Boltless ram blowout preventer bonnet

A boltless bonnet assembly for use in a blowout preventer (BOP), the boltless bonnet assembly comprising:

• a bonnet having a forward end facing a ram body of the BOP, the ram body defining a ram bore extending through the ram body in a first direction, and a ram cavity extending through the ram body in a second direction along a ram cavity axis;
• a body latch comprising a plurality of body latch teeth and attached to the ram body, the body latch teeth extending in a direction transverse to the ram cavity axis, at least one of the body latch teeth having opposing first and second flanks angled relative to one another from a point of the at least one of the body latch teeth toward the ram body, the first flank positioned nearer to the ram bore and having a steeper pitch relative to the ram cavity axis than the second flank;
• a bonnet latch disposed within the bonnet, the bonnet latch attached to the forward end of the bonnet and having a plurality of bonnet latch teeth;
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• a plurality of fasteners of a bonnet positioning mechanism that is in communication with the bonnet latch to move the bonnet latch in the first direction so that the body latch teeth engage and disengage the bonnet latch teeth.