US 12,140,266 B2
Rotary regenerative machine structure
William J. Starks, Wellsville, NY (US); Mark S. Antes, Wellsville, NY (US); and Nicholas A. Fuller, Angelica, NY (US)
Assigned to ARVOS LJUNGSTROM LLC, Wellsville, NY (US)
Appl. No. 18/694,022
Filed by ARVOS LJUNGSTROM LLC, Wellsville, NY (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 28, 2023, PCT No. PCT/US2023/014123
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 21, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/219697, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 16, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/341,785, filed on May 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0263732 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. F16M 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/06 (2006.01); F16M 1/04 (2006.01); F28D 19/04 (2006.01); F28F 9/00 (2006.01); F28D 19/00 (2006.01); F28F 9/007 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 1/04 (2013.01) [B01D 53/06 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); F28D 19/00 (2013.01); F28D 19/042 (2013.01); F28D 19/048 (2013.01); F28F 9/007 (2013.01); F28F 2280/00 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support structure for a rotary regenerative machine or rotary absorption machine (RAM), the support structure comprising:
an upper stator and a lower stator axially spaced apart from one another by a first segment of at least two pedestals, the first segment of each pedestal extending between the upper stator and the lower stator, and
an upper rotor bearing housing mount disposed above a lower surface of the upper stator, the rotor bearing housing mount is attached to the upper stator by at least one radially extending bearing support structure,
wherein a radially inner end of at least one of the radially extending bearing support structure is attached to the bearing housing mount and a radially outer end of the at least one radially extending bearing support structure is proximate a top portion of the first segment of each of the pedestals.