Heat exchange module and serial pump thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11809243-B2
Application number	US-202117307614-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2021
Priority date	Jan 27, 2016
Publication date	Nov 7, 2023
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023

Abstract

A serial pump includes a pump body, a first impeller and a second impeller. A first rotor chamber, a second rotor chamber and a connecting channel are formed in the pump body. The first rotor chamber has a first outlet opening, the second rotor chamber has a second inlet opening, and the connecting channel is communicated between the first outlet opening and the second inlet opening. The first impeller is pivotally arranged in the first rotor chamber, and an outer periphery of the first impeller is arranged corresponding to the first outlet opening. The second impeller is pivotally arranged in the second rotor chamber, and a center of the second impeller is arranged corresponding to the second inlet opening. Accordingly, the first impeller and the second impeller are serially arranged.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A serial pump, comprising:
a pump body including a first rotor chamber, a second rotor chamber and a connecting channel, wherein
the first rotor chamber includes a first outlet opening,
the second rotor chamber includes a second inlet opening, and
the connecting channel fluidly communicates with the first outlet opening and the second inlet opening;

a first impeller pivotally arranged in the first rotor chamber, an outer periphery of the first impeller being arranged corresponding to the first outlet opening;
a second impeller pivotally arranged in the second rotor chamber, and a center of the second impeller being arranged corresponding to the second inlet opening; and
a partition plate is arranged in the pump body, wherein the partition plate includes a first case and a second case that are arranged in the pump body, the first rotor chamber is defined by the first case, and the second rotor chamber is defined by the second case, wherein
the first rotor chamber has a first inlet opening, and
the partition plate at least partially defines a collection tank in the pump body, and the collection tank is in fluid communication with the first inlet opening.

2. The serial pump of claim 1 , wherein a center of the first impeller is arranged corresponding to the first inlet opening.

3. The serial pump of claim 2 , wherein the pump body includes a pumping hole in fluid communication with the collection tank.

4. The serial pump of claim 1 , wherein the second rotor chamber includes a second outlet opening, and an outer periphery of the second impeller is arranged corresponding to the second outlet opening.

5. The serial pump of claim 4 , wherein the partition plate at least partially defines a drainage tank in the pump body, and the drainage tank is in fluid communication with the second outlet opening.

6. The serial pump of claim 5 , wherein the pump body includes a drainage hole in fluid communication with the drainage tank.

7. The serial pump of claim 1 , wherein the second impeller and the first impeller are arranged coplanar with each other.

8. The serial pump of claim 1 , wherein the partition plate includes a wall that divides the pump body into a collection tank and a drainage tank such that the collection tank and the drainage tank are fluidly separated from each other.

9. The serial pump of claim 8 , wherein the partition plate at least partially defines the connecting channel in the pump body, and the first rotor chamber and the second rotor chamber are in fluid communication with each other via the connecting channel.

10. A pump, comprising:
a cover positioned on a base, and a partition plate positioned between the cover and the base, wherein
the partition plate includes a first case, a second case, and a connecting channel,
a first rotor chamber is defined in the first case and includes a first inlet opening and a first outlet opening,
a second rotor chamber is defined in the second case and includes a second inlet opening and a second outlet opening, and
the first outlet opening and the second inlet opening are in fluid communication with each other via the connecting channel;

a first impeller pivotally arranged in the first rotor chamber and configured to receive working fluid into the first rotor chamber via the first inlet opening and to expel working fluid from the first rotor chamber via the first outlet opening; and
a second impeller pivotally arranged in the second rotor chamber and configured to receive working fluid into the second rotor chamber via the second inlet opening and to expel working fluid out of the second rotor chamber via the second outlet opening, wherein the first and second impellers are coplanar with each other, wherein
a center of the first impeller is arranged corresponding to the first inlet opening, and a peripheral of the first impeller is arranged corresponding to the first outlet opening, and
the cover, the base, and the partition plate at least partially define a collection tank, and wherein the collection tank is in fluid communication with the first rotor chamber via the first inlet opening.

11. The pump of claim 10 , wherein a center of the second impeller is arranged corresponding to the second inlet opening, and a peripheral of the second impeller is arranged corresponding to the second outlet opening.

12. The pump of claim 10 , wherein the cover, the base, and the partition plate at least partially define a drainage tank, wherein the drainage tank is in fluid communication with the second rotor chamber via the second outlet opening.

13. The pump of claim 12 , wherein the partition plate further includes a wall that isolates the collection tank and the drainage tank from each other.

14. The pump of claim 12 , wherein the cover includes a pumping hole in fluid communication with the collection tank.

15. The pump of claim 14 , wherein the cover includes a drainage hole in fluid communication with the drainage tank.

16. The pump of claim 15 , wherein the collection tank is in fluid communication with the pumping hole, and the drainage tank is in fluid communication with the drainage hole.

17. The pump of claim 10 , wherein the first impeller and the second impeller are connected to each other in series.

Assignees

• Cooler Master Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsai Shui-Fa

Classifications

• H10W40/47

  by flowing liquids, e.g. forced water cooling · CPC title

• G06F1/20 Primary

  Cooling means · CPC title

• F04D1/06

  Multi-stage pumps (F04D1/02, F04D13/10 take precedence) · CPC title

• H05K7/20272 Primary

  Accessories for moving fluid, for expanding fluid, for connecting fluid conduits, for distributing fluid, for removing gas or for preventing leakage, e.g. pumps, tanks or manifolds · CPC title

• F04D1/003

  Having contrarotating parts · CPC title