosing said fluid (36);
- said first housing;
- means (20) including an outlet port (24) and an inlet port (30) arranged to optimize the transfer of said external torque to said fluid (36);
- a second turbine means (14) for converting a pressure imposed on said fluid (36) to rotational energy;
- said second turbine means (14) including a second shaft means (18) for transferring said rotational energy and a second housing means (22) for enclosing said fluid (36);
- said second housing means (22) including an inlet port (26) and an outlet port (28) arranged to optimize the transfer of the pressure of said fluid (36) to said rotational energy;
- said fluid (36) being applied to a side surface of both of said first and second turbine means;
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- a first and a second conduit means (32 & 34) for conveying said fluid (36) between said first and second housing means (20 & 22);
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- a volute means (40) for directing the flow of the fluid (36) within said first and second housing means (20, 22) to optimize the transfer of power to and from said first and second turbine means (12, 14), wherein said volute means (40) includes an opening (41) formed on its side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.