A centrifugal pump (10) includes a housing (26), an impeller (28) that is rotatably disposed inside the housing (26), a shaft (62) that is provided at a center rotational axis of the impeller (28), and bearings (70) that pivotally support the shaft ends (66). At least one of the shaft ends (66) has surface roughness R.sub.a equal to or less than 0.21 m and/or surface roughness R.sub.y equal to or less than 1.49 m.

A centrifugal pump includes a main body casing. The main body casing includes an upper main body casing, a lower main body casing fixed to the upper main body casing, and a blade casing. In the blade casing, an interior space S1 formed by the upper main body casing and the lower main body casing is partitioned, and a fluid introducing passage is formed on the upper portion and a rotating accommodating space S2 to accommodate the rotating blade member is formed on lower portion. A joint portion of the upper main body casing, the lower main body casing, and the blade casing is fixed on the state of sealing. A joint portion of the suction side coupling member and the main body casing and a joint portion of the discharge side coupling member and the main body casing 34 are fixed on the state of sealing.

A fuel delivery pump for delivering fuel, having an electric motor and having a pump impeller that is driven by means of the electric motor, wherein the pump impeller is connected by means of a shaft to a rotor of the electric motor such that a rotational movement of the rotor is transmitted via the shaft to the pump impeller, wherein the shaft is mounted by means of an axial bearing in an axial direction and/or by means of a radial bearing in a radial direction relative to a pump stage in which the pump impeller is arranged, wherein an electrical insulation element is arranged between the axial bearing and the pump stage, and/or an electrical insulation element is arranged between the radial bearing and the pump stage.

An electric pump includes: a casing; a shaft member whose one end portion is fixed to the casing; first and second bearing portions disposed to an outer circumferential side of the shaft member at positions close to the one end portion of the shaft member and the other end portion of the shaft member, respectively; a rotor accommodated in the casing and integrally rotating with the first and second bearing portions; an impeller fixed to the rotor at a position close to the other end portion; an impeller housing connected to the casing in a state where the other end portion is inserted into the impeller housing and accommodating the impeller; and a slide-contacting member disposed between the impeller housing and the second bearing portion and coming into slide-contact with the second bearing portion.

An air compressor or water pump including a frame in which there are mounted a stator, a rotor interacting with the stator to form a synchronous motor, and including a shaft, at least one turbine carried by the shaft, a fluid-supply channel to the turbine, and an outlet channel for compressed fluid, the shaft of the rotor being mounted rotatably on the frame about an, axis by a first and a second bearing. The first, respectively the second, bearing includes a first, respectively a second, spherical element provided on a first, respectively a second, end of the shaft and disposed centered relative to the axis of the shaft, and a first, respectively a second, housing provided in the frame having a form of a cap disposed centered relative to the axis of the shaft and provided to support the first, respectively the second, spherical element.

A machine including: a main frame including at least one functional element and one control unit; an air compressor or water pump integrated in the main frame, including a frame in which are mounted a stator, a rotor interacting with the stator and including a shaft, at least one turbine carried by the shaft, a fluid-supply channel to the turbine, and an outlet channel for compressed fluid, the shaft being mounted rotatably on the frame about an axis by first and second bearings, including respectively first and second spherical elements provided on respective first and second ends of the shaft and centered relative to the axis of the shaft, and respective first and second housings provided in the frame centered relative to the axis of the shaft and to support the respective first and second spherical elements.

A blood flow assist system can include an impeller assembly including an impeller shaft and an impeller on the impeller shaft, a primary flow pathway disposed along an exterior surface of the impeller. The system can include a rotor assembly at a proximal portion of the impeller shaft. A secondary flow pathway can be disposed along a lumen of the impeller shaft. During operation of the blood flow assist system, blood can be pumped proximally along the primary flow pathway and the secondary flow pathway. The system can include a sleeve bearing distal the impeller. The system can include a drive unit having a distal end disposed distal a proximal end of the second impeller. The drive unit comprising a drive magnet and a drive bearing between the drive magnet and the impeller assembly.

A pumping set includes an electric drive motor, which exhibits a stator casing and at least one terminal box connected with the latter, wherein the interior of the terminal box exhibits at least one separating wall, which divides an interior space of the terminal box into at least one electronics area with electronic components and a connection area, wherein the connection area incorporates both electrical connections for at least one connection line along with contacts for establishing an electrical connection with electrical or electronic components arranged inside the stator casing.

A blood pump includes a hub having an axis of rotation and a generally cylindrical shape. The hub has an upstream end region, a central region, and a downstream end region, and the hub includes a magnetic material. Blades that are disposed on the downstream end region of the hub extend downstream of the hub.

A portable fan includes: a fan and a power supply drive assembly electrically connected to the fan. The power supply drive assembly comprises a battery and a fan drive circuit electrically connected to the battery. The fan drive circuit includes a master control circuit; a three-phase drive circuit; and an inverted-phase electric potential detection circuit. The battery is configured to supply power to the fan drive circuit.