A remotely-operated fluid connection assembly to hold higher internal pressures in larger diameters. The assembly comprises a fluid connection adapter and a fluid connection housing assembly. A first seal section on the housing assembly sealingly contacts a first seal bore on the adapter when the adapter enters the housing assembly. Engagement of an externally-disposed locking ring on locking element outer surfaces causes inner surfaces on the locking elements to retain the adapter to the housing assembly via a lock engagement surface. The first seal section is further disposed to expand radially such that when the first seal section expands radially, the first seal section further tightens sealing contact against the first seal bore. Adapter displacement relative to the housing assembly preferably further tightens the adapter against the locking elements as now restrained by the locking ring.

An undersea hydraulic coupling member having a ring-shaped seal with multiple sealing surfaces extending radially inwardly therefrom is disclosed. The multiple sealing surfaces help guide the probe of the male coupling member into the female member without the risk of drag or galling of the receiving chamber or metal seal retained therein. The seal has an interfit with reverse inclined shoulders in the female member to restrain the seal from moving radially inwardly due to vacuum or low pressure. The seal also includes an internal biasing element to restrain the seal from moving radially inwardly during de-mating of the coupling members.

The invention provides a remotely activated connecting device for connecting a wellhead and or Christmas tree positioned on a wellhead to a fracing tree that may comprise a collet system for selectively engaging and disengaging from a threaded, spiral, and or flange shoulder that may utilize hydraulics for same.

A connector is configured to couple a first annular member to a second annular member. The connector includes a rotatable plate and multiple lock segments. The connector further includes a coupling assembly that is configured to couple the rotatable plate to the multiple lock segments, such that rotation of the rotatable plate in a circumferential direction drives the plurality of lock segments along a radial axis to adjust the connector between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration.

An air-to-air coupling 13 (e.g. for receiving a probe in probe-and-drogue refuelling) comprises retaining members 19, 27 for interacting with a further member (e.g. a refuelling probe) to hold the further member in place. An active drive system 39, 21 may drive the holding members and may thereby also actively drive the further member into place. Alternatively the active drive 39, 21 may drive another member such as a locking member 31 to hold the retaining members 19, 27 in position once the further member is in place. The active drive releases the retaining members 19, 27 or moves them out of position to allow the further member to be removed. This allows the further member to be inserted and removed with a lower force than is used to hold it in place. The coupling may also be used for in-air recovery of an unmanned aircraft.

A docking device for mechanically connecting an upper container module of a multipart container for a fluid and a lower container module of the multipart container. The docking device includes an upper docking segment, which is fastenable using an upper connecting means on opening of the upper container module, and a lower docking segment, which is fastenable using a lower connecting means on an opening of the lower container module so that fluid moves from the upper container module through a channel of the docking device into the lower container module, or moves due to buoyancy and/or due to pressure from the lower into the upper container module, if at least one valve body movable by means of an actuating assembly is in an open valve body position. An upper channel section is arranged in the upper docking segment and a lower channel section is arranged in the lower docking segment. The actuating assembly is actuatable so that it is movable from an open valve body position into a closed valve body position or from a closed valve body position into an open valve body position. The actuating assembly includes at least one blocking assembly comprising at least one blocking means that is moved into a blocking position during the docking process

A remotely-operated fluid connection assembly to hold higher internal pressures in larger diameters. The assembly comprises a fluid connection adapter and a fluid connection housing assembly. When the adapter enters the housing assembly: (A) locking elements on the housing assembly constrict about the adapter; and (B) at least a first seal section on the adapter sealingly contacts a first seal bore on the housing assembly. Progressive engagement of a locking ring upon the locking elements urges the locking elements to tighten against the adapter. Internal pressure encourages adapter displacement, which then further tightens the adapter against the locking elements as now restrained by the locking ring. Internal pressure further encourages the first seal section on the adapter to expand radially to tighten the contact with the first seal bore in the housing assembly.

A remotely-operated fluid connection assembly to hold higher internal pressures in larger diameters. The assembly comprises a fluid connection adapter and a fluid connection housing assembly. When the adapter enters the housing assembly: (A) locking elements on the housing assembly constrict about the adapter; and (B) at least a first seal section on the adapter sealingly contacts a first seal bore on the housing assembly. Progressive engagement of a locking ring upon the locking elements urges the locking elements to tighten against the adapter. Internal pressure encourages adapter displacement, which then further tightens the adapter against the locking elements as now restrained by the locking ring. Internal pressure further encourages the first seal section on the adapter to expand radially to tighten the contact with the first seal bore in the housing assembly.

A member linking mechanism, pairable with a gas chromatograph, which has a small and simple configuration, and is capable of linking two members together with a required fastening force even in a limited space. The member linking mechanism includes a first member having a member linking part with an opening at its distal-end surface; a second member to be linked to the member linking part of the first member; an elastic sealing member sandwiched between the first and second members so as to seal the opening of the distal-end surface of the member linking part; and a linking member for linking the first and second members together via pressure. The linking member includes: a linking member body configured to hold an end part, of the second member, adjacent to the first member; and an elastic deformation part provided to the linking member body.

A coupling sleeve (1) for a hydraulic coupling to a pressure medium line, for a coupling with a coupling plug (2), having a housing (3) and a sealing unit (4). The housing (3) has a flow channel (5) for a pressure medium and a coupling axis A. The sealing unit (4) includes a sleeve body (6), a pressure sleeve (7), and a valve tappet (8). The sealing unit (4) delimits part of the flow channel (5), the valve tappet (8) is held on the sleeve body (6) and is arranged in the flow channel (5). The pressure sleeve (7) encloses the valve tappet (8). The pressure sleeve (7) can be displaced along the coupling axis A and is held between a closing position, in which the flow channel (5) is locked, and an opening position, in which the flow channel (5) is unlocked. The pressure sleeve (7) is loaded by a pressure spring (10) in the closing direction. A coupling force must be applied by a user to produce a positive coupling to a coupling plug (2).