Patent ID: 7174998
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: B01D,F04C,F16H

Abstract:
1. A pump for pumping fluid in a vehicle having at least one fluid reservoir, said pump comprising: a pump housing having a flange with a pump element disposed therein, the pump element being in direct contact with the fluid to be pumped; an electric motor operatively attached to and completely disposed within said pump housing; a pumping chamber; the pump element operatively coupled to said electric motor; said pumping chamber including an intake port for receiving fluid from said fluid reservoir and an exit port for pumping fluid from said fluid reservoir, wherein said intake port and said exit port are oriented along a plane that extends adjacent the flange of the pump housing; an inlet or outlet porting plate member adjacent to said pump, wherein said inlet or outlet porting plate member includes at least one area defining an inlet or outlet passage, wherein said inlet or outlet passage is in fluid communication with said intake port or said exit port of said pumping chamber; and at least one other intake port or exit port derived from porting configured in a surface adjacent to said inlet or outlet porting plate member and not formed integrally with said inlet or outlet porting plate member, wherein said at least one other intake port or exit port is in fluid communication with said inlet or outlet passage of said inlet or outlet porting plate member; and wherein said pump is submerged within said fluid reservoir of said vehicle; wherein said fluid reservoir is selected from the group consisting of a transmission, transfer case, engine reservoir, and combinations thereof.