Impeller for electric automotive fuel pump
US6174128A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/188
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel pump has a motor with a shaft extending therefrom and an impeller fitted thereon for pumping fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine. A pumping chamber, which encases the impeller, is comprised of a cover channel and a bottom channel formed in a pump cover and a pump bottom, respectively. The impeller has a plurality of radially extending vanes on an outer circumference separated by partitions of shorter radial length. The partitions are comprised of substantially quarter-circle shaped arcuate portions extending from the outer circumference of the impeller to a diverging portion, preferably to a substantially flat top with rounded corners. Fluid active vane grooves thus formed circumferentially between the vanes and axially between the partitions which reduce fuel vortices angular acceleration within the pumping chamber thus increasing pump efficiency.
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