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Vertical submersible pump assembly
Assignee: KVGERNER EUREKA A CORP OF NORWAY AS
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Filing: 1988-01-20
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Granted: 1989-06-20
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Expires: 2008-01-20
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a vertical submersible pump assembly comprising a centrifugal pump assembly which comprises a centrifugal pump with a rotor and a pump casing, and a drive motor connected with the pump rotor by a drive shaft. A drain chamber surrounds the drive shaft and is sealed off in the direction of the pump rotor and the drive motor by the aid of respective shaft seals. The invention is characterized by the fact that the centrifugal pump has a dual inlet, that the pump casing forms the bottom of the drain chamber and contains the seals against the pump rotor, and that the drain chamber is shaped with a pocket extending down into the upper casing inlet.
Inventors
- 👤 Torgeir Skarstad
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:58
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D13/00; F04D13/02; F04D13/06; F04D13/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A vertical submersible pump assembly, comprising a centrifugal pump assembly with a rotor, and a pump casing, and a drive motor connected with pump rotor by a drive shaft, with a drain chamber surrounding the drive shaft and being sealed off in the direction of the pump rotor, and the drive motor with respective shaft seal means, wherein the centrifugal pump has upper and lower inlets, the pump casing forms the bottom of the drain chamber and contains the seal means against the pump rotor, and the drain chamber is shaped as a downwardly closed pocket extending down into the upper pump inlet, and means extending down into said pocket to remove liquid from said pocket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A vertical submersible pump assembly, comprising a centrifugal pump assembly with a rotor, and a pump casing, and a drive motor connected with pump rotor by a drive shaft, with a drain chamber surrounding the drive shaft and being sealed off in the direction of the pump rotor, and the drive motor with respective shaft seal means, wherein the centrifugal pump has upper and lower inlets, the pump casing forms the bottom of the drain chamber and contains the seal means against the pump rotor, and the drain chamber is shaped as a downwardly closed pocket extending down into the upper pump inlet, and means extending down into said pocket to remove liquid from said pocket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A vertical submersible pump assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the upper casing inlet is provided with channel webs forming inlet channels, and that the pocket is formed in such an inlet channel.
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