US4580955A
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Eccentric screw pump for the conveying of liquids from bore holes
Assignee: ITT Bornemann GmbH
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Filing: 1984-12-10
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Granted: 1986-04-08
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Expires: 2004-12-10
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an eccentric screw pump for conveying liquids from bore holes, in particular oil well bores. The pump includes an eccentric screw, a stator associated with the screw and located at the lowest point of a riser, and an aboveground drive and bearing unit, the drive shaft of which is connected with a rod linkage by means of a rotating joint which transmits torque and axial force. The rotor is suspended from the rod linkage. For the installation of several conveying units in series and/or of reserve units, several separate stators vertically aligned with each other may be built into the riser and/or several rotors may be placed above each other in the linkage.
Inventors
- 👤 Volkmar Karge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:39
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04C; F04C2/00; F04C2/08; F04C2/10; F04C2/107; F04C2/1071; F04C2/1078; E; E21; E21B; E21B23/00; E21B43/00; E21B43/12; E21B43/121; E21B43/126; F04C11/00; F04C11/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
An eccentric screw pump for conveying liquids from a bore hole, comprising: a riser located in the bore hole; a stator located near the bottom of said riser; a rotor comprising an eccentric screw and being associated with said stator; a rod linkage connected to said rotor; an aboveground drive and bearing unit having a drive shaft connected with said rod linkage by means of a rotating joint which transmits torque and axial force; and reserve means located in said bore hole for replacing one of said stator and said rotor upon a relative vertical displacement of said stator and said rotor, said reserve means being vertically displaceable between an inoperative position in which said reserve means are not associated with a rotor and are not associated with a stator and an operative position in which said reserve means replaces one of said rotor and said stator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
An eccentric screw pump for conveying liquids from a bore hole, comprising: a riser located in the bore hole; a stator located near the bottom of said riser; a rotor comprising an eccentric screw and being associated with said stator; a rod linkage connected to said rotor; an aboveground drive and bearing unit having a drive shaft connected with said rod linkage by means of a rotating joint which transmits torque and axial force; and reserve means located in said bore hole for replacing one of said stator and said rotor upon a relative vertical displacement of said stator and said rotor, said reserve means being vertically displaceable between an inoperative position in which said reserve means are not associated with a rotor and are not associated with a stator and an operative position in which said reserve means replaces one of said rotor and said stator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An eccentric screw pump according to claim 1, wherein the diameter of the rod linkage and the linkage joints at both ends of the rotor are dimensioned to be locatable within the internal diameter of the stator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
An eccentric screw pump according to claim 1, wherein said rotating joint between the drive shaft and the rod linkage comprises a clutch means for permitting the establishment of a rotating joint in any height position of the upper end of the rod linkage in relation to said drive shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
An eccentric screw pump according to claim 3, wherein the drive shaft comprises a hollow shaft through which the upper end of the rod linkage protrudes, and further comprising a seal provided between the hollow shaft and the end of the rod linkage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An eccentric screw pump according to claim 1, wherein said reserve means comprises at least one reserve stator, which has no rotor associated with it.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An eccentric screw pump according to claim 1, wherein said reserve means comprises at least one reserve rotor which has no stator associated with it.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A an eccentric screw pump according to claim 5, wherein the reserve stator comprises wear-compensating reduced dimensions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
An eccentric screw pump according to claim 6, wherein the reserve rotor comprises wear-compensating excess dimensions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
An eccentric screw pump according to claim 1, wherein the rod linkage comprises shafts screwed into the front ends of each rotor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
An eccentric screw pump according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the rod linkage comprises a standard polished rod.
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