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Rotary displacement pump having a separable member that controls the fluid flowpath

US5496159A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1994
Grant dateMar 5, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04C2250/10
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotary displacement pump including an external member or housing having inlet and outlet channels and a cavity. The pump also includes an internal member or housing having a shell with an inlet opening and an outlet opening therein, the shell being received in the cavity so that the inlet opening and the outlet opening is aligned with the inlet and outlet channels. Further included is a fluid drive member received within the shell for moving fluid from the inlet to outlet channels. The inlet opening and the outlet opening in the shell define fluid flow transition regions.

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