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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Magna Powertrain of America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Richard Muizelaar, Mississauga, CA;
Nicholas J. Glowacki, Belmont, CA;
Liping Wang, Concord, CA;
Dave A. Moritz, Port Stanley, CA;
Kyle Mills, Concord, CA;
Andrew Lakerdas, London, CA;
MAGNA POWERTRAIN OF AMERICA, INC., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric water pump, and more specifically an electric water pump having an improved wet sleeve so that the water pump is free of a housing. The electric water includes a pump rotor having a shaft. A wetsleeve surrounds the rotor and has a cap, a sleeve that houses the rotor, and a seat in communication with the shaft of the rotor so that the seat assists in supporting the shaft a stator. Surrounding the wet sleeve and the rotor is a volute covering an upper portion of the rotor, wet sleeve, and stator. The electric water pump further includes a rubber boot covering a lower portion of the rotor, wet sleeve, and stator and is in communication with the volute forming a cover.