Pump apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12345265-B2
Application number	US-202418751333-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2024
Priority date	Jun 27, 2023
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

In this pump apparatus, each of plural gate marks formed in a second blade member is formed at an intermediate position in a circumferential direction of a rotor between two blades that are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the rotor, and the even number of blades are disposed between the gate marks in the circumferential direction of the rotor. The plural gate marks are disposed on an outer side, in the radial direction of the rotor, of an outer circumferential surface of a portion, which is connected to the second blade member, in a magnet holding member formed in a tubular shape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pump apparatus comprising:
a motor having a rotor and a stator; and
an impeller that rotates with the rotor, wherein
the rotor includes a tubular drive magnet and a tubular magnet holding member that is made of a resin, the drive magnet being attached to an outer circumferential side of the magnet holding member,
the impeller includes: a first blade member that is made of a resin and has an even number of four or more blades arranged at a constant pitch in a circumferential direction of the rotor; and a second blade member that is made of a resin, that is formed separately from the first blade member, and to which the first blade member is fixed,
an axial direction of the magnet holding member that is formed in the tubular shape matches an axial direction of the rotor,
when one side in the axial direction of the rotor is set as a first direction side, and an opposite side from the first direction side is set as a second direction side,
the second blade member is integrally formed with the magnet holding member by injection molding, and is formed in a flange shape that expands outward in a radial direction of the rotor from a first direction end of the magnet holding member,
a plurality of the blades is fixed to the first direction side of the second blade member,
a plurality of gate marks is formed on a surface on the first direction side of the second blade member, the plurality of gate marks being disposed on an outer side of an outer circumferential surface of a portion, which is connected to the second blade member, in the magnet holding member in the radial direction of the rotor and being arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotor,
each of the plural gate marks is formed at an intermediate position in the circumferential direction of the rotor between the two of the blades that are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the rotor, and
an even number of the blades are disposed between the gate marks in the circumferential direction of the rotor.

2. The pump apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of the gate marks is formed at the same position in the radial direction of the rotor.

3. The pump apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of the gate marks is each formed at an intermediate position of the second blade member in the radial direction of the rotor.

4. The pump apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of the gate marks is formed at a constant pitch in the circumferential direction of the rotor.

5. The pump apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the second blade member is formed with the gate marks, a number of which is half the number of the blades provided to the first blade member.

6. The pump apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the first blade member includes the blades in a quantity of 10 blades, and
the second blade member is formed with the gate marks in a quantity of 5 gate marks.

7. The pump apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the surface on the first direction side of the second blade member is formed with groove sections, into each of which an end portion on the second direction side of respective one of the plural blades is fitted, and
in a range on an outer side of the gate marks in the radial direction of the rotor, the end portion on the second direction side of each of the blades is fixed to the respective groove section by welding.

8. The pump apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of the gate marks is each formed at an intermediate position of the second blade member in the radial direction of the rotor.

9. The pump apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of the gate marks is formed at a constant pitch in the circumferential direction of the rotor.

10. The pump apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the second blade member is formed with the gate marks, a number of which is half the number of the blades provided to the first blade member.

11. The pump apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein
the first blade member includes the blades in a quantity of 10 blades, and
the second blade member is formed with the 5 gate marks in a quantity of 5 gate marks.

12. The pump apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the surface on the first direction side of the second blade member is formed with groove sections, into each of which an end portion on the second direction side of respective one of the plural blades is fitted, and
in a range on an outer side of the gate marks in the radial direction of the rotor, the end portion on the second direction side of each of the blades is fixed to the respective groove section by welding.

Assignees

• Nidec Instruments Corp

Inventors

• Yazawa Takehiko

Classifications

• B29C2045/0029

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