Patent · US Expired

Spring-loaded bearings for in-hole motors

US3982797A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 11, 1975
Grant dateSep 28, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 11, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2352/00
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to spring-loaded thrust bearings for shafts subject to a plurality of levels of thrust loads and in its preferred embodiment is applied to in-hole motors. The invention employs a plurality of spring systems, whereby the thrust load on one set of springs is limited to one level of thrust and another of the spring systems under said load may be loaded to a higher level.

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