Valve spring fixing device and plunger pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12085073-B2
Application number	US-202217954436-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2022
Priority date	Apr 21, 2021
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

A valve spring fixing device and a plunger pump are disclosed. The valve spring fixing device includes a spring fixing piece, which includes a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface located at two ends of the spring fixing piece, and an intermediate portion located between the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface; and a spring mounting portion connected with the intermediate portion and configured to mount a valve spring, the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are configured to contact with a valve box to fix the valve spring fixing device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A valve spring fixing device, comprising:
a spring fixing piece, comprising a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface located at two ends of the spring fixing piece, and an intermediate portion located between the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface; and
a spring mounting portion connected with the intermediate portion and configured to mount a valve spring,
wherein the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are configured to contact with a valve box to fix the valve spring fixing device,
the spring fixing piece comprises:
a body portion, comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, and the intermediate portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion;
a first supporting portion connected with the first end portion and located at a first side of the body portion;
a second supporting portion connected with the second end portion and located at the first side of the body portion; and
a limiting groove, which is configured to place a limiting assembly; wherein the limiting groove is located in at least one of the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion, and is exposed to at least one of the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface.

2. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the spring mounting portion is located at a second side of the body portion, and the second side and the first side are two sides facing away from each other; the first supporting portion comprises the first supporting surface located at an end of the first supporting portion away from the first end portion, the second supporting portion comprises the second supporting surface located at an end of the second supporting portion away from the second end.

3. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 2 , wherein the limiting groove is further located in the body portion.

4. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 2 , wherein the first supporting portion extends in a first direction and the second supporting portion extends in a second direction;
an comprised angle between the first direction and a direction perpendicular to a first surface of the body portion at the first side ranges from 120 to 150 degrees, and an comprised angle between the second direction and the direction perpendicular to the first surface of the body portion at the first side ranges from 120 to 150 degrees.

5. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 2 , wherein the limiting groove comprises a first end and a second end, the first end is located at the first supporting surface, the second end is located at the second end portion, and the limiting groove extends from the first supporting surface to the second end portion.

6. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 5 , wherein the limiting groove is exposed to the first surface of the body portion at the first side and a surface of the first supporting portion connected with the first surface.

7. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 6 , wherein the second end penetrates through the body portion and is exposed to a second surface of the body portion at the second side.

8. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 2 , wherein the limiting groove comprises a first end and a second end, the first end is located at the first supporting surface, the second end is located at the second supporting surface, and the limiting groove extends from the first supporting surface to the second supporting surface.

9. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 8 , wherein the limiting groove is exposed to a first surface of the body portion at the first side, a surface of the first supporting portion connected to the first surface and a surface of the second supporting portion connected to the first surface.

10. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a limiting assembly, located in the limiting groove,
wherein the limiting assembly comprises a limiting portion, and the limiting portion protrudes from the first supporting surface and/or the second supporting surface.

11. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 10 , wherein the limiting assembly comprises a snap spring.

12. The valve spring fixing device according to claim 2 , further comprises:
a pin hole located in the first supporting portion and/or the second supporting portion and passing through the limiting groove; and
a limiting pin configured to be inserted into the pin hole to fix the limiting assembly in the limiting groove.

13. A plunger pump, comprising:
a valve box, comprising a valve box body, a first chamber, a supporting groove and a valve box groove, wherein the first chamber is located in the valve box body and extends along a third direction; the supporting groove is located in an inner sidewall of the first chamber and extends along a circumferential direction of the first chamber; the supporting groove comprises an inclined sidewall, and the valve box groove intersects with the inclined sidewall and extends along the third direction; and
a valve spring fixing device, comprising a spring fixing piece and a spring mounting portion, wherein the spring fixing piece comprises a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface located at two ends of the spring fixing piece and an intermediate portion located between the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface; the spring mounting portion is connected with the intermediate portion and configured to mount a valve spring,
wherein the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are contacted with the supporting groove to fix the valve spring fixing device in the valve box.

14. The plunger pump according to claim 13 , wherein the spring fixing piece comprises:
a body portion, comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, and the intermediate portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion;
a first supporting portion, connected with the first end portion and located at a first side of the body portion; and
a second supporting portion, connected with the second end portion and located at the first side of the body portion;
wherein the spring mounting portion is located at a second side of the body portion, and the second side and the first side are two sides facing away from each other; the first supporting portion comprises the first supporting surface located at an end of the first supporting portion away from the first end portion; the second supporting portion comprises the second supporting surface located at an end of the second supporting portion away from the second end portion;
the spring fixing piece further comprises a limiting groove, which is configured to place a limiting assembly; the limiting groove is located in at least one of the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion and exposed to at least one of the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface.

15. The plunger pump according to claim 14 , wherein the limiting groove is further located at the body portion.

16. The plunger pump according to claim 14 , wherein the first supporting portion extends in a first direction, and the second supporting portion extends in a second direction;
an comprised angle between the first direction and a direction perpendicular to a first surface of the body portion at the first side ranges from 120 to 150 degrees, and an comprised angle between the second direction and a direction perpendicular to the first surfa

Assignees

• Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Deng Wenjie
• Jian Baoguo
• Liu Weichen
• Li Peng
• Wang Jixin
• Wei Xiaosong
• Jiang Chen
• Li Xiaobin
• Cui Wenping
• Ge Anpeng

Classifications

• E21B43/121

  Lifting well fluids (monitoring of down-hole pump systems E21B47/008) · CPC title

• F04B1/0538

  located side-by-side · CPC title

• F04B53/1032

  Spring-actuated disc valves (F04B53/1022, F04B53/103 take precedence) · CPC title

• F04B53/1022

  having means for guiding the closure member axially · CPC title

• F04B53/10 Primary

  Valves; Arrangement of valves · CPC title