F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons – 04 – D
Patent
F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons
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F04D 29/04 (2006.01) F04D 1/06 (2006.01) F04D 7/02 (2006.01) F04D 29/62 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2448772
A method of installing an annular bearing element within a centrifugal pump utilizes a mechanical staking operation. The bearing element locates within a receptacle of a pump stage that is surrounded by a retaining wall. Once the bearing element is located within the retaining wall, the retaining wall is permanently deformed at various points against the bearing element. The bearing element, if of a hard wear resistant metal, may have flats for the circumferentially spaced apart deformations to locate within. The bearing element may be a thrust washer for transmitting downward thrust, or it may be a radial support bearing sleeve.
Gay Farral D.
Shafer Terry W.
Wilson B. Lyle
Bakers Hughes Incorporated
Sim & Mcburney
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