EP1588055A1 - Electric motor pump for swimming pool maintenance - Google Patents

Electric motor pump for swimming pool maintenance

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EP1588055A1
EP1588055A1 EP03785995A EP03785995A EP1588055A1 EP 1588055 A1 EP1588055 A1 EP 1588055A1 EP 03785995 A EP03785995 A EP 03785995A EP 03785995 A EP03785995 A EP 03785995A EP 1588055 A1 EP1588055 A1 EP 1588055A1
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Jo[L Queirel
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Financiere Piscine Equipement
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D1/00—Radial-flow pumps, e.g. centrifugal pumps; Helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D1/06—Multi-stage pumps
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/12—Devices or arrangements for circulating water, i.e. devices for removal of polluted water, cleaning baths or for water treatment
    • E04H4/1209—Treatment of water for swimming pools
    • E04H4/1245—Recirculating pumps for swimming pool water
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D13/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D13/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D13/06—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D13/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D13/12—Combinations of two or more pumps
    • F04D13/14—Combinations of two or more pumps the pumps being all of centrifugal type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/58—Cooling; Heating; Diminishing heat transfer
    • F04D29/5806—Cooling the drive system

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  • the present invention relates to a double electric pump intended for the maintenance of swimming pools.
  • the invention relates to a double pump having a single electric motor, intended to play the role of two different pumps usually used for the maintenance of swimming pools.
  • a double pump can be applied to different currents in the swimming pool, the invention is described in its application to the circulation of the filtration current and to the circulation of the supply current of a robot. of cleaning .
  • the invention relates to a double pump with an electric motor, having a shaft, each end of which drives a respective pump.
  • an electric motor pump for the maintenance of swimming pools comprises an electric motor having a drive shaft, the shaft having, at each of its axial ends, a shaft outlet, and two pumping wheels , each shaft output driving a respective pumping wheel, a first of the wheels operating at low pressure and high flow rate, and the second of the wheels operating at higher pressure and lower flow rate.
  • the water pumped by the second pumping wheel is withdrawn near the outlet of the first pumping wheel and joins the inlet of the second wheel.
  • the withdrawal location is in a low pressure pump body, upstream of the low pressure outlet.
  • the pump is a two-stage output pump operating in parallel and partially in series, capable of giving the flow rates and pressures necessary for example for filtration and the operation of a cleaning robot, with excellent efficiency.
  • the water pumped by the second pumping wheel, between the withdrawal location and the inlet to the second pumping wheel circulates around the motor to cool the latter.
  • the circulation of the water pumped by the second pumping wheel takes place in a serpentine pipe which surrounds the motor.
  • the circulation of the water pumped by the second pumping wheel takes place in a cylindrical space formed around the motor, between the latter and an external housing.
  • the assembly formed by the motor, the housing, the two pumping wheels and the high pressure pump body is removably connected to the body of the low pressure pump.
  • the removable connection between said assembly and the low pressure pump body is effected by bayonet engagement.
  • the low pressure pump body is then advantageous for the low pressure pump body to be incorporated into a concrete block also containing a swimming pool water filtration device.
  • the wheel operating at low pressure and high flow rate is intended for the filtration of the water of the basin, and the other wheel operating at higher pressure and lower flow rate is intended for a cleaning robot of swimming pool.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pump seen from the side of the water outlets;
  • FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the pump from the side of the high pressure pumping wheel:
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view in partial section of the pump of Figures 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the double pump according to the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a section of the lower part of the pump shown in Figure 4; and FIG. 6 is a half-section of the pump of FIG. 4, by a plane different from the section plane of FIG. 5.
  • a pump 1 comprises an electric motor 2 having a shaft, each end of which forms a shaft outlet 3 intended to drive a pumping wheel.
  • a first wheel 4 provides pumping at low pressure and high flow rate, for the filtration circuit of the swimming pool, while at the other opposite end of the motor, the other shaft output drives a second pumping wheel 6 at medium or high pressure and at low flow rate, intended for controlling a swimming pool cleaning robot.
  • the pool water enters through an axial mouth 11 and leaves the low pressure pump 4 via an outlet 12, towards the pool of the pool.
  • the water intended for the pumping wheel 6 is drawn off near the outlet of the pumping wheel 4 at low pressure.
  • the reference 7 designates a connection of a pipe 8 which feeds, via an inlet 9, the medium or high pressure pump whose outlet bears the reference 10.
  • the pipe 8 surrounds the housing 13 of the motor by forming a coil arranged in intimate contact with this housing, for example by welding.
  • the water flowing in the pipe 8 ensures efficient cooling of the electric motor placed in the housing 13. This characteristic is very advantageous since the electric motor is cooled optimally, without it being necessary to ventilate the room where is located the pump, efficiently and without energy consumption.
  • a 1700 W electric motor supplied with alternating current at 220 V, drives a first pumping wheel 4 which gives a flow rate of 18 m 3 / h at a pressure of 1.3 bar, and a second wheel pump 6 which gives a flow rate of 2 m 3 / h at a pressure of 2.8 bar for the operation of the robot.
  • the second pumping wheel 6 therefore raises the pressure of the water intended for the operation of the robot from 1.3 to 2.8 bar.
  • FIGS 4 to 6 show another embodiment of the double pump according to the invention.
  • This pump 14 sucks water through an inlet 15 and transmits it in the form of a current at low pressure and high flow rate.
  • An output 17 transmits a current at high or medium pressure and low flow.
  • the pump is driven by an electric motor 18 which comprises a stator 19 and a rotor 20.
  • the stator comprises windings supplied with electric current, conventionally, not shown.
  • the rotor 20 is integral with a shaft having two outlets or ends 21 and 22.
  • the first pumping wheel at low pressure and high flow rate 23 is mounted on a first shaft outlet 21. As shown in FIG. 5, this wheel turns in a centrifugal pump body which opens out through outlet 16. Before this outlet 16, a hole 24 connects a location close to the outlet of this pump to an annular space 25 which communicates through holes 26 with a space 27 formed between an internal conduit 28, forming a motor support 18 placed inside, and a housing 29, concentric with the duct 28. The space 27 is therefore a cylindrical space formed all around the motor.
  • the water at high or medium pressure and low flow rate is thus evacuated by the outlet 17.
  • This pumping wheel 30 is mounted on the other end 22 of the shaft of the electric motor 18.
  • the motor 18 is separated in leaktight manner from the two pumping wheels by lip seals 31.
  • the electric motor 18 is thus sealed inside the space of the duct 28 .
  • the stator 19 is pressed into the conduit 28, so that one heat exchange between the stator 19 and 1 • water flowing in the cylindrical space 27, through the conduit 28 metal, is excellent.
  • Figures 4, 5 and 6 show another advantageous characteristic of the pump according to the invention, used for the maintenance of swimming pools.
  • the assembly shown in FIG. 6 that is to say the motor, the housing, the two pumping wheels and the entire body of the high-pressure pump, forms an assembly which can be separate from the low pressure pump body.
  • the assembly shown in the Figure 6 and the body of the low pressure pump cooperate by means of two seals 35, arranged substantially in the same plane and concentric with one another.
  • the holding of the assembly shown in Figure 6, secured by bolts 32, is provided by tabs 33, integral with the removable assembly shown in Figure 6, inserted under fingers 34 protruding from the body of the low pump pressure.
  • the low pressure pump body can be robustly connected to the pool filtration assembly and other elements, all of which is poured into concrete.
  • the parts that may require maintenance, i.e. the assembly shown in Figure 6, can be easily separated from the low-pressure pump body which is then integrated into the concrete block containing the filtration system of the swimming pool.
  • the invention allows a considerable reduction in the cost of installation.
  • the engine undergoes excellent cooling, on the one hand it can operate with good efficiency in all conditions of use, and on the other hand the temperature of the rotating parts, bearings, seals and other wearing parts remains low, so that the service life of the pump is considerably extended.
  • the volume required for installation is reduced.
  • the motor drives a pump at each end, it can be easily balanced.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a dual pump, comprising an electric motor (18) including a drive shaft, the shaft including, at each of its axial ends, a shaft output (21, 22), and two pump impellers, each shaft output driving a respective pump impeller, one first of the pump impellers (23) operating at low pressure and high flow rate, and the second of the pump impellers (30) operating at higher pressure and lower flow rate. The water pumped by the second pump impeller (30) is drawn proximate the outlet of the first pump impeller (23) and returns to the inlet of the second pump impeller. The drawing point is situated in a low pressure pump chamber, upstream of the low pressure outlet (16). The invention is applicable to swimming pool maintenance.

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Pompe à moteur électrique pour l'entretien des piscines La présente invention concerne une pompe électrique double destinée à l'entretien des piscines. The present invention relates to a double electric pump intended for the maintenance of swimming pools.
On sait que l'entretien des piscines nécessite la cir- culation de plusieurs courants d'eau. Ainsi, l'eau du bassin circule dans un ensemble de filtration, de l'eau est transmise à un robot de nettoyage de la piscine, de l'eau est utilisée pour aspirer les débris, feuilles et autres déposés à la surface de la piscine, de l'eau est prélevée par une bonde en fond de piscine, etc. Ces diverses circulations d'eau sont assurées par des pompes respectives, adaptées chacune au débit et à la pression nécessaires.We know that swimming pool maintenance requires the circulation of several water streams. Thus, the water in the pool circulates in a filtration unit, water is transmitted to a robot for cleaning the pool, water is used to suck debris, leaves and other deposits from the surface of the pool. , water is taken from a drain at the bottom of the pool, etc. These various water circulations are ensured by respective pumps, each adapted to the necessary flow and pressure.
La multiplicité des pompes, et donc des moteurs qui les entraînent, complique l'équipement des piscines, et 1 ' inven- tion a pour objet une réduction de cette complication.The multiplicity of pumps, and therefore of the motors which drive them, complicates the equipment of swimming pools, and the invention aims to reduce this complication.
Plus précisément, l'invention a pour objet une pompe double ayant un seul moteur électrique, destinée à jouer le rôle de deux pompes différentes habituellement utilisées pour l'entretien des piscines. Bien que l'utilisation d'une telle pompe double puisse s'appliquer à différents courants de la piscine, on décrit l'invention dans son application à la circulation du courant de filtration et à la circulation du courant d'alimentation d' un robot de nettoyage . Plus précisément, 1 ' invention concerne une pompe double à moteur électrique, ayant un arbre dont chaque extrémité entraîne une pompe respective.More specifically, the invention relates to a double pump having a single electric motor, intended to play the role of two different pumps usually used for the maintenance of swimming pools. Although the use of such a double pump can be applied to different currents in the swimming pool, the invention is described in its application to the circulation of the filtration current and to the circulation of the supply current of a robot. of cleaning . More specifically, the invention relates to a double pump with an electric motor, having a shaft, each end of which drives a respective pump.
Selon 1 ' invention, une pompe à moteur électrique pour l'entretien des piscines comporte un moteur électrique ayant un arbre d'entraînement, l'arbre présentant, à chacune de ses extrémités axiales, une sortie d'arbre, et deux roues de pompage, chaque sortie d'arbre entraînant une roue respective de pompage, une première des roues fonctionnant à basse pression et grand débit, et la seconde des roues fonction- nant à plus haute pression et plus faible débit.According to the invention, an electric motor pump for the maintenance of swimming pools comprises an electric motor having a drive shaft, the shaft having, at each of its axial ends, a shaft outlet, and two pumping wheels , each shaft output driving a respective pumping wheel, a first of the wheels operating at low pressure and high flow rate, and the second of the wheels operating at higher pressure and lower flow rate.
L'installation d'entretien de piscine est ainsi simplifiée, puisqu'un seul moteur électrique, et donc un seul branchement électrique, est nécessaire, et la programmationThe installation of pool maintenance is thus simplified, since a single electric motor, and therefore a single electrical connection, is necessary, and the programming
FlïîiLLI β£ tÊ PLÀŒME&îT (RÉGIE 26; des temps de filtration et de fonctionnement du robot de nettoyage est simplifiée.FlïîiLLI β £ tÊ PLÀŒME & îT (RÉGIE 26; filtration and operating times of the cleaning robot is simplified.
Il est avantageux que l'eau pompée par la seconde roue de pompage soit soutirée à proximité de la sortie de la première roue de pompage et rejoint l'entrée de la seconde roue. De préférence, l'emplacement de soutirage se trouve dans un corps de pompe à basse pression, en amont de la sortie de basse pression.It is advantageous that the water pumped by the second pumping wheel is withdrawn near the outlet of the first pumping wheel and joins the inlet of the second wheel. Preferably, the withdrawal location is in a low pressure pump body, upstream of the low pressure outlet.
Ainsi, la pompe est une pompe à deux étages de sortie fonctionnant en parallèle et partiellement en série, capable de donner les débits et pressions nécessaires par exemple à la filtration et au fonctionnement d'un robot de nettoyage, avec un excellent rendement.Thus, the pump is a two-stage output pump operating in parallel and partially in series, capable of giving the flow rates and pressures necessary for example for filtration and the operation of a cleaning robot, with excellent efficiency.
Selon une caractéristique très avantageuse, l'eau pom- pée par la seconde roue de pompage, entre l'emplacement de soutirage et l'entrée vers la seconde roue de pompage circule autour du moteur pour refroidir celui-ci.According to a very advantageous characteristic, the water pumped by the second pumping wheel, between the withdrawal location and the inlet to the second pumping wheel circulates around the motor to cool the latter.
De cette manière, le moteur électrique de la pompe est refroidi dans toutes les conditions de fonctionnement, et aucune ventilation spéciale du local n'est nécessaire, si bien que la perte d'énergie est réduite au minimum.In this way, the electric motor of the pump is cooled under all operating conditions, and no special ventilation of the room is necessary, so that energy loss is minimized.
Dans une première variante, la circulation de l'eau pompée par la seconde roue de pompage s'effectue dans une tuyauterie en serpentin qui entoure le moteur. Dans une seconde variante, la circulation de l'eau pompée par la seconde roue de pompage s'effectue dans un espace cylindrique formé autour du moteur, entre celui-ci et un boîtier extérieur.In a first variant, the circulation of the water pumped by the second pumping wheel takes place in a serpentine pipe which surrounds the motor. In a second variant, the circulation of the water pumped by the second pumping wheel takes place in a cylindrical space formed around the motor, between the latter and an external housing.
Il est avantageux que l'ensemble formé par le moteur, le boîtier, les deux roues de pompage et le corps de pompe à haute pression soit raccordé de façon amovible au corps de la pompe à basse pression. Dans un exemple de réalisation, le raccord amovible entre ledit ensemble et le corps de pompe à basse pression s'effectue par enclenchement à baïon- nette. Il est alors avantageux que le corps de pompe à basse pression soit incorporé à un bloc de béton contenant aussi un dispositif de filtration d'eau de piscine. Dans un exemple d'application, la roue fonctionnant à basse pression et grand débit est destinée à la filtration de l'eau du bassin, et l'autre roue fonctionnant à plus haute pression et plus faible débit est destinée à un robot de nettoyage de piscine.It is advantageous for the assembly formed by the motor, the housing, the two pumping wheels and the high pressure pump body to be removably connected to the body of the low pressure pump. In an exemplary embodiment, the removable connection between said assembly and the low pressure pump body is effected by bayonet engagement. It is then advantageous for the low pressure pump body to be incorporated into a concrete block also containing a swimming pool water filtration device. In an example of application, the wheel operating at low pressure and high flow rate is intended for the filtration of the water of the basin, and the other wheel operating at higher pressure and lower flow rate is intended for a cleaning robot of swimming pool.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront mieux de la description qui va suivre d'exemples de réalisation, faite en référence aux dessins annexés selon lesquels : - la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une pompe vue du côté des sorties d'eau ;Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge more clearly from the description which follows of embodiments, made with reference to the appended drawings according to which: - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pump seen from the side of the water outlets;
- la figure 2 est une autre vue en perspective de la pompe du côté de la roue de pompage à haute pression :FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the pump from the side of the high pressure pumping wheel:
- la figure 3 est une vue en élévation latérale en coupe partielle de la pompe des figures 1 et 2 ;- Figure 3 is a side elevational view in partial section of the pump of Figures 1 and 2;
- la figure 4 est une vue en perspective d'un autre mode de réalisation de pompe double selon l'invention ;- Figure 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the double pump according to the invention;
- la figure 5 est une coupe de la partie inférieure de la pompe représentée sur la figure 4 ; et - la figure 6 est une demi-coupe de la pompe de la figure 4, par un plan différent du plan de coupe de la figure 5.- Figure 5 is a section of the lower part of the pump shown in Figure 4; and FIG. 6 is a half-section of the pump of FIG. 4, by a plane different from the section plane of FIG. 5.
Sur les figures 1 à 3, une pompe 1 comporte un moteur électrique 2 ayant un arbre dont chaque extrémité forme une sortie d'arbre 3 destinée à entraîner une roue de pompage. A une première extrémité, une première roue 4 assure un pompage à basse pression et grand débit, pour le circuit de filtration de la piscine, alors qu'à l'autre extrémité opposée du moteur, l'autre sortie d'arbre entraîne une seconde roue 6 de pompage à pression moyenne ou élevée et à faible débit, destinée à la commande d'un robot de nettoyage de piscine. L'eau de la piscine pénètre par une embouchure axiale 11 et sort de la pompe à basse pression 4 par une sortie 12, vers le bassin de la piscine. Selon une caractéristique avantageuse mais non indispensable, l'eau destinée à la roue de pompage 6 est soutirée près de la sortie de la roue de pompage 4 à basse pression. Sur la figure 2 en particulier, la référence 7 désigne un raccord d'une canalisation 8 qui alimente, par une entrée 9, la pompe à pression moyenne ou élevée dont la sortie porte la référence 10.In FIGS. 1 to 3, a pump 1 comprises an electric motor 2 having a shaft, each end of which forms a shaft outlet 3 intended to drive a pumping wheel. At a first end, a first wheel 4 provides pumping at low pressure and high flow rate, for the filtration circuit of the swimming pool, while at the other opposite end of the motor, the other shaft output drives a second pumping wheel 6 at medium or high pressure and at low flow rate, intended for controlling a swimming pool cleaning robot. The pool water enters through an axial mouth 11 and leaves the low pressure pump 4 via an outlet 12, towards the pool of the pool. According to an advantageous but not essential characteristic, the water intended for the pumping wheel 6 is drawn off near the outlet of the pumping wheel 4 at low pressure. In FIG. 2 in particular, the reference 7 designates a connection of a pipe 8 which feeds, via an inlet 9, the medium or high pressure pump whose outlet bears the reference 10.
Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, la canalisation 8 entoure le boîtier 13 du moteur en formant un serpentin disposé en contact intime avec ce boîtier, par exemple par soudage. L'eau qui circule dans la canalisation 8 assure un refroidissement efficace du moteur électrique placé dans le boîtier 13. Cette caractéristique est très avantageuse car le moteur électrique est refroidi de façon optimale, sans qu'il soit nécessaire de ventiler le local où se trouve la pompe, d'une manière efficace et sans consommation d'énergie.In the embodiment shown, the pipe 8 surrounds the housing 13 of the motor by forming a coil arranged in intimate contact with this housing, for example by welding. The water flowing in the pipe 8 ensures efficient cooling of the electric motor placed in the housing 13. This characteristic is very advantageous since the electric motor is cooled optimally, without it being necessary to ventilate the room where is located the pump, efficiently and without energy consumption.
Dans un exemple de réalisation, un moteur électrique de 1700 W alimenté en courant alternatif à 220 V, entraîne une première roue de pompage 4 qui donne un débit de 18 m3/h à une pression de 1,3 bar, et une seconde roue de pompage 6 qui donne un débit de 2 m3/h à une pression de 2,8 bar pour le fonctionnement du robot. La seconde roue de pompage 6 élève donc la pression de l'eau destinée au fonctionnement du robot de 1,3 à 2,8 bar.In an exemplary embodiment, a 1700 W electric motor supplied with alternating current at 220 V, drives a first pumping wheel 4 which gives a flow rate of 18 m 3 / h at a pressure of 1.3 bar, and a second wheel pump 6 which gives a flow rate of 2 m 3 / h at a pressure of 2.8 bar for the operation of the robot. The second pumping wheel 6 therefore raises the pressure of the water intended for the operation of the robot from 1.3 to 2.8 bar.
Les exemples donnés pour la puissance du moteur et pour les débits et pressions des roues de pompage utilisées pour la filtration et pour le fonctionnement du robot ne sont que des exemples qui doivent être modifiés en fonction des caractéristiques techniques de la piscine et notamment des dimensions de son bassin. Lorsque le robot n'est pas utilisé, l'eau de la seconde roue de pompage peut être transmis directement au bassin de la piscine ou utilisé dans un autre but.The examples given for the power of the motor and for the flow rates and pressures of the pumping wheels used for filtration and for the operation of the robot are only examples which must be modified according to the technical characteristics of the swimming pool and in particular the dimensions of his pelvis. When the robot is not in use, the water from the second pumping wheel can be transmitted directly to the swimming pool or used for another purpose.
Les figures 4 à 6 représentent un autre mode de réalisation de pompe double selon l'invention. Cette pompe 14 aspire de 1 ' eau par une entrée 15 et la transmet sous forme d'un courant à basse pression et grand débit. Une sortie 17 transmet un courant à pression haute ou moyenne et faible débit.Figures 4 to 6 show another embodiment of the double pump according to the invention. This pump 14 sucks water through an inlet 15 and transmits it in the form of a current at low pressure and high flow rate. An output 17 transmits a current at high or medium pressure and low flow.
La pompe est entraînée par un moteur électrique 18 qui comporte un stator 19 et un rotor 20. Le stator comporte des enroulements alimentés en courant électrique, de manière classique, non représentés. Le rotor 20 est solidaire d'un arbre ayant deux sorties ou extrémités 21 et 22.The pump is driven by an electric motor 18 which comprises a stator 19 and a rotor 20. The stator comprises windings supplied with electric current, conventionally, not shown. The rotor 20 is integral with a shaft having two outlets or ends 21 and 22.
La première roue de pompage à basse pression et grand débit 23 est montée sur une première sortie d'arbre 21. Comme l'indique la figure 5, cette roue tourne dans un corps de pompe centrifuge qui débouche par la sortie 16. Avant cette sortie 16, un trou 24 raccorde un emplacement voisin de la sortie de cette pompe à un espace annulaire 25 qui communique par des trous 26 avec un espace 27 formé entre un conduit interne 28, formant un support du moteur 18 placé à l'intérieur, et un boîtier 29, concentrique au conduit 28. L'espace 27 est donc un espace cylindrique formé tout autour du moteur. Cet espace, alimenté par les trous 26 placés à la partie inférieure de la pompe comme représenté sur la figure 6, rejoint, à la partie supérieure de cette figure, une seconde roue de pompage 30 destinée à élever la pression de l'eau ainsi transmise. L'eau à pression haute ou moyenne et faible débit est ainsi évacuée par la sortie 17. Cette roue de pompage 30 est montée sur l'autre extrémité 22 de l'arbre du moteur électrique 18.The first pumping wheel at low pressure and high flow rate 23 is mounted on a first shaft outlet 21. As shown in FIG. 5, this wheel turns in a centrifugal pump body which opens out through outlet 16. Before this outlet 16, a hole 24 connects a location close to the outlet of this pump to an annular space 25 which communicates through holes 26 with a space 27 formed between an internal conduit 28, forming a motor support 18 placed inside, and a housing 29, concentric with the duct 28. The space 27 is therefore a cylindrical space formed all around the motor. This space, supplied by the holes 26 placed at the lower part of the pump as shown in FIG. 6, joins, at the upper part of this figure, a second pumping wheel 30 intended to raise the pressure of the water thus transmitted. . The water at high or medium pressure and low flow rate is thus evacuated by the outlet 17. This pumping wheel 30 is mounted on the other end 22 of the shaft of the electric motor 18.
On note en outre sur la figure 6 que le moteur 18 est séparé de manière étanche des deux roues de pompage par des joints à lèvre 31. Le moteur électrique 18 est ainsi enfermé de manière étanche à l'intérieur de l'espace du conduit 28. Le stator 19 est emmanché à force dans le conduit 28, si bien que 1 ' échange de chaleur entre le stator 19 et 1 • eau qui circule dans l'espace cylindrique 27, à travers le conduit métallique 28, est excellent.It is further noted in FIG. 6 that the motor 18 is separated in leaktight manner from the two pumping wheels by lip seals 31. The electric motor 18 is thus sealed inside the space of the duct 28 . the stator 19 is pressed into the conduit 28, so that one heat exchange between the stator 19 and 1 • water flowing in the cylindrical space 27, through the conduit 28 metal, is excellent.
Les figures 4, 5 et 6 représentent une autre caractéristique avantageuse de la pompe selon l'invention, utilisée pour l'entretien des piscines. Selon cette caractéristique, l'ensemble représenté sur la figure 6, c'est-à-dire le moteur, le boîtier, les deux roues de pompage et l'ensemble du corps de la pompe à haute pression, forme un ensemble qui peut être séparé du corps de la pompe à basse pression. Comme l'indique la figure 5, l'ensemble représenté sur la figure 6 et le corps de la pompe à basse pression coopèrent par l'intermédiaire de deux joints d'étanchéité 35, disposés sensiblement dans le même plan et concentriques l'un à 1 ' autre . La tenue de l'ensemble représenté sur la figure 6, solidarisé par des boulons 32, est assuré par des languettes 33, solidaires de l'ensemble amovible représenté sur la figure 6, insérées sous des doigts 34 dépassant du corps de la pompe à basse pression. Ces ensembles à languette et doigt sont régulièrement répartis autour de la pompe afin que l'ensemble représenté sur la figure 6 puisse être fixé au corps de la pompe à basse pression par rotation autour de son axe, les languettes 33 et les doigts 34 formant un ensemble de blocage du type à baïonnette. Dans ce cas, le corps de la pompe à basse pression peut être raccordé de manière robuste à l'ensemble de filtration de la piscine et à d'autres éléments, le tout étant coulé dans du béton. Les parties qui peuvent nécessiter un entretien, c'est-à-dire l'ensemble représenté sur la figure 6, peut être facilement séparé du corps de pompe à basse pression qui est alors intégré au bloc de béton contenant le système de filtration de la piscine.Figures 4, 5 and 6 show another advantageous characteristic of the pump according to the invention, used for the maintenance of swimming pools. According to this characteristic, the assembly shown in FIG. 6, that is to say the motor, the housing, the two pumping wheels and the entire body of the high-pressure pump, forms an assembly which can be separate from the low pressure pump body. As shown in Figure 5, the assembly shown in the Figure 6 and the body of the low pressure pump cooperate by means of two seals 35, arranged substantially in the same plane and concentric with one another. The holding of the assembly shown in Figure 6, secured by bolts 32, is provided by tabs 33, integral with the removable assembly shown in Figure 6, inserted under fingers 34 protruding from the body of the low pump pressure. These tab and finger assemblies are regularly distributed around the pump so that the assembly shown in FIG. 6 can be fixed to the body of the low pressure pump by rotation about its axis, the tongues 33 and the fingers 34 forming a bayonet type locking assembly. In this case, the low pressure pump body can be robustly connected to the pool filtration assembly and other elements, all of which is poured into concrete. The parts that may require maintenance, i.e. the assembly shown in Figure 6, can be easily separated from the low-pressure pump body which is then integrated into the concrete block containing the filtration system of the swimming pool.
Ainsi, comme une pompe double remplace deux pompes habituellement utilisées, l'invention permet une réduction considérable du coût d'installation. Comme le moteur subit un refroidissement excellent, d'une part il peut fonctionner avec un bon rendement dans toutes les conditions d'utilisation, et d'autre part la température des parties tournantes, paliers, joints et autres pièces d'usure reste faible, si bien que la durée d'utilisation de la pompe est considérablement allongée. Comme une seule pompe double est utilisée à la place de deux pompes, le volume nécessaire à l'installation est réduit. En outre, comme il n'existe qu'un seul moteur, les bruits de fonctionnement sont réduits, d'autant plus qu'aucune ventilation n'est nécessaire pour le refroidissement du moteur. De plus, comme le moteur entraîne une pompe à chaque extrémité, il peut être facilement équilibré. Bien qu' on ait décrit 1 ' invention en référence à une pompe utilisée pour faire circuler l'eau dans le circuit de filtration et pour le fonctionnement du robot de nettoyage, d'autres applications sont possibles. Par exemple, lorsque le fonctionnement du robot de nettoyage n'est pas nécessaire, il est possible d'utiliser le débit à haute ou moyenne pression pour tout autre type de dispositif de nettoyage de bassin, de massage, de multiplication de débit par exemple pour le circuit de filtration, etc . Bien entendu, diverses modifications peuvent être apportées par l'homme de l'art aux pompes qui viennent d'être décrites uniquement à titre d'exemple non limitatif sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. Thus, as a double pump replaces two pumps commonly used, the invention allows a considerable reduction in the cost of installation. As the engine undergoes excellent cooling, on the one hand it can operate with good efficiency in all conditions of use, and on the other hand the temperature of the rotating parts, bearings, seals and other wearing parts remains low, so that the service life of the pump is considerably extended. Since only one double pump is used instead of two pumps, the volume required for installation is reduced. In addition, since there is only one engine, operating noise is reduced, especially since no ventilation is necessary for cooling the engine. In addition, since the motor drives a pump at each end, it can be easily balanced. Although the invention has been described with reference to a pump used for circulating water in the filtration circuit and for the operation of the cleaning robot, other applications are possible. For example, when the operation of the cleaning robot is not necessary, it is possible to use the high or medium pressure flow for any other type of basin cleaning, massage, flow multiplication device for example for the filtration circuit, etc. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art to the pumps which have just been described solely by way of nonlimiting example without departing from the scope of the invention.

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1. Pompe à moteur électrique pour 1 ' entretien des piscines, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un moteur électrique (2, 18) ayant un arbre d'entraînement, l'arbre présentant, à chacune de ses extrémités axiales, une sortie d'arbre (3, 5 ; 21, 22), et deux roues de pompage, chaque sortie d'arbre entraînant une roue respective de pompage, une première des roues (4, 23) fonctionnant à basse pression et grand débit, et la seconde des roues (6, 30) fonctionnant à plus haute pression et plus faible débit.1. Electric motor pump for swimming pool maintenance, characterized in that it comprises an electric motor (2, 18) having a drive shaft, the shaft having, at each of its axial ends, an outlet for 'shaft (3, 5; 21, 22), and two pumping wheels, each shaft outlet driving a respective pumping wheel, a first of the wheels (4, 23) operating at low pressure and high flow, and the second wheels (6, 30) operating at higher pressure and lower flow rate.
2. Pompe selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'eau pompée par la seconde roue de pompage (6, 30) circule autour du moteur (2, 18) pour refroidir celui-ci.2. Pump according to claim 1, characterized in that the water pumped by the second pumping wheel (6, 30) circulates around the motor (2, 18) to cool the latter.
3. Pompe selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisée en ce que l'eau pompée par la seconde roue de pompage (6, 30) est soutirée (7, 24) à proximité de la sortie de la première roue (4, 23) de pompage, et rejoint 1 ' entrée de la seconde roue .3. Pump according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the water pumped by the second pumping wheel (6, 30) is drawn off (7, 24) near the outlet of the first wheel (4 , 23) pumping, and joined the inlet of the second wheel.
4. Pompe selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que l'emplacement de soutirage (7, 24) se trouve dans un corps de pompe à basse pression, en amont de la sortie de basse pression (12, 16).4. Pump according to claim 3, characterized in that the withdrawal location (7, 24) is located in a low pressure pump body, upstream of the low pressure outlet (12, 16).
5. Pompe selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que la circulation de l'eau pompée par la seconde roue de pompage (6) s'effectue dans une tuyauterie en serpentin (8) qui entoure le moteur.5. Pump according to claim 4, characterized in that the circulation of the water pumped by the second pumping wheel (6) takes place in a serpentine pipe (8) which surrounds the motor.
6. Pompe selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que la circulation de l'eau pompée par la seconde roue de pompage (30) s'effectue dans un espace cylindrique (27) formé autour du moteur (18), entre celui-ci et un boîtier extérieur (29).6. Pump according to claim 4, characterized in that the circulation of the water pumped by the second pumping wheel (30) takes place in a cylindrical space (27) formed around the motor (18), between the latter and an outer case (29).
7. Pompe selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que l'ensemble formé par le moteur (18), le boîtier (29), les deux roues de pompage (23, 30) et le corps de pompe à haute pression est raccordé de façon amovible au corps de la pompe à basse pression.7. Pump according to claim 6, characterized in that the assembly formed by the motor (18), the housing (29), the two pumping wheels (23, 30) and the high pressure pump body is connected removably to the low pressure pump body.
8. Pompe selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que le raccord amovible entre ledit ensemble et le corps de pompe à basse pression s'effectue par enclenchement à baïonnette.8. Pump according to claim 7, characterized in that the removable connection between said assembly and the body of low pressure pump is operated by bayonet engagement.
9. Pompe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la roue (4, 23) fonc- tionnant à basse pression et grand débit est destinée à la filtration, et l'autre roue (6, 30) fonctionnant à plus haute pression et plus faible débit est destinée à un robot de nettoyage de piscine.9. Pump according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wheel (4, 23) operating at low pressure and high flow is intended for filtration, and the other wheel (6, 30) operating at higher pressure and lower flow is intended for a pool cleaning robot.
10. Pompe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le corps de pompe à basse pression est incorporé à un bloc de béton contenant aussi un dispositif de filtration d'eau de piscine. 10. Pump according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the low pressure pump body is incorporated in a concrete block also containing a swimming pool water filtration device.
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