2008 results about "Pneumatic motor" patented technology

An air powered wrench device with a pivotable head and associated method of using. The device comprises a handle pivotally attached to an arm. The handle comprises a housing, an air intake nozzle, an air driven motor, a drive shaft, a ball bearing collar, a universal joint, an on/off button, a trigger switch, a directional throw switch, a lock pin, a spring, and a pivot post. The arm is pivotally attached to the handle via the pivot post. The arm includes: an outer casing, an extension rod, a ball bearing sleeve, a first pawl gear, a second pawl gear, and a bit connector. The method of using the device comprises the steps of adjoining, affixing, aligning, allowing, enshrouding, getting, moving, obtaining, putting, rotating, shifting, squeezing, and tightening.

An economical solar generator system is provided wherein the solar energy collector is constructed from a plurality of heat exchangers of the kind used as evaporators in automobile air conditioners. The solar generator system includes a plurality of said heat exchangers connected to receive incoming liquefied refrigerant under pressure. The number of such heat exchangers is sufficient to collect solar energy sufficient to induce a phase change from a liquid to a gas state. The solar generator system also includes an air motor and an electric generator. The air motor is coupled to the outflow heated gas from the plurality of heat exchangers. The air motor is rotated by the heated gas. The electrical generator is coupled to the air motor so that rotation of said air motor causes rotation of said generator.

A bidirectional pneumatic impact wrench has a pneumatic motor and an air control valve. The pneumatic motor has a forward air inlet and a reverse air inlet. The air control valve directs compressed air selectively into either the forward air inlet or the reverse air inlet to change the direction of rotation of the pneumatic motor and includes a rotatable shaft. The shaft has an exterior surface and a spiral forward air groove and reverse air groove that are symmetrically defined in the exterior surface to direct the compressed air efficiently. The air control valve is simple to fabricate and directs the compressed air efficiently into the pneumatic motor to improve power and efficiency of the pneumatic motor.

A compressed air powered vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a vehicle chassis having wheels. An electric drive motor drivingly engages at least one of the wheels. An electric generator is electrically connected to the electric drive motor, and an air motor drivingly engaging the electric generator. A compressed air source is pneumatically connected to the air motor, and an air compressor is provided on the chassis and pneumatically connected to the compressed air source to replenish compressed air in the compressed air tanks as needed.

A rivet gun includes a pneumatic motor (4), that drives a segment stem 7. A pneumatic cylinder (21) actuates a hydraulic cylinder (22) which sends oil under pressure to an expansion chamber (10) provided for moving back the segment stem (7) and buckling the rivet (2) fixing it to a laminate structure (100). The rivet gun also includes a change-over switching device (30) linked to controls (50,60) for reversing rotation of the motor (4). The controls (60) include an inlet valve (61) operated by a trigger (64) for connecting a compressed air infeed duct 14 with a feed-discharge duct (23) leading to the pneumatic cylinder (21). A discharge valve (63) is disposed in series with the inlet valve (61) and has an adjustment ring (176) for adjusting of the maximum traction force. Another discharge valve (90) is disposed in series with the discharge valve (63) previously mentioned and is provided for adjustment of the stroke of the segment stem (7).

Generally, a pneumatic rotary tool of the present invention comprises a housing formed of a plastic material and includes a motor receptacle having a front end and an open rear end. An air motor is disposed within the motor receptacle of the housing. An air inlet passage extends to the motor for delivering pressurized air to the motor to power the motor to drive an output shaft. An end plate of the motor has air passaging formed therein, at least part of the air passaging defining a portion of the air inlet passage. A torque selector is at least partially received in the end plate and includes a portion disposed in the air passaging defined in the end plate and at least partially blocking the flow of air in the air passaging except through the portion of the torque selector.

The invention discloses a pipeline inner wall rust removal device, belonging to the technical field of polishing units. The device comprises a first end cover and a second end cover which are hermetically installed at two ends of the pipeline, a rust removal trolley is arranged in the pipeline, the dust removal trolley comprises a pneumatic motor with dual output shafts, a shell of the pneumatic motor is provided with a plurality of support shafts, the end part of each support shaft is provided with a roller wheel, a grinding disc is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the pneumatic motor, close to the first end cover, and is provided with a plurality of support rods in the radial direction, the end part of each support rod is provided with an abrasive disc, the output shaft of the pneumatic motor, close to the second end cover, is connected with a shot-blasting machine in a transmission manner; the end part of the grinding disc is connected with a traction rope, the traction rope extends out of the first end cover, one end of the shot-blasting machine, close to the second end cover, is connected with a shot feeding pipe, the pneumatic motor is connected with a gas inlet pipe, the shot feeding pipe and the gas inlet pipe extend out of the second end cover. The pipeline inner wall rust removal device can be used for solving the technical problems that the pipeline inner wall is serious in rust removal pollution and the rust removal effect is poor, and can be widely applied to pipeline cleaning.

A pneumatically powered rotary tool includes a linear forward and reverse switch assembly for alternatively setting the air motor of the tool to rotate the drive assembly of the tool in either of the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction. The switch assembly slides linearly along an axis generally perpendicular to the drive assembly between a first position for setting the air motor to rotate the drive assembly in the clockwise direction and a second position for setting the air motor to rotate the drive assembly in the counterclockwise direction. The switch assembly is positioned adjacent to the trigger so that the switch assembly can be slid between the first position and the second position by the index finger and thumb of the hand of the user gripping the handle portion without releasing the handle portion.

An air-operated pump for pumping material such as oil or grease. The pump is powered by an air motor which operates to reciprocate a piston and plunger to effect a pumping action. The air motor is modular in that the air valve system is contained in a single housing fastened to the pump head. The housing is removable as a unit from the pump head to facilitate servicing of the air valve system.

The invention discloses a free-form surface robot polishing system. The system comprises a workbench, an industrial robot, a robot control cabinet, a polishing tool, a pneumatic main shaft, a connecting part, a pneumatic control cabinet and a system control cabinet. The system is high in automation degree, high in flexibility and particularly suitable for polishing a free-form surface. Specifically, the pneumatic main shaft fixed at the tail end of the industrial robot is used for clamping the polishing tool, the machined surface is tightly pressed by the polishing tool all the time by means of the pneumatic compliant force control function of the pneumatic main shaft, constant pressure is kept, the pose of the industrial robot is adjusted according to a planned route, the polishing pressure is in the normal direction of the machined surface, the polishing tool rotates at high speed through a pneumatic motor of the pneumatic main shaft, and then the industrial robot drives the polishing tool to polish a part according to the planned route.

A pneumatic motor driving valve of a screw nail gun has a driving valve for control the pneumatic motor to be operated steadily. A downward pressing spring is installed around an outer wall of the cylinder of the gun body and an annular control valve is installed around the outer wall of the cylinder so that the annular control valve presses the downward pressing spring for actuating of the opening of the air inlet valve of the air inlet channel of the pneumatic motor. An annular control valve around an outer wall of the cylinder can accumulate the pressure in the gun body to a predetermined value so as to open the driving valve. Thereby, the pneumatic motor can provide a larger stable twisting force to beat and rotate a screw nail.

An improved air tool includes an integrated air motor and electrical generator wherein the stator is positioned on a side of the rotor body opposite the working end of the tool to reduce vibrations transmitted to the stator. The stator is also positioned between the compressed air inlet and the rotor body such that compressed air flows across the stator to prevent overheating of the stator. The air tool includes an indicating circuit connected to the battery charging circuit for indicating a battery charge condition, a battery discharge condition, and a low lubrication condition of the air vanes. A light ring assembly is attached to the working end of the tool housing to provide light at the working end of the tool. Materials chosen for the magnets and the poles of the stator increase the power capability of the electrical generator. An illuminating apparatus for a conventional air tool includes a light ring with integral generator.

An all electric vehicle that produces zero CO2 emissions and capable of traveling an unlimited amount of mileage is presented. This vehicle is considered air and electric because it uses a wind turbine generator, compressed air and a high voltage battery to generate electricity to power the DC motors that drive this vehicle. Therefore this vehicle is called the Wind Turbine Generator Air Electric Vehicle (WTGAEV). There exists an integrated system that enables this vehicle to maintain a consistent energy supply to automatically recharge the high voltage battery. This integrated system consists of a wind turbine generator (WTG), air motor, air compressor, air tank, and battery. The power train receives its energy from the motion of the vehicle. When the vehicle is in forward motion the air flow from the nose of the vehicle is collected and directed toward the blades of the WTG which generates electric.

A hybrid engine, having a plurality of coupled expansible chamber devices, preferably a piston in a cylinder, each capable of operating in any one of an internal combustion mode, an air pump/compressor mode and an air motor mode. The modes are controlled by a microcontroller which controls the valves, ignition source and fuel source. The mode for each expansible chamber device is computed and independently selected by the microcontroller and the combination of modes at any instant is switched to optimize engine operation for the operating conditions at that instant.

The invention discloses an air compression energy storage wind power generation method and a generating set thereof for overcoming the rotation rate limitation and the problems of a rigid drive system in the prior art. The air compression energy storage wind power generation method comprises the following steps: 1, wind wheels convert the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy; 2, the wind wheels drive an air compressor to work so as to generate compressed air; 3, an air storage tank stores the compressed air; 4, the compressed air drives an air motor or a steam turbine; 5, the air motor or the steam turbine drives the generator to generate electricity; and 6, the surplus electric energy is stored. The invention also provides an air compression energy storage wind power generating set and a surplus electric energy storage device. The air compression energy storage wind power generating set comprises wind wheels, a speed increasing gear case, an air compressor, an air storage tank, an electric control valve, an air motor or a gas turbine and a generator. In the surplus electric energy storage device, the wind wheels and the speed increasing gear case of the air compression energy storage wind power generating set are replaced by electromotors, and other parts are the same as those of the air compression energy storage wind power generating set.

A system for supplying compressed air to a pneumatic network includes a load compressor, an air supply and a power shaft driving the load compressor. The system also includes in an air outlet of such load compressor, a connecting channel connected, on the one side, with a channel connected with the pneumatic network and, on the other side, with an air discharge conduct towards an exhaust nozzle. Air flow rate bleed valves are controlled by a processing unit via servo-loops as a function of the pressure sensors and the speed sensor.

An air drill includes a body having a grip portion having an air supply passage and an air exhaust passage formed therein, a trigger portion formed above the grip portion and supporting a trigger, and a cylinder portion formed above the trigger portion and accommodating an air motor. A reverse valve is disposed within the cylinder portion in order to switch the direction of rotation of the air motor between forward and reverse directions. Two reverse levers are disposed in an upper portion of the reverse valve and slidably accommodated in two slit-shaped openings, respectively, which are formed in a grip-portion-side end of the cylinder portion.