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Title:
BALANCE PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR A FLUID DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/018878
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A fluid device (10) includes a displacement assembly (16) and a balance plate assembly (14) disposed adjacent to the displacement assembly (16). The displacement assembly (16) includes a ring (28) and a rotor (26) disposed in a bore (34) of the ring (28). The ring (28) and rotor (26) cooperatively define a plurality of volume chambers (50). The balance plate assembly (14) includes a housing (84) that defines a cavity (86). A balance plate (86) is disposed in the cavity (86). The balance plate (86) includes a first end surface (130) and an oppositely disposed second end surface (132). The balance plate (86) is adapted to move axially between a first position (200) in which the second end surface (132) of balance plate (86) abuts a first end face (31) of the ring (28) to a second position (204) in which the second surface (132) of the balance plate (86) is recessed in the cavity (86).

Inventors:
HICKS AARON MICHAEL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/046360
Publication Date:
September 19, 2013
Filing Date:
August 03, 2011
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Assignee:
EATON CORP (US)
HICKS AARON MICHAEL (US)
International Classes:
F04C15/00; F03C2/08
Foreign References:
US4741681A1988-05-03
EP1026400A22000-08-09
US4756676A1988-07-12
EP0276680A21988-08-03
US3490383A1970-01-20
US20060067848A12006-03-30
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCHMALTZ, David, G. (P.O. Box 2903Minneapolis, MN, US)
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