US5044896A
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Split tube centrifugal pump
Assignee: Wilo Werk and Co Pumpen und Apparatebau GmbH
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Filing: 1990-06-11
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Granted: 1991-09-03
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Expires: 2010-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A split tube centrifugal pump comprises a pump casing divided into a pump space and a motor space, an impeller driving a conveying fluid in the pump casing, a vertically disposed shaft in the casing, the shaft being hollow and including an axial channel therein, a rotor including a channel therein, and a partition separating the pump space from the motor space. The partition includes a first aperture through which the shaft passes and a second aperture. The conveying fluid circulates between the pump space and the motor space in a circuit comprising the first aperture in the partition, the channel in the rotor, and the channel in the shaft. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the split tube centrifugal pump further comprises a filter disposed upstream or downstream of the first aperture in the partition, and a slide ring sealing associated with the second aperture and through which the vertical shaft passes.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert Genster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:19
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K5/12; H02K5/128; F; F04; F04D; F04D29/00; F04D29/58; F04D29/586; F04D29/588; F04D29/70; F04D29/708
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A split tube centrifugal pump, comprising a pump casing divided into a pump space and a motor space, a conveying fluid in said pump casing, a vertically disposed shaft in said casing, said shaft being hollow and including an axially extending channel therein, an impeller mounted on said shaft and driving said conveying fluid in said pump casing, a rotor including a first channel associated with said rotor and disposed between said rotor and said pump casing, a partition separating said pump space from said motor space, said partition including a first aperture and a second aperture, said shaft passing through said second aperture, said conveying fluid circulating between said pump space and said motor space in a first circuit comprising said first aperture, said first channel associated with said rotor, and said channel in said shaft, a filter in juxtaposition with said first aperture in said partition, a slide ring sealing retaining said shaft in said second aperture of said partition, and a second channel associated with said rotor and in fluid communication with said first circuit so that said conveying fluid can circulate in a second circuit which bypasses a portion of said first circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A split tube centrifugal pump, comprising a pump casing divided into a pump space and a motor space, a conveying fluid in said pump casing, a vertically disposed shaft in said casing, said shaft being hollow and including an axially extending channel therein, an impeller mounted on said shaft and driving said conveying fluid in said pump casing, a rotor including a first channel associated with said rotor and disposed between said rotor and said pump casing, a partition separating said pump space from said motor space, said partition including a first aperture and a second aperture, said shaft passing through said second aperture, said conveying fluid circulating between said pump space and said motor space in a first circuit comprising said first aperture, said first channel associated with said rotor, and said channel in said shaft, a filter in juxtaposition with said first aperture in said partition, a slide ring sealing retaining said shaft in said second aperture of said partition, and a second channel associated with said rotor and in fluid communication with said first circuit so that said conveying fluid can circulate in a second circuit which bypasses a portion of said first circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The split tube centrifugal pump of claim 1 wherein said conveying fluid flows first between the outside of said rotor and the inside of said split tube and thereafter flows through said channel in said shaft in said first circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The split tube centrifugal pump of claim 1 wherein said conveying fluid flows first between the outside of said rotor and the inside of said split tube, and thereafter flows through said second channel associated with said rotor in said circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The split tube centrifugal pump according to claim 1 wherein said second channel associated with said rotor comprises a radial bore disposed in said shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The split tube centrifugal pump according to claim 1 further comprising a disc disposed on said shaft, said second channel associated with said rotor being formed in said disc.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The split tube centrifugal pump according to claim 1 comprising a bladed wheel disposed on said shaft, said second channel associated with said rotor being formed between said blade wheel and said rotor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The split tube centrifugal pump of claim 1 further comprising a throttle located at one end of said shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The split tube centrifugal pump of claim 1 wherein said filter is disposed upstream of a bore in said partition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The split tube centrifugal pump of claim 1 wherein said filter is disposed downstream of said partition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The split tube centrifugal pump of claim 1 further comprising a second filter associated with said shaft through which said conveying fluid in said channel of said shaft is discharged.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The split tube centrifugal pump according to claim 1 further comprising a radially extending aperture located at an end of said shaft, with conveying fluid in said channel of said shaft being discharged into said pump space through said radially extending aperture.
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