Unit 3

Vane pumps Lesson 2

Unbalanced vane pump

 True circle cam ring

 Can be variable

 Side loads make pump unbalanced

 Requires heavy duty bearings

 Vanes

Cam Ring

Rotor

Figure 15.12 Basic Pumping Elements of a Vane Pump

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Increasing Decreasing
Volume Volume
Inlet side Outlet side

Figure 15.13 Eccentricity Between Rotor and Cam Ring

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 Rotor Cam
Rotation

Inlet Outlet

Rotor Vane

Figure 15.14 Rotating Group With Inlet and Outlet Ports

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Balanced vane pumps

 Elliptical cam ring

 Two inlet channels and outlet
channels
 Balancing effect

 Large displacement in a small

package
 Fixed displacement
 Outlet

Inlet

Rotation

Figure 15.15 Balanced Vane Pump Design

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 Cam Ring throw
Ring thickness

Figure 15.16 Interchangeable Cam Rings Provide a Selection of Flows

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 Outlet Outlet

Inlet Inlet

Rotation Rotation

Figure 15.17 Rotating the Cam Ring 90 0 Reverses the Direction of Rotation
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Pump qualities

 Polished hardened vanes

 Movement of vanes
 Centrifugal
 Spring
 Hydraulic pressure
 Normal wear occurs at vane tips
 Vanes compensates for wear
 Efficiency is high (life of the pump)
 Pump leakage drains to inlet or to tank
 Pressure Balance Across Vane

Vane

Intra-vane

Inlet Quadrant Outlet Quadrant

Reduced vane tip loading in

the inlet quadrant

Figure 15.19 Vane and Intra-Vane Assembly

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 Rotor Surface
Pressure Acts
On These Areas

Pump Outlet Pressure

Acts On This Area
Base of slot in rotor

Figure 15.20 Outlet Pressure in the Intra-Vane Area Assures Vane-Cam Contact
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 Outlet

Intra-vane feed notch

Equalizing
holes

Feed notch trails the

direction of rotation

Inlet

Rotation

Figure 15.21 Porting in Rotor and Side Plates Provides Vane Pressure Balance
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 Intra-Vane Vane
Support plate Cam Ring Support plate

Locating Pin

GPM

Figure 15.22 High Performance Pump Cartridge Components

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Figure 15.23 Intra-Vane Pump Cartridge Assembly

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Double Pump

Symbol

Figure 15.26 A Double Pump with a Single Inlet

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