Wells – With below and above ground modification – Eduction pump or plunger in well
Patent
1998-03-28
2000-03-21
Tsay, Frank S.
Wells
With below and above ground modification
Eduction pump or plunger in well
166 761, 188 821, E21B 4300, F16D 900
Patent
active
060391154
ABSTRACT:
A safety coupling for preventing backspin at excessive speeds of a torque transmitting drive string which stores reactive torque due to torsional stress. The safety coupling includes a rotatable driving member to be coupled with a rotatable driven member to be coupled with the driving string for axial rotation therewith. The driven member is movable relative to the driving member between an engaged position wherein the driving and driven members are coupled by a torque transfer structure to provide a positive driving connection between the torque transmitting drive and the shaft, and a disengaged position wherein the driving and the driven members are freely rotatable relative to each other so that back-spin of the torque transmitting drive is prevented. The driven member is biased into the disengaged position and forced into the engaged position only during forward rotation of the shaft. To start rotation of the shaft, the coupling further includes an auxiliary coupling component which transfers a selected torque between the driving and driven members for start-up of the shaft from standstill and to force the driven member into the engaged position. The auxiliary coupling component is disengaged before potentially dangerous levels of reactive torsion are stored in the shaft, which prevents potentially hazardous back-spin, should the main coupling components of the driving and driven members and torque transfer structure fail.
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Kudu Indutries, Inc.
Tsay Frank S.
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