EP2037125A2 - Pompe à jet centrifuge à amorçage automatique - Google Patents

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EP2037125A2
EP2037125A2 EP08164172A EP08164172A EP2037125A2 EP 2037125 A2 EP2037125 A2 EP 2037125A2 EP 08164172 A EP08164172 A EP 08164172A EP 08164172 A EP08164172 A EP 08164172A EP 2037125 A2 EP2037125 A2 EP 2037125A2
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Francesco Sinico
Anders Lykkegaard Moller
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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
    • F04D9/00—Priming; Preventing vapour lock
    • F04D9/004—Priming of not self-priming pumps
    • F04D9/005—Priming of not self-priming pumps by adducting or recycling liquid
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D9/00—Priming; Preventing vapour lock
    • F04D9/04—Priming; Preventing vapour lock using priming pumps; using booster pumps to prevent vapour-lock
    • F04D9/06—Priming; Preventing vapour lock using priming pumps; using booster pumps to prevent vapour-lock of jet type

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  • the present invention relates to a self-priming centrifugal jet pump.
  • Self-priming centrifugal jet pumps are particularly suitable for supplying water in domestic systems, small-scale farming, gardening and in general where self-priming is necessary.
  • These self-priming pumps generally comprise, within the pump body, which is coupled by means of a flange to the dome that contains the electric motor drive, an ejector designed to generate the suction required to prime the liquid to be pumped; such ejector is arranged coaxially and adjacent to the impeller suction port and is constituted by a Venturi tube preceded by a nozzle, which are arranged coaxially and form between them an annular suction orifice.
  • the pump body is constituted by a cup-shaped element with an intake port, whose axis is parallel to the rotation axis of the impeller, and a delivery port, whose axis is perpendicular to the axis of the intake port.
  • Such cup-shaped element has a depth, in the direction of the axis of the impeller, such as to contain a Venturi duct capable of generating the desired suction.
  • Coaxiality of the nozzle, the Venturi duct and the impeller determines, for the pump body, a space occupation which makes it difficult or impossible to install the pump if the installation site designed to receive it is particularly tight and difficult to access.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a self-priming centrifugal jet pump that is more compact than known pumps having a similar performance.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a self-priming pump that has a simplified structure and therefore can be assembled quickly and easily.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a self-priming centrifugal jet pump that can be manufactured cheaply with known systems and technologies.
  • a self-priming centrifugal jet pump which comprises, within the pump body, an ejector designed to generate the suction required to prime the liquid to be pumped, said ejector comprising a Venturi duct, which is contiguous to the inlet of the impeller of the pump, preceded by a nozzle, the Venturi duct and the nozzle being aligned and forming between them at least one suction orifice, said self-priming centrifugal jet pump being characterized in that said nozzle and said Venturi duct lie substantially at right angles to the rotation axis of the impeller.
  • a self-priming centrifugal jet pump according to the invention is generally designated, in its first embodiment, by the reference numeral 10.
  • the self-priming pump 10 comprises, within a pump body 11, an ejector designed to generate the suction required to prime the liquid to be pumped.
  • Such ejector comprises a Venturi duct 12, which is contiguous to the inlet of an impeller 13 of the pump 10 and is preceded by a nozzle 14; the Venturi duct 12 and the nozzle 14 are aligned and form between them two facing suction orifices 15 for the fluid that rises from the associated suction tube, not shown in the figures for the sake of simplicity, which is connected to a suction port 16 of the pump body 11.
  • the particularity of the invention resides in that the nozzle 14 and the Venturi duct 12 lie on a plane of arrangement which is substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis 17 of the impeller 13.
  • the pump body 11 comprises an outer enclosure constituted by a flange 18, which is fixed at one end to a motor drive 19 of the pump 10 and at the opposite end to a housing 20, which is substantially cylindrical and on which the suction port 16 and a delivery port 21 are formed.
  • the Venturi duct 12 and the nozzle 14 are formed on a diffuser 22 that surrounds the impeller 13.
  • the Venturi duct 12 is constituted by two mutually opposite walls 23, which diverge in a radial direction from the outside inward and protrude toward the axis 17 of the impeller 13.
  • the walls 23 extend substantially radially between two first symmetrical curved walls 24, which have a substantially C-shaped transverse cross-section, and a second curved wall 25, which forms centrally a cylindrical tubular portion whose axis is parallel to the axis 17 of the impeller 13, for conveying the aspirated fluid toward an inlet 26 of the impeller 13.
  • the first curved walls 24 protrude from the diverging walls 23; the free ends of the two first curved walls 24 form, in a radial direction, the nozzle 14 that precedes the Venturi duct 12.
  • Each one of the first curved walls 24 forms, in the direction of the axis 17 of the impeller 13, a suction passage 27 for the fluid that enters the body 11 through the suction port 16.
  • the diverging walls 23, the first curved walls 24 and the second curved wall 25 are joined in a single wall 26 (inlet of the impeller 13), which in turn is provided monolithically with the diffuser 22.
  • the single wall 26 is partly surrounded by an air separation partition 31, which is open downward onto an internal chamber 29 of the body 11.
  • the partition 31 also forms rising ducts 32 for the fluid which, by recirculating in the body 11 and being pushed in the nozzle 14 and in the Venturi duct 12, determines the partial vacuum that allows suction through the orifices 15.
  • the rising ducts 32 have a cross-section that tapers from the bottom upward by way of the inclination of two central portions 32a, which reduce the height of the rising duct 32.
  • the diffuser 22 that surrounds the impeller 13 has radial protrusions 33, inside each of which there is a contoured passage 34 for conveying the fluid toward the delivery port 21.
  • the diffuser 22 is inserted in the housing 20, which is provided internally with grooves 36 and 37 which are contoured to accommodate the edges of the single wall 26 and of the partition 31 respectively, so as to create substantially sealed passages through which the flowing fluid cannot seep and recirculate.
  • Venturi duct 12 and the nozzle 14 are provided so that the aspirated fluid follows a path which is substantially perpendicular to the axis 17 of the impeller 13 instead of being parallel to the axis 17, as in known types of pump.
  • the housing 20 and the diffuser 22 which supports, monolithically therewith, also the partition 31 and the single wall 26, while at least four components are generally necessary in known types of pump: the housing 20, the nozzle 14, the Venturi duct 12 and the air separation partition 31.
  • the assembly of just two components is far cheaper in terms of labor than the assembly of at least four components.
  • the housing 20 and the diffuser 22 can be provided by molding plastic material, therefore with very low production costs.
  • the diffuser 122 supports a Venturi duct 112, which is substantially shaped like a spiral, as clearly shown also in Figure 5 .
  • the diverging walls 123 extend substantially concentrically from the first curved walls 124 from to the second curved wall 125, which defines the portion for conveyance toward the impeller 113.
  • each of the first curved walls 124 forms, in the direction of the axis of the impeller 113, a suction passage 127 for the fluid that enters the body 111 by means of the suction port 116.
  • the air separation partition 131 is extended substantially upward to the side of the second curved wall 125; from there, parallel to the partition 131, a portion 141 extends which, together with the partition 131, defines the rising duct 132.
  • the ends of the partition 131 and of the portion 141 converge monolithically with the first curved walls 124 and form the nozzle 114.
  • Figure 5 exemplifies by means of light-colored arrows the behavior of the recirculating fluid that rises from the rising duct 132 toward the nozzle 114, and the dark arrows exemplify the behavior of the fluid that is aspirated and enters the pump body 111.
  • FIGS 7 , 8 and 12 illustrate a third embodiment of the pump according to the invention, generally designated by the reference numeral 210.
  • first internal wall 226, which in turn comprises monolithically the two diverging walls 223 that form a Venturi duct 212, which has a curved profile and extends upward from below, and the central curved wall 225, and a partition 231, which surrounds the first wall 226, extending substantially along the perimeter of the diffuser 222;
  • the two ends 231a and 231b of the partition 231 are contoured so as to arrange themselves side-by-side to form the nozzle 214, proximate to where the ends of the diverging walls 223 define the inlet of the Venturi duct 212 and face the nozzle 214 so as to form the suction orifices 215.
  • the flow enters from the suction port 216, not at the nozzle 214 but in a region 240 between the partition 231 and the central curved wall 225, on the opposite side, with respect to the axis 217 of the impeller 213, of the nozzle 214.
  • Figure 7 exemplifies by means of dark arrows the behavior of the aspirated fluid that enters the pump body 211.
  • FIGS 8 and 9 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the pump according to the invention, generally designated by the reference numeral 310.
  • first internal wall 326 which in turn comprises monolithically the two diverging walls 323 that form a substantially straight Venturi duct 312 which extends upward from below, and the central curved wall 325, and a partition 331, which surrounds the first wall 326, which lies substantially along the perimeter of the diffuser 322; the two ends 331a and 331b of the partition 331 are contoured so as to be arranged side-by-side to form the nozzle 314, proximate to where the ends of the diverging walls 323 define the inlet of the Venturi duct 312 and face the nozzle 314 so as to form the suction orifices 315.
  • the flow enters from the suction port 316, not at the nozzle 314 but in a region 340 between the partition 331 and the central curved wall 325, on the opposite side, with respect to the axis 317 of the impeller 313, of the nozzle 314.
  • Figure 9 illustrates, by way of example, by means of dark arrows the behavior of the aspirated fluid that enters the pump body 311.
  • the present invention provides a self-priming centrifugal jet pump that is smaller than known pumps having a similar performance and therefore is easier to position even in tight spaces in which it would be unlikely to be able to install a known type of pump.
  • the invention has provided a pump that has a simplified structure and therefore can be assembled easily and rapidly.
  • the invention has provided a self-priming pump whose performance is not inferior to similar pumps of the known type.
  • the present invention provides a self-priming centrifugal jet pump that can be manufactured cheaply with known systems and technologies.
  • the materials used may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.

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EP2937479A1 (fr) 2014-04-25 2015-10-28 Victor Jean Ballestra Dispositif d'évacuation sanitaire pour l'évacuation des eaux d'une douche
US9695826B1 (en) 2012-06-28 2017-07-04 James Harmon Pitot tube pump and related methods
CN107269544A (zh) * 2017-08-16 2017-10-20 利欧集团浙江泵业有限公司 一种射流自吸泵
CN107740782A (zh) * 2017-11-14 2018-02-27 利欧集团浙江泵业有限公司 一种高效喷射泵
CN116291960A (zh) * 2023-04-23 2023-06-23 北京星河动力装备科技有限公司 集气结构、涡轮泵以及火箭发动机
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US2380924A (en) 1943-10-26 1945-08-07 Berkeley Pump Company Self-priming pumping system
US2433021A (en) 1945-03-09 1947-12-23 Jacobsen Mfg Co Shallow well self-priming pump
US2578322A (en) 1946-10-02 1951-12-11 Deming Co Pump
EP0323384A2 (fr) 1987-12-28 1989-07-05 Bombas Electricas, S.A. (Boelsa) Pompe centrifuge

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US2380924A (en) 1943-10-26 1945-08-07 Berkeley Pump Company Self-priming pumping system
US2433021A (en) 1945-03-09 1947-12-23 Jacobsen Mfg Co Shallow well self-priming pump
US2578322A (en) 1946-10-02 1951-12-11 Deming Co Pump
EP0323384A2 (fr) 1987-12-28 1989-07-05 Bombas Electricas, S.A. (Boelsa) Pompe centrifuge

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US9695826B1 (en) 2012-06-28 2017-07-04 James Harmon Pitot tube pump and related methods
EP2937479A1 (fr) 2014-04-25 2015-10-28 Victor Jean Ballestra Dispositif d'évacuation sanitaire pour l'évacuation des eaux d'une douche
FR3020386A1 (fr) * 2014-04-25 2015-10-30 Victor Jean Ballestra Dispositif d'evacuation sanitaire pour l'evacuation des eaux d'une douche
CN104895851A (zh) * 2015-05-12 2015-09-09 川源(中国)机械有限公司 一种自吸式污水离心泵的除污装置
CN107269544A (zh) * 2017-08-16 2017-10-20 利欧集团浙江泵业有限公司 一种射流自吸泵
CN107740782A (zh) * 2017-11-14 2018-02-27 利欧集团浙江泵业有限公司 一种高效喷射泵
WO2023236276A1 (fr) * 2022-06-09 2023-12-14 宁波君禾智能科技有限公司 Pompe à jet à amorçage automatique
CN116291960A (zh) * 2023-04-23 2023-06-23 北京星河动力装备科技有限公司 集气结构、涡轮泵以及火箭发动机
CN116291960B (zh) * 2023-04-23 2023-11-14 北京星河动力装备科技有限公司 集气结构、涡轮泵以及火箭发动机

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