Patent ID: 11933318
Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A method of assembling a pump section of a fluid pump, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a pump inlet plate and a pump outlet plate, wherein the inlet plate includes an inlet plate slot and the outlet plate includes a complementary outlet plate slot;
feeding a metal wire from a supply of metal wire to a straightener;
pulling the metal wire through the straightener to reduce a bend in the metal wire;
guiding the straightened metal wire to one of the inlet plate and outlet plate;
causing the guided, straightened metal wire to be inserted into the slot of the said one of the inlet plate and outlet plate; and
subsequent to inserting the guided, straightened metal wire into the slot, and while the metal wire is inserted in the slot, cutting the metal wire at a desired length such that a portion of the cut wire remains extending from said slot.