Patent ID: 9492764
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B01D,F04B,F28D,G01N

Claim Text:
1. An actuator comprising: A support plate; A pump head comprising an outlet port, an inlet port, a fluidic chamber extending between the outlet and inlet ports, and a bore opening, the pump head being secured to one side of the support plate and being in thermal contact with the support plate; An actuator body secured to an opposite side of the support plate from the pump head; A plunger which extends through the bore opening of the pump head into the fluidic chamber, the plunger being displaceable between a first, delivery end of stroke position and a second, intake end of stroke position; and A pre-chiller unit disposed between the support plate and the actuator body and comprising a pre-chiller body and a fluidic tubing in thermal communication with the pre-chiller body, the pre-chiller unit being in thermal communication with the support plate for cooling a fluid flow before the fluid flow enters the pump head, wherein a fluid volume of the fluidic tubing is greater than a fluidic volume of the fluidic chamber when the plunger is in the intake end of stroke position.