Patent ID: 11883942
Assignee: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A tool powered by air or fluid and having a rotor including radially extending vanes, the tool comprising:
a cylinder chamber adapted to receive the rotor, and including:
a first main inlet port adapted to receive air or fluid;
a first port in fluid communication with the first main inlet port and a vane lifter port in a motor end cap; and
a first cylinder inlet in fluid communication with the first main inlet port; and

a first flow diverter extending into the first port and that separates the first port into first and second portions, wherein the first flow diverter is adapted to act as a barrier to direct air or fluid into the vane lifter port before the first cylinder inlet.