Asymmetric Bearing Ring
AssigneeTco AS
InventorTommy Eriksen
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Abstract
An asymmetric bearing ring to support a plug is disclosed. The bearing ring is an annular ring with an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface are not parallel. The bearing ring can be part of a plug tubular system including a tubular body and a plug assembly, where the tubular body include a housing, and the plug assembly arranged in the housing include a plug, the asymmetric bearing ring, and a seat which supports the plug; and wherein the asymmetric bearing ring is arranged between the plug and the seat and/or the asymmetric bearing ring is arranged between the plug and the housing.
Claims19
An asymmetric bearing ring (10) to support a plug (20) comprising:
- an annular ring with an inner surface (11) and an outer surface (14), wherein the inner surface (11) and the outer surface (14) are not parallel.
A plug tubular system (100) comprising a tubular body (112), and a plug assembly (21),
- the tubular body (112) comprising a housing (111)
- the plug assembly arranged in the housing comprising:
- a plug (20), an asymmetric bearing ring (10) and a seat (30),
- the asymmetric bearing ring (10) comprises:
- an annular ring with an inner surface (11) and an outer surface (14), wherein the inner surface (11) and the outer surface (14) are not parallel,
- further:
- the seat (30) supports the plug (20);
- and
- wherein:
- the asymmetric bearing ring (10) is arranged between the plug (20) and the seat (30);
- or the asymmetric bearing ring (10) is arranged between the plug (20) and the housing (111).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.