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Centrifugal pump and centrifugal pump system

US6220832A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 1998
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M60/148
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A centrifugal pump for delivering a fluid has a pump housing that comprises a first and a second inlet as well as a first and a second outlet for the fluid, a magnetically mounted impeller located inside pump housing, said impeller being rotatable around a rotation axis, and comprising a magnetically active rotor in the shape of a disk or ring, as well as two sets of vanes, with one set of vanes being provided on each of the two axial boundary surfaces of rotor. The two outlets are offset with respect to one another in the axial direction.

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