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Immersion pump assembly
Assignee: Grundfos AS
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Filing: 1989-06-05
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Granted: 1991-07-02
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Expires: 2009-06-05
Abstract
Abstract An immersion pump assembly comprises a pump and a wet-rotor motor driving the pump and having a common hollow spindle for the motor and the pump. Liquid in the wet-rotor compartment of the motor can be introduced into the spindle and conveyed within the spindle into the pump casing in heat exchange relationship with the liquid conveyed by the pump, by way of the wall of the spindle. The liquid is returned from the spindle into the rotor compartment by a pumping action. The exit and return openings for the liquid in the rotor compartment are spaced from each other axially of the pump assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Niels D. Jensen
- 👤 Poul E. Mikkelstrup
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:33
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D13/00; F04D13/02; F04D13/06; F04D13/08; F04D13/10; F04D29/00; F04D29/04; F04D29/043; F04D29/58; F04D29/586; F04D29/588; H; H02; H02K; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K5/12; H02K5/128; H02K5/1285; H02K9/00; H02K9/19; H02K9/197
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An immersion pump assembly comprising a pump casing, a pump, a wet-rotor motor for driving the pump, said motor having a wet-rotor compartment, and a spindle which is common to said motor and said pump; wherein the spindle is hollow, the pump assembly further comprising intake means in said compartment for introducing liquid therein into the hollow spindle; means for impelling, with a pumping action, liquid along said spindle into heat exchange relationship, in said casing, by way of the wall of the hollow spindle, with liquid conveyed by said pump and means in said rotor compartment, spaced axially from said intake means, for returning the liquid in said spindle to said rotor compartment under said pumping action.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An immersion pump assembly comprising a pump casing, a pump, a wet-rotor motor for driving the pump, said motor having a wet-rotor compartment, and a spindle which is common to said motor and said pump; wherein the spindle is hollow, the pump assembly further comprising intake means in said compartment for introducing liquid therein into the hollow spindle; means for impelling, with a pumping action, liquid along said spindle into heat exchange relationship, in said casing, by way of the wall of the hollow spindle, with liquid conveyed by said pump and means in said rotor compartment, spaced axially from said intake means, for returning the liquid in said spindle to said rotor compartment under said pumping action.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said impelling means comprises said spindle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said spindle contains a liquid conveying screw.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said screw is in the form of a wire coil in the spindle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said screw is in the form of a wire in said spindle the wire surrounding a core.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
223 words
An immersion pump assembly comprising a pump casing, a pump, a wet rotor motor for driving said pump, said motor having a wet-rotor compartment, a hollow spindle common to said motor and said pump, intake means in said compartment for introducing liquid therein into said hollow spindle, means for impelling liquid along said spindle into heat exchanging relationship in said casing, via a wall of said hollow spindle, with liquid conveyed by said pump, means for returning liquid in said spindle to said rotor compartment, said means for returning liquid being disposed in said rotor compartment and spaced axially from said intake means, a tube having an upper and a lower end disposed in said spindle, detachable closure means disposed at an upper end of said spindle, said spindle and said tube defining at least one intermediate radial space having an upper and a lower end, said upper end of said radial space being disposed in said pump casing and being open, said lower end of said radial space being disposed in said rotor compartment and being closed, said lower end of said tube disposed remotely from said pump and communicating with said rotor compartment to provide intake means, said spindle having at least one perforation providing said return means, said spindle communicating with said rotor compartment at a position proximate said pump.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
223 words
An immersion pump assembly comprising a pump casing, a pump, a wet rotor motor for driving said pump, said motor having a wet-rotor compartment, a hollow spindle common to said motor and said pump, intake means in said compartment for introducing liquid therein into said hollow spindle, means for impelling liquid along said spindle into heat exchanging relationship in said casing, via a wall of said hollow spindle, with liquid conveyed by said pump, means for returning liquid in said spindle to said rotor compartment, said means for returning liquid being disposed in said rotor compartment and spaced axially from said intake means, a tube having an upper and a lower end disposed in said spindle, detachable closure means disposed at an upper end of said spindle, said spindle and said tube defining at least one intermediate radial space having an upper and a lower end, said upper end of said radial space being disposed in said pump casing and being open, said lower end of said radial space being disposed in said rotor compartment and being closed, said lower end of said tube disposed remotely from said pump and communicating with said rotor compartment to provide intake means, said spindle having at least one perforation providing said return means, said spindle communicating with said rotor compartment at a position proximate said pump.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein said at least one perforation opens into a space surrounding a radial spindle baring in said rotor compartment, proximate to the pump.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein said tube which is coaxial with said spindle is in the form of a cylinder with a cross-sectional shape having at least three generatrices of its outer circumference in contact with the interior of said hollow spindle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein said spindle is of circular cross-sectional shape in said rotor compartment and is of polygonal cross-sectional shape and within said pump.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein said tube is made of a plastics material.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-07-01 | 1994-12-31 | 1995-07-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-07-01 | 1998-12-31 | 1999-07-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-07-01 | 2002-12-31 | 2003-07-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |