- Patent Title: Gerotor apparatus having outer gerotor with strengthening members
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Application No.: US14305920Application Date: 2014-06-16
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Publication No.: US09670924B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Mark T. Holtzapple , George A. Rabroker , Michael K. Ross
- Applicant: Texas A&M University System
- Main IPC: F03C2/00
- IPC: F03C2/00 ; F03C4/00 ; F04C2/00 ; F04C11/00 ; F01C1/10 ; F01C11/00 ; F01C17/04 ; F01C17/06 ; F01C19/08 ; F01C21/00 ; F01C21/04 ; F01C21/06 ; F04C2/10 ; F04C15/00

Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes a first gerotor, a second gerotor, and a synchronizing system operable to synchronize a rotation of the first gerotor with a rotation of the second gerotor. The synchronizing system includes a cam plate coupled to the first gerotor, wherein the cam plate includes a plurality of cams, and an alignment plate coupled to the second gerotor. The alignment plate includes at least one alignment member, wherein the plurality of cams and the at least one alignment member interact to synchronize a rotation of the first gerotor with a rotation of the second gerotor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160138590A9 GEROTOR APPARATUS HAVING OUTER GEROTOR WITH STRENGHTHENING MEMBERS Public/Granted day:2016-05-19
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