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US 11,236,750 B2Granted
Pump with a wear ring
AssigneeXylem Europe GmbH
InventorMauro Agostini
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Abstract
A pump with a wear ring includes at least one impeller; at least one diffuser; and at least one wear ring positioned between the at least one impeller and the at least one diffuser. The wear ring is removably coupled to the diffuser and includes radially extending clutch members. The clutch members are configured to hold a portion of the at least one diffuser.
Claims11
A pump comprising:
- at least one impeller;
- at least one diffuser having an inlet;
- and
- at least one wear ring positioned between the at least one impeller and the at least one diffuser and removably coupled to the diffuser, the at least one wear ring having a plurality of radially extending clutch members, wherein the clutch members are configured to hold a portion of the at least one diffuser,
- wherein said plurality of radially extending clutch members engage opposite ends of said inlet with slack to provide for minimal relative movement, said at least one wear ring being capable of angular movement relative to the inlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.