Patent ID: 6997689
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: F04C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gear pump comprising: a pump housing; a pump inlet and a pump outlet; at least two gears, each of said gears having a plurality of intermeshing gear teeth; at least two rotor shafts being operatively connected to said at least two gears; a journal bearing block within said pump housing, said journal bearing block having a length, a width, and an axial centerline passing through a center of said journal bearing block with respect to said length; at least two journal bearing bores within said journal bearing block, said journal bearing bores each having a center, wherein a bearing bore centerline extends between said centers of said journal bearing bores; wherein said bearing bore centerline is offset with respect to said width of said journal bearing block and in parallel with said axial centerline and said rotor shafts are rotatably and directly supported by said journal bearing bores within said journal bearing block.