US 12,258,849 B2
Arrangement for supporting crankshaft bearings in hydraulic fracturing pump
Chandu Kumar, Fort Worth, TX (US); Johnny Eric DeLeon, II, Arlington, TX (US); Jeffrey Haiderer, Fort Worth, TX (US); and Chih Hau Chen, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to SPM Oil & Gas Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed by SPM Oil & Gas Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/184,880.
Prior Publication US 2024/0309740 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. F16C 35/077 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F04B 53/00 (2006.01); F04B 53/16 (2006.01); F16C 35/04 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/2607 (2020.05) [F04B 53/006 (2013.01); F04B 53/16 (2013.01); F16C 35/042 (2013.01); F16C 35/077 (2013.01); F16C 2220/06 (2013.01); F16C 2360/42 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An arrangement for supporting one or more bearings of a crankshaft assembly of a hydraulic fracturing pump, comprising:
a frame, of a first material, defining one or more bearing support profiles; and
one or more bearing supports, of a second material different from the first material of the frame, that are cast-in-place within the corresponding one or more bearing support profiles of the frame,
wherein the one or more bearing supports are configured to be in contact with an outer race of the corresponding one or more bearings of the crankshaft assembly.