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US 8,495,930 · App. 13/124,160 · Granted Jul 30, 2013

Power tong device

Inventor: Per Olav Haughom (Tonstad, NO)
Assignee: Seabed Rig AS
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Patent No.
US 8,495,930
App. No.
13/124,160
Granted
Jul 30, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power tong device ( 1 ) for handling of a threaded pipe connection wherein the power tong device ( 1 ) comprises a frame ( 6 ) having a power tong ( 10 ) and a holding tong ( 8 ) and also a drive gear ( 12 ) for the power tong ( 10 ), and wherein the power tong ( 10 ) is displaceable relative to the holding tong ( 8 ) along its rotational axis, as the power tong ( 10 ) is radially displaceable relative to the holding tong ( 8 ), and wherein the power tong ( 10 ) is connected to the drive gear ( 12 ) by means of a radially displaceable coupling ( 26, 54 ).

Claims (9)

1. A power tong device for handling of a threaded pipe connection, wherein the power tong device comprises:

a frame having a power tong, a holding tong, and a drive gear for the power tong,

wherein the power tong is radially displaceable relative to the holding tong,

wherein the power tong is connected to the drive gear by means of a coupling that is radially displaceable relative to the drive gear, and

wherein the coupling is connected to the power tong via a flange ring, and extends up to a drive ring of the drive gear.

2. The power tong device according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling is constituted by a universal coupling.

3. The power tong device according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling is constituted by a curved gear coupling.

4. The power tong device according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling is also axially displaceable relative to the drive gear.

5. The power tong device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive gear has a fixed rotational axis within the frame.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 13, 2017
From: SEABED RIG AS
To: ROBOTIC DRILLING SYSTEMS AS
Reel/Frame 044428/0226 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 11, 2017
From: SEABED RIG AS
To: ROBOTIC DRILLING SYSTEMS AS
Reel/Frame 044183/0476 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2011
From: HAUGHOM, PER OLAV
To: SEABED RIG AS
Reel/Frame 026341/0876 →
Priority Claims (1)
NO 20084287 · Oct 14, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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