United States Patent Office 3,163,474

Paterated Dec. 29, 1964

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3,163,474 in complementary relation with an annular bearing 13,
MJ) PUMPS which bearing is preferably made of bearing bronze, and
Soihun Hart Wilsona, % Wilson Maisufacétiu ring Co., Etc., which has a spherical outer face. The annular bushings
P.O. Box 1931, Wichita Falls, Tex. 12 are held in place by annular rings 24, which Surround
Original application June 6, 1956, Ser. No 589,753, now 5 the bushings 2 and are bolted to the connecting rod 1
Patent No. 3,033,24, dated May 8, 1952. Divided by means of cap screws 5.
and this application Sept. 7, 1961, Ser. No. 136,672 An annular ring 16 surrounds the crosshead Wrist
- 4 Caimas. (C. 3098-3) pin 17, the ends of which pin 17 are tapered. There is
This invention relates to improvements in pumps and a slight clearance, usually about .010', between the outer
more particularly to pumps used for pumping drilling O diameter of the annular ring 16 and the inner diameter
fluid, such as viscous mud and/or solutions of hematites, of the annular ring 54. In this manner a limited rotary
barites, bentonite clays, gels, and other fluids carrying movement, of the connecting rod and associated parts
additives to increase the weight and/or viscosity of drill about its longitudinal axis, with respect to the spherical
ing fluid pumped into the bore hole of a well being drilled bearing ring 53 and crosshead wrist pin 17 is possible,
by the rotary drilling method. 5 so as to permit limited self alignment of the respective
This application is a division of my co-pending appli parts. A cap ring 13 is provided on each side of each
cation Ser. No. 589,752, filed June 6, 1956, for Mud crosshead (), so as to hold annular wedge rings i9 in
Pumps, now Patent No. 3,033,124, dated May 8, 1962, contact with the taper 20 of the crosshead wrist pin 17
which application is a continuation-in-part of my prior and with the inner, diameter of the bore of the crosshead
application Ser. No. 480,445, filed January 7, 1955, for 20 19. The cap ring 8 is held in place by means of bolts
Crank Assembly, now Paten No. 2,899,744, dated Au 21, as will best be seen in FIG. 2. The respective cross
gust 18, 1959. head wrist pin 37 are each drilled and cross drilled to
Various mud or slush pumps have been proposed here provide lubricant channels, which channels lead to
tofore, but these were usually of relatively heavy con grooves formed on the outer diameter of the pin 17 in
struction, and the body parts of the pump were usually the respective crossheads 16. A lubricant connection
of heavy cast construction; therefore, a pump of large 22 is screw threaded into an end of each crosshead Wrist
pumping capacity was heavy and cumbersome in propor pin 17, which lubricant connection is in communication
tion to the amount of fluid handled. with the respective passages 23 and 24 which lead to the
The present pump is designed to include structural fea longitudinal grooves formed in the top and bottom only
tures which will result in a pump which is relatively light 30 of crosshead wrist pins 7.
in weight, yet the construction of which will equal or A pony rod 25 is screw threaded into one end of each
exceed in strength, a much heavier pump. The pump crosshead (), as will best be seen in FIG. 1. The threads
engaging the respective crossheads are preferably tapered
case is provided with openings both in the sides and top
thereof, thereby to provide maximum accessibility into 35 and each has a lock nut 26 screw-threaded onto the
the packing chamber, both to the piston rod glands and crossheadspony
respective rods 25, so as to abut with the respective
( to securely hold the respective pony rods
to the pony rod glands, and also for the removal of the 25 in place.
piston rods.
The present pump is designed to be of such capacity A piston rod 27 is screw-threaded into pony rod 25,
as to handle a volume of fluid which will equal or exceed 40 which piston rod 27 extends through a gland and con
the amount of fluid handled by many pumps now in use, liner of thea piston
nects with which is fitted within a pump cylinder
character as set forth in my co-pending ap
which are larger and heavier.
An object of the invention is to provide a crosshead plication Ser. No. 454,082, filed Sept. 3, 1954, for Cylinder
bearing on the connecting rod of the pump, whereby Assembly, 1958.
now Patent No. 2,832,653, dated April 29,
the load will equalize over the entire bearing, even if 45 Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:
the connecting rod is slightly out of alignment with the 1. In a crosshead construction, a body having slide
axis of the pump. surfaces formed on opposite sides thereof, said body hav
With these objects in mind, and others which will be ing an opening formed in an end thereof which extends
come manifest as the description proceeds, reference is
to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which like 58 thereinto for a portion of the length thereof, an apertured
connecting rod extending into said opening, a transverse
reference characters designate like parts in the several opening formed through said body at right angles to said
views thereof, in which: : side surfaces and said transverse opening being adapted
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal, sectional view to show the to register with said aperture in said connecting rod when
interior details of construction of the pump; and said connecting rod is fitted in place, a wrist pin passing
FIG. 2 is an enlarged, transverse, sectional view taken 55 through said transverse opening and being secured with
through the crosshead, to show the details of construction. respect to Said body, a parti-spherical bearing ring mem-..."
The case of the mud pump which includes the present ber fitted on said wrist pin, a pair of concave, complemen
invention has a crankshaft ( mounted transversely tary annular rings fitted within said aperture of said con
thereof within bearings. Connecting rods are connected necting rod, the concave portions of said pair of rings
to the crankshaft in a manner set forth in my application 60
fitting in complementary relation with said parti-spherical
Ser. No. 480,445, Crank Shaft Assembly, filed January bearing ring member, and means for retaining said pair
7, 1955, now Patent No. 2,899,744, dated Aug. 18, 1959, of concave, annular ring members in close fitting, bearing
of which application Ser. No. 589,752, Mud Pumps, filed relation with said parti-spherical ring member.
June 6, 1956, is a continuation-in-part, and which is co
pending with this application. 2. A crosshead construction as set forth in claim 1,
Attached to the respective throws of the crankshaft wherein the end portions of said wrist pin taper outward
are connecting rods, each of which connects with a cross toward the axis thereof, and complementarily tapered
annular rings are fitted within said transverse opening and
head, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, which cross head is Wedgingly engage the respective tapered end portions of
designated by the numeral 19. The connecting rod 15. 70 said wrist pin.
has a pair of annular bushings 12 therein, the inner sur
3. A crosshead construction as set forth in claim 1,
face of each bushing being spherical and which interfits wherein said means for retaining said concave annular
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rings. include an annular ring member on each side of
said connecting rod and which rings are secured thereto
by means of bolts, and a second annular ring mounted
on each side of said parti-spherical ring member with a
limited space between said last two mentioned annular. 5
ring members so as to allow limited alignment along the
longitudinal axis of said connecting rod.
4. A crosshead construction as set forth in claim 1,
wherein said parti-spherical member is free to rotate with-
in said annular ring members. LO
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