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

Claim 0:
1. An aquarium pump, comprising:
a housing having a top portion, an open bottom, a side portion extending between the top portion and the open bottom, at least one air inlet vent and at least one air outlet vent;
a bottom cover closing the open bottom, and configured to mount on an outside of an aquarium;
a casing disposed in the housing and having an exterior surface, a plurality of fins extending along and from the exterior surface, and top and bottom endcaps enclosing an interior of the casing;
an electric motor disposed in the casing and having a shaft rotatable about an axis; and
a magnet assembly disposed in the housing and operatively associated with the electric motor to rotate when the electric motor is in operation, the magnet assembly comprising a magnet, a plate, and a fan non-rotatably connected to each other, the fan configured to draw air through the at least one air inlet vent along the plurality of fins to be discharged through the at least one air outlet vent;
the fan comprising a plurality of spaced blades and a ring having a flat surface;
the spaced blades arranged around the axis on the flat surface of the ring;
the spaced blades extending away from the flat surface in an axial direction relative to the axis.