Hydraulic fluid pump and retainer assembly for same
AssigneeGd Energy Products, LLC
InventorsChance Ray Mullins, Konner Casey Kay
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Abstract
A fluid end assembly of a hydraulic fluid pump includes a housing having a first housing bore and a second housing bore offset axially from the first housing bore. A plate is fastened to the housing. The plate has a first plate bore axially aligned with the first housing bore and a second plate bore axially aligned with the second housing bore. A first removable valve cover closes the first housing bore and a second removable valve cover closes the second housing bore. A first retainer engages the first plate bore and abuts the first removable valve cover and a second retainer engages the second plate bore and abuts the second removable valve cover.
Claims20
A method of assembling a first removable valve cover and a second removable valve cover within a fluid end assembly of a hydraulic fluid pump, the method comprising:
- inserting the first removable valve cover into a first housing bore of a housing of the fluid end assembly;
- inserting the second removable valve cover into a second housing bore of the housing of the fluid end assembly;
- axially aligning a first plate bore of a plate with the first housing bore;
- axially aligning the second plate bore of the plate with the second housing bore;
- fastening the plate to the housing of the fluid end assembly;
- positioning a first retainer into the first plate bore and into abutment with the first removable valve cover;
- and
- positioning a second retainer into the second plate bore and into abutment with the second removable valve cover.
A method of assembling a removable valve cover within a fluid end assembly of a hydraulic fluid pump, the method comprising:
- inserting the removable valve cover into a housing bore of a housing of the fluid end assembly;
- axially aligning a plate bore of a plate with the housing bore;
- fastening the plate to the housing of the fluid end assembly;
- and
- positioning a retainer into the plate bore and into abutment with the removable valve cover.
A method of assembling a removable valve cover within a fluid end assembly of a hydraulic fluid pump, the method comprising:
- axially aligning a plate bore of a plate with a housing bore of a housing of the fluid end assembly;
- fastening the plate to the housing of the fluid end assembly;
- inserting the removable valve cover through the plate bore and into the housing bore;
- and
- positioning a retainer into the plate bore and into abutment with the removable valve cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.