Low pressure molten metal transfer pump
US12168987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/708
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pump for transferring molten metal is provided. The pump includes a motor, a base having an impeller chamber, a shaft connected to the motor at one end, an impeller connected to the other end of the shaft and rotatable in the impeller chamber, and a riser disposed on an upper surface of the base. The base includes a shaft opening and an outlet opening in a top surface. The riser assembly has a first open end facing the base. The first open end is dimensioned to encompass the shaft opening and the outlet opening.
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