Patent ID: 6790017
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
An integrated pump, comprising:a plurality of cell pumps each having an inlet and an outlet to discharge fluid drawn from the inlet to the outlet; a consolidated inlet for introducing fluid; a consolidated outlet for exhausting fluid; and a flow structure for introducing fluid from the consolidated inlet when the cell pumps operate, the flow structure guiding introduced fluid from the consolidated inlet to the inlet of the cell pumps, and the flow structure guiding fluid discharged from the outlet of the cell pumps to the consolidated outlet; wherein the flow structure, comprises: a series connecting structure for connecting the outlet of one cell pump to the inlet of other cell pump to arrange the plurality of cell pumps in series; a series consolidated inlet as the consolidated inlet arranged at a fluid introducing portion of the series cell pumps; and a series consolidated outlet as the consolidated outlet arranged at a fluid exhausting portion of the series cell pumps; wherein the flow structure further comprises: a parallel connecting structure for arranging the plurality of series cell pumps in parallel; a consolidated inlet member having a parallel consolidated inlet as the consolidated inlet to connect inlets on fluid introducing sides of the series cell pumps arranged in parallel to the parallel consolidated inlet; and a consolidated outlet member having a parallel consolidated outlet as the consolidated outlet to connect outlets on fluid exhausting sides of the series cell pumps arranged in parallel to the parallel consolidated outlet.