# US 12,000,386 B2 · Plunger, hydraulic end and plunger pump

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- Number: US 12,000,386 B2
- Document ID: US12000386B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/364,237
- Filed: 2021-06-30
- Published: 2022-10-06
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-03-31
- Assignees: Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Baojie Wang; Hailong Li; Haiping Cui; Xiaobin Li; Jixin Wang; Peng Li; Chen Jiang; Shulin Zhang; Wenping Cui; Anpeng Ge
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000386B2

## CPC

- F04B 1/0538: located side-by-side
- E21B 43/2607: {Surface equipment specially adapted for fracturing operations}
- F04B 1/0408: Pistons
- F04B 1/0452: Distribution members, e.g. valves (machines or pumps with cam-actuated distribution members at the outer ends of the cylinders F04B1/0472; machines or pumps with cam-actuated distribution members at the inner ends of the cylinders F04B1/0531; the piston-driving cams being provided with inlets and outlets F04B1/0535)
- F04B 53/1027: {the guiding means being provided at both sides of the disc}
- F04B 53/1032: {Spring-actuated disc valves (F04B53/1022, F04B53/103 take precedence)}
- F04B 53/127: {Disc valves}
- F04B 53/14: Pistons, piston-rods or piston-rod connections
- F04B 53/18: Lubricating
- F16K 15/067: {stem guided at two or more points}
- F01M 2011/0033: {with special means for guiding the return of oil into the sump}
- F04B 1/0461: Conical
- F04B: POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS (machines for liquids, or pumps, of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type F04C; non-positive-displacement pumps F04D; pumping of fluid by direct contact of another fluid or by using inertia of fluid to be pumped F04F)
- E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)}
- F01M: LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING

## Abstract

A plunger, a hydraulic end and a plunger pump are disclosed. The plunger includes a plunger body, the plunger body includes a flow channel; a first liquid inlet hole is located in the plunger body and passes through the sidewall of the plunger body; the plunger body includes a first end portion and a second end portion, a flow channel extends from the first end portion to the second end portion, a part of the flow channel close to the first end portion is closed, the flow channel extends to the second end portion and forms a first opening, the first liquid inlet hole is communicated with the flow channel, the first valve assembly is located at the first opening, and is configured to allow fluid to flow out from the flow channel at the first opening and prevent fluid from flowing back to the flow channel from outside.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hydraulic end of a plunger pump, comprising:
a valve box, comprising a third end portion and a fourth end portion,
wherein the valve box comprises a plunger chamber inside the valve box, the plunger chamber comprises a low pressure chamber, an alternating chamber and a high pressure chamber which are sequentially arranged, the low pressure chamber comprises a second opening at a position where the third end portion is located, the alternating chamber is communicated with the low pressure chamber, the high pressure chamber is communicated with the alternating chamber and located at a side of the alternating chamber away from the low pressure chamber, and the high pressure chamber comprises a third opening at a position where the fourth end portion is located;
the valve box further comprises a second liquid inlet hole and a liquid outlet hole, the second liquid inlet hole passes through a sidewall of the valve box and is communicated with the low pressure chamber, the liquid outlet hole passes through a sidewall of the valve box and is communicated with the high pressure chamber;
wherein the low pressure chamber, the alternating chamber and the high pressure chamber are sequentially arranged in a first direction; and
wherein the hydraulic end further comprising:
a first nut fixed at the second opening and comprising a second intermediate hole; and
a plunger extending into the plunger chamber from the second intermediate hole and configured to reciprocate in the first direction,
wherein the plunger comprises a plunger body, the plunger body comprises a flow channel inside the plunger body; a first liquid inlet hole on the plunger body and passing through a sidewall of the plunger body; and a first valve assembly, the plunger body comprises a first end portion and a second end portion, the flow channel extends from the first end portion to the second end portion, a part of the flow channel close to the first end portion is closed, a part of the flow channel close to the second end portion comprises a first opening, the first liquid inlet hole is communicated with the flow channel, and the first valve assembly is at the first opening, and is configured to allow fluid to flow out from the flow channel at the second end portion and prevent fluid from flowing back to the flow channel from outside, and
the first liquid inlet hole is always in the low pressure chamber during the movement of the plunger.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic end according to claim 1, wherein an average size of the low pressure chamber in a direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than an average size of the alternating chamber in the direction perpendicular to the first direction, and an average size of the high pressure chamber in the direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than an average size of the alternating chamber in the direction perpendicular to the first direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic end according to claim 1, wherein the low pressure chamber, the alternating chamber and the high pressure chamber are coaxially arranged.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic end according to claim 1, further comprising:
a second nut fixed at the third opening; and
a second valve assembly in the high pressure chamber,
wherein the second valve assembly is configured to allow fluid to flow from the alternating chamber into the high pressure chamber and prevent fluid from flowing back from the high pressure chamber to the alternating chamber.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The hydraulic end according to claim 4, wherein the second valve assembly comprises:
a second spring seat arranged in contact with and pressed by the second nut and comprising a second spring;
a second valve seat at a part of the high pressure chamber close to the alternating chamber and comprising a third intermediate hole; and
a second valve body,
wherein one end of the second valve body is arranged to contact the second spring seat, and the other end of the second valve body is arranged to contact the second valve seat and inside the third intermediate hole.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The hydraulic end according to claim 5, wherein the second valve body comprises a second main body portion, and a third guide rod and a fourth guide rod which are respectively arranged on two sides of the second main body portion,
the second spring seat comprises a second seat fixing portion, a second spring fixing portion and a third guiding portion in the second spring fixing portion, the second seat fixing portion is pressed against the third opening by the second nut, the second spring is sleeved outside the second spring fixing portion;
the second spring is arranged in contact with the second main body portion, and the third guide portion is configured to accommodate at least a part of the third guide rod to guide the third guide rod.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The hydraulic end according to claim 6, wherein the second valve assembly further comprises:
a second guide seat at a side of the second valve seat away from the second spring seat; and
a fourth guide portion connected to the second guide seat and configured to accommodate at least a part of the fourth guide rod to guide the fourth guide rod.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic end according to claim 1, further comprising:
a support ring located in the low pressure chamber and at a side of the first nut close to the alternating chamber,
wherein the support ring comprises a first annular portion and a second annular portion which are relatively arranged at intervals, and a plurality of support strips which are between the first annular portion and the second annular portion, one end of each of the plurality of support strips is fixed with the first annular portion and the other end of the each of the plurality of support strips is fixed with the second annular portion, the plurality of support strips are arranged at intervals to form a plurality of hollow openings,
the first annular portion comprises a fourth intermediate hole, the second annular portion comprises a fifth intermediate hole, the plunger is configured to pass through the fourth intermediate hole and the fifth intermediate hole, and the first nut is configured to press the support ring.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The hydraulic end according to claim 8, wherein the support ring further comprises:
a first sealing groove on an outer sidewall of the first annular portion; and
a second sealing groove on an outer sidewall of the second annular portion,
wherein the first sealing groove and the second sealing groove are configured to accommodate a sealing ring.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic end according to claim 1, wherein the hydraulic end comprises a plurality of valve boxes, and the plurality of valve boxes are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

A plunger pump, comprising:
a power end; and
the hydraulic end according to claim 8.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The plunger pump according to claim 11, further comprising:
an oil receiving plate located below the hydraulic end and comprising a bottom plate and a shell arranged around the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the shell forming an oil receiving groove together, and the oil receiving groove being configured to receive liquid dripped from the hydraulic end;
an oil receiving box located at a side of the bottom plate away from the hydraulic end and configured to collect liquid in the oil receiving groove;
a scraper located in the oil receiving groove and configured to move in a length direction of the bottom plate; and
a driving assembly configured to drive the scraper to move in the length direction of the bottom plate.