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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Derek Lee Watkins, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Inventor:
Derek Lee Watkins, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 23/14 (2006.01); F16H 53/06 (2006.01); F04D 15/00 (2006.01); F16D 41/10 (2006.01); F16D 41/066 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 15/0066 (2013.01); F04D 15/0077 (2013.01); F16D 41/105 (2013.01); F16D 2041/0665 (2013.01); F16D 2300/12 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2107 (2015.01);
Abstract
A cam plate for use with a pump includes at least one camming surface configured to enable an impeller to rotate in a first direction and substantially prevent the impeller from rotating in a second direction opposite the first direction. A ring recess is defined in the cam plate. The ring recess is configured to receive at least a portion of a cam ring that is configured to rotate within the ring recess. A follower recess is at least partially defined by the at least one camming surface and extends from the ring recess. The follower recess is configured to receive at least one cam follower therein.