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US 2026/0104039 A1Published application
Fluid routing plug
AssigneeKerr Machine Co.
InventorsNicholas Son, Micheal Cole Thomas, Christopher Todd Barnett, Kelcy Jake Foster, John Keith
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Abstract
A fluid routing plug for use with a fluid end section. The fluid end section being one of a plurality of fluid end sections making up a fluid end side of a high pressure pump. The fluid routing plug is installed within a horizontal bore formed in a fluid end section and is configured to route fluid throughout the fluid end section.
Claims20
A fluid routing plug, comprising:
- a body having a suction surface and an opposed discharge surface joined by an outer intermediate surface, the body defining a central longitudinal axis extending through the suction surface and the discharge surface, the body having a plurality of fluid passages formed therein;
- wherein:
- at least one of the plurality of fluid passages comprises a first portion at a first end and a second portion at a second end;
- an orientation of the first portion relative to the central longitudinal axis differs from an orientation of the second portion relative to the central longitudinal axis;
- and
- the orientation of the at least one fluid passage progressively transitions between the first portion and the second portion along a length of the at least one fluid passage.
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A fluid routing plug, comprising:
- a body having a suction surface and an opposed discharge surface joined by an outer intermediate surface, the body defining a central longitudinal axis extending through the suction surface and the discharge surface, wherein the body defines:
- a first set of fluid passages formed within the body, each fluid passage of the first set extending between a first end at the outer intermediate surface and a second end at the suction surface;
- and
- a second set of fluid passages formed within the body, each fluid passage of the second set extending between a first end at the suction surface and a second end at the discharge surface;
- wherein an orientation of each fluid passage of the second set progressively changes relative to the central longitudinal axis along its length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.