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US 12,013,131 B2Granted
Expansion vessel with membrane, pump comprising the expansion vessel and relative manufacturing method
AssigneeDab Pumps S.P.A.
InventorsFrancesco Sinico, Fabiano Puccioni, Luca Calore
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Abstract
Disclosed is an expansion vessel for containing and delivering a liquid through compression by a gas, comprising a main body, a membrane, an inlet for the entry of the liquid and a valve for the inlet of the gas. The first edge has a substantially “L” shape. Disclosed also is a pump for systems which comprises the expansion vessel and a method for making the above-mentioned expansion vessel.
Claims13
An expansion vessel for containing and dispensing a liquid by compression of a gas, the expansion vessel comprising:
- a main body comprising a first end and a second end and comprising a first edge at said first end, overhanging with respect to said main body;
- wherein said first edge has a substantially “L” shape providing with said main body a compartment having a “U” shape and an opening facing the second end and said opening defining a plane perpendicular to said main body, and
- the compartment comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs recessed with respect to said plane and to said first edge.
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