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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Weir Minerals Australia Ltd., Artarmon, New South Wales, AU;
Inventors:
Kevin Edward Burgess, Carlingford, AU;
Garth Norman Cantrill, Seven Hills, AU;
Assignee:
Weir Minerals Australia Ltd., , AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 7/04 (2006.01); F04D 13/08 (2006.01); F04D 29/22 (2006.01); F04D 29/24 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01); F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F04D 29/70 (2006.01); B01F 7/22 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B01F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 7/045 (2013.01); B01F 7/22 (2013.01); B23P 6/00 (2013.01); F04D 7/04 (2013.01); F04D 13/08 (2013.01); F04D 29/24 (2013.01); F04D 29/4273 (2013.01); F04D 29/4293 (2013.01); F04D 29/448 (2013.01); F04D 29/708 (2013.01); B01F 2003/0028 (2013.01); F04D 29/2288 (2013.01); F05D 2250/51 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49238 (2015.01);
Abstract
A pump assembly and components therefor including an impeller which has flow inducer elements on an inner surface of a front shroud thereof, a flow directing device or strainer having passageways for delivering material to the impeller and at least one flow circulating passageway and a pump casing having an intake section with flow distribution vanes in the region of a feed opening adjacent the intake section.