Patent ID: 6309199
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
Modular pump apparatus for a fluid pump including:a. a pair of end plates adapted to be removably sealingly attachable to a modular pump housing, each end plate forming at least one shaft passage to receive a pump shaft therethrough, each said shaft passage having:I. a bearing mount provided on the outer side of the end plate for attachment of at least one bearing assembly, andII. a grit collar mount on the inner side of said end plate adjacent a rotating pump element mounted on the pump shaft;b. at least one bearing assembly dimensioned to fit to said bearing mount forming a cavity to receive a pump shaft fitted with a shaft seal and a shaft bearing;c. means to releasably secure said bearing assembly to said end plate;d. a grit collar adapted to receive a pump shaft therethrough and mountable in said grit collar mount of said end plate.