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Apparatus to support a tubular member

US9976365B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FORUM B + V OIL TOOLS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Andre Vierke · Hamburg, DE
Arno Gruess · Klein Nordende, DE
Frederik Stoldt · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 6, 2016
Grant date	May 22, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16L3/1066
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus to support a tubular member such as pipes, in particular in deep drilling, in particular in the field of oil and gas production, for instance in deep drilling. A plurality of linear actuators for moving clamp elements are orientated with their actuator axis in a cone angle of a sliding surface for the clamp elements. The linear actuators are positioned in the clamp elements.

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