1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an output shaft lubricating structure of a liquid pressurizing pump, and more particularly to a pump capable of keeping better lubrication for an output shaft and a turning sleeve, reducing wear and tear, and prolonging its service life.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Nebulizers used for air-conditioning purposes or horticultural purposes are required to pressurize the liquid in order to spray the liquid through a spray head, providing a desired spraying effect. In general, a liquid pressurizing pump is used for pressurizing the liquid. For a conventional centrifugal blade-type liquid pump, fluid (lift) is as the main consideration, they cannot get a better spraying effect because hydraulic pressure is not high. The nebulizer cannot get a good spraying effect. A conventional whirlpool-type fluid pressurizing pump improves liquid pressurizing. However, the demand for precision of the whirlpool assembly is strict. In the market, the nebulizers are positioned at a low price for production costs. This is not cost-effective. A conventional crankshaft plunger liquid pressurizing pump permits liquid to be pressurized well. However, it uses a crankshaft driven by a motor to pull and push a plunger so as to pressurize the liquid. In consideration of the cranks on the crankshaft not to interfere with each other, the length of the crankshaft must be longer. This needs a larger space for a mechanical movement. It is necessary to manufacture a liquid pressurizing portion and a power mechanical portion separately, which consumes more materials, is large in size, and is not beneficial for installation.
A number of conventional liquid pressurizing pumps are disclosed. Their advantage is compactness. For the eccentric portion of the eccentric shaft to drive the plunger, the eccentric portion is provided with a turning wheel to lower and reduce the friction and wear between the eccentric portion and the plunger end surface by means of the turning wheel to drive the plunger end surface. However, the turning of the surface of the eccentric portion and the tuning wheel lacks lubrication, so the surface of the eccentric portion and the tuning wheel suffer a lot of wear and tear, particularly, in a long period of 1000 psi working pressure. This phenomenon is exacerbated and more obvious. The reason is that the eccentric shaft is directly driven by a quadruple motor (without a deceleration mechanism) at 1720-1740 RPM rotation speed. Although the eccentric portion and the turning wheel are sucked in lubricating oil for working, the rotational speed of both are equal to the turning speed of the eccentric shaft. The eccentric portion and the turning wheel are rotated at a high speed to throw oil centrifugally, which causes the lubricating oil on the surface of the eccentric portion to flow away quickly. The action that the eccentric portion and the turning wheel are rotated at a high speed for the lubricating oil to infiltrate the surface of the eccentric portion may have the problem of bad lubrication because the loss of lubricating oil is not replenished before stopping rotation. If it is able to replenish the lubricating oil during rotation of the eccentric portion, the aforesaid shortcoming can be overcome. The service life of the eccentric shaft and the turning wheel can be prolonged. Even when the working pressure reaches 2600 psi (high pressure), the durability of the eccentric shaft and the turning wheel can be maintained.
The primary object of the invention is to provide an output shaft lubricating structure of a liquid pressurizing pump. The invention comprises a pump main body, a plurality of pillar plunger cap assemblies, a plurality of pillar plungers, and an output shaft. The pump main body has a circular core hole functioning as a mechanical room and filled with lubricating oil. The circular core hole is provided with a plurality of fixing holes arranged radially and evenly. Each fixing hole is radially provided with a liquid inflow and outflow opening. The liquid inflow and outflow opening is in communication with a check valve. The check valve has a liquid inflow non-return end and a liquid outflow non-return end to communicate with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, respectively. Through the liquid inflow non-return end of the check valve, the liquid inflow and outflow opening is able to get an external liquid from the liquid inlet. Each pillar plunger cap assembly comprises a cap body mounted on a corresponding one of the fixing holes of the pump main body. The interior of the cap body has a liquid pressurizing room. One end of the liquid pressurizing room is radially formed with at least one through hole to communicate with the liquid inflow and outflow opening. Each pillar plunger is disposed in the liquid pressurizing room of each pillar plunger cap assembly. An inner end of each pillar plunger extends into the circular core hole of the pump main body. The output shaft is locked by a bottom lid and an inner lid which are located at two ends of the circular core hole of the pump main body respectively. The output shaft is mounted in the circular core hole in an airtight manner. The output shaft has an output end and a main shaft body. The output end extends out of the bottom lid to connect a motor. The main shaft body is driven by the motor to rotate in the circular core hole. The main shaft body is formed with a first eccentric portion relative to the inner end of each pillar plunger. The first eccentric portion is connected with a turning wheel leaning against the inner end of each pillar plunger. By the first eccentric portion to circle around in the circular core hole, the pillar plungers are displaced inward one by one toward the liquid pressurizing room through the eccentric action of the turning wheel, enabling the liquid inside the liquid pressurizing room to be pressurized by the pillar plungers so as to discharge from the liquid inflow and outflow opening. Through the liquid outflow non-return end of the check valve, the pressurized liquid flows out through the liquid outlet for use. The circular core hole of the pump main body is radially provided with an installation hole interlaced with the fixing holes. The output shaft is mounted in the circular core hole by means of the bottom lid and the inner lid. The main shaft body is formed with a second eccentric portion relative to the installation hole. The main shaft body is axially formed with an oil supply hole. The inner lid is formed with an oil through hole relative to the air supply hole. The oil through hole is sealed by an outer lid to form an oil supply room. One end of the oil supply room is connected with an oil pipe through a connector. Another end of the oil supply room is in communication with the oil supply hole via the oil through hole. The oil supply hole is radially formed with at least one oil outlet relative to the first eccentric portion. The oil outlet extends out of the surface of the first eccentric portion. The installation hole of the pump main body is provided with an oil supply device. The oil supply device is disposed at an outer end of the installation hole and provided with an oil outflow check valve. An outer end of the oil outflow check valve is connected with the oil pipe through a pipe connector. The interior of the oil outflow check valve is formed with an oil pressurizing room. The oil pressurizing room is provided with a telescopic piston biased by a compression spring. The telescopic piston has an oil inflow check valve portion able to slide up and down within the oil pressurizing room. One end of the oil inflow check valve portion is provided with a push pipe which extends toward the circular core hole to lean against the second eccentric portion of the output shaft. One end of the push pipe extends into the circular core hole and is provided with at least one drawing oil hole for the oil pressurizing room to communicate with the circular core hole. The first eccentric portion of the output shaft acts as the maximum stress for load when the liquid is pressurized and works. By the power of the output shaft, the telescopic piston of the oil supply device is directly pushed by the second eccentric portion to draw the lubricating oil in the circular core hole and to pressurize and supply the lubricating oil to the oil supply hole of the output shaft to force the oil outlet hole to drain the lubricating oil to the surface of the first eccentric portion for circulatory supplement, such that the turning of the turning wheel on the first eccentric portion can keep better lubrication for a long time so as to prolong the service life of the output shaft and the turning wheel.
Preferably, the oil supply hole inside the output shaft is radially formed with the at least one oil outlet relative to the first eccentric portion. The surface of the first eccentric portion is formed with an annular groove to communicate with the oil outlet, enabling the turning of the turning wheel on the first eccentric portion to get a full lubricating effect.
Preferably, the oil through hole of the inner lid is sealed by the outer lid to form the oil supply room. An oil screen is provided between the oil supply room and the oil through hole. By the oil screen to filter the impurities, the lubricating oil can be purified. Preferably, the oil outflow check valve of the oil supply device has a valve seat. The valve seat is a screw nut to be screwed on a threaded portion of the outer end of the installation hole. The valve seat is formed with a valve room therein. One end of the valve room has an inner threaded hole for connecting the pipe connector. Another end of the valve room has a valve opening to communicate with the oil pressurizing room. The valve room is provided with a tension spring therein. A ball is biased by the tension spring to seal the valve opening, such that the oil coming to the pipe connector flows back to oil pressurizing room.
Preferably, the telescopic piston of the oil supply device has the oil inflow check valve portion. The oil inflow check valve portion is formed with a valve room therein. One end of the valve room is connected with a pipe hole of the push pipe and communicated with the circular core hole through the drawing oil hole. Another end of the valve room is provided with a support member to support a tension spring to press against a ball so as to seal the pipe hole. The support member is formed with a through hole for the valve room to communicate with the oil pressurizing room, such that the oil in the oil pressurizing room flows back to the circular core hole. Preferably, the oil outflow check valve of the oil supply device is fixedly disposed at the outer end of the installation hole. An inner end of the oil outflow check valve is provided with a receiving pipe. The receiving pipe is formed with the oil pressurizing room therein to receive the compression spring and the telescopic piston. The push pipe of the telescopic piston extends into the circular core hole from one end of the receiving pipe to lean against the second eccentric portion of the output shaft, such that the oil supply device can be mounted to or disassembled from the installation hole conveniently.
Preferably, the oil outflow check valve of the oil supply device is fixedly disposed at the outer end of the installation hole. The oil pressurizing room formed at the inner end of the oil outflow check valve, relative to the telescopic piston, is provided with a first slide sleeve made of a wear material for the oil inflow check valve portion to slide and a second slide sleeve made of a wear material for the push pipe to slide, such that the slide movement of the telescopic piston in the oil pressurizing room can reduce friction resistance and wear and tear.
Preferably, one end of the oil supply room inside the outer lid is provided with the connector. The outer end of the oil outflow check valve of the oil supply device is provided with the pipe connector to connect an oil pipe. Another end of the oil pipe is connected with one end of a heat sink. Another end of the heat sink is connected with the connector through another oil pipe. The operating temperate generated by the output shaft to rotate in the circular core hole can be dissipated by using the circulation of the lubricating oil in the circular core hole.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Each pillar plunger cap assembly 20 comprises a cap body 21 mounted on a corresponding one of the fixing holes 12 of the pump main body 10. The interior of the cap body 21 is provided with a plurality of pillar plunger sealing rubber rings 22 to form a liquid pressurizing room 23. One end of the liquid pressurizing room 23 is radially formed with at least one through hole 24 to communicate with the liquid inflow and outflow opening 13. Each pillar plunger 30 is disposed in the liquid pressurizing room 23 of each pillar plunger cap assembly 20. An inner end of each pillar plunger 30 extends into the circular core hole 11 of the pump main body 10. The output shaft 40 is locked by a bottom lid 50 and an inner lid 60 which are located at two ends of the circular core hole 11 of the pump main body 10 respectively.
The output shaft 40 is mounted in the circular core hole 11 in an airtight way by cooperating with a bearing 51 and an oil seal 52. The output shaft 40 has an output end 41 and a main shaft body 42. The output end 41 extends out of the bottom lid 50 to connect a motor (not shown in the drawings). The main shaft body 42 is driven by the motor to rotate in the circular core hole 11. The main shaft body 42 is formed with a first eccentric portion 43 relative to the inner end of each pillar plunger 30. The first eccentric portion 43 is connected with a turning wheel 44 leaning against the inner end of each pillar plunger 30. By the first eccentric portion 44 to circle around in the circular core hole 11, the pillar plungers 30 are displaced inward one by one toward the liquid pressurizing room 23 through the eccentric action of the turning wheel 44, enabling the liquid inside the liquid pressurizing room 23 to be pressurized by the pillar plungers 30 so as to discharge from the liquid inflow and outflow opening 13. Through the liquid outflow non-return end of the check valve 14, the pressurized liquid flows out through the liquid outlet 16 for use.
The circular core hole 11 of the pump main body 10 is radially provided with an installation hole 17 interlaced with the fixing holes 12. The output shaft 40 is mounted in the circular core hole 11 by means of the bottom lid 50 and the inner lid 60. The main shaft body 42 is formed with a second eccentric portion 45 relative to the installation hole 17. The main shaft body 42 is axially formed with an oil supply hole 46. The inner lid 60 is formed with an oil through hole 62 relative to the oil supply hole 46. The oil through hole 62 is sealed by an outer lid 70 to form an oil supply room 71. One end of the oil supply room 71 is connected with an oil pipe 80 through a connector 72. Another end of the oil supply room 71 is in communication with the oil supply hole 46 via the oil through hole 62.
The oil supply hole 46 is radially provided with at least one oil outlet 47 relative to the first eccentric portion 43. The oil outlet 47 extends out of the surface of the first eccentric portion 43. The installation hole 17 of the pump main body 10 is provided with an oil supply device 90. The oil supply device 90 is disposed at an outer end of the installation hole 17 and provided with an oil outflow check valve 91. An outer end of the oil outflow check valve 91 is connected with the oil pipe 80 through a pipe connector 92. The interior of the oil outflow check valve 91 is formed with an oil pressurizing room 93. The oil pressurizing room 93 is provided with a telescopic piston 95 biased by a compression spring 94. The telescopic piston 95 has an oil inflow check valve portion 96 able to slide up and down within the oil pressurizing room 93. One end of the oil inflow check valve portion 96 is provided with a push pipe 97 which extends toward the circular core hole 11 to lean against the second eccentric portion 45 of the output shaft 40. One end of the push pipe 97 extends into the circular core hole 11 and is provided with at least one drawing oil hole 98 for the oil pressurizing room 93 to communicate with the circular core hole 11.
When the output shaft 40 is driven by the motor, each pillar plunger 30 driven by the turning wheel 44 on the first eccentric portion 43 is reciprocated in the liquid pressurizing room 23 of the corresponding pillar plunger cap assembly 20. When the liquid in the liquid pressurizing room 23 is pressurized to be outputted for use from the liquid outlet 16, as shown in
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While the invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modifications within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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