Trochoidal rotary device
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a system including a trochoidal rotary device. The trochoidal rotary device includes a housing comprising an inner surface, a rotor having at least one bearing recess, a shaft eccentrically mounted to the rotor, wherein the shaft and the rotor are integrated with one another, and at least one bearing disposed between the bearing recess of the rotor and the inner surface of the hollow housing, wherein at least one of the inner surface of the hollow housing, the bearing recess of the rotor, and the at least one bearing comprise a bearing interface comprises a surface treatment.
1. A system, comprising:
a trochoidal rotary device, comprising:
a housing;
a rotor body disposed within the housing; and
a shaft coupled to the rotor body, wherein the shaft is eccentrically mounted to the rotor body, the shaft and the rotor body are integrally formed as one piece, the rotor body is statically and dynamically balanced about a center of rotation of the rotor body, the rotor body comprises a first material and a second material, the first material is disposed only on a first side of the shaft, the second material is disposed only on a second side of the shaft, and the first material and the second material have different densities.
2. The system of claim 1 , comprising at least one bearing disposed between a bearing recess of the rotor body and an inner surface of the housing, wherein the at least one bearing is configured to enable rotation of the rotor body within the housing.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one bearing comprises gear teeth disposed on an outer surface of the at least one bearing.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one bearing comprises a plurality of bristles disposed on an outer surface of the at least one bearing.
5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the bearing recess of the rotor body, the inner surface of the housing, or both comprises a babbitted surface.
6. The system of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the at least one bearing, the bearing recess of the rotor body, and the inner surface of the housing comprises a surface coating.
7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one bearing comprises a coating disposed on an outer surface of the at least one bearing, wherein the coating is a ceramic coating or a babbitted coating.
8. The system of claim 2 , wherein the inner surface of the housing comprises a ceramic coating.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the rotor body is at least partially hollow.
10. A system, comprising:
a trochoidal rotary device, comprising:
a hollow housing comprising an inner surface having a babbitted coating;
a rotor comprising a plurality of bearing recesses disposed within the housing; and
a plurality of bearings, each of the plurality of bearings disposed between a respective bearing recess of the rotor and the inner surface of the hollow housing, wherein the plurality of bearings are configured to enable rotation of the rotor within the housing.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of bearings comprises gear teeth or bristles disposed on an outer surface of each of the plurality of bearings.
12. The system of claim 10 , comprising a shaft eccentrically coupled to the rotor, wherein the shaft and the rotor are integrated with one another.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the rotor is statically and dynamically balanced about a center of rotation of the rotor.
14. The system of claim 10 , comprising an artificial heart, wherein the trochoidal rotary device is configured to pump blood through the artificial heart.
15. The system of claim 1 , comprising an artificial heart, wherein the trochoidal rotary device is configured to pump blood through the artificial heart.