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US 10,478,029 B2Granted
Exhaust-supplied vacuum system and apparatus
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorMichael Robert Heisaku Marler
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a system includes a tool that includes an exhaust port and a vacuum. The vacuum also includes an exhaust intake port configured to couple to the exhaust port of the tool. The exhaust intake port may be configured to receive exhaust from the exhaust port. The vacuum includes a vacuum intake port, a vacuum exhaust port opposed to the vacuum intake port, and a mixing chamber between the vacuum intake port and the vacuum exhaust port. The vacuum intake port, the vacuum exhaust port, and the mixing chamber may all be on a same centerline.
Claims14
A system, comprising:
- a tool comprising an exhaust port;
- and
- a vacuum comprising:
- an exhaust intake port configured to couple to the exhaust port of the tool, wherein the exhaust intake port is configured to receive exhaust from the exhaust port;
- a vacuum intake port comprising a nozzle, the nozzle comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the nozzle comprising a cross-sectional area that decreases in a direction from the first end towards the second end;
- a plurality of threads at least partially surrounding the nozzle;
- a vacuum exhaust port opposite the vacuum intake port;
- and
- a mixing chamber between the vacuum intake port and the vacuum exhaust port;
- and
- a suction piece configured to couple to the vacuum intake port via a flexible hose, the suction piece comprising a nose piece configured to encircle a portion of the tool;
- wherein:
- the vacuum intake port, the vacuum exhaust port, and the mixing chamber are all on a same centerline;
- the second end of the nozzle is coupled to an end of the mixing chamber that is opposite the vacuum exhaust port;
- and
- the plurality of threads that at least partially surround the nozzle are configured to couple the flexible hose to the vacuum intake port.
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A vacuum, comprising:
- an exhaust intake port configured to couple to an exhaust port of a tool, wherein the exhaust intake port is configured to receive exhaust from the exhaust port;
- a vacuum intake port comprising a nozzle, the nozzle comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the nozzle comprising a cross-sectional area that decreases in a direction from the first end towards the second end;
- a plurality of threads at least partially surrounding the nozzle;
- a vacuum exhaust port opposite the vacuum intake port;
- a mixing chamber between the vacuum intake port and the vacuum exhaust port;
- and
- a suction piece configured to couple to the vacuum intake port, the suction piece comprising a nose piece configured to encircle a portion of the tool;
- wherein:
- the vacuum intake port, the vacuum exhaust port, and the mixing chamber are all on a same centerline;
- the second end of the nozzle is counted to an end of the mixing chamber that is opposite the vacuum exhaust port;
- and
- the plurality of threads that at least partially surround the nozzle are configured to couple the flexible hose to the vacuum intake port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.