Patent ID: 11859618
Assignee: ECOTECH, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. An aquarium pump assembly, comprising:
a first housing comprising a top portion and a bottom cover;
a casing disposed in the first housing;
an electric motor disposed in the casing;
a first magnet assembly disposed in the first housing and operatively associated with the electric motor, the first magnet assembly comprising a first magnet, a plate and a fan non-rotatably connected to the first magnet and the plate; and
a second housing containing a second magnet assembly, the second magnet assembly comprising a second magnet and a blade operatively connected to the second magnet for imparting movement to a fluid,
wherein the first housing and the second housing are configured to be magnetically coupled to one another through the first and second magnets,
wherein the fan comprises a ring having a flat surface,
wherein spaced blades are arranged around the axis on the flat surface of the ring, and
wherein the spaced blades extend away from the flat surface in an axial direction relative to the axis.