Collar nut and thrust ring
- Aiken, SC
A collar nut comprises a hollow cylinder having fine interior threads at one end for threadably engaging a pump mechanical seal assembly and an inwardly depending flange at the other end. The flange has an enlarged portion with a groove for receiving an O-ring for sealing against the intrusion of pumpage from the exterior. The enlarged portion engages a thrust ring about the pump shaft for crushing a hard O-ring, such as a graphite O-ring. The hard O-ring seals the interior of the mechanical seal assembly and pump housing against the loss of lubricants or leakage of pumpage. The fine threads of the hollow cylinder provide the mechanical advantage for crushing the hard O-ring evenly and easily with a hand tool from the side of the collar nut rather than by tightening a plurality of bolts from the end and streamlines the exterior surface of the mechanical seal. The collar nut avoids the spatial requirements of bolt heads at the end of a seal and associated bolt head turbulence.
- Research Organization:
- E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5039114
- OSTI ID:
- 867934
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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