Pump housing support

摘要

A pump housing support for use in a pump assembly, the pump assembly including a plurality of component parts which include a seal housing, a drive shaft having a rotation axis, an impeller and a pump housing, the pump housing which includes a main liner, the pump housing support including a base and a mounting member which includes a body portion to which a part of the pump housing can be mounted and a locating flange extending therefrom, the locating flange having first and second locating surfaces on opposing sides thereof and where the main liner is located on the first locating surface and the seal housing is located on the second locating surface.

主权项

1. A pump housing support for use in a pump assembly, the pump assembly including a plurality of component parts which include a drive shaft having a rotation axis, a seal housing for sealing the drive shaft, an impeller and a pump housing, the pump housing including a main liner and an outer casing, the pump housing support comprising:
a base; a main body configured to provide a bearing assembly mounting portion for the drive shaft; a mounting member positioned at one end of the main body, the mounting member including a ring shaped mounting flange positioned to receive a part of the pump housing in registration therewith and having apertures structured to receive fixing pins therethrough for engaging the main liner, and a generally annular locating flange extending axially outwardly from an outer face of the ring shaped mounting flange, the generally annular locating flange having an inner circumference defining a first locating surface that is oriented toward the rotation axis of the drive shaft and an outer circumference defining a second locating surface that is oriented away from the rotation axis of the drive shaft, each of said first locating surface and said second locating surface being arranged to extend in the same axial direction away from the outer face of the ring shaped mounting flange, wherein the second locating surface is oriented to receive and support a part of the pump housing and a part of the main liner, and the first locating surface is oriented to receive and support the seal housing in connection with the mounting member, the arrangement of the mounting member providing concentric alignment and support of the pump housing, the main liner, and seal housing relative to the main body.