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(11) | EP 2 492 511 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Circulation pump |
(57) In a circulation pump for taking in hot water from an intake portion (34) of a pump
casing (33) and discharging the hot water from a discharge portion (35) by rotating
a rotating shaft (37) to rotate an impeller (40) disposed in the pump casing (33)
and for circulating cooling water in a motor casing (10) while cooling the cooling
water with a circulating cooling mechanism (43), a hot water inflow preventing means
(an external cooling water supply mechanism (48) or a pump (57)) for preventing the
hot water in the pump casing (33) from flowing into the motor casing (10) by generating
a stream of water in the motor casing (10) at least during warm standby in which the
rotating shaft (37) is stopped is provided.
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