Rotary disc pump

• US 7,097,416 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2003
• Issued: 08/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Discflo Corporation
• Original Assignee: Discflo Corporation
• Inventors: Gurth, Max I.
• Primary Examiner(s): Look, Edward K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HANAN, DEVIN J
• Application Number:
  US10/669,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20050069409A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• Field of Search: 415/90, 415/72, 416/175, 416/176, 416/198.R, 416/203
• US Class Current: 415/71
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 5/001 Shear force pumps

Abstract

A rotary disc pump for pumping fluid materials, comprises a housing having a front and a back wall forming a chamber with a generally coaxial inlet in the front wall and a generally tangential outlet, an impeller is mounted co-axially within the chamber and comprises a shaft mounted in the back wall of said housing and having an outer end extending from the housing and an inner end within the chamber, at least a first circular which is disc mounted on the inner end of the shaft, and at least a second disc which is mounted in axially spaced relation to the first disc and has an opening in the center thereof, arid a conical member which extends co-axially of the shaft from the first disc toward the second disc.

Claims

1. A rotary disc pump for pumping fluid materials, comprising:

a housing having a front wall, a back wall and peripheral wall joining said front and back walls forming a chamber with a generally coaxial inlet in said front wall and a generally tangential outlet formed in said peripheral wall;

an impeller mounted co-axially within said chamber and comprising a shaft mounted in said back wall of said housing and having an outer end extending from said housing and an inner end within said chamber, at least a first circular disc mounted on the inner end of said shaft, at least a second disc mounted in axially spaced relation to said first disc and having an opening in the center thereof; and

a converging member extending co-axially of said shaft from said first disc converging toward a point at least one half the distance to said second disc; and

a helical fin formed on an outer surface of said converging member.

2. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 1, wherein said converging member has a conical surface and extends at least to an inner surface of said second disc.

3. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 1, wherein said converging member extends beyond said second disc.

4. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 3, wherein said converging member extends beyond said second disc to at least a third disc.

5. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 3, wherein said converging member is a frustum of a cone.

6. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 1, wherein said converging member is a conical member.

7. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 6, wherein said conical member is a frustum of a cone.

8. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 1, wherein said converging member has a generally concave surface and extends at least to an inner surface of said second disc.

9. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 1, wherein said converging member has a generally convex surface and extends at least to an inner surface of said second disc.

10. A rotary disc pump for pumping fluid materials, comprising:

a housing having a chamber defined by an inner and an outer side wall joined by a generally circular peripheral wall with a generallv coaxial inlet in said outer wall and a generally tangential outlet formed in said circular peripheral wall;

an impeller mounted co-axially within said chamber and comprising a shaft mounted in said inner wall of said housing and having an outer end extending from said housing and an inner end within said chamber, at least a first circular disc mounted on the inner end of said shaft, and at least a second disc mounted to said first disc in axially spaced relation to said first disc and having a circular opening in the center thereof, and a conical member having a base at said first disc and extending co-axially of said shaft from said first disc at least half the distance to said second disc;

said conical member being formed with a helical fin on an outer surface thereof.

11. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 10, wherein said conical member extends at least to an inner surface of said second disc.

12. A rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 10, wherein said conical member extends at least to an outer surface of said second disc.

13. An rotary disc fluid pump according to claim 10, wherein said rotor has an outer disc and said conical member extends at least to an inner surface of said outer disc.

14. An apparatus according to claim 13 wherein said conical member extends at least to an outer surface of said outer disc.

15. An apparatus according to claim 14 wherein said conical member extends beyond an outer surface of said outer disc.

16. An apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said conical member is a frustum of a cone.

17. A rotary disc pump for pumping fluid materials, comprising:

a housing having a chamber defined by an inner and an outer side wall joined by a generally circular peripheral wall with a generally coaxial inlet in said outer wall and a generally tangential outlet formed in said circular peripheral wall;

an impeller mounted co-axially within said chamber and comprising a shaft mounted in said inner wall of said housing and having an outer end extending from said housing and an inner end within said chamber, at least a first circular disc mounted on the inner end of said shaft, and at least a second disc mounted to said first disc in axially spaced relation to said first disc and having a circular opening in the center thereof, a conical member having a base at said first disc and extending co-axially of said shaft from said first disc at least half the distance to said second disc;

said conical member being formed with a plurality of radial blades on an outer surface thereof.