Junction box for connecting two umbilical sections
AssigneePetroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
InventorsHenri FIORENZA DE LIMA, Roberto LOSCHIAVO, Luis Fernando ALVES FERREIRA, Gustavo GERALDO PAPPEN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to junction boxes for umbilicals. In this context, the present invention provides a junction box for connecting two umbilical sections, comprising a plurality of main pipes (2), suitable for individually connecting a plurality of hydraulic hoses (I) of a first umbilical section to a plurality of hydraulic hoses (I) of a second umbilical section, in which the junction box also comprises an auxiliary pipe network (3) hydraulically connecting all of the main pipes (2).
Claims9
A junction box to connect two sections of an umbilical, wherein the junction box comprising:
- a plurality of main pipes to individually connect a plurality of hydraulic hoses from a first section of the umbilical to another plurality of hydraulic hoses from a second section of the umbilical;
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- an auxiliary piping network hydraulically connecting all the main pipes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.