Abstract: A pump installation member has a first and second mutually discrete support members to be secured to predetermined installation portions of the first and second pump units, respectively. The pump installation member further has installation elastic members to be set between the first and second support members and the installation surface. The installation elastic members are elastically deformable as the first and second support members are displaced toward the installation surface when the first and second support members are fastened to the installation surface.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable fan for the use in firefighting and other ventilation use-cases. The portable fan provides firefighters the ability to provide positive pressure ventilation in use for fighting fires which does not require power cables or combustible fuel powered motors, and provides increased portability, reduced risk, and reduced deployment time associated with managing and fighting a fire.

Abstract: A pump is provided for immersion in a fluid reservoir, such as a pit or lagoon containing liquid manure, from a position at an edge of the reservoir. The pump may be adapted for connection to a farm vehicle, such as a tractor, positioned at the edge of the reservoir. The pump comprises an extensible body, fluid conduit and drive means in order that a length of the pump may be varied in order to accommodate a variety of reservoir fluid heights. In addition, the pump may be pivotable relative to at least a portion of a frame in order that the entrance angle may be adjusted. The pump may comprise a housing with an inlet and an outlet, the outlet in fluid communication with the fluid conduit. An impeller within the housing may direct fluid from the inlet to the outlet in the housing.

Abstract: A water purification device includes a housing having an outlet for dispensing purified water; a filtration system for purifying water, and a pump mounted to the housing and fluidly coupled between the filtration system and the outlet; and a bladderless accumulator coupled to the pump for accumulating the water. The pump is mounted to the housing via a pump mount that is suspended above the housing. The combination of a bladderless accumulator and pump mount ensures that pulsations generated by the pump are greatly reduced.

Abstract: A portable blower fan assembly that includes a housing that forms a pair of air tunnels. The pair of air tunnels are configured to provide a first airflow path across a surface in a downward direction. The portable blower fan assembly further includes a pair of fan assemblies. Each fan assembly is positioned within one of the air tunnels with a downward angle. The portable blower fan assembly further includes a power supply that is configured to provide electrical power to the first motor and the second motor.

Abstract: A fan and an electromechanical device are provided. The fan includes: an impeller, a motor, a motor support portion, a wire, and a wire lead-out portion. The wire lead-out portion includes: a base portion; a wire holding portion limiting movement of the wire in a first direction; and a wire locking portion, formed at an end of the wire holding portion and extending along the extension direction of the base portion, wherein the wire locking portion limits a movement of the wire in a second direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the extension direction of the base portion. The wire locking portion includes a blocking portion that does not extend beyond the wire holding portion in the extension direction of the base portion, and an extension portion extending from the blocking portion to an outer side of the wire holding portion along the extension direction of the base portion.

Abstract: An assembly of a mounting bracket configured and arranged for mounting upon a vertical surface, and a consolidated dry sprinkler compressor unit configured and arranged for hanging engagement upon the mounting bracket after the mounting bracket has been mounted upon a vertical surface. The consolidated dry sprinkler compressor unit including a mounting rail, an air compressor mounted on the rail, a pressure tank mounted on the rail and in fluid communication with the air compressor for receiving air pressurized by the air compressor, a pressure sensor in fluid communication with compressed air in the pressure tank for generating a low pressure signal when the pressure in the pressure tank falls below a threshold value, and a pressure switch in electrical communication with the pressure sensor and the air compressor for activating the air compressor upon receipt of the low pressure signal from the pressure sensor so as to supply the pressure tank with additional pressurized air.

Abstract: A drum unit for an intervention string for a well includes a drum with a radius for the intervention string, arranged in a structural frame and rotatable by a motor, the drum being arranged translating along a drum axis and driven by a translation motor, for controlled winding of the intervention string onto the drum relative to a first, fixed guide in the structural frame. A compensator includes a guide arch, the guide arch being displaceable in a direction orthogonal to the drum axis using a force device at the structural frame. The intervention string runs between the guide arch and the first fixed guide to or from a first end of the guide arch to the drum. The intervention string runs via a second, opposite end of the guide arch via a second, fixed guide at the structural frame, to or from the well.

Abstract: A fuel pump has a pump chamber accommodating a rotor member. The rotor member is rotatable to supply fuel to from a tank to an exterior of the tank. A case is supported in the tank. The case accommodates a part of the fuel pump. A pump bracket is located in the tank. The pump bracket is in a tubular bottomed shape having a sidewall portion in which a remaining portion of the fuel pump is inserted such that the sidewall portion surrounds a radially outside of the pump chamber of the remaining portion. The pump bracket is joined with the case to define a gap therebetween in a radial direction of the rotor member such that the pump bracket is movable relative to the case.

Abstract: An exhaust fan has an annular exhaust duct, a fan wheel, and a drive motor inside the core of the exhaust duct, and not inside the annular passage for the exhaust fluid. The exhaust duct has a tubular window frame extending between the inner and outer walls of the exhaust duct and creating service windows for a worker to reach in an de-couple the driver motor from both a bracket for its mount and also from the fan wheel. Temporary locking mechanisms actuated from reaching through the service windows removably hold the fan wheel to the exhaust duct while the drive motor is de-coupled and removed. The exhaust fan further includes self-centering mechanical connections between the drive motor and fan wheel so that the fan wheel does not have to be removed to be re-balanced.

Abstract: A metered pump system periodically pumps measured amounts of chemical or biological material into a septic or sewage system. The metered pump system includes a metered pump stand having a main panel with first and second sides, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of side edges. A pair of feet extends from the first side of the main panel near the bottom edge. An upper flange extends from the second side of the main panel near the top edge. A metered pump may be attached to the first side of the main panel. The upper flange of the metered pump stand is disposed above a portion of a material container that supplies chemical or biological material to the metered pump. The disclosed metered pump system is customizable by interchanging components while using the same metered pump stand.

Abstract: A pump support coupler assembly for connecting a large displacement hydraulic pump to a tractor power take off device is provided. The pump support coupler assembly includes a coupler housing with front and back walls, and sidewalls. The high displacement hydraulic pump attaches directly or indirectly to the coupler housing back wall. A shaft extends longitudinally through the coupler housing. The shaft is coupled to an input shaft of the hydraulic pump at its first end and a power take off output shaft at its second end. A torque restraint strap extends between the coupler housing and a tractor drawbar, and prevents the coupler housing from rotating about its longitudinal axis. In this configuration, the power take off output shaft supports the pump support coupler assembly and the hydraulic pump, and since the pump is attached to the coupler housing, the pump input shaft is not subjected to bending-type loads.

Abstract: A heat-dissipating fan housing includes a casing having a compartment with an impeller section, a stationary blade section, and an airflow concentration section arranged from an air inlet toward an air outlet spaced from the air inlet in an axial direction. A mounting portion is received in the compartment, and an impeller is rotatably coupled to the mounting portion for driving airflows. Stationary blades are interconnected between the casing and the mounting portion and are received in the stationary blade section. Each stationary blade includes a first edge facing the air inlet and a second edge facing the air outlet. The airflow concentration section is between the second edge of each stationary blade and the air outlet in the axial direction. The airflow concentration section concentrates the airflows after passing through the stationary blades. The noise is reduced, the wind pressure is increased, and less electricity is consumed.

Abstract: A pump station comprising includes a motor and pump arrangement, a tank for holding a liquid; and a frame for supporting the tank generally above the motor and pump arrangement. The motor and pump arrangement includes a motor having a drive shaft rotatable about a first longitudinal axis and a pump having a drive shaft rotatable about a second longitudinal axis oriented parallel to the first longitudinal axis. A drive mechanism interconnects the drive shaft of the motor and the drive shaft of the pump. A mounting assembly is provided and includes a lower portion mounted to a portion of one of the motor and the pump; and an upper portion to which the other of the motor and the pump is mounted. The lower portion and the upper portion are configured and selectively movable in such a manner that the drive shaft of the motor and the drive shaft of the pump, during translation movement relative to each other, are constrained from rotational movement relative to each other.

Abstract: An apparatus (20) may comprise a fuel tank (10), a cover (22), a fuel discharging unit (30), a control unit (26), and a heat sink (28). The cover (22) closes an opening (12) in an upper portion of the fuel tank (10). The fuel discharging unit (30) is disposed within the fuel tank (10), and the fuel discharging unit (30) draws fuel into the fuel tank and discharges the drawn fuel outside the fuel tank. A biasing member (25) may be disposed between the fuel discharging unit (30) and the cover (22), and bias the fuel discharging unit (30) toward the bottom surface of the fuel tank (10). The control unit (26) controls the fuel discharging unit (30). The heat sink (28) is thermally connected to the control unit (26), and dissipates heat from the control unit (26). The heat sink (28) may include an extended portion (28b) extending in an up-down direction in the fuel tank (10). The fuel discharging unit (30) may be slidably supported by the extended portion (28b).

Abstract: A livewell/baitwell pump for installing in a boat or other suitable vessel or apparatus, the pump comprising a pump cartridge assembly having a cartridge body with one or more flexible cantilever snap tabs and with a discharge hose; a pickup tube having an interior cavity with one or more undercuts and with a pickup tube; and each cantilever snap tab of the cartridge body being releasably coupled to a respective undercut of the pickup tube when the cartridge body is inserted into the interior cavity for permitting rotation of the pickup tube and the cartridge body in relation to one another for quickly and easily coupling the discharge hose and the pickup tube in any direction to corresponding hosing or tubing during installation of the pump in the boat or other suitable vessel or apparatus.

Abstract: A motor mount assembly for an air cleaner is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The motor mount assembly includes a motor ring adapted for receiving a motor, a mount ring adapted to be received in the air cleaner, and a plurality of mounting vanes extending between the motor ring and the mount ring. A mounting vane of the plurality of mounting vanes includes a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is affixed to the motor ring and the proximal end is affixed to the mount ring.

Abstract: An air pump has a bracket, a motor, a transmission device and pneumatic cylinder assembly. The bracket is formed from sheet metal and has a backplate, two side plates formed on the backplate and two top plates formed respectively on the side plates. The motor is mounted on the transmission device. The transmission device is mounted on the bracket and is connected to the motor. The pneumatic cylinder assembly is mounted on the bracket and is connected to the transmission device. The bracket formed from sheet metal is light and has a low cost.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for adjusting an impeller in a motor and impeller assembly of a pumping device.

Abstract: The invention concerns an exhaust gas turbocharger (1) having a shaft (2) on which a turbine wheel (4) and a compressor wheel (3) sit and which is guided in radial bearings (5, 6) and in at least one axial bearing (9), which is characterized in that the radial bearings (5, 6) are embodied as passive magnetic bearings having permanent magnets (23 through 31) generating axial magnetic fluxes; and the axial bearing (9) is embodied as an active magnetic bearing having an electromagnet (55), an axial sensor, and a controller for controlling the electrical current impinging upon the electromagnet (55).

Abstract: A fan assembly comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet for fluid circulation through the casing, and a closeable opening to allow access to an interior of the casing. A rotor induces fluid circulation in the casing. A motor is connected to the rotor so as to actuate the rotor. A carriage supports the motor and the rotor, the carriage being operatively mounted to a track so as to be displaceable between an operating position of the fan assembly, in which the rotor is positioned in the casing for inducing fluid circulation in the casing, and a maintenance position of the fan assembly, in which the rotor is out of the casing for maintenance, wherein the rotor is displaced between the operating position and the maintenance position through the closeable opening.

Abstract: In a fan housing, a surrounding wall extends uprightly from an inner surface of a base wall that is formed with a wire hole. A power wire, which is coupled to a fan motor mounted on the inner surface, extends through the wire hole. A wire-positioning unit includes a first positioning groove formed in an outer surface of the base wall and extending from the wire hole to the surrounding wall, a second positioning groove formed in an outer surrounding surface of the surrounding wall and extending from the first positioning groove such that the power wire extends along the first and second positioning grooves, a first anchoring member for anchoring the power wire in the first positioning groove, and a second anchoring member for anchoring the power wire in the second positioning groove.

Abstract: A vertically-disposed pump shaft is supported by an upward force against the pump shaft during periods of non use of the pump thereby off-loading bearings normally supportive of the shaft to prevent damage thereto when the pump is moved. Additionally, a lateral support is provided at a lower end of the pump to prevent lateral movement while permitting axial movement, thereby reducing stresses against the pump housing and other components.

Abstract: A turbo-machine includes a housing (1); a rotor (3) of a centripetally flow-through expansion turbine stage (4) overhung on the one end of the rotor shaft; a rotor of a radially flow-through compressor stage (6) overhung on the other end of the rotor shaft; a measuring system (7) for directly detecting an axial thrust of the rotor shaft (2) supported in roller bearings (8); and at least two pressure control valves (10, 11), which are installed in control lines (12, 13) and controlled by a controller (9). Via the control lines (12, 13), a rotor piston surface (14), which is sealed against the housing (1) and located on the rear side of one of the rotors, for example the compressor rotor (5), can be acted upon by the pressure (p1) prevailing on the inlet into the compressor stage, and the pressure (p2) on the outlet of the compressor stage (6).

Abstract: A pumping apparatus for delivering water upwardly from a holding area and over a holding area bank includes an apparatus base; a water drawing pipe having a pipe intake end and a pipe discharge end and being mounted to the apparatus base and extendable from the apparatus base; an impeller rotatably mounted within the drawing pipe discharge end; a hydraulic motor drivably connected to the impeller at the drawing pipe discharge end; a hydraulic pump having a pump intake side and a pump output side; a flexible hydraulic supply hose connected to the pump output side and extending along the drawing pipe to the hydraulic motor; a flexible hydraulic return hose extending from the hydraulic motor along the drawing pipe to the pump intake side; a segmented hose track having a longitudinal track passageway through which the supply and return hoses extend and having a minimum bend radius great enough to prevent the supply and return hoses from kinking.

Abstract: A turbocompressor (1) has an outwardly gas-tight housing (6) within which an electric motor (2) and a multistage radial turbocompressor (3) are arranged on a common shaft (13). For journalling the shaft (13), electromagnetic radial bearings (5) are arranged spaced apart in the direction of the shaft. A gas seal (19) surrounding the shaft (13) is arranged between the electric motor (2) and the radial turbocompressor (3) in order to seal off the electric motor (2) with respect to the radial turbocompressor (3). The electric motor (2) has an inner space (9b, 9c) which is connected in a fluid-conducting manner to an outlet opening (6h; 21) which passes through the housing.

Abstract: A light-weight vacuum pump has a multi-wiper member circular wiper member support and impeller which is eccentrically mounted within a pump housing. The multi wiper member circular support carries from about five to nine wiper members each mounted within a slot extending substantially the length of the support, with each wiper member being centrifically urged outwardly to wipingly engage an inner surface of a round or elliptical walled pump housing. Eccentric action enables the wiper members to be extended to create a large space between adjacent wiper members as an inlet is passed. As the wiper members pass by the inlet, the acentric cylindrical wall of the pump housing begins to compress the wiper members into the support, thereby reducing the space between adjacent wiper members in a compressive manner.

Abstract: A fuel tank cap body unit includes a fuel pump portion which is integrated with a fuel filter portion to form a filter-equipped pump. The filter-equipped pump is fixedly contained in a rotary tank having a flat base with which the base of the fuel tank is brought into contact. A fuel tank cap body through which a fuel discharge flow channel portion is passed, is provided. The fuel tank cap body includes a rotary-tank mounting wall, which can be made flexibly movable by a flexible mechanism, and can accommodate the rotary tank and the filter-equipped pump.

Abstract: A roll-off self-powered fuel dispensing platform system which is transportable, deployable, and made operable by a single individual, from a vehicle such as a truck and which includes a roll-off platform assembly, a roller assembly, and a large planar base. A plurality of essential and sensitive components including a fuel vessel, a fuel pumping and metering unit, a pivotally collapsible gravity operated fuel distribution hose support, a fuel distribution hose having a fuel nozzle, and an area lighting apparatus including a pivotally collapsible light standard and a light are mounted on the large planar base. These essential and sensitive components are all confined within a security fence which is mounted on the large planar base around the perimeter thereof. The security fence includes front and side access doors or gates.

Abstract: A pump mount of the present invention is adapted to removably mount a pump to a washing machine without requiring access to the bottom of the washing machine. The pump includes a mount having a pair of feet which are adapted to be secured to the base of the washing machine using a twist lock. The feet can be inserted into holes formed in the washing machine base and the pump twisted to lock the pump in place. The wash tub outlet hose and drain hose are then attached to the pump. The hoses attached to the pump secure the pump in the locked position preventing the pump from twisting to the unlocked position.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing bottom dross from molten zinc contained in a coating pot includes a pump, a traversing carriage for positioning the inlet of the pump in a desired horizontal location and a slide mechanism for positioning the inlet of the pump in a desired vertical location. The pump is moved in horizontal and vertical direction to remove the accumulated bottom dross. The bottom dross contained in molten zinc is pumped into a V-shaped channel and allowed to flow into either a removable basket or into a pre-melt pot. The pump of the present invention is a pedestal, centrifugal graphite pump powered by an air motor. The pump has a housing enclosing an impeller. The distance between the impeller and the inner wall of the housing is sufficiently large to avoid plugging by the bottom dross but sufficiently small to permit pumping.

Abstract: The invention is a blower assembly for a packaged climate control unit such as a packaged air conditioning or heating unit. An orifice ring for receiving and guiding rotation of a blower wheel of the assembly is made detachable so that the wheel can be inserted into and retrieved from the top of the blower assembly housing. Further, the blower assembly may comprise an improved motor stand having vertically oriented pegs which are received by receptacles formed about the outer surface of the motor. When the assembly is installed in packaged unit having a detachable top section, both the blower wheel and the blower wheel motor can be retrieved from the packaged unit for servicing or replacement without removing the blower assembly housing from the packaged unit.

Abstract: A universal pump coupling system that allows various style submersible pumps to be mounted to a pump mounting frame assembly to be used interchangeably within a single pump station system. The universal pump coupling system comprises a submersible pump holding device and universal guide rail assembly for use in both submersible and converted dry pit pump stations that allow numerous brands of pumps to be utilized in a single interchangeable system. The universal pump coupling system is particularly suitable for conversion of wet well/dry well pump stations to a single wet well pump station.

Abstract: A universal automotive alternator which comprises an alternator body, a front plate and an assemblage for attaching the front plate to the alternator body. A back plate is also provided. A structure is for securing the back plate to the alternator body. A facility is for mounting the front plate to a bracket on an engine. In some instances, a component is utilized for mounting the back plate to a bracket on the engine.

Abstract: A quick change pump assembly for an adhesive pumping system includes three main components: a manifold, a pump, and a motor. These components are secured to a subframe which is adapted to be detachably mounted on the mainframe of the system. The subframe with the three components mounted thereon is selectively movable between an operating position and a withdrawn position. In the withdrawn position, any of the components on the subframe may be replaced or repaired.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a variable length pipe assembly for connection between a pump-motor unit and a manifold. The assembly is particularly useful in a gasoline dispensing system of a service or filling station. The assembly comprises an inner pair of pipes and an outer pair of pipes. The pipes of the inner pair have telescoped portions and outer ends that are connectable to the pump-motor unit and the manifold. The pipes of the outer pair also have telescoped portions and outer ends that are connectable to the pump-motor unit and the manifold. The inner pair is mounted within the outer pair, a first passage being formed within the inner pair and a second passage being formed by the annular space between the inner pair and the outer pair. A seal is provided between the telescoped portions of the inner pair and another seal is provided between the telescoped portions of the outer pair, and a clamp is provided for securing together the telescoped portions of the outer pair.

Abstract: A removable cartridge-type pump for live well bait tanks in sport fishing boats wherein a motor impeller unit can be rapidly inserted and removed from a housing to which an input pipe is connected so as to clean the impeller and pump cavity and/or replace it with the different unit. An O-ring seal between the housing and the impeller unit serves as a liquid seal and also as a spring bias between the units. Either a bayonet connection or a screw connection may be made between the units and locking sears are provided so as to positively lock the units together.

Abstract: A universal pump coupling system that allows various style submersible pumps to be mounted to a pump mounting frame assembly to be used interchangeably within a single pump station system. The universal pump coupling system comprises a submersible pump holding device and universal guide rail assembly for use in both submersible and converted dry pit pump stations that allow numerous brands of pumps to be utilized in a single interchangeable system. The universal pump coupling system is particularly suitable for conversion of wet well/dry well pump stations to a single wet well pump station.

Abstract: An improved method and system for mounting a pump to a whirlpool. The pump mounting system includes a mounting platform for mounting a pump and a support member for connection of the mounting platform, and thus, the pump, to the underside of a whirlpool. The mounting platform is rotatably connected to a support member so that the pump can be rotated as necessary to install the whirlpool without interference from the pump.

Abstract: A lift out coupling for a submersible pump has a close quarter elbow that connects to an upward facing threaded discharge of standard submersible pumps, and can be rotated in the outlet without interfering with the pump body. In the past, it has been necessary to have an extension pipe that extends down to connect to a threaded outlet with the elbow portion above the pump itself. The coupling has a lift out portion with a close quarter elbow for connection to the threaded discharge and rotatable without interfering with the submersible pump, the elbow has a first sealing flange connected thereto with a lift hook for raising the pump and the lift out portion on guide rails. A fixed portion has a second sealing flange for mating with the first sealing flange, the second sealing flange connected to a discharge elbow forming part of a base support frame for installation in a sump, the frame having guide rails extending upward therefrom in the sump.

Abstract: A pump hanger for an aquarium having a pump firmly fixed with a vertical plate, the vertical plate having T-shaped keys on its upper end surface to fit up through a through hole in each of two recesses in a horizontal plate portion of an L-shaped plate frame, the keys possible to engage any of divided grooves in each recesses to adjust and secure the position of the vertical plate, the distance between the vertical plate and the vertical portion of the L-shaped plate frame being adjusted by the position of the vertical plate adjusted to suit to the thickness of a vertical glass of an aquarium to hang this pump hanger thereon.

Abstract: A combination frame arranged between a centrifugal pump and a driver, such as a motor, the combination frame having in a central region thereof a compartment for holding shaft bearings and a quantity of oil, and a pump adapter frame arranged between said compartment and said pump, and a driver adapter frame arranged between said compartment and said driver, the pump and driver adapter frames and the compartment cast or forced as an integral structurally seamless frame between pump and driver. The driver adapter frame radially surrounds and covers impeller axial adjustment studs and reference nuts at the bearing housing, for protection. The combination frame of the present invention provides a stronger structural integrity than the multi-component frames of the prior art which allows for more precise alignment of the coupling between motor and pump which reduces vibration.

Abstract: A positive displacement pump includes a vertical pump cylinder or body formed from an extruded tube or pipe of rigid plastics material, and the pump body has a lower end portion connected by an annular compression coupling and a set of bolts to a mating portion of a pump base supported by a fabricated tubular frame. The pump base includes a smaller horizontal conduit having opposite ends removably connected to a set of flapper-type check valves. The upper end portion of the pump body is connected to a support flange by a set of tie rods extending from the coupling and pump base, and a piston is moved axially within the pump body by an offset connecting rod and an eccentric drive mounted on the output shaft of a motor-reducer drive unit. The drive unit is mounted on a platform which rests on the support flange and is pivotally supported by the frame.

Abstract: A small wheelable line striper is provided with a gasoline engine powered pump which has an outlet designed for direct immersion into a container of paint or other coating material. The gasoline engine and pump are mounted on a pump frame which is attached to two telescoping posts so that the pump and engine may be lifted upwardly out of the bucket of paint. The pump frame is biased upwardly by a nitrogen gas spring which provides an upward force slightly greater than the weight of the engine and pump so that the pump may be lifted automatically. Latches are provided to latch the pump and engine in either the upward or downward positions.

Abstract: An easily adjustable and serviceable plural component pumping system has a frame assembly with a pivotable drive beam. The drive beam passes through spherical rod bearings in the connecting rod of two positive displacement pumps. The pumps are mounted to the frame via hand tightenable clamps so that by loosening the clamp the pumps may be slid along the frame to vary the ratio or remove for servicing without the need for too.

Abstract: An agitator and pump assembly adapted to be trailed behind a vehicle and to be moved into a manure pond, wherein the apparatus includes a pump housing at the end of an elongated frame supported on a wheeled sub-frame. The wheeled sub-frame is pivotally connected near one end to a midpoint of the elongated frame. The pump housing includes a rotating bladed impeller having an axis of rotation which is at an acute angle to the elongated frame, and a screw pump extends above the housing for thrusting the material downwardly through the housing upon rotation thereof.

Abstract: The pump includes a discharge head having a pair of axially spaced end walls defining in part an annular chamber therebetween. The tank includes a housing in communication with a liquid outlet conduit. By seating the discharge head in the tank housing, an annular pump discharge chamber is defined with the housing and between the end walls of the pump. Clean coolant from the suction side of a filter disposed in the tank flows through the pump inlet and discharge head into the tank outlet conduit for delivery to machine tools. The pump is driven through a releasable coupling by an electric motor disposed above the tank mounted for movement between operative and out-of-the-way positions whereby the pump may be readily removed from and reinstalled in the tank without disconnection or connection of pipe fittings within the tank. Alternatively, a submersible electric motor may be provided.

Abstract: A vacuum pump of the type having a Gaede channel, the pump comprising a stator (1) and a rotor (2) driven to rotate inside the stator, the stator including a suction inlet (12) and a delivery outlet (13). The active portion of the rotor situated between the suction inlet and the delivery outlet is hemispherical in shape (9) and is disposed inside a cavity (10) of the stator which is likewise hemispherical in shape. The axis .delta. of said rotor coincides with the said axis of the hemispherical cavity of the stator. Suction takes place at the large circle end of the hemispherical rotor via radial clearance j.sub.a between the rotor and the stator, and delivery takes place at the pole end of the hemispherical rotor. An adjustment distance piece (14) for axially positioning the rotor (2) relative to the stator (1) is provided so that the radial delivery clearance j.sub.r is smaller than the radial suction clearance j.sub.a.

Abstract: A vertical barrel pump wherein the barrel casing is not provided with an integral flange. The flange is a separately produced part whose upper side is engaged by an external shoulder of the barrel before the pump housing is mounted in and is attached to the barrel by way of the flange. The flange can constitute a base plate which is made of reinforced concrete and is embedded in the foundation of the barrel pump.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for introducing and positioning a removal means, such as a pump, through a manway to the interior of a tank which contains a flowable material, such as black oil residues, which is to be removed by the removal means in a manner which provides for the ease of moving and positioning the removal means as well as providing a support therefore is disclosed. The invention utilizes a telescoping means which is coupled to the removal means and which provides support for the removal means as well as facilitating its movement and where desired, can also be connected to a power source for supplying the force necessary to move the removal means into and within the tank.