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US 10,760,685 B2Granted
Pump shaft packing gland and bushing
AssigneeViking Pump, Inc.
InventorsVictor Christian Iehl, John Hall, Michael Robert Crawford, Chad Wunderlich
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Abstract
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for mitigating fluid loss or leakage from a fluid pump with a rotating shaft driving a pumping mechanism. A one-piece, combined packing gland-bushing component can have an internal seal that allows for use of lubricants at higher pressures. Further, the combined packing gland-bushing component can be configured with a removal component that allows for easier removal of the packing gland-bushing component from a pump shaft, and shaft packing box.
Claims19
A pump system, comprising:
- a pump comprising an operably rotating pump shaft and pump motor coupler, the pump shaft disposed in a shaft casing, and the coupler disposed at a proximal end of the pump;
- a one-piece, combination packing gland and bushing component to seat in the shaft casing along the pump shaft, the packing gland and bushing component comprising a proximal end disposed on the shaft proximate the pump motor coupler, and a distal end disposed on the shaft distally from the pump motor coupler, the packing gland and bushing component further comprising:
- a packing gland portion at the proximal end comprising a flange-shaped gland disposed external to the shaft casing to operably provide for compression of packing material in the shaft casing;
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- a bushing portion at the distal end to operably provide a bearing surface for the rotating pump shaft, the bushing portion comprising an inner gasket channel, disposed at a proximal end of the bushing portion, to operably hold an inner gasket between an inside of the bushing portion and the rotating pump shaft to operably provide a seal at the proximal end;
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- packing material disposed at the distal end of the packing gland and bushing component to mitigate leakage of a fluid from a pumping chamber, the packing material operably subjected to compression force provided by the packing gland and bushing component.
4 more elements
A device for sealing a pump, comprising:
- a tubular portion comprising:
- a distal end to be disposed adjacent a back seat of a pump shaft packing box;
- a proximal end to be disposed adjacent a proximal end of the pump shaft packing box;
- an external diameter sized to fit inside the pump shaft packing box;
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- an internal diameter sized to receive a pump shaft;
- a flange disposed at the proximal end of the tubular portion, the flange comprising two fastener couplers, respectively to receive a fastener;
- a first gasket channel to receive a gasket, the first gasket channel disposed around the external surface of tubular portion proximate the distal end;
- a second gasket channel to receive a gasket, the second gasket channel disposed around the external surface of tubular portion proximate the proximal end, and comprising a fourth gasket channel to receive a gasket, the fourth gasket channel disposed around the internal surface of tubular portion proximate the distal end;
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- a third gasket channel to receive a gasket, the third gasket channel disposed around the internal surface of tubular portion proximately from the first gasket channel.
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A pump, comprising:
- a pump shaft that operably rotates the pump shaft disposed in a shaft casing, the shaft casing operably holding a fluid seal;
- a pump motor coupler that operably couples the pump shaft to a pump motor;
- a pump rotor disposed in a pump chamber, and operably coupled with the pump shaft, the pump rotor moving fluid as a result of the rotation of the shaft;
- the fluid seal disposed between the pump shaft and the shaft casing to mitigate fluid leakage from the pump chamber, the fluid seal comprising:
- a one-piece, combination packing gland and bushing component comprising a proximal end proximate a motor coupler, and a distal end distal from the motor coupler, the packing gland and bushing component comprising:
- a packing gland portion at the proximal end, the gland portion comprising two fastener couplers, respectively to receive a compression fastener to facilitate compression of packing material;
- a bushing portion at the distal end providing a bearing surface for the rotating shaft,
- an inner gasket channel, disposed at a proximal end of the interior of the bushing portion, and
- an inner gasket disposed in the inner gasket channel between the inside of the bushing portion and the rotating shaft to mitigate leakage of a lubricant from the inside of the bushing portion;
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- packing material disposed in the shaft casing at the distal end of the packing gland and bushing component, the packing material subjected to compression force provided by the packing gland and bushing component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.