Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Washer pump
- Patent Title (中): 洗衣机泵
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Application No.: US12481357Application Date: 2009-06-09
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Publication No.: US08348606B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Shridhar Gopalan , Alan Romack , Chunling Zhao
- Applicant: Shridhar Gopalan , Alan Romack , Chunling Zhao
- Applicant Address: US MD Columbia
- Assignee: Bowles Fluidics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Bowles Fluidics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Columbia
- Agent J. Andrew McKinney, Jr.
- Main IPC: F04D29/00
- IPC: F04D29/00

Abstract:
An enhanced pump assembly includes an impeller and volute casing designed to provide high operating pressures (“P”) and flow rates (“Q”) with low energy usage. The impeller has a central shaft carrying radially projecting curved primary vanes, and each primary vane also has a twist in the radial direction. Secondary impeller vanes define triangular connecting fillet-like wall segments connecting each primary vane to the impeller shaft. The casing of the pump has a slight spiral deviation so that the pump chamber's radial sidewall flares away from the swept area of the impeller's vanes to define a fluid outlet that contributes to higher P-Q performance, especially when pumping colder fluids.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090324434A1 WASHER PUMP Public/Granted day:2009-12-31
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