Patent ID: 11927184
Assignee: GRACO MINNESOTA INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A pump mounting system comprising:
a drive housing including a mounting slot with a forward facing opening through a front of the drive housing, and a lower opening through a bottom of the drive housing; and
a driving link disposed within the drive housing, the driving link comprising a drive cavity;
a pump that reciprocates, the pump comprising:
a pump cylinder;
a pump rod partially disposed in the pump cylinder, the pump rod configured to reciprocate to pump fluid, and the pump rod comprising:
a neck formed at an end of the pump rod disposed outside of the cylinder, the neck having a neck width; and
a head connected to the neck, the head located above the neck, the head having a head width that is larger than the neck width of the neck; and

a first ring projecting from the pump cylinder and configured to support the pump on the drive housing and a second ring projecting from the pump cylinder, the second ring located below the first ring axially along the pump cylinder such that a gap is formed axially between the first ring and the second ring;

wherein the pump is configured to mount to the drive housing by being inserted through the forward facing opening such that the drive housing is received within the gap between the first ring and the second ring and such that the head slides into the drive cavity,
wherein the pump is configured to mount in the drive housing such that the pump extends from within the mounting slot down through the lower opening and the neck of the pump rod extends down within the drive cavity, and the first ring is disposed within the mounting slot to support the pump while the second ring is disposed outside of the mounting slot and in engagement with the bottom of the drive housing.