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US 7,726,959 B2Granted
Gerotor apparatus for a quasi-isothermal Brayton cycle engine
AssigneeTexas A&M University
InventorsMark T. Holtzapple, George A. Rabroker
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes an outer gerotor having an outer gerotor chamber, an inner gerotor, at least a portion of which is disposed within the outer gerotor chamber, and a synchronizing apparatus operable to control the rotation of the inner gerotor relative to the outer gerotor. The inner gerotor includes one or more entrance passages operable to communicate a lubricant into the outer gerotor chamber.
Claims19
A gerotor apparatus, comprising:
- an outer gerotor;
- and
- an inner gerotor disposed within the outer gerotor, wherein at least one of the inner gerotor or the outer gerotor comprises a gerotor web formed from an extrusion process, wherein the gerotor web is supported by a gerotor skin.
A gerotor apparatus, comprising:
- an outer gerotor;
- and
- an inner gerotor disposed within the outer gerotor, wherein
- at least one of the inner gerotor or the outer gerotor comprises a gerotor web formed from an extrusion process,
- the gerotor web comprises a plurality of web sections coupled to one another, and
- the plurality of web sections are coupled to one another with tongue and groove couplers.
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A gerotor apparatus, comprising:
- an outer gerotor;
- and
- an inner gerotor disposed within the outer gerotor, wherein
- at least one of the inner gerotor or the outer gerotor comprises a gerotor web formed from an extrusion process,
- the gerotor web comprises a plurality of web sections coupled to one another,
- the gerotor web is an inner gerotor web,
- the plurality of web sections are inner gerotor web sections, and
- at least some of the plurality of inner gerotor web sections are further coupled to an inner gerotor support structure.
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A gerotor apparatus, comprising:
- an outer gerotor;
- and
- an inner gerotor disposed within the outer gerotor, wherein
- at least one of the inner gerotor or the outer gerotor comprises a gerotor web formed from an extrusion process,
- the gerotor web is an outer gerotor web, and
- the outer gerotor web includes at least one ferromagnetic mass disposed in an opening in the outer gerotor web.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.