Patent ID: 11920684
Assignee: VULCAN INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  E  Y | IPC B  E  F

Claim 0:
1. A valve seat for use within a hydraulic fracturing pump, the valve seat comprising:
a first portion including:
a strike face for interacting with a reciprocating component associated with the valve seat; and
a first bore extending axially through the first portion;

a second portion including:
a recess in which at least a portion of the first portion is received;
a second bore extending axially through the second portion and substantially aligned with the first bore; and
an aperture extending from a circumference of the second portion to the recess; and

a mechanical fastener extending through the aperture and at least partially into the first portion thereby to prevent any axial movement of the first portion relative to the second portion in a first axial direction and a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction,
the first portion being coupled to the second portion via the mechanical fastener and via one or more of a press fit, a thermal shrink fit, brazing, welding, fusing, or cementing via adhesive.