Pump fluid end with integrated web portion

A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump, comprising:

• a main body portion having a plurality of chambers therein, the main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing body rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces connecting the forward face and the rear face;
• a web portion protruding outwardly from the outwardly facing body forward face, the web portion having an outwardly facing web forward face;
• a plurality of bosses protruding from the web forward face and having a forward facing end;
• and
• a plunger bore extending through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger, the plunger bore extending from the end of said one of the plurality of bosses to one of the plurality of chambers in the main body portion;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the forward facing end of the plurality of bosses;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the outwardly facing body forward face;
• wherein the plurality of bosses are aligned in a row so that a single plane passes through respective central axes formed by the bosses;
• wherein the web forward face extends circumferentially around each of the bosses, and also extends between each adjacent pair of the bosses.

A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump, comprising:

• a main body portion having a plurality of chambers therein, the main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing body rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces connecting the forward face and the rear face;
• a web portion protruding outwardly from the outwardly facing body forward face, the web portion having an outwardly facing web forward face;
• a plurality of bosses protruding from the web forward face and having a forward facing end;
• and
• a plunger bore extending through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger, the plunger bore extending from the end of said one of the plurality of bosses to one of the plurality of chambers in the main body portion;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the forward facing end of the plurality of bosses;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the outwardly facing body forward face;
• wherein each of the bosses comprises an outer surface portion defining a diameter;
• wherein the web forward face defines diameters, each of which corresponds to a respective one of the diameters of the outer surface portions;
• and
• wherein each of the diameters defined by the web forward face is greater than the corresponding diameter defined by the outer surface portion so that the web forward face extends radially between the diameter defined by the web forward face and the corresponding diameter defined by the outer surface portion.

A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump, comprising:

• a main body portion having a plurality of chambers therein, the main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing body rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces connecting the forward face and the rear face;
• a web portion protruding outward from the outwardly facing body forward face, the web portion having an outwardly facing web forward face;
• a plurality of bosses protruding from the web forward face and having a forward facing end;
• and
• a plunger bore extending through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger, the plunger bore extending from the end of said one of the plurality of bosses to one of the plurality of chambers in the main body portion;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the forward facing end of the plurality of bosses;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the outwardly facing body forward face;
• wherein the plurality of bosses are aligned in a row so that a single plane passes through respective central axes formed by the bosses;
• wherein each of the bosses comprises an outer surface portion defining a diameter;
• wherein the web forward face extends between each adjacent pair of the outer surface portions;
• wherein the web forward face defines diameters, each of which corresponds to a respective one of the diameters of the outer surface portions;
• and
• wherein each of the diameters defined by the web forward face is greater than the corresponding diameter defined by the outer surface portion.

A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump, comprising:

• a main body portion having a plurality of chambers therein, the main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces connecting the body forward face and the rear face;
• a plurality of bosses supported by the main body portion and having a forward facing end, the plurality of bosses having an outer diameter at the forward facing end;
• a web portion protruding outwardly from the outwardly facing body forward face of the main body portion, the web portion having a longitudinal length and a transverse height, the web portion joining each of the plurality of bosses to each other, the transverse height of the web portion being greater than the outer diameter of the plurality of bosses;
• and
• a plunger bore extending through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger, the plunger bore extending from the end of said one of the plurality of bosses to one of the plurality of chambers in the main body portion;
• wherein the web portion comprises a web forward face from which the bosses protrude;
• and wherein the web forward face extends circumferentially around each of the bosses, and also extends between each adjacent pair of the bosses.

A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump, comprising:

• a main body portion having a plurality of chambers therein, the main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces connecting the body forward face and the rear face;
• a plurality of bosses supported by the main body portion and having a forward facing end, the plurality of bosses having an outer diameter at the forward facing end;
• a web portion protruding outwardly from the outwardly facing body forward face of the main body portion, the web portion having a longitudinal length and a transverse height, the web portion joining each of the plurality of bosses to each other, the transverse height of the web portion being greater than the outer diameter of the plurality of bosses;
• and
• a plunger bore extending through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger, the plunger bore extending from the end of said one of the plurality of bosses to one of the plurality of chambers in the main body portion;
• wherein the web portion comprises a web forward face from which the bosses protrude;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the forward facing end of the plurality of bosses;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the outwardly facing body forward face;
• wherein the plurality of bosses are aligned in a row so that a single plane passes through respective central axes formed by the bosses;
• and
• wherein the web forward face extends circumferentially around each of the bosses, and also extends between each adjacent pair of the bosses.

A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump, comprising:

• a main body portion having a plurality of chambers therein, the main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces connecting the body forward face and the rear face;
• a plurality of bosses supported by the main body portion and having a forward facing end, the plurality of bosses having an outer diameter at the forward facing end;
• a web portion protruding outwardly from the outwardly facing body forward face of the main body portion, the web portion having a longitudinal length and a transverse height, the web portion joining each of the plurality of bosses to each other, the transverse height of the web portion being greater than the outer diameter of the plurality of bosses;
• and
• a plunger bore extending through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger, the plunger bore extending from the end of said one of the plurality of bosses to one of the plurality of chambers in the main body portion;
• wherein the web portion comprises a web forward face from which the bosses protrude;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the forward facing end of the plurality of bosses;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the outwardly facing body forward face;
• wherein each of the bosses comprises an outer surface portion defining a diameter;
• wherein the web forward face defines diameters, each of which corresponds to a respective one of the diameters of the outer surface portions;
• and
• wherein each of the diameters defined by the web forward face is greater than the corresponding diameter defined by the outer surface portion so that the web forward face extends radially between the diameter define forward face and the corresponding diameter defined by the outer surface portion.

A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump, comprising:

• a main body portion having a plurality of chambers therein, the main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces connecting the body forward face and the rear face;
• a plurality of bosses supported by the main body portion and having a forward facing end, the plurality of bosses having an outer diameter at the forward facing end;
• a web portion protruding outwardly from the outwardly facing body forward face of the main body portion, the web portion having a longitudinal length and a transverse height, the web portion joining each of the plurality of bosses to each other, the transverse height of the web portion being greater than the outer diameter of the plurality of bosses;
• and
• a plunger bore extending through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger, the plunger bore extending from the end of said one of the plurality of bosses to one of the plurality of chambers in the main body portion;
• wherein the web portion comprises a web forward face from which the bosses protrude;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the forward facing end of the plurality of bosses;
• wherein the web forward face is parallel with the outwardly facing body forward face;
• wherein the plurality of bosses are aligned in a row so that a single plane passes through respective central axes formed by the bosses;
• wherein each of the bosses comprises an outer surface portion defining a diameter;
• wherein the web forward face extends between each adjacent pair of the outer surface portions;
• wherein the web forward face defines diameters, each of which corresponds to a respective one of the diameters of the outer surface portions;
• and
• wherein each of the diameters defined by the web forward face is greater than the corresponding diameter defined by the outer surface portion.

A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump, comprising:

• a main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces connecting the body forward face and the rear face, the main body portion comprising a plurality of tie rod holes configured to receive tie rods connecting the fluid end block to the power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump;
• a web portion protruding outwardly from the body forward face of the main body portion;
• a plurality of bosses on the web portion;
• and
• a plunger bore extending through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger;
• wherein the web portion comprises a web forward face from which the bosses protrude.