Patent EP0511708A2 successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
Patent US5641276A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US5641276A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electric pump for environmentally hazardous material

Assignee: L3 Magnet Motor GmbH
•
Filing: 1993-02-26
•
Granted: 1997-06-24
•
Expires: 2013-02-26
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract An electric pump includes an impeller, a shaft and a motor having at least one permanent magnet rotor and a stator. The impeller is coupled by the shaft to the at least one permanent magnet rotor of the electric motor. A hermetically sealed housing is provided in which the shaft is supported and which has openings for delivery side and suction side connections for material to be pumped. The rotor is disposed inside the housing and the stator of the electric motor is disposed outside the housing. At least one stator carrier is attached to the housing, the stator being mounted in the at least one stator carrier. The at least one stator carrier is of one-piece configuration so as to enclose the housing across an entire circumference thereof in a cup-shaped manner. The at least one stator carrier holds a liquid for cooling the at least one stator.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gotz Heidelberg
  • 👤 Peter Ehrhart

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 15:33
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K1/00; H02K1/06; H02K1/22; H02K1/27; H02K1/2706; H02K1/272; H02K1/274; H02K1/2753; H02K1/276; H02K1/2766; H02K1/2773; F; F04; F04D; F04D13/00; F04D13/02; F04D13/06; F04D13/0606; F04D13/064; H02K29/00; H02K29/06; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K5/12; H02K5/128; H02K5/1282

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 217 words
An electric pump comprising: an impeller, a shaft and a motor having at least one permanent magnet rotor and a stator, wherein the impeller is coupled by the shaft to the at least one permanent magnet rotor of the electric motor; a hermetically sealed housing in which the shaft is supported and which has openings for delivery side and suction side connections for material to be pumped, wherein the housing has a thickness in a radial direction at a portion thereof between the rotor and the stator which is less than 10 mm; wherein the rotor is disposed inside the housing and comprises circumferentially distributed, permanent magnet poles of alternating polarity which are radially spaced from the shaft; wherein the stator of the electric motor is disposed outside the housing, is in the form of a ferromagnetic ring axially aligned with the rotor, has coil windings, and is supported outside of the housing; and further comprising at least one stator carrier attached to the housing, the stator being mounted in the at least one stator carrier, the at least one stator carrier being of one-piece configuration so as to enclose the housing across an entire circumference thereof in a cup-shaped manner, the at least one stator carrier having a liquid for cooling the at least one stator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 217 words
An electric pump comprising: an impeller, a shaft and a motor having at least one permanent magnet rotor and a stator, wherein the impeller is coupled by the shaft to the at least one permanent magnet rotor of the electric motor; a hermetically sealed housing in which the shaft is supported and which has openings for delivery side and suction side connections for material to be pumped, wherein the housing has a thickness in a radial direction at a portion thereof between the rotor and the stator which is less than 10 mm; wherein the rotor is disposed inside the housing and comprises circumferentially distributed, permanent magnet poles of alternating polarity which are radially spaced from the shaft; wherein the stator of the electric motor is disposed outside the housing, is in the form of a ferromagnetic ring axially aligned with the rotor, has coil windings, and is supported outside of the housing; and further comprising at least one stator carrier attached to the housing, the stator being mounted in the at least one stator carrier, the at least one stator carrier being of one-piece configuration so as to enclose the housing across an entire circumference thereof in a cup-shaped manner, the at least one stator carrier having a liquid for cooling the at least one stator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
A pump according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of rotors is disposed on the shaft axially beside each other, and each rotor has a stator associated therewith.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
A pump according to claim 2, wherein the motor comprises a plurality of rotors and associated stator parts arranged on the shaft on one side with respect to the impeller.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A pump according to claim 2, wherein the motor comprises a plurality of rotors and associated stator parts arranged on the shaft symmetrically on both sides of the impeller.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
A pump according to claim 1, wherein the housing is made of ceramics or non-ferromagnetic steel of low electrical conductivity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 44 words
A pump according to claim 5, wherein the housing comprises two parts, a first part disposed near the impeller comprised of cast steel or cast iron, and a second part disposed near the rotor comprised of ceramics or non-ferromagnetic steel of low electrical conductivity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
A pump according to claim 4, wherein the permanent magnet poles are surrounded by a band on their outer circumference.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
A pump according to claim 7, wherein the band is comprised of fiber-reinforced plastics material or non-ferromagnetic steel of low electrical conductivity.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 41 words
A pump according to claim 1, wherein the stator comprises stator parts, and the at least one stator carrier comprises two stator carriers attached to the housing on both sides thereof, respective stator parts being mounted in the two stator carriers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 35 words
A pump according to claim 1, wherein the housing has at least one radial flange, and the at least one stator carrier is threaded by means of axially directed screws to a respective radial flange.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 37 words
A pump according to claim 1, wherein an outer diameter of the rotor is greater than or at the most equal to the length of the permanent magnet poles of one single rotor in an axial direction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 31 words
A pump according to claim 1, wherein the diameter of the impeller or of the housing on the pump side is approximately equal to the outside diameter of the stator carrier.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 37 words
A pump according to claim 1, wherein the permanent magnet poles on the rotor are constituted by radially magnetized, highly coercive permanent magnets of the rare earths metal type, with a ferromagnetic return path disposed radially inside.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 40 words
(Amended) A pump according to claim 1, wherein the permanent magnet poles on the rotor are constituted by circumferentially magnetized, highly coercive permanent magnets of the rare earths metal type and ferromagnetic flux wedges according to the flux collecting principle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 20 words
A pump according to claim 1, wherein the stator currents within the coil windings of the stator are electronically commutated.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 23 words
A pump according to claim 1, wherein the power and the speed of the pump are infinitely variable within the operating range thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 208 words
An electric pump comprising: an impeller, a shaft and a motor having at least one permanent magnet rotor and a stator, wherein the impeller is coupled by the shaft to the at least one permanent magnet rotor of the electric motor; a hermetically sealed housing in which the shaft is supported and which has openings for delivery side and suction side connections for material to be pumped; wherein the rotor is disposed inside the housing and comprises a number of sector-shaped permanent magnet poles configured in the form of a disc and having an axial direction of magnetization; wherein the stator of the electric motor is disposed outside the housing on a face side of the housing and has a number of coil windings disposed substantially in one plane, the number of coil windings corresponding substantially to the number of poles of the rotor; and further comprising at least one stator carrier attached to the housing, the stator being mounted in the at least one stator carrier, the at least one stator carrier being of one-piece configuration so as to enclose the housing across an entire circumference thereof in a cup-shaped manner, the at least one stator carrier having a liquid for cooling the at least one stator.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 208 words
An electric pump comprising: an impeller, a shaft and a motor having at least one permanent magnet rotor and a stator, wherein the impeller is coupled by the shaft to the at least one permanent magnet rotor of the electric motor; a hermetically sealed housing in which the shaft is supported and which has openings for delivery side and suction side connections for material to be pumped; wherein the rotor is disposed inside the housing and comprises a number of sector-shaped permanent magnet poles configured in the form of a disc and having an axial direction of magnetization; wherein the stator of the electric motor is disposed outside the housing on a face side of the housing and has a number of coil windings disposed substantially in one plane, the number of coil windings corresponding substantially to the number of poles of the rotor; and further comprising at least one stator carrier attached to the housing, the stator being mounted in the at least one stator carrier, the at least one stator carrier being of one-piece configuration so as to enclose the housing across an entire circumference thereof in a cup-shaped manner, the at least one stator carrier having a liquid for cooling the at least one stator.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 2000-06-23 2000-12-23 2001-06-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2004-06-23 2004-12-23 2005-06-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2008-06-23 2008-12-23 2009-06-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag