Sleeved fluid end
AssigneeVulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC
InventorsChance Ray Mullins, Kyle Matthew Ellisor, Jason David Smith, Steven Zachary Newberg
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Abstract
A fluid end includes a first sleeve associated with a plunger bore, a second sleeve assembly associated with a suction bore, and a packing sleeve retainer positioned at the plunger bore to axially retain a packing sleeve of the first sleeve assembly within the plunger bore, the packing sleeve retainer being coupled to a front face of the fluid end. The fluid end further includes a suction ring positioned at the suction bore to axially retain a suction sleeve of the second sleeve assembly within the suction bore, the suction ring being coupled to a rear face of the fluid end.
Claims29
A fluid end comprising:
- a fluid end block having a first face, a second face, a plunger bore, and a suction bore;
- a first sleeve assembly associated with the plunger bore, the first sleeve assembly comprising:
- a packing sleeve positioned within the plunger bore, and
- a packing sleeve retainer positioned at the plunger bore, thereby to axially retain the packing sleeve within the plunger bore, the packing sleeve retainer coupled to the first face of the fluid end block;
- a second sleeve assembly associated with the suction bore, the second sleeve assembly comprising:
- a suction sleeve positioned within the suction bore,
- a suction cover positioned within the suction sleeve, and
- a suction ring coupled to the second face of the fluid end block, thereby to axially retain the suction sleeve in the suction bore, the suction sleeve positioned between the suction bore and the suction cover;
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- a suction seal positioned between the suction sleeve and the suction cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.