Mounting arrangement for electric water pump
AssigneeEngineered Machined Products, Inc.
InventorsThomas Hollis, David Allen, Mark Bader
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Abstract
A water pump assembly for controlling the flow of temperature control fluid in an internal combustion engine. The water pump assembly includes a housing with an inlet, an outlet and an electric motor assembly for causing fluid to flow from the inlet to the outlet. A housing includes a mounting flange for mounting the water pump to an engine. The mounting of the water pump permitting direct flow into or out of the engine from the water pump.
Claims10
An electric water pump for controlling the flow of temperature control fluid in an internal combustion engine that includes an engine block having a fluid inlet, and a radiator, the water pump adapted to receive flow of temperature control fluid from the radiator, the water pump comprising:
- a housing with an inlet and outlet, the inlet adapted to be connected to a radiator and the outlet adapted to communicate with the inside of an engine block;
- an electric motor assembly mounted within the housing and adapted during operation to cause fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet;
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- the housing having a mounting flange for mounting the housing to an engine block, the mounting flange being located on the housing so as to position the outlet of the housing directly at the fluid inlet of the engine block.
An electric water pump for controlling the flow of temperature control fluid in an internal combustion engine that includes an engine having an internal coolant water jacket with a flow opening in the engine to permit flow between the water jacket and the outside of the engine, and a radiator, the water pump adapted to control flow of temperature control fluid through the flow opening between the radiator and the water jacket of the engine, the water pump comprising:
- a housing with an inlet and outlet, one of the inlet or the outlet adapted to be connected to a radiator and the other of the inlet or the outlet adapted to communicate with a coolant water jacket of an engine;
- an electric motor assembly mounted within the housing and adapted during operation to cause fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet;
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- the housing having a mounting flange for mounting the housing to the engine, the mounting flange being located on the housing so as to position the one of the inlet or the outlet that communicates with the coolant water jacket directly at the flow opening in the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.