IP Library Granted Patent US 11,598,346
Granted Patent B2
US 11,598,346 · App. 17/125,013 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Water pump

Inventors: Itsuro Hashiguchi (Kariya, JP); Kenichi Komai (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
F04D29/126F04D29/046F01P5/10F05B2260/603
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Patent No.
US 11,598,346
App. No.
17/125,013
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a water pump, a water reservoir portion into which cooling water leaking from between a bearing portion and a rotating shaft flows via an introduction hole is divided into a first division portion and a second division portion by a gasket. The first division portion and the second division portion communicate with each other through a communication hole formed in the gasket. The second division portion includes a drain hole through which cooling water is discharged to outside.

Claims (31)

1. A water pump, comprising:

a body on which a bearing portion is formed;

a fixing member to which the body is fixed via a gasket;

a pump chamber formed by the body and the fixing member;

a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the bearing portion;

a seal member provided between the rotating shaft and the body;

an impeller provided on one end of the rotating shaft and housed in the pump chamber;

a pulley that is provided on another end of the rotating shaft, and rotates the rotating shaft; and

a water reservoir portion that is formed by the body and the fixing member, and into which cooling water leaking from between the bearing portion and the rotating shaft flows via an introduction hole, wherein

the water reservoir portion is divided into a first division portion and a second division portion by the gasket,

the first division portion and the second division portion communicate with each other through a communication hole formed in the gasket,

the second division portion includes a drain hole through which cooling water is discharged to outside, and

the gasket includes an extending portion that covers the drain hole.

2. The water pump according to claim 1 , wherein

a rib is provided on an inner wall of the water reservoir portion.

3. The water pump according to claim 1 , wherein,

in a vertical direction view, a virtual line passing through a central point of the introduction hole and a central point of the communication hole is located on a virtual plane that equally divides a capacity of the first division portion into two.

4. The water pump according to claim 2 , wherein,

in a vertical direction view, a virtual line passing through a central point of the introduction hole and a central point of the communication hole is located on a virtual plane that equally divides a capacity of the first division portion into two.

5. The water pump according to claim 1 , wherein

in a vertical direction view the communication hole is lower than the drain hole.

6. The water pump according to claim 2 , wherein

in a vertical direction view the communication hole is lower than the drain hole.

7. The water pump according to claim 3 , wherein

in the vertical direction view the communication hole is lower than the drain hole.

8. The water pump according to claim 1 , wherein

in a vertical direction view the communication hole is higher than the drain hole.

9. The water pump according to claim 2 , wherein

in a vertical direction view the communication hole is higher than the drain hole.

10. The water pump according to claim 3 , wherein

in the vertical direction view the communication hole is higher than the drain hole.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 5, 2022
From: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA; AISIN CORPORATION
To: AISIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058570/0853 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2020
From: HASHIGUCHI, ITSURO; KOMAI, KENICHI
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 054681/0695 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-232151 · Dec 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210190085A1 · Jun 24, 2021