Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High pressure fluid swivel
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Application No.: US14178106Application Date: 2014-02-11
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Publication No.: US09605786B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: L. Terry Boatman , Stephane Roy
- Applicant: SOFEC, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: SOFEC, Inc.
- Current Assignee: SOFEC, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
- Agent Douglas W. Rommelmann
- Main IPC: F16L27/00
- IPC: F16L27/00 ; F16L39/06

Abstract:
A fluid swivel that includes a stationary annular structure defining upper and lower annular seal recesses, and a rotatable outer housing operatively connected to the stationary annular structure, the outer housing defining an annular passage that has upper and lower surfaces. Upper and lower seals are positioned between the stationary annular structure and the rotatable outer housing and disposed in the upper and lower seal recesses. An inner housing bore is disposed in the stationary annular structure and arranged to provide fluid of pressure P to the annular passage, the fluid exerting a first force (Fv1) longitudinally inwardly on the outer surface of the outer housing, and a second force (Fv2) longitudinally outwardly on the upper and lower surfaces of the annular passage, the second force (Fv2) having a greater magnitude than the first force (Fv1) so the outer housing deflects outwardly, pushing the upper and lower seals into the upper and lower seal recesses.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150226358A1 HIGH PRESSURE FLUID SWIVEL Public/Granted day:2015-08-13
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