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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
May. 14, 2004
Michael Guidry, Hockley, TX (US);
Ed Vaclavik, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Guidry, Hockley, TX (US);
Ed Vaclavik, Houston, TX (US);
Robbins & Myers Energy Systems L.P., Willis, TX (US);
Abstract
A progressing cavity pump or a motor includes, in one embodiment, an outer tube, an inner tube, and a plurality of apertures. A pair of annular seal glandsseal the stator material to the outer tube. The stator material is injection molded into the inner tube and passes through the plurality of apertures and into an annular gap between the inner tube and the outer tube. In other embodiments, the outer housing for a progressing cavity pump or motor is provided with one or more grooves, with each groove having an outer surface radius less than the outer housing surface radius. A plurality of apertures are provided in fluid communication with the grooves. According to the method of the invention, the stator material is injected into the apertures and fills a space radially outward of the apertures to bond the stator materiaal to the outer housing.