Taper sleeve driver for thrust bearing
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAndrew Michael NELSON, Michael David Campell, Johnathan Edward PETERSON
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Abstract
A thrust bearing assembly configured to reduce the axial displacement of a shaft includes a stationary thrust bearing, a thrust runner adjacent to the thrust bearing and a taper sleeve driver. The thrust runner includes a central passage. The taper sleeve driver includes an interior surface in contact with the shaft and an exterior surface in contact with the central passage of the thrust runner. The taper sleeve driver has a tapered exterior surface that applies a radially directed clamping force against the thrust runner as the taper sleeve driver is engaged within the central passage.
Claims19
A thrust chamber for use in a horizontal pumping system, the thrust chamber comprising:
- a housing;
- a thrust chamber shaft that extends through the housing;
- and
- a thrust bearing assembly, wherein the thrust bearing assembly comprises:
- a taper sleeve driver, wherein the taper sleeve driver comprises:
- an interior surface configured to fit around the thrust chamber shaft;
- and
- an exterior surface;
- and
- a thrust runner, wherein the thrust runner includes a central passage that is configured to fit around the exterior surface of the taper sleeve driver.
A horizontal pumping system comprising:
- a motor;
- a pump driven by the motor;
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- a thrust chamber connected between the motor and the pump, wherein the thrust chamber comprises:
- a housing;
- a thrust chamber shaft that extends through the housing;
- and
- a thrust bearing assembly, wherein the thrust bearing assembly comprises:
- a thrust runner having a central passage;
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- a taper sleeve driver having an interior surface in contact with the thrust chamber shaft and an exterior surface in contact with the central passage.
A thrust bearing assembly configured to reduce the axial displacement of a shaft, the thrust bearing assembly comprising:
- a stationary thrust bearing;
- a thrust runner adjacent to the thrust bearing, wherein the thrust runner includes a central passage;
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- a taper sleeve driver, wherein the taper sleeve driver includes an interior surface configured to fit around the shaft and an exterior surface configured to fit inside the central passage of the thrust runner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.