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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Edward H. Phillips, Troy, MI (US);
Jeffrey M. Lloyd, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Edward H. Phillips, Troy, MI (US);
Jeffrey M. Lloyd, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Assignees:
ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Techco Corp., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03C 2/00 (2006.01); F03C 4/00 (2006.01); F04C 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gerotor pump includes an outer rotor having a first toothed surface and lobes that extend inwards. An inner rotor is eccentrically aligned relative to the outer rotor and includes a second toothed surface and lobes that extend outwards. Planetary gears are located between the outer rotor and the inner rotor. Each planetary gear has a third toothed surface that intermeshes with the first toothed surface and the second toothed surface.