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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mario Ricco, Bari, IT;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
92129 ; 92154 ; 417273 ; 417470 ;
Abstract
The pump has a number of cylinders arranged with their respective axes at a predetermined angular distance about a drive shaft; and a number of piss, each sliding inside a respective cylinder. The inner radial end of each piston is fitted with a pad engaging a respective flat portion of a cam rotating on an eccentric portion of the drive shaft; and, to ensure against seizure, each pad has a cavity inside which is fitted a shoe having at least one layer of self-lubricating material engaging the respective flat portion of the cam.