Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Elastic hydraulic accumulator/reservoir system
- Patent Title (中): 弹性液压蓄能器/储液系统
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Application No.: US13017118Application Date: 2011-01-31
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Publication No.: US08434524B2Publication Date: 2013-05-07
- Inventor: Eric J. Barth , Alexander V. Pedchenko
- Applicant: Eric J. Barth , Alexander V. Pedchenko
- Applicant Address: US TN Nashville
- Assignee: Vanderbilt University
- Current Assignee: Vanderbilt University
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Nashville
- Agency: Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
- Main IPC: F16L55/04
- IPC: F16L55/04

Abstract:
The invention is a combination accumulator and reservoir which stores energy when the accumulator deforms from its original shape in response to the flow of a pressurized fluid from the reservoir. The stored energy is returned when the fluid flow is reversed and the accumulator discharges the fluid and returns to its original shape. At least one part of the novelty of the invention is that the accumulator and the fluid reservoir reside in the same housing such that the volume of each varies inversely. Accordingly, the invention is more compact and weighs less than conventional accumulators. Another feature of the invention is that fluid is located around the bladder accumulator to lubricate contact between the bladder and sides of the reservoir.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120192979A1 ELASTIC HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR/RESERVOIR SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2012-08-02
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