Patent ID: 6882071

Claim:
A multi-function pumping device for fountains, comprising: a pump for supplying at least one jet; and an electric motor of the synchronous type with permanent magnets, said electric motor comprising: a rotor connected to said pump for driving said pump; a stator having an excitation winding; and means for electrically connecting said motor to a main voltage power supply line, said stator comprising two rectilinear pole shoes spaced apart from one another and oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said motor and further comprising low-voltage powering means for powering external low-voltage lighting means, said excitation winding being wound around both of said pole shoes, said rotor having a rotation axis substantially transverse to said longitudinal axis, said low-voltage powering means comprising an electric transformer having a primary circuit consisting of the excitation winding of the motor and a secondary circuit which is mounted onto said stator, wherein said secondary circuit comprises a winding which is wound around both said pole shoes along respective longitudinal axes which are substantially coaxial with the excitation winding of the motor.