US 12,215,682 B2
Peristaltic pump rotor, stator and roller arrangement
Alastair Stewart, Melbourne (AU); and Xumei Gao, Melbourne (AU)
Assigned to The University of Melbourne, Melbourne (AU)
Appl. No. 17/910,408
Filed by The University of Melbourne, Melbourne (AU)
PCT Filed Mar. 11, 2021, PCT No. PCT/AU2021/050214
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 9, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/179046, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020900744 (AU), filed on Mar. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0129810 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. F04B 43/12 (2006.01)
CPC F04B 43/1253 (2013.01) [F04B 43/12 (2013.01); F04B 43/1269 (2013.01); F04B 43/1292 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotor for a peristaltic pump, the rotor comprising a body for rotation about an axis, the body having a first side and a second side, the body supporting a plurality of spaced first rollers extending from the body on the first side, the first rollers positioned at a first common radius from the axis, the body further supporting a plurality of spaced second rollers extending from the body on the second side, the second rollers positioned at a second common radius from the axis, wherein:
the position of the plurality of first rollers is phase shifted with respect to that of the plurality of second rollers;
each of the plurality of first rollers is arranged to contact two of the plurality of second rollers; and
each of the plurality of second rollers is arranged to contact two of the plurality of first rollers.