Automated sucker rod cleaning apparatus
CA 1311892 C · Owner: J. M. Huber Corporation · Inventors: Hinds, Robert B.; Dowell, James S.; Hutchinson, Charley B. Jr.
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An automated apparatus for molding rod guides directly onto oilfield sucker rods including an apparatus for cleaning a short pre-determined section of the rod prior to the rod receiving a molded rod guide. The rod cleaning apparatus comprises a substantially linear member secured to a frame which reciprocates a pre-selected stroke distance. The rod to be cleaned is rotated and a plurality of brush assemblies mounted on the linear member engage the rotating rod at pre-selected points to clean a pre-determined length of the rod in preparation for receiving a rod guide. This automated system prepares rods for molding at a much faster rate without the requirement of large volumes of compressed …
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- Granted December 29, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 29, 2009.
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