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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark R. Claywell, Birmingham, MI (US);
Sean M. McGowan, Northville, MI (US);
Chung Y. Wei, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 15/06 (2006.01); F04C 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 15/06 (2013.01); F04C 2/18 (2013.01); F04C 2210/14 (2013.01); F04C 2210/206 (2013.01); F04C 2240/801 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pump includes a first gear plate and a first pair of counter rotating gears positioned on a first side of the gear plate. The pair of counter rotating gears draws fluid from an inlet and transfers the fluid into an outlet of a common manifold. The gear plate has a cutout to increase the flow of fluid into the common manifold.