US4549849A
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Pumping assemblies
Assignee: Grundfos AS
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Filing: 1983-04-11
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Granted: 1985-10-29
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Expires: 2003-04-11
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a pumping assembly for heating and faucet water plants, comprising a wet-armature motor and a centrifugal pump driven thereby, the casing of which is pressed to shape from metal plate and has an axially directed collar against which bears the encircling marginal area of a partition separating the pumping space from the motor space, and which is joined by welding to an equally encircling marginal area of the split tube separating the armature space from the stator space. A particularly uncomplicated and safe joint results between the components in question due to the fact that, in accordance with the invention, the partition and the split tube are interwelded at least at points in their mutual contact area and are, jointly with the armature connected to the pump casing, to form a structural unit ready for installation, by connecting the collar of the pump casing in liquid-tight manner to the said marginal area of the split tube by pressure welding.
Inventors
- 👤 Niels D. Jensen
- 👤 Kurt F. Nielsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:42
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D13/00; F04D13/02; F04D13/06; F04D13/0606; F04D13/0613; F04D29/00; F04D29/40; F04D29/42; F04D29/426; F04D29/4266; F04D29/60; F04D29/62; F04D29/628
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
In a pumping assembly for heating and faucet water plants of the kind comprising a wet-armature motor and a centrifugal pump driven thereby, and connected pump and motor casings pressed to shape from metal plates, said pump casing having an axially oriented collar which bears and encompasses a marginal area of a partition delimiting a pumping space from a motor space and which is joined by a weld joint to an encircling marginal area of a split tube separating an armature space from a stator space, the invention which consists in that said partition and said split tube are joined at least by partial weldings in their mutual contact area to provide a structural unit ready for installation and including the armature end thereof, said structural unit conjointly with said armature being joined to said pump casing by a liquid-tight pressure weld joining said pump casing collar to said marginal area of said split tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
In a pumping assembly for heating and faucet water plants of the kind comprising a wet-armature motor and a centrifugal pump driven thereby, and connected pump and motor casings pressed to shape from metal plates, said pump casing having an axially oriented collar which bears and encompasses a marginal area of a partition delimiting a pumping space from a motor space and which is joined by a weld joint to an encircling marginal area of a split tube separating an armature space from a stator space, the invention which consists in that said partition and said split tube are joined at least by partial weldings in their mutual contact area to provide a structural unit ready for installation and including the armature end thereof, said structural unit conjointly with said armature being joined to said pump casing by a liquid-tight pressure weld joining said pump casing collar to said marginal area of said split tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A pumping assembly according to claim 1, wherein said partition has an axially directed collar which is concentrically inserted under tight contact in said axially oriented collar of said pump casing and over which radially projects a free edge of said encircling marginal area of said split tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A pumping assembly according to claim 1, wherein said partition and said split tube are secured against radial displacement with respect to each other by mutual engagement.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A pumping assembly according to claim 1, wherein said motor casing is pressed to shape from metal plate and is connected at a pump-side rim thereof to said pump casing, wherein said rim of said motor casing is also joined by pressure welding to said radial encircling marginal area of said split tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A pumping assembly according to claim 1, wherein said motor casing is pressed to shape from metal plate and is connected to said pump casing at a pump-side rim thereof, wherein said motor casing is joined in form-locked manner to said structural unit comprising said partition and said split tube, ready for installation.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of manufacturing a pumping assembly used in heating and faucet water plants of the kind having a wet-armature motor and a centrifugal pump driven thereby, housed in motor and pump casings, respectively, pressed to shape from metal plates, said wet-armature motor being separated from said centrifugal pump by a metal-pressed pot-like split tube adjoining a metal-pressed partition, comprising the steps of joining together the partition and split tube at least by partial welding in their mutual contact areas, thereby producing a structural unit including an armature and bearings of said motor, joining said structural unit conjointly with said armature to said pump casing by a liquid-tight pressure weld which joins a collar of said pump casing to a marginal area of said split tube, and joining said motor casing to said pump casing.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of manufacturing a pumping assembly used in heating and faucet water plants of the kind having a wet-armature motor and a centrifugal pump driven thereby, housed in motor and pump casings, respectively, pressed to shape from metal plates, said wet-armature motor being separated from said centrifugal pump by a metal-pressed pot-like split tube adjoining a metal-pressed partition, comprising the steps of joining together the partition and split tube at least by partial welding in their mutual contact areas, thereby producing a structural unit including an armature and bearings of said motor, joining said structural unit conjointly with said armature to said pump casing by a liquid-tight pressure weld which joins a collar of said pump casing to a marginal area of said split tube, and joining said motor casing to said pump casing.
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