Washer pump apparatus for vehicle provided with improved water-proof structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10138905-B2
Application number	US-201514869839-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2015
Priority date	Nov 20, 2014
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

Provided is a washer pump apparatus for a vehicle, the washer pump apparatus having an improved waterproof structure. The water pump apparatus includes a pump housing including a washer liquid inlet, a washer liquid outlet, a closed lower portion, an impeller, and a motor configured to rotate the impeller, a terminal cap coupled to an upper portion of the pump housing and forming a waterproof structure, the terminal including a structure for connection to a waterproof connector, and an air vent for communication of an outer space of the terminal cap with an inner space, wherein a membrane member including multiple pores that block water molecules and allow passage of air molecules therethrough is placed in the air vent.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A washer pump apparatus for a vehicle, the washer pump apparatus having an improved waterproof structure and comprising:
a pump housing comprising a top surface, a washer liquid inlet, a washer liquid outlet, a closed lower portion, an impeller, and a motor configured to rotate the impeller;
a terminal cap coupled to an upper portion of the pump housing and forming a waterproof structure, the terminal cap having a top surface and a structure for connection to a waterproof connector; and
an air vent for communication of an outer space of the terminal cap with an inner space,
wherein a membrane member comprising multiple pores that block water molecules and allow passage of air molecules therethrough is placed in the air vent,
the air vent is on the top surface of the terminal cap,
a roof structure is formed above the air vent, the roof structure being formed integrally with the terminal cap,
the washer pump apparatus further comprises a noise filter on the top surface of the pump housing, the noise filter removing noise caused by an electrical current supplied to the motor,
the terminal cap accommodates the noise filter, and
a waterproof O-ring is between the pump housing and the terminal cap.

2. The washer pump apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a waterproof protrusion protruding upward from the top surface of the terminal cap in an edge of the air vent.

3. The washer pump apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a guide member under the membrane member, the guide member preventing the membrane member from moving downwards.

4. The washer pump apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the terminal cap is fixed to the pump housing via an elastic hook structure.

Assignees

• Dy Auto Corp

Inventors

• Park Wi Yeong
• Lee Jong Wook
• Yoon Sung Jun

Classifications

• F04D13/08

  for submerged use · CPC title

• F04D13/06 Primary

  the pump being electrically driven · CPC title

• F04D29/5806

  Cooling the drive system · CPC title

• F04D29/708

  specially for liquid pumps · CPC title

• F04D29/706 Primary

  Humidity separation · CPC title