US 11,739,746 B2
Mounting pocket for remote equipment monitoring device
Adam Lindeman, Portland, OR (US); Erick Johnson, Gresham, OR (US); Colin O'Callaghan, Portland, OR (US); and Andrew Enterline, Troutdale, OR (US)
Assigned to CORNELL PUMP COMPANY LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Cornell Pump Company, Clackamas, OR (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/476,037.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/083,158, filed on Sep. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0099086 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. F04B 51/00 (2006.01); G01H 1/00 (2006.01); G01K 13/00 (2021.01)
CPC F04B 51/00 (2013.01) [G01H 1/00 (2013.01); G01K 13/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pump bearing frame, comprising:
a substantially cylindrical drive bearing portion configured to house pump drive bearings;
a base;
a drive end opposing a pump end and having a drive end flange; and
a mounting pocket for a monitoring device that includes a hinged front cover, the mounting pocket having one side formed at least in part by the drive end flange, the mounting pocket including:
a recessed area located on an outside of the pump bearing frame,
a flat surface within the recessed area,
a secondary recess adjoining the recessed area on one side of the recessed area opposite the drive end flange, and
at least four threaded mounting holes extending into the flat surface,
wherein at least a part of the drive bearing portion has a reduced radial wall thickness adjacent the flat surface,
wherein the at least four threaded mounting holes receive threaded bolts from the monitoring device to secure the flat surface against a rear surface of the monitoring device,
wherein the flat surface is in a vertical orientation on one side of the pump bearing frame when the pump bearing frame is positioned on the base,
wherein the secondary recess accommodates a hinge of the monitoring device when the monitoring device is secured to the flat surface, and
wherein the flat surface transfers at least one of vibration or thermal energy from the pump bearing frame through the flat surface to the monitoring device.