The Gorman-rupp Company

Milton N Hansen

Steven D McMahon

An improved rotary, gear within a gear transfer pump, including a pump housing having a circular pumping chamber communicating with a first port and a second port. An externally driven rotor is in meshing relationship with an internal idler gear. To enable the pump to handle an abrasive fluid medium or a non-homogenous pump fluid, an idler gear seal and a shaft seal are employed to contain pumped fluid within the pump chamber. A source of lubricating/flushing fluid is communicated to an idler gear bearing region and a shaft bearing. An idler gear seal includes a 'flow resisting' side exposed to pump chamber fluid and a 'flow passing' side exposed to lubricating/flushing fluid. The shaft seal includes a 'flow resisting' side exposed to pump chamber pressure and a 'flow-passing' side exposed to lubricating fluid. A cross-communicating fluid circuit maintains the 'flow resisting ' sides of both seals at substantially the same pressure. In an alternative embodiment, the flow resisting side of the idler gear seal and the flow resisting side of the shaft seal communicate with intake port pressure. By introducing the lubricating/flushing fluid at a pressure higher than the pressure to which the high-pressure sides of the seals are exposed, fluid leakage across the seal interfaces will occur from the 'flow passing' sides to the 'flow resisting' sides, thereby flushing the seal interfaces with the lubricating/flushing fluid. The flow of pump chamber fluid across the seal interfaces is substantially resisted.

Gear transfer pump with lubrication and sealing of the driveshaft and

An externally driven rotor is rotatable within a pumping chamber and is located in meshing relationship with an internal idler gear. An annular bearing mounted within the housing in confronting relationship with a peripheral surface of the rotor, provides a bearing surface and supports radially directed loads exerted by unbalanced fluid force on the rotor. A pressure balancing circuit is provided for transferring pressurized fluid from a discharge region in the pump to a backside of the rotor to at least partially balance axial forces exerted on the rotor by pressurized fluid. To provide bi-rotational capability, a cross-communicating passage and check valves are used for controlling the flow of fluid into the pressure balancing circuit. A vented seal chamber is also provided which includes passages and check valves communicating with ports which are arranged such that when the seal chamber exceeds inlet pressure, the check valve associated with the port acting as an inlet opens to discharge fluid from the seal chamber. A replaceable foot bracket is provided so that the mounting height of the pump can be selected to coincide with a mounting height of a drive motor to which it is connected eliminating the need for shims or other adjustments. An alternate rotor is disclosed including trimmed regions for reducing viscous friction when pumping high viscus fluids.

Rotary gear transfer pump having pressure balancing lubrication, bearing

An improved sealing apparatus for gear transfer pump of the type that includes a gear driven by a drive shaft connected to a drive source. The drive shaft extends through a backhead which includes a seal system for inhibiting fluid leakage between the drive shaft and the backhead. The seal system includes a tubular insert held at one end by a support element threadedly received in an end bore of the backhead and structure defined by the backhead which engages another portion of the insert and includes a secondary seal for inhibiting fluid leakage between the insert and the backhead. The insert includes structure for mounting at least a portion of the seal in predetermined alignment with the drive shaft. The drive shaft includes an abutment for locating a rotating portion of the seal for applications that include two-part seals. A seal cartridge is disclosed in which non-rotating and rotating portions of the seal form a single assembly that is installed as a unit into the backhead. During installation non-rotating portions of the seal cartridge are locked to the backhead whereas rotating portions of the seal are clamped to the drive shaft. The seal insert forms part of the seal cartridge and is connected to a seal support sleeve by a connecting member to form an assembly that is installed as unit. This sealing system also makes provision for tandem and double seals as well as means for quenching or flushing seals or seal portions.

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Mansfield, OH, United States of America

Milton N Hansen