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Pump casing
Assignee: Ebara Corp
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Filing: 1990-01-18
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Granted: 1991-08-20
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Expires: 2010-01-18
Abstract
Abstract A pump casing manufactured by press forming of steel plate and including a volute casing encircling a pump impeller so as to form a fluid path around the pump impeller is disclosed. The cross-sectional area of the fluid path is gradually increased towards a discharge port of the pump casing. The pump casing includes a casing body which is formed at first by press forming a metal plate into a cylindrical cup shape having an opening portion at one side thereof and a closed bottom portion at the other side of the same, and then by press forming the cylindrical cup shaped casing body so as to have a volute portion radially outwardly expanded from a cylindrical surface of the casing body at an axially intermediate portion thereof which radially opposite to the pump impeller, a casing flange outwardly extending from the opening portion and an aperture serving as a suction port at the bottom portion. Since no separate volute member is provided within the pump casing to form the volute portion, the outer diameter of the pump casing can be made small and also the shape of the fluid path in the volute casing can be made smooth.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenichi Kajiwara
- 👤 Kikuichi Mori
- 👤 Hideo Ikeda
- 👤 Shinichiro Arakawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:21
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D29/00; F04D29/40; F04D29/42; F04D29/426; F04D29/4266; F04D29/44; F04D29/445
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A pump casing manufactured by press forming of steel plate and including a volute casing encircling a pump impeller so as to form a fluid path around said pump impeller, the cross-sectional area of said fluid path being gradually increased towards an discharge port of said pump casing, characterized in that said pump casing includes a casing body formed at first by press forming a metal plate into a cylindrical cup shape having an opening portion at one side thereof and a closed bottom portion at the other side of the same, and then by bulge forming said cylindrical cup shaped casing body so as to have a volute portion radially outwardly expanded from a cylindrical surface of said casing body at an axially intermediate portion thereof which is radially opposite to said pump impeller, a casing flange outwardly extending from said opening portion and an aperture serving as a suction port at said bottom portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A pump casing manufactured by press forming of steel plate and including a volute casing encircling a pump impeller so as to form a fluid path around said pump impeller, the cross-sectional area of said fluid path being gradually increased towards an discharge port of said pump casing, characterized in that said pump casing includes a casing body formed at first by press forming a metal plate into a cylindrical cup shape having an opening portion at one side thereof and a closed bottom portion at the other side of the same, and then by bulge forming said cylindrical cup shaped casing body so as to have a volute portion radially outwardly expanded from a cylindrical surface of said casing body at an axially intermediate portion thereof which is radially opposite to said pump impeller, a casing flange outwardly extending from said opening portion and an aperture serving as a suction port at said bottom portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A pump casing claimed in claim 1, wherein the height of said expanded volute portion is gradually increased in the circumferential direction while maintaining the width thereof as constant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pump casing claimed in claim 2, wherein said expanded volute portion has a trapezoidal or circular section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A pump casing claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, or 3 wherein the maximum expanded portion of said volute portion is provided with an opening and is connected with said discharge port through a nozzle shaped so as to form a smooth fluid path.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A pump casing claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, or 3, wherein a suction flange is welded to said suction port of said casing body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A pump casing claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, or 3, wherein a reinforcing plate is fixed on the rear side of said suction flange, and a cylindrical support member is provided between said reinforcing plate and a front surface of said casing body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A pump casing claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, or 3, wherein said casing body is provided with an outwardly expanded portion on a suction side wall of said casing body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A pump casing claimed in any one of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein a volute inner wall is provided inside of said casing body to form a portion of said fluid path.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A pump casing claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, or 3, wherein a suction side wall of casing body is press formed so that it constitutes a portion of said fluid path.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
A pump casing claimed in any one of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein said casing body is constituted of two separated members, i.e. a casing shell defining said expanded volute portion and a reinforcing member defining said suction port, each formed by press forming, said casing shell and said reinforcing member being arranged so as to constitute a double wall on the outer surface of the suction side of said casing body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
A pump casing claimed in claim 10, wherein said casing shell includes an inwardly bent partition wall on the radially inner end of said casing shell, a liner ring being press-fitted on the inner periphery of said partition wall, and a tip portion of said impeller being fitted on the inner periphery of said liner ring with a play maintained therebetween.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A pump casing claimed in claims 11, wherein a reinforcing plate is fixed on the rear side of said suction flange, and a plurality of support members are provided between said reinforcing plate and a front surface of said casing body, each of said support members include bent portion on both side edges thereof.
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