Patent Document:

a plunger of a high pressure plunger pump in accordance with the present invention is identified with reference numeral 1 . the plunger 1 reciprocates between a front and a rear dead point by means of a not shown oscillating drive . the oscillating drive can be formed as a crank drive which drives the plunger through a double - holed capstan head . a sleeve 2 is floatingly supported on the plunger . in the shown embodiment the sleeve 2 is composed of sleeve parts 3 and 4 fixedly connected with one another by a shrinkage process . the sleeve part 3 is provided with an abutment shoulder 5 . a supporting ring 6 having an angular cross - section abuts against the abutment shoulder 5 and is loaded with a spring 7 . the other end of the spring 7 abuts against an insert ring 8 . the ring 8 has a central opening through which the plunger 1 extends . the sealing in the region of this opening is performed by means of sealing packings 9 . the latter are fixed by a pressure ring 10 in a ring chamber which opens toward the plunger . the pressure ring 10 is provided with an outer 22 . in the operating position shown in fig1 the sleeve 2 is supported on a wall surface 12 of a pump head 13 . the sleeve 2 limits a working chamber 14 of the high pressure plunger pump , which merges into an opening 15 of a pressure valve 16 . a pressure valve body 17 of the pressure valve 16 is arranged centrally and loaded with a spring 18 . the pressure valve body 17 is shown in fig1 in the closed position . the sleeve part 4 has a ring chamber 19 which is open toward the plunger . a stop bush is arranged in the ring chamber 19 . the stop bush has a front supporting ring 20 produced for example from bronze . a cylindrical helical spring 21 abuts against the supporting ring 20 and is associated at the opposite end with a supporting plate 22 . the other functional parts of the stop bush are held with a pre - stress under the action of the spring 21 . a rear supporting ring 23 is associated with a split ring 24 formed as an abutment . a plurality of packing rings 25 and 26 are arranged between the supporting plate 22 and the supporting ring 23 . the front supporting ring 20 is rounded in the front outer region and abuts against an arcuate transition from a front end surface 27 to an outer limiting surface 28 of the ring chamber 19 . also , the transition from the front end surface 27 to a central opening of the sleeve part 4 is arcuate , so that under the action of high liquid pressure on the sleeve 2 no notch tension occurs . the leakage fluid which penetrates into the receiving chamber for the spring 21 through the ring gap between the plunger and the sleeve part 4 during the working stroke of the plunger 1 forms in this chamber an additional pressure with which the remaining functional parts of the stop bush are pressed against the plunger so that the sealing is intensified . in the embodiment of fig2 a sleeve 2a floatingly supported on the plunger 1 is composed of two sleeve parts 3a and 4a . the sleeve is associated with a spring 7 as in the embodiment of fig1 . the spring 7 is arranged so that the sleeve is pressed against the inner surface 12 of the pump head 13 . the sleeve part 4a is provided with a ring chamber 29 which is open toward the side of the plunger 1 . a one - piece sealing bush 30 of metal is arranged in the ring chamber 29 . this sealing bush limits with the sleeve part 4a a ring chamber 31 from which an opening 32 extends in direction of the plunger 1 and opens into a ring gap between the plunger 1 and the sealing bush 30 . the leakage fluid flowing from the working chamber 14 during the pressure stroke of the plunger through the gap between the plunger 1 and the sleeve 2a to the region of the opening 32 has a pressure which is smaller than the working pressure of the pump . the leakage fluid under this lower pressure , in the ring chamber 31 , deforms the sealing bush 30 and improves the sealing between the sleeve and the plunger . at the front end of the ring chamber 29 for receiving the sealing bush 30 , a ring - shaped soft packing 33 is provided . it extends outwardly and inwardly beyond the end surface 34 of the ring chamber 29 . the sealing bush 30 has a ring flange 35 at its rear end . the ring flange 35 is formed as a mounting flange and provided with throughgoing openings for mounting screws 36 . these mounting screws are screwed in threaded openings 37 of the ring 38 which is screwed on the sleeve part 4 . it can be seen from fig1 and 2 that the stop bush or the sealing bush is provided in the central and / or rear region of the sleeve 2 , 2a . the aspirated liquid which is available in the suction chamber 39 flows around the sleeve 2 , 2a . when the plunger moves from the front dead point in direction toward the rear dead point , a negative pressure is formed in the working chamber 14 so that under the action of the supply pressure which acts in the suction chamber , the sleeve 2 , 2a is moved back against the action of the spring 7 from the pump head . thereby the front opening of the sleeve is released , so that the fluid can flow from the suction chamber 39 into the working chamber 14 . during the pressure stroke of the plunger the sleeve 2 , 2a assumes the position shown in fig1 and 2 , in which the sleeve abuts with its front end surface against the surface 12 of the pump head 13 . the heat which is produced during the pressure stroke of the plunger is withdrawn through the sleeve 2 , 2a into the fluid which flows around the sleeve . it will be understood that each of the elements described above , or two or more together , may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above . while the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a high pressure plunger pump , it is not intended to be limited to the details shown , since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention . without further analysis , the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can , by applying current knowledge , readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that , from the standpoint of prior art , fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention .

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