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US 10,376,993 B2Granted
Flash trap
AssigneeIllinois Took Works Inc.
InventorsJoseph D. Davis, Tyler L. Terrell
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Abstract
A manifold assembly for an automobile cooling system includes a crossover tube and a crossover tube cover welded in an opening of the crossover tube A flash trap is provided adjacent the region of the weld joint to receive and capture weld flash migrating inwardly in the crossover tube.
Claims20
A welded assembly, comprising:
- a first component including an opening arranged at a first end thereof, the opening defining a stepped profile and including a first weld joint surface and an inner surface;
- and
- a second component received within the opening and including a second weld joint surface and a flash trap formed in the second weld joint surface, wherein the second weld joint surface at least partially overlaps axially with the first weld joint surface, and wherein a weld joint region is arranged within a gap formed laterally between the first weld joint surface and the second weld joint surface, and
- wherein the flash trap forms a recess that extends laterally into the second weld joint surface and is arranged inwardly from the first end of the opening between the weld joint region and a lip of the second component.
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A crossover tube assembly for an automobile cooling system;
- comprising:
- a crossover tube having an opening arranged at a first end thereof, wherein the opening includes a first weld joint surface extending inwardly into the opening from the first end;
- and
- a crossover tube cover disposed in the opening and including a second weld joint surface, wherein the second weld joint surface at least partially overlaps axially with the first weld joint surface, and wherein a weld joint region is arranged within a gap formed laterally between the first weld joint surface and the second weld joint surface, and
- wherein the second weld joint surface includes a depression extending laterally into the second weld joint surface and arranged inwardly from the first end of the opening relative to the weld joint region.
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A crossover tube assembly for an automobile cooling system, comprising:
- a crossover tube including an opening arranged at a first end thereof, the opening defining a stepped profile and including a first weld joint surface and an inner surface;
- and
- a crossover tube cover received within the opening and including a second weld joint surface and a flash trap formed in the second weld joint surface, wherein the second weld joint surface at least partially overlaps axially with the first weld joint surface, and wherein a weld joint region is arranged within a gap formed laterally between the first weld joint surface and the second weld joint surface, and
- wherein the flash trap forms a depression that extends laterally into the second weld joint surface and is arranged inwardly from the first end of the opening relative to the weld joint region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.