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US3947154A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pump assembly for circulation of coolant in boiling water reactors or the like

Assignee: Klein Schanzlin and Becker AG
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Filing: 1974-06-11
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Granted: 1976-03-30
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Expires: 1994-06-11
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Abstract

Abstract A pump assembly for circulation of liquid coolant in boiling water reactors has a thin-walled spherical pump body for an impeller which rotates about a vertical axis and an electric motor which drives the impeller and has an upright housing with a heat barrier at its upper end. The heat barrier has a thin-walled neck portion which surrounds the impeller shaft below an opening in the lower part of the pump body and a ring-shaped surface which is biased against a complementary surface of the pump body around the opening by several heat-expansible bolts which separably couple the housing to the pump body. The heat barrier has an annular air space surrounding the neck portion and being surrounded by an annulus of cooling ribs, an upper flange which abuts against the pump body and has one or more compartments for a circulating coolant, and a lower flange with one or more compartments for a circulating coolant. The area of contact between the surfaces of the pump body and the upper flange of the heat barrier is small so that the heat barrier prevents excessive transfer of heat between the pump body and the motor housing.

Inventors

  • 👤 Christian Klepp
  • 👤 Gunter Koll
  • 👤 Waldemar Schwartz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:09
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D29/00; F04D29/60; F04D29/62; F04D29/628; F04D29/40; F04D29/42; F04D29/426; F04D29/58; F04D29/586; F04D29/588; F04D29/5893

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 136 words
A pump assembly, particularly for circulation of highly pressurized fluids whose temperature fluctuates within a wide range, comprising a pump including a body having an opening and a first surface surrounding said opening, and a rotary impeller in said body; a glandless electric motor including a rotary output member for rotating said impeller and a housing having a second surface sealingly engaging said first surface, the area of contact between said surfaces being small and said housing including a heat barrier adjacent to said first surface and having a thin-walled neck portion surrounding said output member, an air-filled space surrounding said neck portion, cooling ribs surrounding said space and coolant-containing compartments at both sides of said space; and elongated expansible coupling elements connected to said body and said housing for biasing said surfaces against each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 136 words
A pump assembly, particularly for circulation of highly pressurized fluids whose temperature fluctuates within a wide range, comprising a pump including a body having an opening and a first surface surrounding said opening, and a rotary impeller in said body; a glandless electric motor including a rotary output member for rotating said impeller and a housing having a second surface sealingly engaging said first surface, the area of contact between said surfaces being small and said housing including a heat barrier adjacent to said first surface and having a thin-walled neck portion surrounding said output member, an air-filled space surrounding said neck portion, cooling ribs surrounding said space and coolant-containing compartments at both sides of said space; and elongated expansible coupling elements connected to said body and said housing for biasing said surfaces against each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
A pump assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said output member is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis and said body and said housing are located at different levels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A pump assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said compartments is located in the interior of said body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
A pump assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said body is a hollow sphere.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 74 words
A pump assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said coupling elements are expansible bolts separably connecting said housing to said body, said motor and said impeller forming part of a module which is separable from said body in response to disengagement of said bolts from said body and said module further comprising a suction pipe located in said body and arranged to convey fluid to be circulated into the range of said impeller.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 49 words
A pump assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said heat barrier further includes two flanges disposed at the opposite axial ends of said neck portion, said second surface being provided on one of said of said flanges and each of said flanges having at least one coolant-containing compartments.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1979-03-30 1979-09-29 1980-03-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-03-30 1983-09-29 1984-03-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-03-30 1987-09-29 1988-03-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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