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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2007
Robert Grisar, Kirtland, OH (US);
Kim Luckner, Mentor, OH (US);
Denis Sankovic, Euclid, OH (US);
REGI U.S., Inc., British Columbia, CA;
Abstract
A rotary device comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator has a cam surface. The rotor has a sleeve and a hub. There is a plurality of vanes reciprocatingly mounted on the rotor. There is a plurality of first longitudinal edge seals disposed on the sleeve. The first longitudinal edge seals each seal at least a portion of a first longitudinal edge of one of the vanes against the sleeve. There is a plurality of second longitudinal edge seals disposed on the hub. The second longitudinal edge seals each seal at least a portion of a second longitudinal edge of one of the vanes against the hub. There is a plurality of end edge seals. The end edge seals each seal a respective end edge of one of the vanes against the cam surface. The end edge seals each are in sealing engagement with respective ones of the first and second longitudinal edge seals.