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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2023
Technipfmc Norge As, Kongsberg, NO;
Gøran Sundqvist, Kongsberg, NO;
Lasse Mold-Estad, Kongsberg, NO;
TechnipFMC Norge AS, Kongsberg, NO;
Abstract
A guide rod for guiding two subsea components together. The guide rod comprises a hollow and cylindrical element being and comprising a first circumferential shoulder towards a first end, a second circumferential shoulder towards an opposite second end, and a plurality of openings extending radially through the element and axially along the element, the plurality of openings forming elongate flexible sections of the element, and extending through the first circumferential shoulder; a wedge inside the element comprises a cone shaped section, the wedge restricted from rotating relative to the element and comprising an end being outside of the element; a cone connected to the end of the wedge and cone shaped with a vertex pointing away from the element; and a mechanism for moving the wedge axially relative to the element in an insertion direction, and opposite the insertion direction, of the guide rod.