Process instrument mount
First Claim
1. A process instrument mount, comprising:
- an outer wall having an exposed outer surface for connection to an operating environment;
an inner wall;
a process instrument cavity enclosed by the inner wall including;
an opening sized for insertion of a process instrument;
an engaging surface, opened to the opening and formed along a portion of a surface of the inner wall and operable with an engaging surface of the process instrument to removably support the process instrument; and
the inner wall being partially coupled to the outer wall and the inner and outer wall being spaced along a portion of the engaging surface to stress isolate the inner wall from the outer wall.
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Abstract
A process instrument mount includes an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall is separated from the inner wall by a space. The mount has a first end and a second end, and a hole extends from the first end to the second end. The inner wall surrounds the hole, and has a threaded region to receive a process instrument from the first end. The inner wall also has a flange proximate the second end to sealingly mate with the process instrument. In one embodiment the inner and outer walls are portions of a unitary metal block, and the space separating them comprises a groove formed in the metal. In another embodiment the inner and outer walls are separate parts joined together at the second end and spaced apart between the first and second ends.
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19 Claims
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1. A process instrument mount, comprising:
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an outer wall having an exposed outer surface for connection to an operating environment; an inner wall; a process instrument cavity enclosed by the inner wall including; an opening sized for insertion of a process instrument; an engaging surface, opened to the opening and formed along a portion of a surface of the inner wall and operable with an engaging surface of the process instrument to removably support the process instrument; and the inner wall being partially coupled to the outer wall and the inner and outer wall being spaced along a portion of the engaging surface to stress isolate the inner wall from the outer wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mount for welding onto a process container, comprising:
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an outer wall having an exposed outer surface weldable to the process container; an inner wall coupled to the outer wall; a cavity enclosed by the inner wall having an opening sized for insertion of a process instrument; the inner wall including an inner threaded surface to receive a process instrument; and the outer wall being at least partially spaced apart from the inner wall. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A mount for welding onto a process container, comprising:
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an outer welding ring having an exposed outer surface for connection to the process container; an inner threaded ring enclosing an instrument cavity sized to support a process instrument, the inner ring having a threaded inner surface operable with a threaded surface of the process instrument; and the inner threaded ring partially coupled to the outer welding ring so as to form a space between the outer welding ring and the inner threaded ring to stress isolate the inner threaded ring from the outer welding ring. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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