Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Swivel a decoupled central ring member
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Application No.: US15105150Application Date: 2014-12-12
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Publication No.: US10648600B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Liva Christian Randrianarivony
- Applicant: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.
- Applicant Address: CH Marly
- Assignee: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.
- Current Assignee: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Marly
- Agency: Young & Thompson
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@6e94dfdb
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/077571 WO 20141212
- International Announcement: WO2015/091266 WO 20150625
- Main IPC: F16L27/08
- IPC: F16L27/08

Abstract:
A swivel includes an inner and an outer ring. The rings are coaxial and rotatable relative to one another around a central axis, and define a toroidal chamber and an axial seal annulus gap between the rings. The inner and outer rings are rotatably interconnected via a bearing structure. The swivel includes an upper bearing structure and a lower bearing structure on each side of the toroidal chamber. Each bearing structure interconnects the inner and outer rings. An upper and a lower sealing member is situated in the seal annulus gap near a respective upper and lower bearing structure. At least one of the inner and outer rings includes an upper member, a lower member and a central member. The upper and lower members are fixedly attached to the respective upper and lower bearing structures and the central member is independently displaceable relative to the upper and lower ring members.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160312936A1 SWIVEL A DECOUPLED CENTRAL RING MEMBER Public/Granted day:2016-10-27
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