US 12,276,273 B2
Sealed peristaltic pump for household electric appliance
Mathias Ganem, Lyons (FR); Régis Fereyre, Lyons (FR); and Johan Sabattier, Tassin la Demi Lune (FR)
Assigned to SEB S.A., (FR)
Appl. No. 17/287,813
Filed by SEB S.A., Ecully (FR)
PCT Filed Oct. 17, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/078176
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 22, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/083736, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1859755 (FR), filed on Oct. 22, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0381502 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. F04B 43/09 (2006.01); F04B 53/16 (2006.01)
CPC F04B 43/09 (2013.01) [F04B 53/16 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A household appliance, comprising a reservoir and a peristaltic pump, the reservoir configured to store a liquid, the peristaltic pump comprising:
a pump body defining a chamber, the chamber enclosing a deformable hose configured to move the liquid;
an inlet connector and an outlet connector connected to the deformable hose, the inlet connector further connected to the reservoir to move the liquid from the reservoir to the deformable hose; and
a sealing system configured to contain the liquid inside the chamber in event of rupture of the deformable hose, the sealing system comprising a sealing plate through which the inlet connector and outlet connector both pass, wherein the sealing plate is configured to seal the chamber at each of the inlet connector and the outlet connector.