Abstract:
Two pumping chambers operating in parallel flow channels are operated by pump pistons driven by cam followers 12 and 12ª which are reciprocated by rotation of cam 11 by shaft 13. The cam track has three 120° sectors 11aʹ + 11aʺ; 11bʹ + 11bʺ and 11cʹ + 11cʺ each consisting of a rising section 11aʹ which provides the delivery stroke of each of the pump pistons in turn and a falling section 11aʺ which provides the fill or suction stroke and is longer in the proportion of 65°/55°. Suction is thus maintained by one or other of the pump pistons throughout the operation of the pump.