US4303133A
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Compressed-gas-operated reciprocating-piston devices
Assignee: Compair Holman Ltd
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Filing: 1980-02-27
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Granted: 1981-12-01
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Expires: 2000-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A compressed-gas-operated reciprocating-piston device, e.g. a concrete breaker, rock drill or chipping hammer, has a cylinder component of composite construction, comprising a rigid inner metal tube in which the piston reciprocates and a moulded outer sleeve of rubber or plastics material, e.g. polyurethane, which surrounds the tube over the majority of its length and is bonded thereto. The sleeve has three integral moulded longitudinal ribs in which are moulded longitudinal passages for transmission of compressed air to the cylinder interior. An outer tubular muffler of rubber or plastics material surrounds the composite cylinder component and defines a sound-reducing path for exhaust gas from the cylinder to thge atmosphere. The exhaust gas is discharged into spaces defined between adjacent ribs of the sleeve within the muffler, these spaces forming part of an expansion chamber in the muffler. This expansion chamber communicates with the atmosphere either directly through exhaust ports or via a restriction and a second expansion chamber to a final duct leading to an exhaust opening in the muffler wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Reginald O. Godolphin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:29
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/001; B; B25; B25D; B25D17/00; B25D17/11; B25D17/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S173/00; Y10S173/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A compressed-gas-operated reciprocating piston device, which includes a composite cylinder component comprising a rigid inner metal cylinder tube in which the piston reciprocates in use and an outer sleeve moulded of polymerized plastics material and surrounding and bonded to the metal cylinder tube, the sleeve overlying the entire outer circumferential surface of the major part of the length of the tube, and the sleeve being formed on its outer surface with a plurality of longitudinally-extending outwardly-projecting integrally-moulded ribs spaced apart around the circumference of the sleeve, the device further including an outer tubular muffler made of polymerized plastics material which surrounds the ribbed sleeve and defines within the muffler a chamber referred to as the muffler chamber, which communicates with an exhaust opening leading out of the muffler into the ambient atmosphere, the cylinder component being formed with at least one gas discharge port in its wall which opens into the muffler chamber between two adjacent ribs of the sleeve, and in which a longitudinally-extending elongate moulded passage is formed in the interior of at least one of the ribs, and passage constituting a transfer passage for supplying compressed gas to one end portion of the interior of the cylinder tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
A compressed-gas-operated reciprocating piston device, which includes a composite cylinder component comprising a rigid inner metal cylinder tube in which the piston reciprocates in use and an outer sleeve moulded of polymerized plastics material and surrounding and bonded to the metal cylinder tube, the sleeve overlying the entire outer circumferential surface of the major part of the length of the tube, and the sleeve being formed on its outer surface with a plurality of longitudinally-extending outwardly-projecting integrally-moulded ribs spaced apart around the circumference of the sleeve, the device further including an outer tubular muffler made of polymerized plastics material which surrounds the ribbed sleeve and defines within the muffler a chamber referred to as the muffler chamber, which communicates with an exhaust opening leading out of the muffler into the ambient atmosphere, the cylinder component being formed with at least one gas discharge port in its wall which opens into the muffler chamber between two adjacent ribs of the sleeve, and in which a longitudinally-extending elongate moulded passage is formed in the interior of at least one of the ribs, and passage constituting a transfer passage for supplying compressed gas to one end portion of the interior of the cylinder tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A reciprocating-piston device as claimed in claim 1, in which the moulded sleeve of the cylinder component has three of the said integrally-moulded ribs, and a plurality of the said gas discharge ports opening into the muffler chamber respectively between different pairs of adjacent ribs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A reciprocating-piston device as claimed in claim 1, in which the said device includes a compressed gas distribution valve, and in which the said passage is connected at its upstream end to said distribution valve and at its downstream end leads into one end portion of the interior of the cylinder tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A reciprocating-piston device as claimed in claim 3 in which at least one further longitudinally-extending elongate passage is formed as a moulded cavity within the interior of another of the ribs, said passage communicating at one end with the interior of the cylinder and being permanently closed at its other end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A reciprocating-piston device as claimed in claim 2, in which each of the three ribs is formed within its interior with a said transfer passage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A reciprocating-piston device as claimed in claim 2, in which the crests of the ribs act as radial locating means for at least a part of the muffler.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A reciprocating-piston device as claimed in claim 1, in which the moulded sleeve is made of polyurethane rubber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A reciprocating-piston device as claimed in claim 7, in which the muffler is made of polyurethane rubber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A reciprocating-piston device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, which is a pneumatic percussive tool.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A reciprocating-piston device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said polymerized plastics material of said moulded outer sleeve comprises a natural rubber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A reciprocating-piston device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said polymerized plastics material of said moulded tubular muffler comprises a natural rubber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A reciprocating-piston device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said polymerized plastics material of said moulded outer sleeve comprises a synthetic plastics material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A reciprocating-piston device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said polymerized plastics material of said moulded tubular muffler comprises a synthetic plastics material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A reciprocating-piston device as set forth in claim 10 wherein said polymerized plastics material of said moulded tubular muffler comprises a natural rubber.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A reciprocating-piston device as set forth in claim 12 wherein said polymerized plastics material of said moulded tubular muffler comprises a synthetic plastics material.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-11-30 | 1985-06-01 | 1985-12-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-11-30 | 1989-06-01 | 1989-12-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-11-30 | 1993-06-01 | 1993-12-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |