Patent ID: 11927095
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A steering pad apparatus for a rotary steerable system, the steering pad apparatus comprising:
a base comprising one or more base lugs, each of the one or more base lugs defining a respective axial hole therein;
a steering pad hingedly coupled to the base, the steering pad comprising one or more pad lugs, each said pad lug defining a respective axial hole therein, wherein the one or more pad lugs are coupled to the one or more base lugs such that each of the one or more pad lugs is adjacent to at least one of the one or more base lugs; and
for each adjacent base lug and pad lug, a respective one or more bushings received in at least one of: the hole of the pad lug; and the hole of the base lug;
wherein each of the one or more said bushings comprises: a respective radial bearing portion and a respective thrust bearing portion.