Fluid pump systems
First Claim
1. A fluid pump system, comprising:
- a housing having a housing cover removably connected to a housing base;
a plurality of fluid pump assemblies inside of the housing, each fluid pump assembly having an electric motor operatively connected to a fluid pump;
each fluid pump having a fluid inlet extending through a wall of the housing to an exterior of the housing and a fluid outlet extending through the wall of the housing to the exterior of the housing; and
an electrical component inside of the housing and electrically connected to each electric motor, the electrical component having an electrical connector extending through a wall of the housing to the exterior of the housing.
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Abstract
A fluid pump system has a housing having a housing cover removably connected to a housing base. A plurality of fluid pump assemblies are inside of the housing. Each fluid pump assembly has an electric motor operatively connected to a fluid pump. Each fluid pump has a fluid inlet extending through a wall of the housing to an exterior of the housing and a fluid outlet extending through the wall of the housing to the exterior of the housing. An electrical component inside of the housing is electrically connected to each electric motor. The electrical component has an electrical connector extending through a wall of the housing to connect to a source of electrical power. The fluid pump system can dispense three different fluids, such as two detergents and a fabric softener in a laundry machine.
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19 Claims
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1. A fluid pump system, comprising:
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a housing having a housing cover removably connected to a housing base; a plurality of fluid pump assemblies inside of the housing, each fluid pump assembly having an electric motor operatively connected to a fluid pump; each fluid pump having a fluid inlet extending through a wall of the housing to an exterior of the housing and a fluid outlet extending through the wall of the housing to the exterior of the housing; and an electrical component inside of the housing and electrically connected to each electric motor, the electrical component having an electrical connector extending through a wall of the housing to the exterior of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A laundry machine fluid pump system, comprising:
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a housing having a housing cover removably connected to a housing base; a plurality of fluid pump assemblies inside of the housing, each fluid pump assembly having an electric motor operatively connected to a fluid pump; each fluid pump having a fluid inlet extending through a wall of the housing to an exterior of the housing for fluid connection to a source of fluid; each fluid pump having a fluid outlet extending through the wall of the housing to the exterior of the housing for supplying fluid to a wash compartment of the laundry machine; and an electrical component inside of the housing and electrically connected to each electric motor, the electrical component having an electrical connector extending through a wall of the housing to the exterior of the housing for connection to a source of electrical power in the laundry machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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