Edge protection bushing with integrated clamp
AssigneeNovelis Inc.
InventorChristian Mueller
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Abstract
An edge protection bushing 106 with integrated clamp 208 is disclosed. The bushing 106 includes a tail end 202 for attachment to a heat protection tube and a head end 206 for accepting a cable protection hose. A clamp 208 is positioned adjacent the head end 206 and held in place by one or more breakable tabs 214 designed to break when pressure is applied to push the clamp 208 towards the head end 206. As the clamp 208 is pressed towards the head end 206, a locking mechanism 210, 212 secures the clamp 208 in place to secure the cable protection hose between the clamp 208 and the head end 206.
Claims26
A bushing comprising:
- a main body comprising a tail end and a head end;
- a clamp positioned adjacent the head end;
- a locking mechanism;
- at least one breakable tab positioned adjacent to at least one of the main body or the clamp;
- an unclamped configuration;
- and
- a clamped configuration, wherein:
- the clamp is held in the unclamped configuration by the at least one breakable tab;
- the locking mechanism secures the clamp in the clamped configuration with respect to the head end;
- the bushing moves from the unclamped configuration to the clamped configuration only after the at least one breakable tab breaks due to pressure applied to at least one of the clamp or the main body;
- at least a portion of the at least one breakable tab is operable to remain attached to the clamp upon breakage;
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- the main body includes a groove such that the portion of the at least one breakable tab can slide into the groove after breakage such that the portion of the at least one breakable tab constrains movement of the clamp relative to the main body.
An edge protection bushing comprising:
- a main body comprising a groove, a tail end, a flange, and a head end, the flange separating the tail end from the head end;
- a clamp positioned adjacent the head end;
- a locking mechanism comprising a first plurality of teeth on the clamp that engage with a second plurality of teeth on the head end;
- at least one breakable tab positioned adjacent to at least one of the main body or the clamp;
- an unclamped configuration;
- and
- a clamped configuration, wherein:
- the clamp is held in the unclamped configuration by the at least one breakable tab;
- the locking mechanism secures the clamp in the clamped configuration;
- the edge protection bushing moves from the unclamped configuration to the clamped configuration only after the at least one breakable tab breaks due to pressure applied to the clamp;
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- the groove is shaped to slidably accept at least a portion of the at least one breakable tab.
A bushing comprising:
- a main body comprising a tail end and a head end;
- a clamp positioned adjacent the head end;
- a locking mechanism;
- at least one breakable tab positioned adjacent to at least one of the main body or the clamp;
- an unclamped configuration;
- and
- a clamped configuration, wherein:
- the clamp is held in the unclamped configuration by the at least one breakable tab;
- the locking mechanism secures the clamp in the clamped configuration with respect to the head end;
- the bushing moves from the unclamped configuration to the clamped configuration only after the at least one breakable tab breaks due to pressure applied to at least one of the clamp or the main body;
- the locking mechanism comprises a first plurality of teeth on the clamp that engage a second plurality of teeth on the head end when the bushing is in the clamped configuration;
- and
- in the unclamped configuration, the at least one breakable tab is located between (i) the first plurality of teeth on the clamp and (ii) the second plurality of teeth on the head end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.