Laterally Translating Seal Carrier For A Drilling Mud Motor Sealed Bearing Assembly
Abstract
A sealing and lubrication assembly for rotating shafts intended for operation in an abrasive environment and wherein the rotary shaft may have lateral translation or excursion during its rotation. A housing receives the rotary shaft in bearing supporting relation and defines a lubricant chamber about the shaft. A seal carrier is movably positioned about the rotary shaft and has non-rotatable articulating or laterally translating relation with the housing. A high pressure rotary shaft seal is supported by the seal carrier and maintains bearing and sealing engagement with the rotary shaft during its lateral translation or excursion. The seal carrier is hydraulic force balanced and thus is not subject to pressure induced loads that might otherwise interfere with its articulation or lateral translation.
- Inventors:
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- Houston, TX
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Kalsi Engineering, Inc. (Sugarland, TX)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 879180
- Patent Number(s):
- 5195754
- Application Number:
- 07/702839
- Assignee:
- Kalsi Engineering, Inc. (Sugarland, TX)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16C - SHAFTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-90ER80939
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Dietle, Lannie. Laterally Translating Seal Carrier For A Drilling Mud Motor Sealed Bearing Assembly. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Dietle, Lannie. Laterally Translating Seal Carrier For A Drilling Mud Motor Sealed Bearing Assembly. United States.
Dietle, Lannie. Tue .
"Laterally Translating Seal Carrier For A Drilling Mud Motor Sealed Bearing Assembly". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/879180.
@article{osti_879180,
title = {Laterally Translating Seal Carrier For A Drilling Mud Motor Sealed Bearing Assembly},
author = {Dietle, Lannie},
abstractNote = {A sealing and lubrication assembly for rotating shafts intended for operation in an abrasive environment and wherein the rotary shaft may have lateral translation or excursion during its rotation. A housing receives the rotary shaft in bearing supporting relation and defines a lubricant chamber about the shaft. A seal carrier is movably positioned about the rotary shaft and has non-rotatable articulating or laterally translating relation with the housing. A high pressure rotary shaft seal is supported by the seal carrier and maintains bearing and sealing engagement with the rotary shaft during its lateral translation or excursion. The seal carrier is hydraulic force balanced and thus is not subject to pressure induced loads that might otherwise interfere with its articulation or lateral translation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1993},
month = {3}
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