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Gear pump having multiple pairs of gears

US5174725A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1991
Grant dateDec 29, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04C11/001
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An improvement is provided in a gear pump comprising a pair of intermeshing gears enclosed in a housing, the improvement comprising having at least one additional pair of intermeshing gears, wherein the gear pairs are non-meshing with one another.

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