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- the present invention relates to piston pumps. More specifically, this invention relates to piston pumps for use in removing subterraneous liquids, from the ground such as landfill and ground water clean-up sites.
- below ground pumping systems used for these purposes will have a number of desired characteristics. Because of the large number of pumping systems required, it is desirable to minimize the cost of each pump and each installation. Accordingly, such pumps should be relatively simple and inexpensive and should fit in a small diameter well due to the increased cost of drilling large diameter wells. To minimize maintenance and repair costs, the pumps should have a minimum of moving parts and should have high reliability. Also, such pumps should be able to withstand corrosive fluid streams without failure.
- sliding seals Another difficulty with sliding seals results from their use to provide a detent action between the discharge and refill cycles of the valve. As the sliding seals wear, the ability of these sliding seals to provide a detent action will be lost.
- the sliding seals are normally comprised of o-rings and the wear of these o-rings will result in short and erratic pump cycles unless the o-rings are replaced.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having a reversing air valve with controlled rate descent of the drive-rod, wherein the internal air valving in the air cylinder reversing assembly is sized so that the piston descends more slowly preventing excess wear and damage.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having an epoxy piston drive-rod resin versus polyester, yielding longer service life because it is less prone to splintering and fracture than conventionally used fiberglass-reinforced polyester rods.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having a poly-coated drive rod for friction and wear reduction, instead of the conventional uncoated fiberglass-reinforced polyester rods used in other piston pump designs.
- the lubricity and resistance to abrasion of the coating such as ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW) or polypropylene, is superior to the uncoated fiberglass-reinforced polyester in terms of less wear and damage on the surrounding pump casing.
- UHMW ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
- the lower friction coating also causes less resistance to movement and therefore lower loads on the pump rod drive mechanism, especially in wells not straight and/or vertical.
- the coating also prevents the onset of drive rod splintering initiated by surface abrasion.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having long drive rod connector which distributes the gripping load over a much greater rod area. This provides a stronger grip less likely to pull out or to fracture or damage the rod surface.
- the standard, short ferrule compression nut fittings conventionally used concentrate the ferrule contact in a very small area, and have been prone to failure, especially with the higher drive rod loads found in deeper wells.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having replaceable check valve seats and balls in the piston and foot valves, constructed of metal (preferably stainless steel) instead of plastic.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having a special wobble-connection joint used in the piston rod drive mechanism to allow slight sidewards movement between two rigid sections of the drive mechanism.
- the freedom to allow slight sidewards movement avoids having the entire drive shaft being a rigid assembly, which is hard to align perfectly with all of the bushings and air and liquid seal elements along such a drive shaft.
- the slight flexure in the shaft thereby allowed greatly reduces the wear and leakage in critical bushings and seals otherwise caused by non-linearities along an extended length rigid drive shaft assembly.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having a piston seal arrangement including a downward facing scraper element at the bottom of the piston, to exclude grit and abrasive solids at the bottom of the pump casing from migrating upward and prematurely wearing out the upward facing piston seals.
- the scraper is similar to a seal but is constructed of more abrasion-resistant materials such as HDPE than most seals, and is not intended to serve as a leak prevention seal keeping the pumped liquid from moving downward past the piston.
- It is an object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having an all-metal or all plastic piston without elastomeric seals.
- Such pistons can provide a much longer service life between pump maintenance events compared to that of pistons with elastomeric seals, especially when abrasive solids are present in the pumped liquids.
- a piston pump comprising generally of a piston and a foot valve.
- a pneumatic driver slides the piston assembly up and down inside the foot valve assembly, which is connected to the driver by means of a drive shaft coupled to the piston assembly by means of a polypropylene coated epoxy resin based rod.
- the foot valve opens and lets water enter the volume below the piston assembly and the piston assembly check valve is closed and lifts the column of water.
- the foot valve closes, holding the column of water and the piston check valve opens, allowing the water to pass through to recharge the cylinder for the next lift cycle.
- FIG. 1A is a disassembled side view of the piston pump assembly
- FIG. 1B is a side view of the lower elements of the piston pump assembly of the present invention.
- FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional side view of the piston pump assembly of FIG. 1B taken along Line 1 C;
- FIG. 1D is a disassembled side view of the piston pump assembly of FIGS. 1B and 1C ;
- FIG. 2A is a side view of the foot valve and piston housing of the piston pump assembly of the present invention.
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional side view of the foot valve and piston housing of FIG. 2A taken along Line 2 B;
- FIG. 2C is a disassembled side view of the foot valve and piston housing of FIGS. 2A and 2B ;
- FIG. 3A is a side view of the piston of the piston pump assembly of the present invention.
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional side view of the piston of FIG. 3A taken along line 3 B;
- FIG. 3C is a disassembled side view of the piston of FIGS. 3A and 3B ;
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the piston driver assembly of the piston pump of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A is a side view of the piston driver assembly extended housing of the piston pump assembly
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional side view of the piston driver assembly extended housing of FIG. 5A taken along line 5 B;
- FIG. 5C is a disassembled side view of the piston driver assembly extended housing of FIGS. 5A and 5B ;
- FIG. 6A is a side view of the lower termination fitting of the piston pump assembly of the present invention.
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional side view of the lower termination fitting of FIG. 6A taken along line 6 B;
- FIG. 6C is a disassembled side view of the lower termination fitting of FIGS. 6A and 6B ;
- FIG. 7A is a side view of the air cylinder reversing assembly of the present invention.
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional side view of the air cylinder reversing assembly of FIG. 7A taken along line 7 B;
- FIG. 7C is a disassembled side view of the air cylinder reversing assembly of FIGS. 7A and 7B .
- the piston pump of the present invention consists of a piston and a foot valve.
- the piston is manufactured to have a outside diameter of 1 and 3 ⁇ 4 inches, but the scope of the present invention is intended to cover a piston pump having a piston of any reasonable diameter.
- a pneumatic driver slides the piston assembly up and down inside the foot valve assembly, which is connected to the driver by means of a stationary length of pipe.
- the drive shaft of the pneumatic driver is connected to the piston assembly by means of a polypropylene coated epoxy resin based rod.
- the foot valve opens and lets water enter the volume below the piston assembly and the piston assembly check valve is closed and lifts the column of water.
- the foot valve closes holding the column of water and the piston check valve open, and allows the water to pass through to recharge the cylinder for the next lift cycle.
- FIG. 1A shows a general illustration of the piston pump assembly 10 components.
- the pump assembly 10 comprises a reversing pneumatic valve assembly 130 attached to a piston shaft inside the air cylinder body 120 . Sealed at a upper end by the air cylinder cap 103 , and reinforced by a plurality of threaded rods 106 .
- a lower termination fitting 110 is positioned below the cylinder body 120 , and attaches journally to the drive shaft housing 121 .
- the piston shaft attaches to a driveshaft 118 by means of a wobble joint 117 , and the lower end of the driveshaft 118 attaches to a male adapter 119 which is received by the piston assembly described and illustrated in the latter figures.
- FIGS. 1B-1D Illustrated in FIGS. 1B-1D , the lower assemblage of the piston pump assembly 10 is shown. Shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C , the lower portion of piston pump assembly 10 comprises a foot valve assembly 30 , a slotted screen 20 , and a piston assembly 40 .
- the preferred embodiment of the present invention is manufactured in two sizes, but can be applied to a piston pump having variable diameter pistons, and since the manufacture and assembly process of the different sized piston pump assemblies is identical, for the purpose of simplification, it will herein simply be referred to as piston pump assembly 10 .
- the foot valve assembly 30 , and slotted screen 20 are manufactured out of PVC or any suitable material wherein the piston assembly 40 may be manufactured either out of PVC or of corrosion resistant stainless steel, though the scope of the present invention is intended to cover other suitable manufacturing materials known in the art.
- FIGS. 2A-2C show a more detailed illustration of the foot valve assembly 30 , having a cylindrical body 31 , with an upper pump attaching coupler 33 and a lower foot valve housing 35 shown attached there to.
- Resilient o-rings 34 are disposed between the cylindrical body 31 and the upper pump attaching coupler 33 as well as between the cylindrical body 31 and the lower foot valve housing 35 , there by sealing the assembly from leakage.
- a stainless steel inner sleeve 32 is received within the cylindrical body, for support of the piston assembly 40 shown in detail in FIGS. 3A-3C .
- the lower foot valve housing 35 is generally cylindrical in shape and comprises an inner bore for containing a stainless steel ball 36 , which provides the valve actuating means against valve seat 38 when in operation.
- An additional resilient o-ring seal 37 is positioned around the valve seat 38 for sealing the valve housing 35 to the subsequently attached screen adapter 39 , which provides a connecting means for attaching the slotted screen 20 of FIGS. 1B-1D to the foot valve assembly 30 , for preventing large particulate latter from entering the pump assembly during operation.
- the piston assembly 40 is shown.
- the piston assembly 40 may be manufactured out of either stainless steel or PVC, and is slidably received within the inner sleeve 32 of the foot valve assembly 30 as shown in illustration 1 C.
- the inner sleeve 32 is electroless nickel plated to improve wear characteristics.
- the piston assembly 40 comprises a generally hollow cylindrical piston body 41 having a passage there through for allowing the pumped fluid to migrate from a position below the piston assembly 40 during an up-stroke of the pump assembly 10 to a position above the piston assembly 40 during a down-stroke by way of the piston head 47 when the check valve ball 45 is in a bypass position relative to the valve seat 43 .
- Resilient o-ring 44 is disposed in a annular groove around valve seat 43 providing a seal between the piston body 41 and the piston head 47 .
- the piston head 47 is generally hollow, having an inner bore for slidably receiving the check valve ball 45 there within, and further comprises a plurality of radial fluid passages for allowing the pumped fluid to migrate from the passage within the piston body 41 around the check valve ball 45 to within the valve assembly 30 above the piston assembly 40 .
- a stainless steel threaded fastener 46 is threaded through an aperture in the upper end of the piston head 47 and receives jam nut 48 , and piston rod adapter 49 , which in turn attaches to and receives piston rod connector 50 .
- the check valve ball 45 is limited in its longitudinal movement within the piston head 47 by the valve seat 43 and threaded fastener 46 .
- a plurality of resilient cup seals 42 are received in corresponding circumfrential annular grooves disposed on the outer diameter of the piston body 41 , for sealing the piston assembly 40 against the inner sleeve 32 of the foot valve assembly as shown in FIG. 1C .
- the piston assembly 40 is manufactured to a diametral clearance of less than 0.010 inches with the inside diameter of the inner sleeve 32 , thereby eliminating the need for additional seals.
- a distal scraper seal 51 is disposed at the lower end of the piston body 41 before the plug 52 is threadably received within a corresponding threaded bore in the distal end of the piston body 41 .
- FIG. 4 an exploded view of the piston driver 100 of the piston pump assembly 10 is shown.
- the piston driver 100 provides the pneumatic force upon the piston assembly 40 described above by means of the piston shaft 111 which extends downward through the lower termination fitting 110 where it connects by means of a wobble joint at end 113 to a drive shaft not shown having a specific length dependant upon the pumping application which in turn connects with the piston rod connector 50 shown in FIG. 3C .
- the piston drive pump comprises an air cylinder body 120 which slidably contains the reversing pneumatic valve assembly 130 attached to the upper end of the piston shaft 111 there within and forms a sealable air chamber when sealingly adjoined at the lower end of the cylinder with the lower termination fitting 110 , and sealingly adjoined at the upper end of the cylinder to the air cylinder cap 103 .
- the air cylinder cap 103 has a limiting cone spring 104 attached to the inner surface to prevent damage in the event of over extension of the valve assembly 130 .
- a plurality of threaded rods 106 spaced around the outside of the air cylinder body 120 , and running the length there of are threaded at one end into corresponding threaded, receiving apertures on the lower termination fitting 110 and threaded through corresponding apertures in the air cylinder cap 103 and secured using threaded fasteners 101 and washers 102 , thereby securing the piston driver 100 assembly together.
- the reversing pneumatic valve assembly 130 acts to control the compressed air for the upward or downward stroke, and attached to an upper surface there of is a counter magnet 108 , attached to the valve assembly 130 by means of fasteners 109 .
- This magnet activates the stroke counter 105 attached to the outside of the air cylinder body 120 by means of clamp 107 at a specified position along the cylinder's length.
- the counter 105 tabulates the number of strokes the valve assembly makes within the cylinder by means of the counter magnet 108 attached thereto.
- the driveshaft housing 121 provides support and protection for the driveshaft connected to the piston shaft 111 through the wobble joint which allows slight sideways movement between the two rigid sections of the drive mechanism.
- the freedom to allow slight sidewards movement avoids having the entire driveshaft assembly to be a single rigid piece, which makes perfect alignment with the plurality of bushings air seals and liquid seals along the length of the driveshaft very difficult.
- slight flexure in the shaft is allowed which greatly reduces the wear and leakage in critical bushings and seals otherwise caused by nonlinearities along an extended length rigid drive shaft assembly.
- FIG. 5C The seals of particular concern with otherwise rigid driveshaft assemblies can be seen in detail in FIG. 5C , comprising a stainless steel spacer 123 , a resilient o-ring 124 , a U-cup seal 125 , followed by a drive shaft bushing 122 , Installed in the inner bore of the upper end of the drive shaft housing.
- a similar assembly comprising a second drive shaft bushing 122 , U-cup seal 125 , o-ring 124 , U-cup seal holder 126 , a third U-cup seal 125 , o-ring 128 , end cap 127 , and urethane scraper seal 129 , all through which the drive shaft penetrates, to seal and support it through it's pumping oscillations.
- the scraper seal 129 is unique in this aspect, in that it is embodied to exclude grit and abrasive solids which may be present adjacent the pump assembly from migrating upward and prematurely wearing out the seals.
- the scraper seal 129 is constructed of a more abrasion-resistant material than the other shaft seals such as HDPE and is not intended to serve as a leak prevention seal.
- FIGS. 6A through 6C illustrate the lower termination fitting 110 shown in FIG. 4 .
- the lower termination fitting 110 comprises a generally cylindrical tube with having an upper end for journally attaching to the air cylinder body 120 , a lower end for journally attaching to the driveshaft housing 121 , and a through bore there between.
- the lower end of the through bore attached to the drive shaft by means of the flexible mechanical wobble joint described above, but not shown in FIGS. 6A through 6C .
- a compression spring 116 At the upper end of the housing 110 , a compression spring 116 , housing spacer 115 piston shaft bushing 114 and U-cup seal 117 are positioned within the through bore for sealing and supporting the piston shaft, while a o-ring 112 is positioned in an annular grove around the upper end of the housing 110 , forming a seal when journally connected to the air cylinder body 120 .
- FIGS. 7A through 7C the reversing pneumatic valve assembly 130 is shown.
- This valve assembly 130 controls the compressed air used to drive the pump system for the upwards or downwards stroke, and contains a combination of poppet style pneumatic valves and springs. This further provides for a controlled rate decent of the drive rod, prolonging piston and seal wear.
- FIG. 7C illustrates a detailed assembly of the reversing air valve assembly 130 , comprising the connecter reversing pinion 131 , having a connector washer 132 and o-ring seal 133 disposed annularly around the lower connecting portion thereof. Positioned on the upper end of pinion 131 , an additional o-ring 135 , followed by the impactor 134 , formed of stainless steel.
- the impactor 134 has a plurality of spaced threaded apertures positioned concentrically around the center, for receiving assembly screws 142 threaded through the standoff sleeves 140 and o-rings 139 holding the entire assembly together.
- a wear ring 138 Positioned between the valve assembly poppet cap 141 , and the impactor 134 , is a wear ring 138 , the actual piston 136 , and plural cup seals 137 positioned around the piston for sealing the piston 136 of the valve assembly within the air cylinder body 120 .
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/583,097 filed on Jun. 25, 2004. The disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates to piston pumps. More specifically, this invention relates to piston pumps for use in removing subterraneous liquids, from the ground such as landfill and ground water clean-up sites.
- Increased monitoring of environmental quality has resulted in a substantial rise in the number of identified sites of contaminated ground water. Accompanying this trend has been an increased effort to clean up these sites. In response, there is a need for improved below ground pumping systems to assist in these clean up efforts.
- Ideally, below ground pumping systems used for these purposes will have a number of desired characteristics. Because of the large number of pumping systems required, it is desirable to minimize the cost of each pump and each installation. Accordingly, such pumps should be relatively simple and inexpensive and should fit in a small diameter well due to the increased cost of drilling large diameter wells. To minimize maintenance and repair costs, the pumps should have a minimum of moving parts and should have high reliability. Also, such pumps should be able to withstand corrosive fluid streams without failure.
- In addition to the problems with the actuating mechanism, the pneumatic valve used to control the flow of compressed air into these pumps, have often proved unreliable. Spool type valves incorporating sliding seals are generally used in prior art pumps of this nature. The force necessary to move these sliding seals to actuate spool type valves are one source of the excess actuating force requiring the above mentioned large and heavy floats. In addition, spool type valves result in high maintenance and repair costs due to their tendency to freeze or to leak.
- There are a number of causes of the difficulties with sliding seals. These include debris entering the seals from the source of compressed air; contamination of the seals from the liquid being pumped (especially where highly corrosive waste products are pumped); loss of lubrication in the seals; and compression set of the elastomeric seals if they remain inactive for an extended period of time.
- Another difficulty with sliding seals results from their use to provide a detent action between the discharge and refill cycles of the valve. As the sliding seals wear, the ability of these sliding seals to provide a detent action will be lost. The sliding seals are normally comprised of o-rings and the wear of these o-rings will result in short and erratic pump cycles unless the o-rings are replaced.
- Thus, it would be desirable to provide an underground pneumatic piston driven pumping system which overcomes some or all of the above mentioned difficulties.
- It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a piston pump having a reversing air cylinder driving piston pump, for use at landfills and ground water contamination clean-up sites utilizing internal reversing components in place of multiple external industrial control valves and connecting tubing, all subject to weather damage.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having a reversing air valve with controlled rate descent of the drive-rod, wherein the internal air valving in the air cylinder reversing assembly is sized so that the piston descends more slowly preventing excess wear and damage.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having an epoxy piston drive-rod resin versus polyester, yielding longer service life because it is less prone to splintering and fracture than conventionally used fiberglass-reinforced polyester rods.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having a poly-coated drive rod for friction and wear reduction, instead of the conventional uncoated fiberglass-reinforced polyester rods used in other piston pump designs. The lubricity and resistance to abrasion of the coating, such as ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW) or polypropylene, is superior to the uncoated fiberglass-reinforced polyester in terms of less wear and damage on the surrounding pump casing.
- The lower friction coating also causes less resistance to movement and therefore lower loads on the pump rod drive mechanism, especially in wells not straight and/or vertical. The coating also prevents the onset of drive rod splintering initiated by surface abrasion.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having long drive rod connector which distributes the gripping load over a much greater rod area. This provides a stronger grip less likely to pull out or to fracture or damage the rod surface. The standard, short ferrule compression nut fittings conventionally used concentrate the ferrule contact in a very small area, and have been prone to failure, especially with the higher drive rod loads found in deeper wells.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having replaceable check valve seats and balls in the piston and foot valves, constructed of metal (preferably stainless steel) instead of plastic.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having a special wobble-connection joint used in the piston rod drive mechanism to allow slight sidewards movement between two rigid sections of the drive mechanism. The freedom to allow slight sidewards movement avoids having the entire drive shaft being a rigid assembly, which is hard to align perfectly with all of the bushings and air and liquid seal elements along such a drive shaft. The slight flexure in the shaft thereby allowed greatly reduces the wear and leakage in critical bushings and seals otherwise caused by non-linearities along an extended length rigid drive shaft assembly.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having a piston seal arrangement including a downward facing scraper element at the bottom of the piston, to exclude grit and abrasive solids at the bottom of the pump casing from migrating upward and prematurely wearing out the upward facing piston seals. The scraper is similar to a seal but is constructed of more abrasion-resistant materials such as HDPE than most seals, and is not intended to serve as a leak prevention seal keeping the pumped liquid from moving downward past the piston.
- Finally, it is an object of the present invention is to provide a piston pump having an all-metal or all plastic piston without elastomeric seals. Such pistons can provide a much longer service life between pump maintenance events compared to that of pistons with elastomeric seals, especially when abrasive solids are present in the pumped liquids.
- These objects and others are achieved in a piston pump comprising generally of a piston and a foot valve. A pneumatic driver slides the piston assembly up and down inside the foot valve assembly, which is connected to the driver by means of a drive shaft coupled to the piston assembly by means of a polypropylene coated epoxy resin based rod. On the upward stroke the foot valve opens and lets water enter the volume below the piston assembly and the piston assembly check valve is closed and lifts the column of water. On the down stroke the foot valve closes, holding the column of water and the piston check valve opens, allowing the water to pass through to recharge the cylinder for the next lift cycle.
- Leakage of the pumped liquid downward past the piston is prevented by the tight diametral clearance between the piston and the cylinder it operates within, such as less than 0.010 inches total diametral clearance. Oil well piston pumps use this feature but it has not been applied to piston pumps used at landfills and ground water clean-up sites, because the longer service life advantages of the all-metal pistons and plastic pistons without seals have not been understood or appreciated, and an economical design for providing a close diametrical clearance had not been developed.
- Further areas of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the preferred embodiment of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
- The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1A is a disassembled side view of the piston pump assembly; -
FIG. 1B is a side view of the lower elements of the piston pump assembly of the present invention; -
FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional side view of the piston pump assembly ofFIG. 1B taken along Line 1C; -
FIG. 1D is a disassembled side view of the piston pump assembly ofFIGS. 1B and 1C ; -
FIG. 2A is a side view of the foot valve and piston housing of the piston pump assembly of the present invention; -
FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional side view of the foot valve and piston housing ofFIG. 2A taken alongLine 2B; -
FIG. 2C is a disassembled side view of the foot valve and piston housing ofFIGS. 2A and 2B ; -
FIG. 3A is a side view of the piston of the piston pump assembly of the present invention; -
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional side view of the piston ofFIG. 3A taken alongline 3B; -
FIG. 3C is a disassembled side view of the piston ofFIGS. 3A and 3B ; -
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the piston driver assembly of the piston pump of the present invention; -
FIG. 5A is a side view of the piston driver assembly extended housing of the piston pump assembly; -
FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional side view of the piston driver assembly extended housing ofFIG. 5A taken alongline 5B; -
FIG. 5C is a disassembled side view of the piston driver assembly extended housing ofFIGS. 5A and 5B ; -
FIG. 6A is a side view of the lower termination fitting of the piston pump assembly of the present invention; -
FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional side view of the lower termination fitting ofFIG. 6A taken alongline 6B; -
FIG. 6C is a disassembled side view of the lower termination fitting ofFIGS. 6A and 6B ; -
FIG. 7A is a side view of the air cylinder reversing assembly of the present invention; -
FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional side view of the air cylinder reversing assembly ofFIG. 7A taken along line 7B; and -
FIG. 7C is a disassembled side view of the air cylinder reversing assembly ofFIGS. 7A and 7B . - The following description of the preferred embodiment(s) is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. The piston pump of the present invention consists of a piston and a foot valve. In a preferred embodiment the piston is manufactured to have a outside diameter of 1 and ¾ inches, but the scope of the present invention is intended to cover a piston pump having a piston of any reasonable diameter.
- A pneumatic driver slides the piston assembly up and down inside the foot valve assembly, which is connected to the driver by means of a stationary length of pipe. The drive shaft of the pneumatic driver is connected to the piston assembly by means of a polypropylene coated epoxy resin based rod. On the upward stroke the foot valve opens and lets water enter the volume below the piston assembly and the piston assembly check valve is closed and lifts the column of water. On the down stroke the foot valve closes holding the column of water and the piston check valve open, and allows the water to pass through to recharge the cylinder for the next lift cycle.
- Referring now to the drawings,
FIG. 1A shows a general illustration of thepiston pump assembly 10 components. Specifically, and discussed individually hereon, thepump assembly 10 comprises a reversingpneumatic valve assembly 130 attached to a piston shaft inside theair cylinder body 120. Sealed at a upper end by theair cylinder cap 103, and reinforced by a plurality of threadedrods 106. A lower termination fitting 110 is positioned below thecylinder body 120, and attaches journally to thedrive shaft housing 121. The piston shaft attaches to a driveshaft 118 by means of a wobble joint 117, and the lower end of the driveshaft 118 attaches to a male adapter 119 which is received by the piston assembly described and illustrated in the latter figures. - Illustrated in
FIGS. 1B-1D , the lower assemblage of thepiston pump assembly 10 is shown. Shown inFIGS. 1B and 1C , the lower portion ofpiston pump assembly 10 comprises afoot valve assembly 30, a slotted screen 20, and apiston assembly 40. As previously stated, the preferred embodiment of the present invention is manufactured in two sizes, but can be applied to a piston pump having variable diameter pistons, and since the manufacture and assembly process of the different sized piston pump assemblies is identical, for the purpose of simplification, it will herein simply be referred to aspiston pump assembly 10. - The
foot valve assembly 30, and slotted screen 20 are manufactured out of PVC or any suitable material wherein thepiston assembly 40 may be manufactured either out of PVC or of corrosion resistant stainless steel, though the scope of the present invention is intended to cover other suitable manufacturing materials known in the art. -
FIGS. 2A-2C show a more detailed illustration of thefoot valve assembly 30, having acylindrical body 31, with an upperpump attaching coupler 33 and a lowerfoot valve housing 35 shown attached there to. Resilient o-rings 34 are disposed between thecylindrical body 31 and the upperpump attaching coupler 33 as well as between thecylindrical body 31 and the lowerfoot valve housing 35, there by sealing the assembly from leakage. A stainless steelinner sleeve 32 is received within the cylindrical body, for support of thepiston assembly 40 shown in detail inFIGS. 3A-3C . - The lower
foot valve housing 35 is generally cylindrical in shape and comprises an inner bore for containing astainless steel ball 36, which provides the valve actuating means againstvalve seat 38 when in operation. An additional resilient o-ring seal 37 is positioned around thevalve seat 38 for sealing thevalve housing 35 to the subsequently attachedscreen adapter 39, which provides a connecting means for attaching the slotted screen 20 ofFIGS. 1B-1D to thefoot valve assembly 30, for preventing large particulate latter from entering the pump assembly during operation. - Referring now to
FIGS. 3A-3C , thepiston assembly 40 is shown. As mentioned, thepiston assembly 40 may be manufactured out of either stainless steel or PVC, and is slidably received within theinner sleeve 32 of thefoot valve assembly 30 as shown in illustration 1C. Theinner sleeve 32 is electroless nickel plated to improve wear characteristics. Thepiston assembly 40 comprises a generally hollowcylindrical piston body 41 having a passage there through for allowing the pumped fluid to migrate from a position below thepiston assembly 40 during an up-stroke of thepump assembly 10 to a position above thepiston assembly 40 during a down-stroke by way of thepiston head 47 when thecheck valve ball 45 is in a bypass position relative to thevalve seat 43. Resilient o-ring 44 is disposed in a annular groove aroundvalve seat 43 providing a seal between thepiston body 41 and thepiston head 47. - The
piston head 47 is generally hollow, having an inner bore for slidably receiving thecheck valve ball 45 there within, and further comprises a plurality of radial fluid passages for allowing the pumped fluid to migrate from the passage within thepiston body 41 around thecheck valve ball 45 to within thevalve assembly 30 above thepiston assembly 40. A stainless steel threadedfastener 46 is threaded through an aperture in the upper end of thepiston head 47 and receivesjam nut 48, andpiston rod adapter 49, which in turn attaches to and receivespiston rod connector 50. Thecheck valve ball 45 is limited in its longitudinal movement within thepiston head 47 by thevalve seat 43 and threadedfastener 46. - A plurality of resilient cup seals 42, are received in corresponding circumfrential annular grooves disposed on the outer diameter of the
piston body 41, for sealing thepiston assembly 40 against theinner sleeve 32 of the foot valve assembly as shown inFIG. 1C . Alternatively, thepiston assembly 40 is manufactured to a diametral clearance of less than 0.010 inches with the inside diameter of theinner sleeve 32, thereby eliminating the need for additional seals. Adistal scraper seal 51 is disposed at the lower end of thepiston body 41 before theplug 52 is threadably received within a corresponding threaded bore in the distal end of thepiston body 41. - Turning now to
FIG. 4 , an exploded view of thepiston driver 100 of thepiston pump assembly 10 is shown. Thepiston driver 100 provides the pneumatic force upon thepiston assembly 40 described above by means of thepiston shaft 111 which extends downward through the lower termination fitting 110 where it connects by means of a wobble joint atend 113 to a drive shaft not shown having a specific length dependant upon the pumping application which in turn connects with thepiston rod connector 50 shown inFIG. 3C . - In addition to the above elements, The piston drive pump comprises an
air cylinder body 120 which slidably contains the reversingpneumatic valve assembly 130 attached to the upper end of thepiston shaft 111 there within and forms a sealable air chamber when sealingly adjoined at the lower end of the cylinder with the lower termination fitting 110, and sealingly adjoined at the upper end of the cylinder to theair cylinder cap 103. Theair cylinder cap 103 has a limitingcone spring 104 attached to the inner surface to prevent damage in the event of over extension of thevalve assembly 130. A plurality of threadedrods 106 spaced around the outside of theair cylinder body 120, and running the length there of are threaded at one end into corresponding threaded, receiving apertures on the lower termination fitting 110 and threaded through corresponding apertures in theair cylinder cap 103 and secured using threadedfasteners 101 andwashers 102, thereby securing thepiston driver 100 assembly together. - The reversing
pneumatic valve assembly 130 acts to control the compressed air for the upward or downward stroke, and attached to an upper surface there of is acounter magnet 108, attached to thevalve assembly 130 by means offasteners 109. This magnet activates thestroke counter 105 attached to the outside of theair cylinder body 120 by means ofclamp 107 at a specified position along the cylinder's length. Thecounter 105 tabulates the number of strokes the valve assembly makes within the cylinder by means of thecounter magnet 108 attached thereto. - Referring to
FIG. 5A-5C , thedriveshaft housing 121 is shown in detail. The driveshaft housing provides support and protection for the driveshaft connected to thepiston shaft 111 through the wobble joint which allows slight sideways movement between the two rigid sections of the drive mechanism. The freedom to allow slight sidewards movement avoids having the entire driveshaft assembly to be a single rigid piece, which makes perfect alignment with the plurality of bushings air seals and liquid seals along the length of the driveshaft very difficult. By utilizing a wobble joint, slight flexure in the shaft is allowed which greatly reduces the wear and leakage in critical bushings and seals otherwise caused by nonlinearities along an extended length rigid drive shaft assembly. - The seals of particular concern with otherwise rigid driveshaft assemblies can be seen in detail in
FIG. 5C , comprising astainless steel spacer 123, a resilient o-ring 124, aU-cup seal 125, followed by adrive shaft bushing 122, Installed in the inner bore of the upper end of the drive shaft housing. At the lower end of the housing 121 a similar assembly is located, comprising a seconddrive shaft bushing 122,U-cup seal 125, o-ring 124,U-cup seal holder 126, a thirdU-cup seal 125, o-ring 128,end cap 127, andurethane scraper seal 129, all through which the drive shaft penetrates, to seal and support it through it's pumping oscillations. - The
scraper seal 129 is unique in this aspect, in that it is embodied to exclude grit and abrasive solids which may be present adjacent the pump assembly from migrating upward and prematurely wearing out the seals. Thescraper seal 129 is constructed of a more abrasion-resistant material than the other shaft seals such as HDPE and is not intended to serve as a leak prevention seal. -
FIGS. 6A through 6C illustrate the lower termination fitting 110 shown inFIG. 4 . The lower termination fitting 110 comprises a generally cylindrical tube with having an upper end for journally attaching to theair cylinder body 120, a lower end for journally attaching to thedriveshaft housing 121, and a through bore there between. The lower end of the through bore attached to the drive shaft by means of the flexible mechanical wobble joint described above, but not shown inFIGS. 6A through 6C . At the upper end of thehousing 110, acompression spring 116,housing spacer 115piston shaft bushing 114 andU-cup seal 117 are positioned within the through bore for sealing and supporting the piston shaft, while a o-ring 112 is positioned in an annular grove around the upper end of thehousing 110, forming a seal when journally connected to theair cylinder body 120. - Referring now to
FIGS. 7A through 7C , the reversingpneumatic valve assembly 130 is shown. Thisvalve assembly 130 controls the compressed air used to drive the pump system for the upwards or downwards stroke, and contains a combination of poppet style pneumatic valves and springs. This further provides for a controlled rate decent of the drive rod, prolonging piston and seal wear.FIG. 7C illustrates a detailed assembly of the reversingair valve assembly 130, comprising theconnecter reversing pinion 131, having aconnector washer 132 and o-ring seal 133 disposed annularly around the lower connecting portion thereof. Positioned on the upper end ofpinion 131, an additional o-ring 135, followed by theimpactor 134, formed of stainless steel. Theimpactor 134 has a plurality of spaced threaded apertures positioned concentrically around the center, for receivingassembly screws 142 threaded through thestandoff sleeves 140 and o-rings 139 holding the entire assembly together. - Positioned between the valve
assembly poppet cap 141, and theimpactor 134, is awear ring 138, theactual piston 136, and plural cup seals 137 positioned around the piston for sealing thepiston 136 of the valve assembly within theair cylinder body 120. - The description of the invention is merely exemplary in nature and, thus, variations that do not depart from the gist of the invention are intended to be within the scope of the invention. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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