Packer Assembly with Multi-Material Inserts for Blowout Preventer
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsRay Zonoz, Xuming Chen
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Abstract
A blowout preventer (“BOP”) for sealing against an object includes a housing comprising a bore extending through the housing with the object being extendable through the bore. The BOP further includes a packer assembly movably positioned within the housing and configured to form a seal within the housing. The packer assembly includes a body comprising an elastomeric material and an insert at least partially positioned within the body. The insert comprises a harder material section and a softer material section with respect to the harder material section and configured to deform against the object.
Claims21
A blowout preventer (“BOP”) for sealing against an object, comprising:
- a housing comprising a bore extending through the housing, the object being extendable through the bore;
- and
- a packer assembly movably positioned within the housing and configured to form a seal within the housing, the packer assembly comprising:
- a body comprising an elastomeric material;
- and
- an insert at least partially positioned within the body, the insert comprising:
- a harder material section;
- and
- a softer material section with respect to the harder material section and configured to deform against the object.
A packer assembly to form a seal within a blowout preventer (“BOP”), the packer assembly comprising:
- an body comprising an elastomeric material;
- an insert at least partially positioned within the body, the insert comprising:
- a harder material section;
- and
- a softer material section with respect to the harder material section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.