Patent ID: 8177500

Claim:
An intake device ( 3 ) for creating a homogenous flow of liquid entering a pump ( 4 ), comprising an inlet section ( 11 ) having an orifice ( 14 ) and a decreasing cross section area seen in the direction from said orifice ( 14 ) for accelerating a flow of pumped liquid, the orifice ( 14 ) being disposed mainly vertically, a redirection section ( 12 ) for redirecting the flow of pumped liquid from a mainly horizontal direction to a mainly vertical direction, and an outlet section ( 13 ) arranged to be connected to an inlet ( 6 ) of a pump ( 4 ), wherein at least a part of a circumferential wall edge of said inlet section ( 11 ) extending around said orifice ( 14 ) comprises a bevel ( 17 ), the bevel ( 17 ) comprising a plane surface, and the bevel ( 17 ) being arranged in connection with generally vertical parts of the circumferential wall edge of the inlet section ( 11 ) extending around the orifice ( 14 ).