Disk pump assembly

Abstract

A disk pump assembly having a transparent housing and a transparent disk assembly within. The disks of the disk assembly have apertured bosses and indents corresponding to one another for registering the disks into single assembly. The rear disk has a rearward extension with an imbedded a metal insert having a central threaded bore. The rear housing component of the housing has a flanged rear which attaches to a corresponding square-flanged front end of an external motor having an extending shaft with a threaded end and an internally reverse-threaded central bore. The housing components are connected together with v-clamps; the suction port and discharge port each are flanged and also connected to external components with a v-clamp. A securing fastener further fastens the rear disk to the shaft through the internally reverse-threaded central bore at the end of the shaft.

The invention claimed is:  
     
         1 . A disk pump comprising: 
 (a) a rear housing having a rearward protruding first axial extension and a flanged rear end;    (b) a transparent front housing having rearward extending perimeter walls, said perimeter walls having a radial flange around its rearward end which connects to said rear housing defining an inner chamber therein;    (c) a flanged suction port on said front housing;    (d) a flanged discharge port on said front housing;    (e) a rear disk having a rearward protruding second axial extension and an insert permanently imbedded within said second extension, said insert having a threaded aperture therein and adapted to thread onto a cooperating shaft of an external motor;    (f) a front disk and one or more internal disks in between said front disk and said rear disk;    (g) registration means for registering and connecting together said front disk, said one or more internal disks, and said rear disk thereby forming a disk assembly for placement into said inner chamber; and    (h) connection means for connecting said front housing to said rear housing, for connecting said suction port to an external inlet source, and for connecting said discharge port to an external outlet source.    
     
     
         2 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said front housing is made of a polymer.  
     
     
         3 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said front housing is transparent.  
     
     
         4 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said rear housing is made of a polymer.  
     
     
         5 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said rear housing is transparent.  
     
     
         6 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said one or more internal disks are made of a polymer.  
     
     
         7 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said one or more internal disks are transparent.  
     
     
         8 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said front disk is made of a polymer.  
     
     
         9 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said front disk is transparent.  
     
     
         10 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said rear disk is made of a polymer.  
     
     
         11 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said rear disk is transparent.  
     
     
         12 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said registration means comprises a plurality of cooperating apertured bosses and apertured indents on said front disk, said rear disk, and said one or more internal disks removably secured together in a spaced fashion by a fastener assembly.  
     
     
         13 . The disk pump according to  claim 12  wherein said apertured bosses are on one side of each of said one or more internal disks and said apertured indents are on another side of each of said one or more internal disks.  
     
     
         14 . The disk pump according to  claim 12  wherein said apertured bosses are on one side of said rear disk and said apertured indents are on one side of said front disk.  
     
     
         15 . The disk pump according to  claim 14  wherein said fastener assembly comprises a nut imbedded within each of said apertured bosses of said rear disk and a cooperating bolt inserted through the apertured indents of the front disk and through the apertured bosses and apertured indents of the one or more internal disks.  
     
     
         16 . The disk pump according to  claim 12  wherein said apertured indents are on one side of said rear disk and said apertured bosses are on one side of said front disk.  
     
     
         17 . The disk pump according to  claim 16  wherein said fastener assembly comprises a nut imbedded within each of said apertured indents of said rear disk and a cooperating bolt inserted through the apertured bosses of the front disk and through the apertured bosses and apertured indents of the one or more internal disks.  
     
     
         18 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said connection means comprises a v-clamp.  
     
     
         19 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  wherein said connection means comprises a fastener selected from the group consisting of bolts, screws, and rivets.  
     
     
         20 . The disk pump according to  claim 1  further comprising guide means for maintaining a smooth rotation of said disk assembly when said disk pump is being operated.  
     
     
         21 . The disk pump according to  claim 20  wherein said guide means comprises a forward extending axial lip on said front disk and a rearward extending axial lip on said front housing, said forward extending axial lip adjacent to said rearward extending axial lip and extending past said rearward extending axial lip.  
     
     
         22 . A method of suction pumping liquids from one source to another source comprising the steps of: 
 (a) selecting a motor having a square-flanged receiving end, a protruding shaft having a threaded end and a threaded central bore;    (b) connecting a rear housing having a radial perimeter and a rearward protruding first axial extension with a flanged rear end thereat, adapted to mate with said square-flanged receiving end of said motor, by aligning said square-flanged receiving end of said motor to said flanged rear end of said rear housing and by connecting said square-flanged receiving end to said flanged rear end;    (c) placing a sealing member over said shaft;    (d) assembling a disk assembly comprising: 
 (1) a rear disk having a rearward protruding second axial extension and an insert permanently imbedded within said second extension, said insert having a threaded aperture therein and adapted to thread onto the threaded end of said shaft of said motor;  
 (2) a front disk and one or more internal disks in between said front disk and said rear disk; and  
 (3) registration means for registering and connecting together said front disk, said one or more internal disks, and said rear disk thereby forming said disk assembly;  
   (e) connecting and tightening said threaded insert onto the threaded end of said shaft;    (f) attaching a transparent front housing over said disk assembly, said front housing having rearward extending perimeter walls, said perimeter walls having a radial flange around its rearward end which connects to said rear housing defining an inner chamber therein;    (g) connecting said front housing to said rear housing by placing and tightening a housing v-clamp over said radial flange of said perimeter walls and said radial perimeter;    (h) connecting first either said flanged suction port on said front housing to an external inlet source by placing and tightening an inlet v-clamp over said flanged suction port and said external inlet source followed by connecting said flanged discharge port on said front housing to an external discharge source by placing and tightening a discharge v-clamp over said flanged discharge port to an external discharge source or by reversing, or by first connecting said flanged discharge port as defined above followed by connecting said flanged suction port as defined above; and    (i) operating said disk pump.    
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22  further comprising the step of observing the operation of said disk pump through its transparent housing to detect any problems associated with said operation, said problems selected from the group consisting of worn component parts, loose component parts, damaged component parts, mis-aligned component parts, and obstructions to any component parts.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23  further comprising the step of ceasing said operation upon detection of said problem and removing said housing v-clamp, pulling said motor, with rear housing and disk assembly connected thereto, away from said front housing, and correcting said problem detected.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 22  further comprises the step of selecting said registration means to comprise a plurality of cooperating apertured bosses and apertured indents on said front disk, said rear disk, and said one or more internal disks removably secured together in a spaced fashion by a fastener assembly.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25  further comprising the step of ensuring said apertured bosses are on one side of each of said one or more internal disks and said apertured indents are on another side of each of said one or more internal disks.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25  further comprising the step of ensuring said apertured bosses are on one side of said rear disk and said apertured indents are on one side of said front disk.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27  further comprising the step of ensuring said fastener assembly comprises a nut imbedded within each of said apertured bosses of said rear disk and a cooperating bolt inserted through the apertured indents of the front disk and through the apertured bosses and apertured indents of the one or more internal disks.  
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 25  further comprising the step of ensuring said apertured indents are on one side of said rear disk and said apertured bosses are on one side of said front disk.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29  further comprising the step of ensuring said fastener assembly comprises a nut imbedded within each of said apertured indents of said rear disk and a cooperating bolt inserted through the apertured bosses of the front disk and through the apertured bosses and apertured indents of the one or more internal disks.  
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 22  further comprising the step of further securing said disk assembly to said shaft by placing a fastener with a washer thereon into said threaded central bore and tightening said fastener thereat.