US 12,331,609 B1
Latching of a subsea component to a subsea receptacle, associated subsea system and method
Kyle Ellis, Houston, TX (US); and Christopher Kennedy, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on May 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/680,556.
Int. Cl. E21B 33/038 (2006.01); E21B 41/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/038 (2013.01) 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A subsea equipment configured to be mounted in a subsea receptacle, the subsea equipment comprising:
a component body configured to be received inside the subsea receptacle, the component body extending along a component axis (CA) in an axial direction (AD) between a connecting end (CCE) and a locking end (CLE) and in a circumferential direction (CDC) about the component axis (CA), the circumferential direction (CDC) being orthogonal to the axial direction (AD);
a latching arrangement connected to the locking end (CLE) of the component body and being configured to rotate in the circumferential direction (CDC), the latching arrangement comprising:
a rotatable portion rotatably connected to the component body;
a component latching portion extending from the rotatable portion in the axial direction (AD) towards the connecting end (CCE) and comprising a component latching surface extending in the circumferential direction (CDC) and facing towards said locking end (CLE);
a component locking portion configured to interact with a detent of the subsea receptacle to counteract relative rotation between the latching arrangement and the subsea receptacle in the circumferential direction (CDC); and
a spring biasing the component locking portion in a radial direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction (CDC).