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Pump station

US9476189B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Xylem IP Management S. à r.l. · LU

Inventors

Jens Reimer · Stuttgart, DE
Per Porath · Bromma, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 13, 2014
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF04D29/607
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A pump station includes a tank and a pump unit that is lowerable into the tank. The tank has a bottom and a peripheral wall extending from the bottom, and the peripheral wall has an inlet for incoming liquid flow and an outlet for outgoing liquid flow. The pump unit includes a cross beam and a pump connected to the cross beam. The inside of the wall of the tank presents a set of axially extending guide members, which set includes at least a first guide member arranged to receive and guide a first end of the cross beam and a second guide member arranged to receive and guide a second end of the cross beam.

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