EP2084403A2 - Dispositif de pompage - Google Patents

Dispositif de pompage

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Publication number
EP2084403A2
EP2084403A2 EP07866151A EP07866151A EP2084403A2 EP 2084403 A2 EP2084403 A2 EP 2084403A2 EP 07866151 A EP07866151 A EP 07866151A EP 07866151 A EP07866151 A EP 07866151A EP 2084403 A2 EP2084403 A2 EP 2084403A2
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Prior art keywords
piston
valve
pumping arrangement
arrangement according
pilot valve
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EP07866151A
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP2084403B1 (fr
Inventor
Rudolph Teodor BÜHRMANN
Rudolph BÜHRMANN
Frank Niemann
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African Explosives Ltd
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African Explosives Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B9/00—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members
    • F04B9/08—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid
    • F04B9/12—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being elastic, e.g. steam or air
    • F04B9/123—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being elastic, e.g. steam or air having only one pumping chamber
    • F04B9/125—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being elastic, e.g. steam or air having only one pumping chamber reciprocating movement of the pumping member being obtained by a double-acting elastic-fluid motor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B9/00—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members
    • F04B9/08—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid
    • F04B9/10—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid
    • F04B9/103—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having only one pumping chamber
    • F04B9/105—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having only one pumping chamber reciprocating movement of the pumping member being obtained by a double-acting liquid motor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B9/00—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members
    • F04B9/08—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid
    • F04B9/10—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid
    • F04B9/109—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having plural pumping chambers
    • F04B9/111—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having plural pumping chambers with two mechanically connected pumping members
    • F04B9/113—Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being fluid the fluid being liquid having plural pumping chambers with two mechanically connected pumping members reciprocating movement of the pumping members being obtained by a double-acting liquid motor

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a pumping arrangement which is driven by a pressurised fluid such as compressed air to pump a second fluid.
  • This feature allows the pump, once started, to deliver a predetermined quantity of the emulsion and, only thereafter, can the pump be restarted to repeat a succeeding pump cycle.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a pumping arrangement which, at least partially, addresses the aforementioned requirements.
  • the invention provides a pumping arrangement which includes a body, a bore inside the body, a directional control valve, a piston which is sealingly engaged with the bore and which is mounted for reciprocating movement inside the bore, in response to the directional control valve, between first and second limiting positions, a pilot valve which is operable when the piston is moved towards each limiting position to cause the directional control valve to operate and thereupon reverse movement of the piston, and an index valve which is movable between a first position at which it inhibits operation of the pilot valve and a second position at which it does ' not inhibit operation of the pilot valve.
  • the pumping arrangement may include a starting component which takes up a static position when operation of the pilot valve is inhibited and a control device which is actuable to cause the starting component to move from the static position to a start-up position at which the operation of the pilot valve is initiated.
  • the pumping arrangement may include a restart control valve which, unless the index valve is in the second position, assists in inhibiting the effect of the starting component upon actuation of the control device.
  • the piston may be of any appropriate kind and may include a tubular component into which at least part of the pilot valve extends.
  • the piston may operate on a volume which interacts with two non-return valves in order to pump a fluid from an inlet to the volume to an outlet from the volume.
  • the directional control valve may comprise a multi-port device.
  • the directional control valve may be switched by the application of a pressurised fluid such as compressed air which is also used to cause movement of the piston.
  • the pilot valve may include a stem which projects into the tubular component of the piston and first and second valve members which are engageable with first and second seats respectively preferably formed in the body.
  • the stem may engage with the piston preferably indirectly through the medium of a biasing element to cause one of the valve members to disengage from its seat when it is sealingly engaged with such seat.
  • the first and second valve members may be located on a body in which is formed a passage through which compressed air is passed to displace the starting component to a static position.
  • the starting component may be in the form of a piston which is located in a chamber which is bounded at least partly by a face of the body of the pilot valve.
  • the index valve preferably includes a projection which is extended into the bore by a biasing member when the piston is moved away from the projection.
  • the projection may abut the piston or an element which is movable by or with the piston and be moved in a reverse direction against the action of the biasing member when the piston is moved towards the index valve.
  • the index valve may include a sealing component which is movable relatively to the projection and which allows pressure in the chamber to be reduced when the projection is moved in the reverse direction.
  • the restart control valve may be biased to a position at which it prevents compressed air from flowing from the chamber when the piston reaches one of its limiting positions.
  • Figure 1 schematically illustrates components in a pumping arrangement according to the invention in a static configuration
  • Figure 1A is a view on an enlarged scale of part of a pumping arrangement shown in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 2 is similar to Figure 1 illustrating the components of the pumping arrangement when pumping is started;
  • Figure 3 shows the pumping arrangement with a piston at one limiting position;
  • Figure 4 shows the pumping arrangement on a return stroke with the piston at an intermediate position
  • Figure 5 which in a number of aspects is similar to Figure 1 , shows the pumping arrangement with the piston at a second limiting position but starting a repeat pumping cycle.
  • FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings illustrates components, partly schematically and to some extent simplified for ease of illustration, of a pumping arrangement 10 according to the invention in a static configuration.
  • the pumping arrangement includes a main body 12 in which is formed a bore 14.
  • a piston 16 is located inside the bore.
  • the piston has a seal 18 and divides the bore into a first volume 20 and a second volume 22 located respectively on opposing sides of the piston.
  • the piston has a tubular component 24 which projects from one side of the piston through the first volume 20 and through an aperture 26 in a wall of the body.
  • the tubular component projects into a housing 30.
  • the housing includes an inlet 32 which is connected to a source of an emulsion 34 which is to be pumped.
  • a first one-way valve 36 is positioned in the inlet 32.
  • the tubular component carries a second piston or plunger 38 through which is formed a passage 40.
  • a second one-way valve 42 is positioned inside the passage 40.
  • the plunger 38 includes a second passage 44 from a receiving side of the second one-way valve which is in communication with an exit port 46 leading from a chamber 48 on the right hand side of the piston.
  • the left side of the piston faces a chamber 50.
  • a pilot valve 52 is positioned inside the body 12.
  • the pilot valve includes a body 54 and a stem 55 which projects from the body.
  • the body has formations which define a first valve member 56 and a second valve member 58.
  • the valve member 56 opposes a first seat 60 while the valve member opposes a second seat 62.
  • a small passage 64 extends through the second valve member to a right side of the body 54.
  • the stem 55 passes through a seal 66 and through an opening 68, in the piston 16, into an interior 70 of the tubular component 24.
  • the stem has a slender section 72 which terminates in a head 74 and a coil spring 76 which surrounds the section 72 is located between opposing surfaces of the head 74 and a washer 78 which is movably located on the section 72.
  • the body 54 of the pilot valve has an external seal 80 which is engaged with a wall of a chamber 82 in which that portion of the body which defines the second valve member is slidingly located.
  • the small passage 64 has one end in communication with the chamber.
  • a passage 84 extends from the chamber 82 to a volume 86 inside the body which is occupied by an index valve 88.
  • the index valve is in the form of an elongate rod 90 with a projection 92 at one end and two spaced shoulders 94 and 96 respectively.
  • a spring 98 acts at a right end of the rod between opposing surfaces of the shoulder 96 and of the volume 86 respectively and biases the shoulder into sealing engagement with a first side of an annular formation 99.
  • a second spring 100 acts between opposing surfaces of the shoulder 94 and a valve member 102 which is slidingly and sealingly engaged with the rod and which is located between the shoulders 94 and 96. The spring 100 biases the valve member 102 into engagement with a second side of the annular formation.
  • the projection 92 can extend slightly into the second volume 22.
  • a restart control valve 104 is located inside a volume 106 which faces into the second volume 22.
  • a first spring 108 acts between a shoulder 109 on the restart valve and a reaction formation 110 on the body.
  • a second spring 112 acts on a second shoulder 114 on the control valve. The second shoulder is engageable with a sealing action with the reaction formation 110.
  • a free end of the spring which is retained on the restart control valve by any appropriate device extends partly into the second volume 22.
  • the chamber 82 is stepped and a starting component 116 is positioned inside an enlarged portion 82A of the chamber.
  • the starting component includes a cup-shaped piston 118 which has an external seal 120 in sealing engagement with a wall of the enlarged chamber portion 82A.
  • a small orifice 122 is formed through a circular portion 124 of the piston 118.
  • a spring 126 biases the piston to the left in the drawing.
  • a passage 128 extends from a right side of the chamber portion 82A to the volume 106.
  • the passage branches to a normally closed start up control valve 130.
  • a passage 132 is formed in the body from a left side of the second valve member 58 to an exit port 134.
  • An inlet port 136 is connected to a source of compressed air, not shown.
  • the inlet port is in communication with a passage 138 which extends to a left end of the body 54 of the pilot valve and two passages 140 and 142 respectively which go to a four way directional control valve 144.
  • This control valve has a body 146 which is formed with two direct passages 148 and 150 respectively and two cross over passages 152 and 154 respectively.
  • a passage 156 at a left end of a cavity 160 in which the body 146 is located goes to an intermediate portion of a reduced size part of the chamber 82.
  • Two passages 162 and 164 respectively go from exit ports of the cavity 160 to the first volume 20 and the second volume 22 respectively.
  • Another port, designated 166 is an exhaust port.
  • Figure 1 shows the components of the pumping arrangement in a static configuration.
  • the starting component 116 which comprises the cup-shaped piston 118 is at a left limiting position inside the chamber portion 82A.
  • the pressure on opposing sides of the circular portion 124 is the same due to the pressure-equalising effect of the small orifice 122.
  • the valve seating surfaces 58 and 62 are engaged to seal off compressed air that flows through the opening between the surfaces 56 and 60 and into the passage 156.
  • the body 146 is biased to the right and compressed air passes through the passage 162 to hold the piston to the right.
  • the control valve 130 is briefly opened then air on the right side of the circular portion 124 inside the chamber portion 82A can escape to atmosphere.
  • Compressed air at the inlet port 136 flows through the passage 142 and displaces the body 146 of the directional control valve to the left.
  • the pumping arrangement then takes up the configuration shown in Figure 2. Air from the compressed air source flows through the directional control valve and thereafter via the passage 164 into the second volume 22. Pressure in the second volume builds up and the piston 16 is displaced to the left.
  • the plunger 38 is simultaneously moved along the housing 30. The pressure of fluid in the chamber 50 is increased and the first one-way valve 36 is closed.
  • the second one-way valve 42 opens and fluid flows through the passage 40 to the second passage 44, into the chamber 48 and then flows from the exit port 46.
  • an indexing and stroke adjustment device 170 and a rotatable member 172 Interposed between the right hand side of the piston 16 and an opposing surface of the body 12 are an indexing and stroke adjustment device 170 and a rotatable member 172.
  • the device 170 controls aspects of the working of the pumping arrangement in a manner which is not important in an understanding of the present invention. With each stroke of the piston the device causes the member 172 to rotate through a predetermined angle.
  • the member 172 is in the nature of a wheel which has one or more holes 174 at strategic positions.
  • the device 170 and the member 172 are moved together with the reciprocating piston.
  • the stem 55 of the pilot valve passes through centrally positioned holes in the device 170 in the member 172.
  • the device 170 and the member 172 are referred to merely by way of example as providing a mechanism for controlling an aspect of the operation of the pumping arrangement. Any equivalent mechanism could be used in place of the device and the member. For example, instead of being moved automatically by the device 170, the member 172 could be rotated, when required, to move a hole 174 into alignment with the rod 90 of the index valve, or out of alignment therewith.
  • the piston moving to the right, causes the member 172 to impact the projection 92 of the index valve.
  • the rod 90 of the index valve is then moved to the right.
  • the shoulder 96 is displaced from one side of the annular formation 99 and pressure in the chamber 82, if sufficiently high, causes the valve member 102 to be displaced to the left away from an opposing side of the annular formation 99. Air can then escape into the second volume 22 and is exhausted to atmosphere via the passage 164 and the exhaust port 166.
  • the device 170 causes the member 172 to be rotated about the stem 55 through a defined angle. If the result of such rotation is to align a hole 174 in the member with the projection 92 of the index valve then at the limiting position of the return stroke of the piston the projection enters the hole 174 in the manner shown in Figure 1. When this occurs the index valve is not displaced to the right and so is not operated to depressurise the chamber
  • the pilot valve is however switched to its left position and air from the source 136 flows through the gap between the displaced first valve member 56 and the seat 60. Air flows through the passage 64 into the chamber 82 and then through the orifice 122. Pressure on the right side of the start-up piston increases and is ultimately equal to the pressure on the left side of the piston. Due to the action of the spring 126 the piston is then moved to the left to take up the position shown in Figure 1. It is only at this stage that it is possible, again, to restart the pumping operation by opening the control valve 130.
  • the piston which is air actuated, thus provides pumping action with each stroke in each direction.
  • the seal 28 prevents air from entering the emulsion which is being pumped, and vice versa.
  • the pilot valve is caused to switch by the index valve which vents the chamber 82.
  • the index valve is in turn responsive to movement of the member 172.
  • the pumping operation thus continues until the index valve is not capable of venting the chamber 82. This means that pumping, once started, will continue for a predetermined number of cycles determined only by the movement of the member 172. Any attempt to retrigger the pumping arrangement during the predetermined number of cycles will have no effect on the operation of the pump.
  • the manner in which the member 172 is rotated thus determines the duration of a pumping cycle.
  • the member 172 can be rotated through a defined angle automatically by the reciprocating action of the piston but, if necessary, can be rotated in any other way e.g. electrically, pneumatically or manually.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)
  • Fluid-Driven Valves (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de pompe équipé d'un piston pouvant se déplacer selon un mouvement de va-et-vient en réponse à une soupape de commande directionnelle, une soupape pilote qui, en réponse au piston, active la soupape de commande directionnelle, et une soupape à index pouvant être activée pour inhiber ou permettre le fonctionnement de la soupape pilote.
EP07866151A 2006-11-21 2007-11-20 Dispositif de pompage Not-in-force EP2084403B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PL07866151T PL2084403T3 (pl) 2006-11-21 2007-11-20 Układ pompujący

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ZA200609692 2006-11-21
PCT/ZA2007/000077 WO2008064376A2 (fr) 2006-11-21 2007-11-20 Dispositif de pompage

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EP2084403A2 true EP2084403A2 (fr) 2009-08-05
EP2084403B1 EP2084403B1 (fr) 2010-06-02

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EP (1) EP2084403B1 (fr)
AP (1) AP2544A (fr)
AR (1) AR063858A1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE470070T1 (fr)
BR (1) BRPI0718967A2 (fr)
CL (1) CL2007003334A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE602007006980D1 (fr)
DK (1) DK2084403T3 (fr)
MX (1) MX2009005109A (fr)
PE (1) PE20081207A1 (fr)
PL (1) PL2084403T3 (fr)
PT (1) PT2084403E (fr)
WO (1) WO2008064376A2 (fr)
ZA (1) ZA200902836B (fr)

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PT2084403E (pt) 2010-08-17
PE20081207A1 (es) 2008-09-04
DK2084403T3 (da) 2010-08-23
AR063858A1 (es) 2009-02-25
AP2009004845A0 (en) 2009-04-30
BRPI0718967A2 (pt) 2018-04-03
ZA200902836B (en) 2010-03-31
WO2008064376A2 (fr) 2008-05-29
WO2008064376A3 (fr) 2008-07-10
EP2084403B1 (fr) 2010-06-02
AP2544A (en) 2012-12-20
CL2007003334A1 (es) 2008-06-06
DE602007006980D1 (de) 2010-07-15
MX2009005109A (es) 2009-07-09
ATE470070T1 (de) 2010-06-15
PL2084403T3 (pl) 2010-11-30

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