Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Subsea coupling
- Patent Title (中): 海底耦合
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Application No.: US12519188Application Date: 2007-11-05
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Publication No.: US08132780B2Publication Date: 2012-03-13
- Inventor: Matthew H Tibbitts
- Applicant: Matthew H Tibbitts
- Applicant Address: GB Maidenhead, Berkshire
- Assignee: Aker Subsea Limited
- Current Assignee: Aker Subsea Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Maidenhead, Berkshire
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhey PC
- Priority: GB0625227.4 20061219
- International Application: PCT/GB2007/004208 WO 20071105
- International Announcement: WO2008/074973 WO 20080626
- Main IPC: F16L37/36
- IPC: F16L37/36

Abstract:
A subsea female coupler has a body defining a socket for the reception of a probe of a male coupler. The socket includes an annular shoulder and, outwardly of the shoulder, a part-conical seat which tapers towards the interior of the socket. An annular seal is disposed to provide radial sealing between the socket and the probe and is positioned in the annular shoulder. A metal retainer in the form of a securing ring, which has a bevelled rim for abutment with the seat, provides sealing between the region of the seal and the exterior of the body of the coupler. The retainer has a screw-threaded periphery for engagement with a complementary thread on the interior of the socket. An inner ring liner fits within the retainer and has a flange for abutting the seal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100024907A1 SUBSEA COUPLING Public/Granted day:2010-02-04
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