Key elements    

Characteristic are two elements in the design: The pistons and the cups. The pistons are fixed in a rotor thereby avoiding the expensive piston joint applied in bent axis units as well as the slippers that are used in in-line pumps and motors.
The cup like cylinders are (hydrostatically balanced) floating on the barrel plates. Like in all piston machines they seal off the displacement volume. The piston seals directly to the cup, without piston rings, thereby minimizing the friction.

Chiron Free Piston Engine
Hydraulic Transformer
Floating Cup
construction
key elements
universal joint
double configuration
application
characteristics
evaluation program
measurements
variable FC pump
industrial property