Constant flow fluid pump
First Claim
1. A constant flow fluid pump, including a single fluid pump means having a single linear moving piston actuated by a rod and a crankshaft within a single cylinder for pumping a fluid through said single cylinder, comprising:
- a motor disposed in mechanical communication with said crankshaft of said single pump means; and
control means in electrical communication with said motor for energizing said motor at predetermined differing rates at discrete steps through the 360°
rotation of said motor to provide for rotating said crankshaft at fluctuating speeds and thereby drive said single moving piston at a constant linear speed during the upstroke of said single piston, and to minimize the drown stroke time of said single piston.
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Abstract
The present invention is a means and method for providing constant output flow from a fluid pump. The invention does this by controlling the radial speed of the pump motor during discreet segments of the motor'"'"'s 360° angular/radial path through a revolution of the pump. The electric pump motor is controlled throughout the 360° radial path by employing a control means for controlling the speed of actuation of the radial steps of a stepper motor throughout the 360° path of rotation of the stepper motor. Control means for controlling the speed of the discreet steps of the stepper motor comprises at least a memory means, a counting means and an amplification means.
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12 Claims
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1. A constant flow fluid pump, including a single fluid pump means having a single linear moving piston actuated by a rod and a crankshaft within a single cylinder for pumping a fluid through said single cylinder, comprising:
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a motor disposed in mechanical communication with said crankshaft of said single pump means; and
control means in electrical communication with said motor for energizing said motor at predetermined differing rates at discrete steps through the 360°
rotation of said motor to provide for rotating said crankshaft at fluctuating speeds and thereby drive said single moving piston at a constant linear speed during the upstroke of said single piston, and to minimize the drown stroke time of said single piston.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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5. A means for controlling the linear speed of a piston rod that is being driven by a rotating crank shaft, comprising:
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a) a stepper motor means in rotatable communication with said rotating crank shaft for turning said crank shaft in discreet steps throughout the full 360°
rotation; and
b) control means for controlling the predetermined incident speed of said stepper motor throughout said 360°
rotation.
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7. A control means for converting a position controlled device into a speed controlled device, comprising:
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a) a memory means for storing a series of numbers, each of said numbers being representative of a discreet signal to a stepper motor to articulate a discreet step in the 360°
rotation of said stepper motor and the speed of articulating said discreet step;
b) a counting means for selecting the numbers stored in said memory means, a conversion means for converting said numbers to a time interval before the next motor step and for outputting a signal representative of the incidence of the discreet step of said stepper motor of said 360°
rotation; and
c) a driving means responsive to the output signals of said conversion means for outputting electrical power to said stepper motor for energizing said stepper motor to articulate each of said steps around said 360°
rotation.
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