Patent · US Expired

Device

US4801244A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 4, 1987
Grant dateJan 31, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 4, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01F2035/351
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device in a submersible pump or mixer prevents solid bodies from entering a housing containing a mechanical seal. The device has a helically formed groove so directed, that pollutant material is fed in a direction away from the mechanical seal, and the device has a cutting means to cut the pollutant material.

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