Graco Minnesota Inc.

Brian W Koehn

Bradley H Hines

Paul W Scheierl

Jeffrey A Earles

Adam K Collins

Jacob D Higgins

Benjamin J Paar

David L Fehr

Christopher C Hines

David L Breeser

Todd L Johnson

Ronald A Flor

Bradley J Hines

A displacement pump includes an electrically powered drive having a drive housing. The drive is at least partially disposed in the drive housing and is configured to provide reciprocating linear motion to a diaphragm. The diaphragm is captured between an adaptor mountable to the drive housing and a fluid cover. The adaptor includes an inner mounting portion interfacing with the drive housing and an outer mounting portion interfacing with the diaphragm. Multiple adaptors having multiple outer mounting portion diameters can be mounted to the same drive housing. Each of the multiple adaptors have the same inner mounting portion configuration to mount to the same drive housing. The adaptors can mount to the drive housing in multiple orientations while the fluid cover can mount to the adaptor in a single orientation.

Diaphragm pump drive for an electric pump

A drive system for a pump includes a housing and a fluid displacer and a reciprocator configured to mechanically displace the fluid displacer through respective suction strokes. The housing and fluid displacer define an internal pressure chamber configured to be filled with a working fluid having a charge pressure. The internal pressure chamber is configured such that the working fluid exerts the charge pressure on the fluid displacer during both the suction stroke and a pressure stroke of the fluid displacer.

Drive system for a positive displacement pump

An electrically operated displacement pump includes an electric motor having a stator and a rotor. The rotor is connected to the fluid displacement member to drive axial reciprocation of the fluid displacement member. A drive mechanism is disposed between and connected to each of the rotor and the fluid displacement member. The drive mechanism receives a rotational output from the rotor and provides a linear input to the fluid displacement member. A controller controls operation of the motor based on an operating state of the motor to control pumping by the displacement pump.

Electrically operated displacement pump control system and method

Modular mechanically driven diaphragm pump features are presented herein. Such a diaphragm pump can include a motor, a drive mechanism, and a coupling mounted on a wheeled frame. A diaphragm pump can be mounted to the coupling by forming mechanical static and dynamic connections to brace a housing of the diaphragm pump relative to a drive rod which is moved by the drive mechanism to operate the pump. These mechanical static and dynamic connections can be broken to dismount the pump for replacement or servicing. In some cases, a gas charge can be introduced on the non-working fluid side of the diaphragm to boost performance and/or a dampener can be integrated into the housing of the diaphragm pump and mounted/dismounted with the diaphragm pump.

Mechanically driven modular diaphragm pump

Displacement pump

Displacement pump control box with center section

A displacement pump has multiple gas compression stages and serial gas flow through the compression stages. The gas is initially compressed in a first compression stage by a first fluid displacement member. The gas from the first compression stage flows to a second compression stage. The gas in the second compression stage is compressed by a second fluid displacement member and output from the pump.

Pump having multi-stage gas compression

A drive system for a pump includes a housing, first and second fluid displacement members, and a reciprocating member configured to mechanically displace the first and second fluid displacement members through respective suction strokes. The housing and fluid displacement members define an internal pressure chamber configured to be filled with a working fluid having a charge pressure. The internal pressure chamber is configured such that the working fluid simultaneously exerts the charge pressure on the first and second fluid displacement members.

Control box for a displacement pump

An electrically operated displacement pump includes an electric motor having a stator and a rotor. The rotor is connected to the fluid displacement member to drive axial reciprocation of the fluid displacement member. A drive mechanism is disposed between and connected to each of the rotor and the fluid displacement member. The drive mechanism receives a rotational output from the rotor and provides a linear input to the fluid displacement member.

Electrically operated displacement pump assembly

A drive system for a pump includes a housing defining an internal pressure chamber, a working fluid disposed within and charging the internal pressure chamber, and a reciprocating member disposed within the internal pressure chamber. A fluid displacement component has first and second surfaces. The first surface is configured to contact the working fluid and the second surface is configured to contact the process fluid. The area of the first surface is greater than the area of the second surface. A pull extends between and connects the reciprocating member and the fluid displacement component. The pull mechanically transfers a pulling force from the reciprocating member to the fluid displacement component.

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Brian W Koehn