Integrated ratio pump and check valve apparatus
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1. A pump apparatus which comprises:
- a plurality of pumps each comprising a displacement pump for pumping a fluid having a reciprocatable piston positioned within a housing having an interior wall spaced apart from said piston,an interior volume of said housing being in fluid communication with a fluid with a fluid inlet to a first check valve and a fluid outlet from a second check valve,said first check valve being in fluid communication with a point of use for said fluid,said second check valve being in fluid communication with a source of said fluid,said first check valve being open and said second check valve being closed when said piston moves toward said first check valve,said first check valve being closed and said second check valve being open when said piston moves away from said first check valve,each said piston of each said displacement pump being movable by a common motorand wherein a fluid pumped from one of said displacement pumps is directed to a seal of at least one of a second displacement pump, said seal positioned to prevent said fluid located within said interior volume from bypassing said piston.
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Abstract
A pump apparatus is provided which comprises a plurality of displacement pumps each connected to a check valve apparatus. The displacement pumps each comprises a reciprocating piston within a housing having an interior wall spaced apart from the piston. The check valve apparatus comprises two check valves that control fluid flow under pressure exerted by the reciprocating piston from a fluid reservoir to a point of use of the fluid. Pistons of the displacement pumps are driven by a common motor.
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1. A pump apparatus which comprises:
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a plurality of pumps each comprising a displacement pump for pumping a fluid having a reciprocatable piston positioned within a housing having an interior wall spaced apart from said piston, an interior volume of said housing being in fluid communication with a fluid with a fluid inlet to a first check valve and a fluid outlet from a second check valve, said first check valve being in fluid communication with a point of use for said fluid, said second check valve being in fluid communication with a source of said fluid, said first check valve being open and said second check valve being closed when said piston moves toward said first check valve, said first check valve being closed and said second check valve being open when said piston moves away from said first check valve, each said piston of each said displacement pump being movable by a common motor and wherein a fluid pumped from one of said displacement pumps is directed to a seal of at least one of a second displacement pump, said seal positioned to prevent said fluid located within said interior volume from bypassing said piston. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A pump apparatus which comprises:
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a plurality of pumps each comprising a displacement pump for pumping a fluid having a reciprocatable piston positioned within a housing having an interior wall spaced apart from said piston, fluid flow through each of said pumps being controlled by check valves, reciprocation of all reciprocal pistons being controlled form a common power source and wherein a fluid pumped from one of said displacement pumps is directed to a seal of at least one of a second displacement pump, said seal positioned to prevent said fluid located within said interior volume from bypassing said piston. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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