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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1976
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1975
John M Clarke, Mollington, near Banbury, EN;
Paul J Staebler, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An improved slant axis rotary mechanism such as an engine, a compressor, pump, or the like. The mechanism includes a housing defining an operating chamber and a shaft is journalled within the housing. The shaft includes an angularly offset portion within the chamber, the angularly offset portion including an outwardly opening peripheral groove. A thrust collar is disposed in the groove and a rotor is journalled on the angularly offset portion. The rotor is formed of two rotor segments secured together with the rotor segments, at their interface, including complementary groove parts clampingly receiving the thrust collar.