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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshiyasu Takura, Hino, JP;
Yoshifumi Tanabe, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ; F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417348 ; 4174101 ; 4174237 ;
Abstract
An electric pump of the present invention includes a stator assembly having an annular transverse section, and a rotor assembly rotatably supported in a center hole of the stator assembly and selectively rotating in a desired direction in cooperation with the stator assembly. At least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the rotor assembly is formed into a shape of a blade for an axial-flow pump.