Bearing and shaft assembly for jet assemblies
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61H-033/00
F04D-013/02
F04D-013/06
F04D-025/02
F04D-025/06
F04D-029/046
F04D-029/047
출원번호
US-0854747
(2017-12-26)
등록번호
US-10215178
(2019-02-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Le, Kevin
Le, Thanh
출원인 / 주소
Luraco, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Hoang Steve Ngo, Esq.
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An improved bearing and shaft assembly includes a bearing assembly having an outer bearing member and an inner bearing member, and a shaft assembly having a shaft member, a shaft protection member, and a locking mechanism. The outer bearing member has a cavity for receiving the inner bearing member,
An improved bearing and shaft assembly includes a bearing assembly having an outer bearing member and an inner bearing member, and a shaft assembly having a shaft member, a shaft protection member, and a locking mechanism. The outer bearing member has a cavity for receiving the inner bearing member, and fits within a cavity of an impeller. The shaft assembly is secured within a housing of a jet assembly. The shaft protection member has a cavity for receiving the shaft member. The shaft protection member fits within the cavity of the inner bearing member. Also, a jet assembly, which includes the improved bearing and shaft assembly, may be coupled to a motor assembly. The jet assembly further includes the housing that includes at least one inlet aperture and at least one outlet aperture, and an impeller positioned within a cavity of the housing.
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1. A combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus of a magnetic coupling-type pump used for dispensing a fluid to an environment in manicure and pedicure industries, said combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus comprising: a jet assembly comprising a bearing
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A combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus of a magnetic coupling-type pump used for dispensing a fluid to an environment in manicure and pedicure industries, said combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus comprising: a jet assembly comprising a bearing assembly, a shaft assembly, a magnetic impeller, and a jet assembly housing,wherein said bearing assembly comprises an outer bearing member and an inner bearing member,wherein said outer bearing member is dimensioned and configured such that a first end of said outer bearing member is rotated above a top surface of a base of a shaft protection member during operational use,wherein said inner bearing member is manufactured of a rubber material that is able to absorb vibration during operational use, andwherein said inner bearing member is dimensioned and configured such that said inner bearing member is rotated around a shaft member,wherein said shaft assembly comprises said shaft member and said shaft protection member,wherein said shaft protection member comprises a base that comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a base diameter, wherein said base of said shaft protection member is positioned between said bearing assembly and a base of said jet assembly housing, and wherein said shaft protection member is manufactured of a hard material,wherein said shaft member extends through an inner surface of said jet assembly housing,wherein said magnetic impeller defines a cavity, is positioned within an impeller-receiving chamber of said jet assembly housing, and is dimensioned and configured to rotate within said impeller-receiving chamber during operational use,wherein said jet assembly housing comprises said inner surface, an outer surface, said base, a front cover, said impeller-receiving chamber, at least one inlet aperture, and at least one outlet aperture,wherein said base of said jet assembly housing comprises an inner surface and an outer surface,wherein said front cover comprises an inner surface and an outer surface,wherein said impeller-receiving chamber is defined by said base and said front cover of said jet assembly housing when said base and said front cover of said jet assembly housing are secured to one another, andwherein said impeller-receiving chamber is dimensioned and configured to receive said magnetic impeller and to allow said magnetic impeller to rotate within said impeller-receiving chamber during operational use; anda mounting housing member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a shoulder dimensioned and configured to mount to a wall of a basin in the manicure and pedicure spa industries,wherein said jet assembly is magnetically coupled to said top surface of said mounting housing member while a motor assembly is secured to said bottom surface of said mounting housing member. 2. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said outer bearing member further comprises a base at said first end of said outer bearing member, wherein a base of said outer bearing member comprises a cavity, and wherein said body of said outer bearing member extends upwardly from said base of said outer bearing member,wherein said shaft member comprises a base, a first end, a second end, and a body extending from said first end to said second end of said shaft member, and wherein said body of said shaft member extends upwardly from said base of said shaft member,wherein said shaft protection member further comprises a body comprising a first end, a second end, and a cavity extending from said first end to said second end of said body of said shaft protection member, wherein said body of said shaft protection member extends upwardly from said base of said shaft protection member, wherein said cavity of said body of said shaft protection member is dimensioned and configured for receiving said body of said shaft member, and wherein said body of said shaft protection member is dimensioned and configured for fitting within said cavity of said inner bearing member, said cavity of said outer bearing member, and said cavity of said magnetic impeller, andwherein, when in operational use, said body of said outer bearing member, a body of said inner bearing member, said body of said shaft protection member, and said body of said shaft member are all positioned within said cavity of said magnetic impeller. 3. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said hard material of said shaft protection member is ceramic. 4. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said top surface of said base of said shaft protection member is polished. 5. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said shaft assembly and said bearing assembly align an axis of rotation of said magnetic impeller with an axis of rotation of a driving magnetic plate mounted to a motor, and wherein said shaft assembly is secured to said base of said jet assembly housing and said bearing assembly is secured to a center of said magnetic impeller within said jet assembly housing. 6. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said first end of said outer bearing member and said first end of said inner bearing member are substantially flush with a rear side of said magnetic impeller when said outer bearing member and said inner bearing member are positioned within said cavity of said magnetic impeller. 7. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when in operational use, said shaft assembly is stationary. 8. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said shaft member is manufactured of steel or a metal material. 9. A combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus of a magnetic coupling-type pump used for dispensing a fluid to an environment in manicure and pedicure industries, said combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus comprising: a jet assembly comprising a bearing assembly, a shaft assembly, a magnetic impeller, and a jet assembly housing,wherein said bearing assembly comprises at least one bearing member,wherein said at least one bearing member is dimensioned and configured such that an inner surface of said at least one bearing member is rotated around a shaft member and a first end of said at least one bearing member is rotated above a top surface of a base of a shaft protection member during operational use,wherein said shaft assembly comprises said shaft member and said shaft protection member,wherein said shaft protection member comprises a base that comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a base diameter, wherein said base of said shaft protection member is positioned between said bearing assembly and a base of said jet assembly housing, and wherein said shaft protection member is manufactured of a hard material,wherein said shaft member extends through an inner surface of said jet assembly housing,wherein said magnetic impeller defines a cavity, is positioned within an impeller-receiving chamber of said jet assembly housing, and is dimensioned and configured to rotate within said impeller-receiving chamber during operational use,wherein said jet assembly housing comprises said inner surface, an outer surface, said base, a front cover, said impeller-receiving chamber, at least one inlet aperture, and at least one outlet aperture,wherein said base of said jet assembly housing comprises an inner surface and an outer surface,wherein said front cover comprises an inner surface and an outer surface,wherein said impeller-receiving chamber is defined by said base and said front cover of said jet assembly housing when said base and said front cover of said jet assembly housing are secured to one another, andwherein said impeller-receiving chamber is dimensioned and configured to receive said magnetic impeller and to allow said magnetic impeller to rotate within said impeller-receiving chamber during operational use; anda mounting housing member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a shoulder dimensioned and configured to mount to a wall of a basin in the manicure and pedicure spa industries,wherein said jet assembly is magnetically coupled to said top surface of said mounting housing member while a motor assembly is secured to said bottom surface of said mounting housing member. 10. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said at least one bearing member further comprises a base at said first end of said at least one bearing member, wherein said base of said at least one bearing member comprises a cavity, and wherein a body of said at least one bearing member extends upwardly from said base of said at least one bearing member,wherein said shaft member comprises a base, a first end, a second end, and a body extending from said first end to said second end of said shaft member, and wherein said body of said shaft member extends upwardly from said base of said shaft member,wherein said shaft protection member further comprises a body that comprises a first end, a second end, and a cavity extending from said first end to said second end of said body of said shaft protection member, wherein said body of said shaft protection member extends upwardly from said base of said shaft protection member, wherein said cavity of said body of said shaft protection member is dimensioned and configured for receiving said body of said shaft member, and wherein said body of said shaft protection member is dimensioned and configured for fitting within said cavity of said body of said outer bearing member and said cavity of said magnetic impeller, andwherein, when in operational use, said at least one bearing member, said body of said shaft protection member, and said body of said shaft member are all positioned within said cavity of said magnetic impeller. 11. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein at least a portion of said at least one bearing member is manufactured of a plastic material. 12. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said top surface of said base of said shaft protection member is polished. 13. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said shaft member is manufactured of steel or a metal material. 14. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said hard material is ceramic. 15. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said mounting housing member further comprises at least one mounting leg. 16. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said at least one mounting leg is dimensioned and configured for receiving a wing nut. 17. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, when in operational use, said shaft assembly is stationary. 18. A combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus of a magnetic coupling-type pump used for dispensing a fluid to an environment in manicure and pedicure industries, said combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus comprising: a jet assembly comprising a bearing assembly, a shaft assembly, a magnetic impeller, and a jet assembly housing,wherein said bearing assembly comprises at least one bearing member,wherein said at least one bearing member is dimensioned and configured such that an inner surface of said at least one bearing member is rotated around a shaft member and a first end of said at least one bearing member is rotated above a top surface of a base of a shaft protection member during operational use,wherein said shaft assembly comprises said shaft member and said shaft protection member,wherein said shaft protection member comprises a base and a body extending upwardly from said base of said shaft protection member,wherein said base of said shaft protection member comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a base diameter, wherein said base of said shaft protection member is positioned between said bearing assembly and a base of said jet assembly housing, and wherein said shaft protection member is manufactured of a hard material,wherein said shaft member extends through an inner surface of said jet assembly housing,wherein said magnetic impeller defines a cavity, is positioned within an impeller-receiving chamber of said jet assembly housing, and is dimensioned and configured to rotate within said impeller-receiving chamber during operational use,wherein said jet assembly housing comprises said inner surface, an outer surface, said base, a front cover, said impeller-receiving chamber, at least one inlet aperture, and at least one outlet aperture,wherein said base of said jet assembly housing comprises an inner surface and an outer surface,wherein said front cover comprises an inner surface and an outer surface,wherein said impeller-receiving chamber is defined by said base of said jet assembly housing and said front cover of said jet assembly housing when said base of said jet assembly housing and said front cover of said jet assembly housing are secured to one another, andwherein said impeller-receiving chamber is dimensioned and configured to receive said magnetic impeller and to allow said magnetic impeller to rotate within said impeller-receiving chamber during operational use; anda mounting housing member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a shoulder dimensioned and configured to mount to a wall of a basin in the manicure and pedicure spa industries,wherein said jet assembly is magnetically coupled to said top surface of said mounting housing member while a motor assembly is secured to said bottom surface of said mounting housing member. 19. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said base diameter of said base of said shaft protection member is at least one and a half time greater than said shaft member diameter. 20. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said at least one bearing member is comprised of an outer bearing member and an inner bearing member,wherein said outer bearing member comprises a first end, a second end, and a body that comprises a first end, a second end, and a cavity extending from said first end of said body of said outer bearing member to said second end of said body of said outer bearing member, wherein said cavity of said body of said outer bearing member is dimensioned and configured for receiving said inner bearing member, and wherein said outer bearing member is dimensioned and configured for fitting within said cavity of said magnetic impeller,wherein said inner bearing member comprises a body comprising a first end, a second end, and a cavity extending from said first end of said body of said inner bearing member to said second end of said body of said inner bearing member, wherein said inner bearing member is dimensioned and configured for fitting within said cavity of said body of said outer bearing member and within said cavity of said magnetic impeller, andwherein said outer bearing member and said inner bearing member, when in operational use, are positioned adjacent to one another and are aligned axially with one another. 21. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 18, wherein at least one member of said at least one bearing member is manufactured of a plastic material. 22. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said base of said shaft protection member makes contact with said first end of said outer bearing member during operational use. 23. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein an inner surface of an innermost member of said at least one bearing member is manufactured of a rubber material that is able to absorb vibration during operational use and is generally smooth for a substantial portion of said inner surface of said innermost member. 24. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said shaft protection member further comprises a body extending upwardly from said base of said shaft protection member, wherein said body of said shaft protection member comprises a first end, a second end, and a cavity extending from said first end to said second end of said body of said shaft protection member, wherein said cavity of said body of said shaft protection member is dimensioned and configured for receiving said body of said shaft member, and wherein said body of said shaft protection member is dimensioned and configured for fitting within said cavity of said at least one bearing member. 25. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said top surface of said base of said shaft protection member makes contact with said first end of said at least one bearing member during operational use. 26. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 18, wherein an inner surface of an innermost member of said at least one bearing member is manufactured of a rubber material that is able to absorb vibration during operational use and is generally smooth for a substantial portion of said inner surface of said innermost member. 27. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said top surface of said base of said shaft protection member makes contact with said first end of said at least one bearing member during operational use. 28. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said base of said shaft protection member is manufactured of ceramic. 29. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the magnetic impeller comprises an outer surface and at least one vane, and wherein the at least one vane is positioned on the outer surface of the magnetic impeller. 30. The combination jet assembly and mounting housing member apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said shaft member is manufactured of steel or a metal material.
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