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Sump pump

US5708313A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 1996
Grant dateJan 13, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K5/128
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sealess sump pump comprises an impeller chamber mounted at the bottom of a pump column, an impeller journaled in the impeller chamber, a rare earth driven magnet assembly fixed to rotate with the impeller, a rare earth driving magnet assembly mounted at the lower end of an elongate pump shaft and a nonmagnetic barrier between the driving and the driven magnet assemblies.

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