IP Library Granted Patent US 10,030,750
Granted Patent B2
US 10,030,750 · App. 14/101,174 · Granted Jul 24, 2018

Drive device

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Patent No.
US 10,030,750
App. No.
14/101,174
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drive device serves for adjusting an operating element for a valve, a throttle, a blow-out preventor or the like, in particular in the field of gas and oil production, the operating element being actively connected to at least one driving motor via a drive train, and at least one transmission changing unit being arranged in the drive train for converting a revolution of the driving motor into a revolution of the operating element and/or a revolution/linear motion converter being arranged for converting the revolution of the driving motor into a linear motion of the operating element. In order to also have a very compact design in case of a high possible performance and to simultaneously permit a good thermal distribution within the drive device, so that separate cooling devices for carrying off the generated lost heat are superfluous, the drive train comprises at least one essentially disk- or wheel-shaped revolution introducing device which is actively connected with at least two drive shafts driven by separate driving motors.

Claims (12)

1. Drive device for adjusting an operating element in a component used in the field of gas or oil exploitation and/or production, comprising:

driving motors;

a drive train actively connecting the operating element with the driving motors, the drive train comprising:

at least two drive shafts, each drive shaft comprising two driving motors and a helical gear drive wheel arranged on the drive shaft;

at least one transmission changing unit for converting a revolution of the driving motors into a revolution of the operating element, wherein the at least one transmission changing unit comprises a step-down gear unit comprising a harmonic drive located between one of the driving motors and one of the helical gear drive wheels; and

a helical gear spur wheel connected to each helical gear drive wheel arranged on the drive shafts.

2. Drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the helical gear spur wheel/helical gear drive wheel comprise gears that are self-locking.

3. Drive device according to claim 1 , characterized in that a helical angle of the teeth of the helical gearing is between 40° and 85°.

4. Drive device according to claim 1 , wherein at least two driving motors are assigned to each drive shaft at one end.

5. Drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive shafts are arranged in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the operating element.

6. Drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive shafts are mounted in a floating fashion.

7. Drive device according to claim 1 , characterized in that a helical angle of the teeth of the helical gearing is between 60° and 80°.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2023
From: ONESUBSEA IP UK LIMITED
To: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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