Fastening flange
OwnerXavier Pottier, Hervé Bouillyinventors
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Abstract
A flange for fastening a line to a pump casing, includes: a pump casing passage; and a plurality of stop members protruding in the passage and angularly distributed around the passage, the position of the flange being angularly adjustable by the stop members. A pump may include the fastening flange. A method for adjusting the position of the flange in relation to the pump is also disclosed. This method makes it possible to avoid the position of the pump casing being imposed by the orientation of the fastening flange of the pump casing.
Claims14
A pump including:
- a fastening flange including a pump casing passage and a plurality of stop members protruding in the pump casing passage and angularly arranged around the pump casing passage;
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- a pump casing extending in the pump casing passage of the flange, the pump casing including a stop surface, the position of the flange being angularly adjustable in relation to the pump casing by connecting the stop surface and the stop members.
A method for adjusting the position of a flange in relation to a pump, the method comprising:
- rotating the flange around a pump casing up to a desired angular position of the flange in relation to the pump casing, the pump casing including a stop surface and extending in a pump casing passage of the flange, and
- connecting the stop surface with a plurality of stop members protruding in the pump casing passage and angularly distributed around the pump casing passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.