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US 12,560,166 B2Granted
Pump assembly with the pump disposed within the plurality of teeth of the motor stator
AssigneesSumitomo Electric Sintered Alloy, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsShoichi Takada, Kentaro Yoshida, Tatsuya Saito, Tomoyuki Ueno
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Abstract
A pump assembly includes an axial gap motor including a first stator, a motor rotor and a motor shaft, and a first pump including a first pump rotor configured to be rotated by the motor rotor. The first stator includes a first yoke having an annular shape and a plurality of first teeth disposed on a first surface of the first yoke. The first pump is disposed in a first internal space surrounded by the plurality of first teeth.
Claims10
A pump assembly comprising:
- an axial gap motor including a first stator, a motor rotor and a motor shaft, the motor rotor including a plurality of magnets;
- and
- a first pump including a first pump rotor configured to be rotated by the motor rotor,
- wherein the first stator includes a first yoke having an annular shape and a plurality of first teeth disposed on a first surface of the first yoke,
- the plurality of first teeth of the first stator face the plurality of magnets in an axial direction,
- the first pump is disposed in a first internal space surrounded by the plurality of first teeth,
- the axial gap motor further includes a motor housing,
- a part of the motor shaft extends beyond the motor housing,
- the motor housing includes:
- a peripheral wall portion;
- a first cover;
- and
- a second cover,
- the peripheral wall portion surrounds an outer diameter of the first stator, and
- the first cover seals a first end portion of the peripheral wall portion.
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