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US 12,716,418 B2Granted
Electric pump
AssigneeMakita Corporation
InventorsTakayoshi Iio, Tomoyuki Kutsuna, Takaaki Kato
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Abstract
An electric pump may include: a motor unit; and a pump unit configured to be driven by the motor unit and discharge water. The motor unit may include: a body housing including a battery holding part configured to hold at least one battery pack; and an electric motor accommodated in the body housing and configured to drive the pump unit. The at least one battery pack is configured to be used in the electric pump and in an apparatus other than the electric pump.
Claims16
An electric pump comprising:
- a motor unit;
- and
- a pump unit configured to be driven by the motor unit and discharge water,
- wherein the motor unit comprises:
- a body housing comprising a battery holding part configured to hold at least one battery pack;
- and
- an electric motor accommodated in the body housing and configured to drive the pump unit,
- wherein the at least one battery pack is configured to be used in the electric pump and in an apparatus other than the electric pump,
- the pump unit includes a discharge port configured to discharge the water,
- the body housing comprises an upper wall on which the battery holding part is disposed,
- when the electric pump is placed on a placement surface having a placement plane, the upper wall is located below the discharge port and an entirety of the upper wall is located above the electric motor,
- a battery terminal configured to be electrically connected to a terminal of the at least one battery pack held in the battery holding part is disposed on the upper wall, and
- the upper wall is inclined relative to the placement plane when the electric pump is placed on the placement surface.
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