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Compact dual pump

US6206644A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 1999
Grant dateMar 27, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B43/0733
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dual pump for independently pumping two fluids includes a pump body having a first concave depression on a first side of the body. A first inlet port and a first outlet port are contained within the body, in fluid communication with the first depression. A second concave depression is on a second side of the body opposite the first depression. A second inlet port and a second outlet port are contained within the body in fluid communication with the second depression. A first diaphragm is coupled to the first side of the body and encloses the first depression to form a first inner chamber. A second diaphragm is coupled to the second side of the body and encloses the second depression to form a second inner chamber. A shell encloses the body on its first and second sides. The shell defines a first outer chamber with the first diaphragm in pressure communication with the first inner chamber. The shell also defines a second outer chamber with the second diaphragm in pressure communication with the second inner chamber. A first pressure port in the shell provides a first pressure passage to the first outer chamber. A second pressure port in the shell provides a second pressure passage…

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