Patent ID: 11885345
Assignee: IHC HOLLAND IE B.V.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A method of forming a pump housing with a circumferential wall, a pump casing and a shaft cover, wherein the circumferential wall has a u-shaped or semicircular cross-section with a first side and a second side connected by an annular wall, the method comprising the steps of:
a) connecting the pump casing to an outer side of the first side so that a first chamber is formed between the outer side of the first side of the circumferential wall and the pump casing;
b) connecting the shaft cover to an outer side of the second side so that a second chamber is formed between the outer side of the second side of the circumferential wall and the shaft cover; and
b) pressurizing the first chamber and/or the second chamber with pressurized fluid through one or more lines going through the shaft cover and/or the pump casing,
wherein the annular wall is not covered by the pump casing or the shaft cover.