Patent ID: 6499976
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
A roller vane motor comprising:a. a housing having an exhaust port; b. an inlet header and an outlet header formed through at least a portion of said housing; c. a first stator stage positioned within said housing, said first stator stage having an internal wall with an inlet port communicating through said wall to said inlet header and an outlet port communicating through said wall to said outlet header; d. a second stator stage positioned within said housing, said second stator stage having an internal wall with an inlet port communicating through said wall to said inlet header and an outlet port communicating through said wall to said exhaust port of said housing; e. a rotor assembly positioned within said stator stages, said rotor assembly having: i) a rotor shaft with an aperture formed therethrough, ii) a plurality of flutes extending from said rotor tube; and f. rollers position between said flutes.