Wear sensor for a pipe guide
AssigneeFrank's Casing Crew and Rental Tools, Inc.
InventorsJeremy Richard Angelle, Robert Thibodeaux, John Erick Stelly
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system and a method to grip a tubular member and sense wear for a pipe handling apparatus. The system includes a pipe handling apparatus having a bore formed therein with an axis defined therethrough, a pipe guide disposed adjacent to an opening of the bore of the pipe handling apparatus, and a wear sensor coupled to the pipe guide.
Claims28
A system to grip a tubular member, the system comprising:
- a pipe handling apparatus having a bore formed therein with an axis defined therethrough;
- a pipe guide disposed adjacent to an opening of the bore of the pipe handling apparatus;
- and
- a wear sensor coupled to the pipe guide.
A method to manufacture an apparatus to sense wear for a pipe handling apparatus, the method comprising:
- connecting a pipe guide to a base, the base configured to be connected to the pipe handling apparatus;
- and
- coupling a wear sensor to the pipe guide, the wear sensor configured to determine a predetermined amount of wear for the pipe guide.
A method to sense wear within a pipe guide disposed adjacent to a pipe handling apparatus, the method comprising:
- guiding a tubular member into the pipe handling apparatus with the pipe guide;
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- sensing with a wear sensor coupled to the pipe guide that the pipe guide has received a predetermined amount of wear.
A system to grip a tubular member, the system comprising:
- means for handling the tubular member;
- means for guiding the tubular member into the handling means, the guiding means disposed adjacent to an opening of the handling means;
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- means for sensing wear of the guiding means, the sensing means coupled to the guiding means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.