US4483660A
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Submersible pump impeller locking method
Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1982-05-14
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Granted: 1984-11-20
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Expires: 2002-05-14
Abstract
Abstract A method of installing the diffusers and impellers on a shaft of a centrifugal pump uses a latent locking member. The locking member is positioned within a counterbore of each impeller when the impellers are placed on the shaft between each diffuser. After positioning, the locking member is activated to bond the impellers to the shaft. Preferably, the locking member is a heat activated material that requires heat for the material to become fluid. On cooling, the adhesive forms a rigid bond with the shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo L. Roberts
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:42
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D29/00; F04D29/18; F04D29/20; F04D29/60; F04D29/62; F04D29/628; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S415/00; Y10S415/901; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49316; Y10T29/49329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A centrifugal pump, comprising in combination: a tubular housing; a shaft rotatably carried inside the housing; a plurality of spaced-apart diffusers surrounding the shaft and stationarily carried in the housing; and a plurality of impellers, each having a bore receiving the shaft and carried between two of the diffusers, the impellers being locked to the shaft by a locking member inserted in the bore of each impeller, the locking member being of a solid elastomeric material that expands when heated and remains expanded and harder after cooling.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A centrifugal pump, comprising in combination: a tubular housing; a shaft rotatably carried inside the housing; a plurality of spaced-apart diffusers surrounding the shaft and stationarily carried in the housing; and a plurality of impellers, each having a bore receiving the shaft and carried between two of the diffusers, the impellers being locked to the shaft by a locking member inserted in the bore of each impeller, the locking member being of a solid elastomeric material that expands when heated and remains expanded and harder after cooling.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The pump according to claim 1 wherein the bore of each impeller has a recess that extends part of the length of each of the impellers, and wherein the locking member is located within the recess.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-11-20 | 1988-05-21 | 1988-11-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-11-20 | 1992-05-21 | 1992-11-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-11-20 | 1996-05-21 | 1996-11-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |