1 |
Microsystems for compressing or for converting a pressure difference into a displacement |
US13988783 |
2011-11-16 |
US09200624B2 |
2015-12-01 |
Thierry Hilt |
A microsystem for converting pressure difference in fluid into mechanical displacement includes input and output nozzles, two interleaved parts, one of which is mobile part, between which the fluid flows. During displacement, the parts define an expanding fluid pocket that moves from the input nozzle to the output nozzle. The micro-system also includes top and bottom planes between which the mobile part is mounted for displacement relative to each plane, an overhanging distal portion along which the fluid flows, and a proximal portion mechanically linked to a plane via a link allowing only longitudinal translation of the proximal portion, and a reinforcement including a first side fastened to one of the planes and, a second side that is either fastened to or in sliding contact with the overhanging distal portion of the mobile part to limit its deformation in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. |
2 |
Scroll-type fluid handling machine |
US529128 |
1990-05-25 |
US5073093A |
1991-12-17 |
Nobukazu Takagi; Takeshi Seto |
Here is disclosed a scroll-type fluid handling machine having a hermetically sealed casing enclosing therein a stationary side scroll member fixed to the casing, a movable side scroll member adapted to be rotatable in engagement with the stationary side scroll member and an electromotor used to drive the movable side scroll member, wherein said electromotor comprises a linear motor consisting of movable side magnets and stationary side coils mutually facing in the axial direction of the machine itself and is adapted to directly drive the movable side scroll member. Such feature makes the drive shaft as well as the crankshaft which have conventionally been essential to the machine unnecessary, thereby minimizing a mechanical loss and improving a mechanical efficiency. In addition, the axial dimension of the machine can be substantially reduced so as to obtain a compact, light weight machine. |
3 |
Piezoelectric powered scroll compressor |
US268197 |
1988-11-07 |
US4950135A |
1990-08-21 |
Kenji Tojo; Shigeru Machida; Kenji Mori |
A scroll-type fluid machine comprises a stationary scroll member and an orbiting scroll member, each having an end plate and a spiral wrap projecting radially from the end plate, the stationary and orbiting scroll members being assembled with their wraps meshing with each other to define a plurality of compression chambers. A plurality of expanding and contracting actuators are secured on a frame and contact with the orbiting scroll member. The actuators are driven by respective A.C. voltages supplied from a driving circuit. The contact points between the actuators and the orbiting scroll member are progressively moved by expanding and contracting motions of the actuators energized by supplied voltages, the A.C. voltages for energizing the actuators being different in phase from each other so that the orbiting scroll member orbits without rotating on its own axis. The actuators also serve to confine an axial movement of the orbiting scroll member and to prevent the orbiting scroll member from disengaging from the stationary scroll member. With this arrangement, a compact, light-weight, oil-free and low-noise scroll-type fluid machine can be provided. |
4 |
Wheel with electromechanical conversion system |
US13322017 |
2010-05-25 |
US08607627B2 |
2013-12-17 |
Thierry Hilt; Bruno Mourey |
A wheel includes a tire, an electrical device requiring power for operation, and a conversion system for providing electrical energy for powering the electrical device. The electrical energy is obtained from conversion of a difference between pressure of a gas confined under pressure within the tire and ambient pressure of air outside the tire. The conversion system includes an inlet nozzle fluidly connected to the gas confined under pressure in the tire, an outlet nozzle fluidly connected to the air outside the tire, a movable arm configured to be moved by gas expanding while flowing from the inlet nozzle to the outlet nozzle, and an electromechanical transducer capable of converting mechanical energy from movement of the arm into electrical energy used to power the electrical device. |
5 |
MICROSYSTEMS FOR COMPRESSING OR FOR CONVERTING A PRESSURE DIFFERENCE INTO A DISPLACEMENT |
US13988783 |
2011-11-16 |
US20130259715A1 |
2013-10-03 |
Thierry Hilt |
A microsystem for converting pressure difference in fluid into mechanical displacement includes input and output nozzles, two interleaved parts, one of which is mobile part, between which the fluid flows. During displacement, the parts define an expanding fluid pocket that moves from the input nozzle to the output nozzle. The microsystem also includes top and bottom planes between which the mobile part is mounted for displacement relative to each plane, an overhanging distal portion along which the fluid flows, and a proximal portion mechanically linked to a plane via a link allowing only longitudinal translation of the proximal portion, and a reinforcement including a first side fastened to one of the planes and, a second side that is either fastened to or in sliding contact with the overhanging distal portion of the mobile part to limit its deformation in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. |
6 |
WHEEL |
US13322017 |
2010-05-25 |
US20120067116A1 |
2012-03-22 |
Thierry Hilt; Bruno Mourey |
This wheel is equipped with a tyre and an electric device (100), which needs to be supplied with power in order to operate. The device comprises a system (200) for converting the difference in pressure between the pressurized gas inside the tyre and the free air outside the tyre into electric power used for supplying the electric device. |
7 |
Linear drive scroll compressor assemble |
US09693048 |
2000-10-20 |
US06368065B1 |
2002-04-09 |
Jason Hugenroth; Gregory V. Hahn; Zili Sun; Carlos Zamudio; Thomas R. Barito; James W. Bush; Joe T. Hill; John R. Williams |
A scroll compressor assembly includes a first linear drive for driving a first scroll along a first linear axis and a second linear drive for driving the first or second scroll along a second linear axis which is non-parallel to the first linear axis. Relative orbital movement between the first and second scrolls is obtained by controlling the frequency of oscillations of the first linear motor along a first linear axis and the second linear motor along the second linear axis. Further, capacity control is achieved by varying the movement of the first and second linear motors. |
8 |
SCROLL-TYPE APPARATUS |
EP06808768.3 |
2006-11-21 |
EP1971780A1 |
2008-09-24 |
SCHOFIELD, Nigel, Paul; HAYLOCK, James, Alexander |
Scroll-type pumping apparatus comprises a stator (104) comprising a fixed scroll member (106) having an end plate with a first spiral wrap (110) extending therefrom; an orbital scroll member (108) having an end plate with a second spiral wrap (112) extending therefrom to intermesh with the first spiral wrap; a plurality of flexible supports (118) each having one end connected to the orbital scroll member and another end connected to the stator to support the orbital scroll member relative to the stator; and a linear drive system (120) for driving the orbital scroll member to orbit relative to the fixed scroll member. The use of a linear drive system in combination with the flexible supports can provide apparatus having no rotational or rubbing parts. |
9 |
Microsystems for converting pressures and compression |
US13321977 |
2010-05-25 |
US08764422B2 |
2014-07-01 |
Thierry Hilt |
The invention relates to a microsystem for converting a difference in pressures in a fluid into mechanical movement, this microsystem comprising: —an inlet nozzle (6) for compressed fluid and an outlet nozzle (8) for expanded fluid, —at least two arms (12, 14), at least one of which is hinged and between which flows the fluid in order to pass from the inlet nozzle to the outlet nozzle by moving these arms with respect to one another, the arms (12, 14) being designed and hinged such that, while they move, they define at least one pocket of fluid which is moved away from the inlet nozzle in order then to return to the outlet nozzle while at the same time increasing in volume, each of the arms (12, 14) being mechanically connected to a single plane (20). |
10 |
Scroll pump with an electromagnetic drive mechanism |
US12087814 |
2006-11-21 |
US08323006B2 |
2012-12-04 |
Nigel Paul Schofield; James Alexander Haylock |
Scroll-type pumping apparatus comprises a stator (104) comprising a fixed scroll member (106) having an end plate with a first spiral wrap (110) extending therefrom; an orbital scroll member (108) having an end plate with a second spiral wrap (112) extending therefrom to intermesh with the first spiral wrap; a plurality of flexible supports (118) each having one end connected to the orbital scroll member and another end connected to the stator to support the orbital scroll member relative to the stator, and a linear drive system (120) for driving the orbital scroll member to orbit relative to the fixed scroll member. The use of a linear drive system in combination with the flexible supports can provide apparatus having no rotational or rubbing parts. |
11 |
MICROSYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING PRESSURES AND COMPRESSION |
US13321977 |
2010-05-25 |
US20120068474A1 |
2012-03-22 |
Thierry Hilt |
The invention relates to a microsystem for converting a difference in pressures in a fluid into mechanical movement, this microsystem comprising:—an inlet nozzle (6) for compressed fluid and an outlet nozzle (8) for expanded fluid,—at least two arms (12, 14), at least one of which is hinged and between which flows the fluid in order to pass from the inlet nozzle to the outlet nozzle by moving these arms with respect to one another, the arms (12, 14) being designed and hinged such that, while they move, they define at least one pocket of fluid which is moved away from the inlet nozzle in order then to return to the outlet nozzle while at the same time increasing in volume, each of the arms (12, 14) being mechanically connected to a single plane (20). |
12 |
Scroll-Type Apparatus |
US12087814 |
2006-11-21 |
US20090180909A1 |
2009-07-16 |
Nigel Paul Schofield; James Alexander Haylock |
Scroll-type pumping apparatus comprises a stator (104) comprising a fixed scroll member (106) having an end plate with a first spiral wrap (110) extending therefrom; an orbital scroll member (108) having an end plate with a second spiral wrap (112) extending therefrom to intermesh with the first spiral wrap; a plurality of flexible supports (118) each having one end connected to the orbital scroll member and another end connected to the stator to support the orbital scroll member relative to the stator, and a linear drive system (120) for driving the orbital scroll member to orbit relative to the fixed scroll member. The use of a linear drive system in combination with the flexible supports can provide apparatus having no rotational or rubbing parts. |
13 |
Compressor driver |
US618498 |
1996-03-19 |
US5791883A |
1998-08-11 |
Takashi Ban; Takahisa Ban; Kunifumi Goto |
A compressor has a casing and a compressing member located within the casing. A gas drawn from a suction chamber into a compression chamber is compressed to be discharged to a discharge chamber in accordance with the operation of the compressing member. The compressor has a drive apparatus located within the casing for driving the compressing member. The drive apparatus has a fixed drive member fixed to the casing and having a plurality of electrode strips arranged in a single direction with a predetermined pitch. A second member is fixed to the compressing member. The compressing member is driven by relative movement generated between the fixed and movable drive members in response to Coulomb force generated between the fixed and movable drive members when voltage is applied to the electrode strips. |
14 |
MICROSYSTEMES DE COMPRESSION OU DE TRANSFORMATION D'UNE DIFFERENCE DE PRESSIONS EN DEPLACEMENT |
EP11782169.4 |
2011-11-16 |
EP2643593A2 |
2013-10-02 |
HILT, Thierry |
This microsystem for converting a pressure difference in a fluid into a mechanical displacement comprises at least one reinforcement (70-73) on one side, fixed to at least one plane and, on the other side, fixed or resting slidingly with a distal portion (16, 17) of a part (12, 14) that is mobile to limit its deformation in a transverse direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of displacement. |
15 |
MICROSYSTEMES DE TRANSFORMATION DE PRESSIONS ET DE COMPRESSION |
EP10724011.1 |
2010-05-25 |
EP2435706A2 |
2012-04-04 |
HILT, Thierry |
The application relates to a microsystem for converting a difference in pressures in a fluid into mechanical movement, said microsystem comprising: - an inlet nozzle (6) for compressed fluid and an outlet nozzle (8) for expanded fluid, - at least two arms (12, 14), at least one of which is hinged and between which the fluid flows in order to pass from the inlet nozzle to the outlet nozzle by moving said arms with respect to one another, the arms (12, 14) being designed and hinged such that, while moving, they define at least one pocket of fluid which is moved away from the inlet nozzle in order to then reach the outlet nozzle while at the same time increasing in volume, each of the arms (12, 14) being mechanically connected to a single plane (20). |
16 |
SCROLL-TYPE APPARATUS |
EP06808768.3 |
2006-11-21 |
EP1971780B1 |
2013-05-01 |
SCHOFIELD, Nigel, Paul; HAYLOCK, James, Alexander |
|
17 |
ROUE |
EP10724009.5 |
2010-05-25 |
EP2435705A2 |
2012-04-04 |
HILT, Thierry; MOUREY, Bruno |
This wheel is equipped with a tyre and an electric device (100), which needs to be supplied with power in order to operate. The device comprises a system (200) for converting the difference in pressure between the pressurized gas inside the tyre and the free air outside the tyre into electric power used for supplying the electric device. |
18 |
wheel |
JP2012512345 |
2010-05-25 |
JP5587988B2 |
2014-09-10 |
イルト ティエリ; ムレー ブリュノ |
|
19 |
Scroll fluid machine |
JP13382289 |
1989-05-26 |
JP2710827B2 |
1998-02-10 |
毅 瀬戸; 伸和 高木 |
|
20 |
Compressor |
JP6647295 |
1995-03-24 |
JPH08261167A |
1996-10-08 |
SAKA TAKAHISA; BAN TAKASHI; GOTOU KUNIFUMI |
PURPOSE: To eliminate necessity for converting a motion by forming a drive source built in the inside, forming a total unit constitution into small size further to lighten weight, also so as to make a movable scroll member directly revolve around.
CONSTITUTION: A driving gear 25 for making a movable scroll member 24 revolve around is constituted from a plurality of electrostatic actuators 38, 39 for giving moving force in a plurality of different directions in a plane relating to the movable scroll member 24 orthogonal to its axial line. Each electrostatic actuator 38, 39 is constituted by the first member 40 formed by arranging many belt-shaped electrodes 43 in one direction with every other prescribed space and the second member 41 formed by arranging many belt-shaped electrodes 45 in the same direction to the belt-shaped electrode 43 of the first member 41 with every other prescribed space. Both the members 40, 41 are arranged to be opposed to each other so as to move any one member in a direction of arranging the belt-shaped electrodes 43, 45 relating to the other member by Coulomb's force generated between the belt-shaped electrodes 43, 45 of both the members 40, 41.
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