Plastic gear pump housing
US6325604A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05C2225/00
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gear pump comprising a plastic gear pump housing having an interior surface. Rotatably attached to the gear pump housing is a drive gear and an idler gear. The idler gear is cooperatively engaged to the drive gear such that rotation of the drive gear will rotate the idler gear. The gear pump housing is formed from plastic such that the interior surface thereof is sized to contact the drive gear and the idler gear. Accordingly, the contact between the idler gear and the drive gear with the interior of the plastic gear pump housing forms a seal therebetween which is used for the pumping of fluid by the gear pump.
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