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US 12,480,499 B2Granted
Automatic exhaust mechanism
AssigneeBelgravia Wood Limited
InventorJin Huan Jin
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Abstract
Embodiments of the presently disclosed subject matter relate to systems and methods for a pool pump. The pool pump may comprise an impeller, an inlet for receiving a liquid, an outlet for supplying the liquid, a chamber above the impeller configured to receive air from the liquid. The pool pump may further comprise a buoy or an exhaust plug configured to release exhaust gas from within the pool pump. A seal configured to seal against a sealing surface of a top cover to seal the chamber.
Claims12
A pool pump comprising:
- a body comprising an impeller;
- a pump inlet for receiving a fluid from a pool;
- a pump outlet for supplying a portion of the fluid to the pool;
- a chamber defined by a buoy room cover configured to receive an air portion of the fluid and a liquid portion of the fluid;
- a buoy within the chamber configured to fall when the liquid portion within the chamber is below a first level;
- and
- a buoy room valve connected to the buoy room cover and configured to allow the air portion and the liquid portion to enter the chamber;
- wherein the buoy room valve comprises at least one outlet and when the air portion enters the chamber, the at least one outlet is sealed by a plate of the buoy room valve.
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A pool pump comprising:
- a body comprising an impeller;
- a pump inlet for receiving a fluid from a pool;
- a pump outlet for supplying a portion of the fluid to the pool;
- a chamber defined by a buoy room cover configured to receive an air portion of the fluid and a liquid portion of the fluid;
- a buoy within the chamber configured to fall when the liquid portion within the chamber is below a first level;
- and
- a buoy room valve connected to the buoy room cover and configured to allow the air portion and the liquid portion to enter the chamber;
- wherein a first seal, on an upper side of a seal surface of a pump top cover, seals against the seal surface when the liquid portion falls below a second level to isolate the chamber from an outside atmosphere.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.