A reservoir fluidically connected to a fluid pressure source and comprising, a casing, a projection projected from one end of the casing into the casing and fixedly connected with the casing, a cylindrical member sealed hermetically and slidably mounted on the projection, a groove formed between a peripheral surface of the cylindrical member and an end portion of the projection and fluidically connected with the fluid pressure source, a chamber formed between the other end of the casing and an o...

A combined heating and cooling system for a building is described. The system includes a heating circuit and a cooling circuit. The circuits are coupled to heat energy storage reservoirs. Each reservoir defines an elongate flow path along which water can flow in the form of a column. Using heat from the heating circuit, one or more of the reservoirs can be charged with hot water which is stored in the reservoir(s). The stored hot water is subsequently used to boost the temperature in the heating...

A reservoir used in an automotive power steering system is provided with a first filter disposed within a reservoir body at a location between an inlet and an outlet thereof. The reservoir is further provided with a first guide member for forcing the oil flowed into through the inlet to flow toward the first filter by changing the flow direction of the oil and a second guide member for forcing the oil passed through the first filter to flow toward the outlet by changing the flow direction of the...

To provides a technique capable of replenishing a working fluid smoothly while employing a method for replacing an atmospheric air with the working fluid. The reservoir apparatus (10) includes a main reservoir (20) having an inlet opening for feeding a hydraulic fluid, and an auxiliary reservoir (50) connecting thereto through a piping (30). There is a diagonally extending connecting pipe (60) at the auxiliary reservoir (50). There is a recessed portion (80) at an opening portion (64) of an inne...

An oil supply device for supplying oil to a roll of an image reproduction machine, which includes an oil reservoir formed of an open-cell melamine foam; and a layer of oil permeation control material extending over the reservoir for controlling supply of oil from the reservoir to the roll. The oil permeation control material being formed of porous PTFE produced by fusing particles of grannular PTFE such as to form a porous integral network of interconnected particles.

An improved blood reservoir formed by opposed, flexible sheets has a screen sandwiched between the sheets defining an input chamber, an output chamber, and vent chamber. A vent is in fluid communication with the vent chamber. An outlet is in fluid communication with the output chamber. One or more inlets direct blood into the input chamber through apertures that direct blood upward and along the screen, allowing gas bubbles entrained in the blood to escape through the vent. Support springs aroun...

A reservoir tank which includes: a container for storing fluid therein, having an inlet through which the fluid flows into the container and an outlet through which the fluid flows out of the container; and a duct provided inside the container, which is connected to the inlet of the container and has a first opening open inside the container. The first opening is located above the outlet of the container and below a surface of the fluid in the container.

A system is described for monitoring a subsea formation, which is under development. Instruments located in a completed but unconnected well are employed for providing information by a provisional monitoring unit being lowered downhole and connected to the well. Changes in the reservoir as a result of operations in other adjacent wells are intercepted by the instruments in the well and transmitted via an acoustic link to the surface.

A conventional tin-plated can adapted for use as a vacuum reservoir by the provision therein of an inlet/outlet passageway and reinforcing means comprising a stressed helical coil spring for placing the central region of the can wall in circumferential tension. A method of making such a reservoir is also disclosed.

A reservoir for the collection, purification, and storage of blood during surgical procedures which comprises a hollow blood storage casing having a hollow, perforated member within said casing extending from end-to-end thereof. Blood defoaming means and a filter are carried by the hollow member, so that the blood defoamer and filter are noncollapsible, and extend the entire length of the chamber within the casing, with one of the ports communicating with the interior of the hollow member, so th...