Universal-type pump casing with modular ports

Abstract

One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a universal-type pump casing that allows for coupling to various piping couplers, for various sizes of fluid lines. This can allow the pump casing to accept the majority of current fluid line coupling, for various fluid line sizes used with these types of pumps, thereby eliminating the need to have a different casing for each different sized fluid line. A universal-type pump casing with a proximal end engaged with a pump bracket, and a distal end affixed to an end plate to define the pumping chamber. A first and second port can have an opening of a predetermined diameter, with a port face that can couple with various modular port flanges, to provide different port flange configurations.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pump casing system that provides universal-type coupling for different port sizes to be selectively, operably engaged with the casing, the system comprising:
 a body comprising:
 a proximal end configured to be operably engaged with a pump bracket; 
 a distal end configured to be operably affixed to an end plate to define a pumping chamber therein; 
   a first port and a second port respectively comprising an opening of a first diameter, and respectively comprising a port face having a set of casing flange coupler receivers in a first pattern;   a first modular port flange that comprises a first port configuration and a set of bores or vias arranged in a complementary pattern to the first pattern; and   a second modular port flange that comprises a second port configuration and a set of bores or vias arranged in a complementary pattern to the first pattern;   wherein the first modular port and the second modular port are configured to be operably fastened to the pump casing to provide a first port configuration and/or a second port configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , the respective port faces comprising a gasket channel in which a gasket is operably disposed between the port face and the accompanying modular port flange. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a planer gasket disposed between respective port faces and the accompanying modular port flange. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , the planer gasket comprising vias arranged in the first pattern. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , the respective modular port flanges comprising a set of flange coupling bores configured to facilitate fastening of a fluid line coupling flange to the port flange, the flange coupling bores arranged in a second pattern complementary to the fluid line coupling flange. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , a first, first modular port flange operably engaged with the first port and a second, first modular port flange operably engaged with the second port. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , a first, second modular port flange operably engaged with the first port and a second, second modular port flange operably engaged with the second port. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , a first modular port flange operably engaged with the first port and a second modular port flange operably engaged with the second port. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , the first port configuration comprising a NPT port type flange. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , the second port configuration comprising a standard port type flange. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , the first port configuration comprising the first diameter and a second diameter. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , the second port configuration comprising the first diameter and a third diameter. 
     
     
         13 . A pump casing system operably engaged with a pump bracket at a first end and an end plate at a second end to form a rotating pump housing, the system comprising:
 a first fluid port disposed in the pump casing, the first fluid port comprising an outwardly facing first port face, the first port face comprising a set of first bores arranged in a first pattern;   a second fluid port disposed in the pump casing, the second fluid port comprising an outwardly facing second port face, the second port face comprising a set of second bores arranged in the first pattern;   a first set of modular port flanges comprising a first port configuration and a set of bores arranged in the first pattern;   a second set of modular port flanges comprising a second port configuration and a set of bores arranged in the first pattern;   wherein the first port configuration is different than the second port configuration.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , the first port configuration comprising a first diameter bore, and the second port configuration comprising a second diameter bore. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , the first port configuration comprising a first fluid pipe attachment arrangement, and the second port configuration comprising a second fluid pipe attachment arrangement. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , the respective port faces comprising a gasket channel in which a gasket is operably disposed between the port face and the accompanying modular port flange. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 13 , comprising a planer gasket disposed between respective port faces and the accompanying modular port flange. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 13 , the respective modular port flanges comprising a set of flange coupling bores configured to facilitate fastening of a fluid line coupling flange to the modular port flange, the flange coupling bores arranged in a second pattern complementary to the fluid line coupling flange. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 1 , a first modular port flange operably engaged with the first port and a second modular port flange operably engaged with the second port. 
     
     
         20 . A pump casing system that provides universal-type coupling for different port sizes to be selectively, operably engaged with the casing, the system comprising:
 a body comprising:
 a proximal end configured to be operably engaged with a pump bracket; 
 a distal end configured to be operably affixed to an end plate to define a pumping chamber therein; 
   a first port and a second port respectively comprising an opening of a first diameter, and respectively comprising a planer port face having a set of casing flange coupler receivers arranged in a first pattern;   a first modular port flange that comprises a first port configuration comprising the first diameter, and a set of bores or vias arranged in the first pattern; and   a second modular port flange that comprises a second port configuration comprising the first diameter, and a set of bores or vias arranged in the first pattern; and   wherein the first modular port and the second modular port are configured to be operably fastened to the pump casing to provide a first port configuration and/or a second, different port configuration;   wherein the respective modular port flanges comprise a set of flange coupling bores configured to facilitate fastening of a fluid line coupling flange to the port flange, the flange coupling bores arranged in a second pattern complementary to the fluid line coupling flange.