Invention Grant
- Patent Title: No-bolt valve assembly system
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Application No.: US16728213Application Date: 2019-12-27
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Publication No.: US11326712B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Jeremy Ryan Choate , Keith M Adams , Lloyd Cheatham , Robert K Law
- Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Main IPC: F16K27/00
- IPC: F16K27/00 ; F16K31/122 ; F16K37/00 ; F16K31/126 ; F16K35/08 ; F16K35/06

Abstract:
A valve assembly includes an actuator adapted to drive movement of a valve member between an open position and a closed position. The valve assembly also includes a bonnet coupled to the actuator and a valve body coupled to the bonnet, the bonnet arranged between at least a portion of the actuator and the valve body. The valve assembly further includes a quick connector adapted to couple the bonnet to the valve body. The quick connector includes a plurality of bonnet lugs separated by a plurality of spaces, the plurality of bonnet lugs extending radially outward from an axis. The quick connector also includes a plurality of valve body lugs configured to interact with the plurality of bonnet lugs, the plurality of bonnet lugs being arranged to axially align with the plurality of valve body lugs to block axial movement of the bonnet with respect to the valve body.
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